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Because of the diseases it spreads, we have learned to distance ourselves from our waste, but the long line of engineering marvels we’ve created to do so - from Roman sewage systems and medieval latrines to the immense, computerized treatment plants we use today - has also done considerable damage to the Earth’s ecology. Now scientists tell us: We’ve been wasting our waste.

She suddenly wished that her medical school had offered a course on the art of intrigue... What seemed to be just an accident now carries an ugly and poisonous truth inside. Time to lift the veil. Aliya, now Countess Lillian Elizabeth Mariella Earton and wife to the Earl of Earton, is trying to uncover the truth behind Lillian’s miscarriage and the unhappy course of her marriage. How many enemies does Lilian have? And what do they want of her? King Edward's interest in the estate of Earton - once collapsing, now prospering - has sparked.

Set in a time of oppressive colonisation, when large areas of the world were still unknown to Europe, and Africa was literally on maps and minds as a mysterious shadow, Heart of Darkness famously explores the rituals of civilisation and barbarism, and the frighteningly fine line between them.We get the tale through a classic unreliable narrator, relating as Marlow, a ship’s captain, tells how he was sent by the Company to retrieve the wayward Kurtz, and was shaken to discover the true depths of darkness in that creature’s, and in his own, soul. Conrad based the work closely on his own ...

Ferocious and irreverent, this multiple prize-winning novel burns down the pretensions of a pompous literary establishment and takes no prisoners. Ellinor is thirty-six. She wears soft black sweatpants and a Michelin Man jacket. She fights. Smart and unsentimental, she tries her hand at online dating, only to be stranded in a snowstorm with a literary critic. Cut to Max Lamas, an author who dreams of a polyglot lover, a woman who will understand him in every tongue. His search takes him to Italy, where he befriends a Marchesa whose old Roman family is on the brink of ruin.

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Being a genius Medical school graduate and a sporty and active girl, Aliya dies suddenly in a car accident... only to find herself reborn in a completely different body in the middle of a half-ruined castle during Medieval times. While confused and dismayed, Aliya realizes she has been given a second chance in life - so she rolls up her sleeves and gets to work on restoring the castle and her new life.

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Mit dem Herbst brechen dunkle Tage über die schwedische Schärenküste herein. Die Feier einer Gruppe von Jugendlichen am Meer endet im Entsetzen, als um Mitternacht eine von ihnen bewusstlos und blutüberströmt an einem nahe gelegenen Bachlauf gefunden wird. Für Kommissarin Sofia Hjortén, selbst Mutter einer Tochter, und ihren Kollegen Fredrik Fröding wird der Fall zur Zerreißprobe. Denn die Freunde des schwer misshandelten Mädchens schweigen beharrlich.

Rodin has pronounced Rilke's essay the supreme interpretation of his work. (From the translators’ Preface)Auguste Rodin, 1840-1917, was a French sculptor. Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past. He was schooled traditionally, took a craftsman-like approach to his work, and desired academic recognition, although he was never accepted into Paris's foremost school of art. Sculpturally, Rodin possessed a unique ability to model a complex, turbulent, deeply pocketed surface in clay. … Rodin… modeled the human ...

Wie viel ändert sich wirklich, wenn wir heiraten? Und warum heiraten wir überhaupt? Lina Mallon ist den tiefen Fragen des Lebens noch nie aus dem Weg gegangen: Wo will ich hin? Wer will ich sein? Und vor allem: Wer will ich sein, wenn ich liebe? Sie hat sich ihre Unabhängigkeit lange erkämpft und möchte sich diese auch in einer Beziehung erhalten. Die Ehe war für Lina nie eines ihrer Ziele und Heiraten spielte keine große Rolle.

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky is a psychological novel exploring morality, guilt, and redemption. It follows Raskolnikov, a poverty-stricken student in St. Petersburg, who murders a pawnbroker, believing he can justify the act for a greater good. Haunted by guilt, he spirals into mental torment and paranoia. Through interactions with characters like Sonia and Porfiry, Raskolnikov confronts his conscience and seeks redemption. This classic novel delves into existential themes and the human psyche, making it a profound study of crime, punishment, and the path to spiritual awakening. ...

