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In the world's most celebrated and lyrical love story, the sublime devotion of two young lovers transcends their earthly fate. The noble Veronese houses of Montague and Capulet are locked in a bitter feud. When Romeo (a Montague) and Juliet (a Capulet) fall in love, they are swept up in a series of violent events and cruel twists of fortune. Despite the passion and innocence of their love, they fall victim to the enmity between their families, and their story ends in tragedy.

In 1992, at the dawn of the age of technology, disgraced ex-game show host Manny di Martini schemes for a comeback with a deep-sea television special in the South Pacific. He quickly finds himself in over his head, attracting the attention of a cosmic being who will lead Manny to a television broadcast event much bigger than the entire planet bargained for: evidence of a slumbering alien in a ruined city at the bottom of the ocean. One look at the monster on TV, and humans collectively freak out.

On Thursday, 1st July, 1999, Dr Nina Simone gave a rare performance as part of Nick Cave's Meltdown Festival. After the show, in a state of awe, Warren Ellis crept onto the stage, took Dr Simone's piece of chewed gum from the piano, wrapped it in her stage towel and put it in a Tower Records bag. The gum remained with him for 20 years—a sacred totem, his creative muse, a conduit that would eventually take Ellis back to his childhood and his relationship with found objects, growing in significance with every passing year.

Kane is a six-foot-seven French Canadian. But, a year ago, he was a wolf. He'd been in the woods when a crazed, infected man attacked him. The next day, he transformed into a human. Now, Kane is searching for the Biting Man to get the answers he needs to become a wolf again and return to his pack. The only one who knows Kane's secret is a troubled young woman named Emelda. She needed out of a terrible situation; Kane needed someone who could drive. Wolves who become humans are terrible drivers. He also has a problem with moonlight.

Brought to you by Penguin. ***WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019*** RECIPIENT OF THE WOMEN’S PRIZE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER This is Britain as you've never read it. This is Britain as it has never been told. From Newcastle to Cornwall, from the birth of the...

From “weird, scary, ingenious” (The New York Times) stand-up comedian Maria Bamford, an instant New York Times bestselling, brutally honest, and “laugh-out-loud funny” (Jennette McCurdy, #1 New York Times bestselling author) memoir about show business, mental health, and the comfort of...

Siglo I. Condenado por un crimen de sangre, el oficial romano Lucio Fedro tiene la peligrosa misión de seguir los pasos de un hombre del que todo el mundo habla pero del que poco se sabe: Jesús de Nazaret. No hay rincón del Imperio donde no se oiga su nombre. Unos dicen que es un revolucionario; otros, un simple profeta; él afirma ser "el hijo de Dios". Lo que está claro es que ese hombre está desafiando el poder de Roma y Lucio deberá desentrañar los misterios que rodean su figura al tiempo que se enfrenta a las sombras de su propio pasado.

The ending is never the end. Autumn sweeps into Merivelle, carrying both celebration and change. Bear Bailey is in his final season, with Mary lovingly by his side—determined to keep life steady for the wonderful dog who’s given her so much. When the Posadas return home after a long absence, unexpected trouble from their past soon follows. Ever watchful, Bear is determined that his remaining task is to help Mary’s first friends in Merivelle finally find peace as a family.

¿Qué pasaría si tuviéramos acceso a la perspectiva de aquellos que acompañaron a los hombres y mujeres que cambiaron el mundo, pero a quienes los historiadores olvidaron? El comediante británico Adrian Bliss se hizo la misma pregunta y, gracias a transcripciones, informes, entrevistas y cartas inéditas hasta ahora, nos da a conocer las vidas de aquellos donnadies que han esperado largos siglos para contar su lado de la historia y que en estas páginas reclaman, al fin, su lugar en ella. No solo los famosos pueden ser geniales.

Para o resto do mundo, ele era apenas um garotinho que desapareceu no dia 4 de Julho. Mas para Sydney Neville, ele era tudo. O coração dela nunca mais foi o mesmo desde que seu melhor amigo sumiu, porém ela aprendeu a construir sua vida em torno dessa peça ausente. Vinte e dois anos depois, a última coisa que Sydney espera é que Oliver Lynch volte. Depois de passar décadas em cativeiro em um esconderijo subterrâneo, ele não reconhece esse estranho e novo mundo que o aguarda–mas ele está vivo. Ele está aqui.

“I am a big fan of Women and Children First . . . Alina Grabowski is an astute and limber narrative artist and I could read her prose all day long and never grow weary.”―Lorrie Moore, author of A Gate at the Stairs A gripping literary puzzle that unwinds the private lives of ten women as...

“You’ve never read a road trip novel like Ailsa McFarlane’s Highway Blue.”—Entertainment Weekly A hypnotic debut of broken love on the run, from a blazingly original young writer “In front of me the long length of the road wound out, wound out and wound on under hot sky. And I drove...

Seventeen-year-old Jess Maddox leaves home excited and hopeful, certain the leadership camp she’s about to join will change her life forever. And she’s right. When a deadly virus outbreak makes the world too dangerous to return to, Jess and the other students are forced to flee to the mountains. As they learn to survive in the wilderness and live together as a community, Jess finds herself drawn to two of her friends. Torn by her feelings for both of them, she needs to make a choice, knowing it could damage the harmony of their group.

Running the town's only ice cream shop—The Latest Scoop—she should be the most popular person in town, at least every day that the sun's shining. But, in spite of growing up in Starr's Fall, Zoe has reached the age of twenty-eight without letting anyone deeply into her life. When she gets home to realise Sophie and Dan are in fact also her new neighbors, she knows she has to make nice. That is, until fourteen-year-old Sophie comes into her store, and tries to steal something.

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If bedtime feels stressful or your child struggles with anxiety, I'm here to help. With gentle, heartwarming tales, each story in this book follows a lovable character as they learn simple ways to manage big feelings—like breathing through nerves, writing down worries, or remembering their brave moments.

Focus your Spanish learning on the most frequently used verbs. Learn just the 100 verbs you need for everyday life to talk about the past, the present, and the future. One of the usual mistakes when learning a foreign language is that the student has no priorities. All the unknown verbs get the same attention. Actually, to communicate, you only need 100 verbs in any language. These verbs are the most frequently used and can be defined using an algorithm that provides the ranking. In this book, you'll find the list.

This engaging collection of short, heartwarming stories helps children recognize big feelings, manage tantrums, and discover positive ways to express themselves—all while winding down for a good night’s sleep. Through fun tales of dragons, monkeys, and other characters, kids learn simple emotional regulation tools they can actually use. Each story is designed to model coping skills like deep breathing, staying calm under pressure, and choosing kind responses instead of explosive ones.

Brought to you by Penguin. The sequel to the international bestseller One of Us is Lying. Welcome back to Bayview High . . . It is a year after the action of One of Us Is Lying, and someone has started playing a game of Truth or Dare. But this is no ordinary Truth or Dare. This game is lethal...

Cuando los sueños comienzan a sentirse más reales que la vigilia… es hora de cruzar el umbral.Kamyl Kaplan nunca imaginó que una simple piedra negra pudiera cambiar el rumbo de su vida. Lo que comienza como una visita a la casa de su tía en la selva venezolana pronto se transforma en una travesía hacia lo desconocido, donde los límites entre los sueños y la realidad empiezan a desdibujarse. A medida que sus sentidos se afinan y su mundo interior se expande, Kamyl descubre que sus emociones no son solo reacciones… sino puertas.