You change the world, but the world changes you too. There is no getting around it. And thus, the simple wish to live changed the life of medical student Aliya irrevocably. Trapped in a body that isn’t hers, and a world in which she does not belong, Aliya has made her decision - she must survive. Similar to the Middle Ages, but not entirely, Medieval Tale takes place in the dark ages of Ativerna, a universe inhabited by different populations that worship different gods. In this world, women are deprived their voices and their abilities to pursue ambition.

A tragic past. Thirty years ago, the body of a teenage boy was found in Gullspång's lake, and his best friend vanished from her home. Paul Bergman's death was ruled a suicide; Francesca was never found. An unsolved case. Drawn back to Gullspång, Detective Inspector Charlie Lager is haunted by the strange house she knew as a child, and by the missing girl who once lived there. Convinced that the original investigation was flawed, Charlie is determined to uncover what really happened all those decades ago.

A novelist ambles down the lanes of a cosy country village, replete with Tudor houses and quaint cottages. In her writer's mind she pictures the sordid truth beyond the veneer, a seemingly laughable proposition - until the coming of the letters. Anonymous letters from a poisoned pen, sowing discord and defaming everybody from the Rector to the 'queen of the village' Miss Decima Asprey. Naturally, where there is venom in the air and dark secrets are threatening to come to light, the shadow of death is not far behind.

Ein Grab in den Schären und ein düsteres Geheimnis... An einem Sommertag wird auf der malerischen schwedischen Insel Ulvön eine grausige Entdeckung gemacht. In einer stillgelegten Erzgrube stoßen zwei jugendliche Geocacher auf eine skelettierte menschliche Hand. Der Fund ruft Kommissarin Sofia Hjortén aus der Elternzeit in den Dienst zurück. Handelt es sich womöglich um die Überreste einer jungen Frau, die vor vielen Jahren ihren gewalttätigen Ehemann verlassen wollte? Sie war nie auf dem Festland angekommen und galt seitdem als vermisst.

At a run-down brothel in Caudal, Spain, the prostitutes are collecting stray dogs. Each is named after a famous male writer: Dante, Chaucer, and Bret Easton Ellis. When a john is cruel, the dogs are fed rotten meat. To the east, in Barcelona, an unflappable teenage girl is endeavouring to trace the peculiarities of her life back to one woman: Alba Camb, writer of violent short stories, who left Caudal as a girl and never went back.

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Ausgebrochen aus den Fesseln einer unglücklichen Ehe, findet Morgan Zuflucht Camelot – der Stadt der Träume und des Friedens. Ihr Bruder, König Arthur, schätzt sie endlich als seine intelligente Beraterin und etabliert sie als festen Bestandteil seines engsten Vertrautenkreises. Doch Morgans Leben ist alles andere als unkompliziert. Ihr rachsüchtiger Ehemann will den gemeinsamen Sohn an sich reißen und auch die strengen Vorschriften am Hof führen immer wieder zu Schwierigkeiten.

In einer verschneiten Winternacht verschwindet an der schwedischen Schärenküste ein vierjähriges Mädchen spurlos aus dem Ferienhaus ihrer Familie. Die Eltern der kleinen Ellie Svensson sind außer sich vor Sorge, Polizei und Einwohner des Ortes organisieren sofort die Suche. Auch für Kommissarin Sofia Hjortén wird der Fall zur emotionalen Zerreißprobe, ist sie doch selbst hochschwanger. Kurz darauf verschwindet ein weiteres Mitglied der Familie Svensson. Während der nordische Winter unbarmherzig tobt, ermittelt Sofia fieberhaft und stößt auf eine düstere Wahrheit.

Wallflower bookworm Quinn curates her neighborhood's Mini Donation Libraries, paying special attention to the Ooh-La-La Box filled with romance reads. When a series of steamy donated books wrecks her life for a few days, she's left wondering if the author is local. Before she can get her sleuth on for long, a friend introduces her to Allen, a man with deep pockets who wants Quinn to set up a Mini Library on his street—and can take her wildest fantasies from the page to under his sheets.