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Called “the most influential Ukrainian book for the 15 years of independence", Field Work in Ukrainian Sex by Oksana Zabuzhko is the tale of one woman’s personal revolt. It provoked the top literary scandal of the decade. The novel was first published in Ukraine in 1996, unleashing a storm of controversy and propelling the author to national fame. It topped the bestseller list in Ukraine for more than ten years, making it the most successful Ukrainian-language book of the '90s in every regard.

When the daughter of prominent civil litigator Graham Hutchins is found with her throat slashed, the woman's spurned ex-boyfriend seems the likely suspect. But only days later, the young man dies in what appears to be a suicide. Or was it? Now authorities are faced with a possible new crime. And their person of interest is Hutchins. After all, avenging the death of his daughter is the perfect reason to kill. If he's as innocent as he claims, only one lawyer has what it takes to prove it: his friend and colleague Samantha Brinkman.

It has been six years since army nurse Jenny Bennett's heart was broken by a dashing naval officer. Now Lieutenant Ryan Gallagher has abruptly reappeared in her life at the Presidio army base but refuses to discuss the inexplicable behavior that destroyed their happiness. Ryan is in an impossible situation. One of the few men in the world qualified to carry out a daring assignment, he accepted a government mission overseas.

The Queen of Scottish Gangland Thrillers is back! Donnie Black. Charming, successful... and utterly terrifying, he rules the Glasgow underworld with an iron fist. Nothing - or no one - will stop him and he's not afraid to get his hands dirty to grow his fortune. Layla Black. She's been married to Donnie for twenty years, enjoying the lavish world he has worked hard to create. But behind the perfect image, Layla is crumbling, numbing her pain with alcohol. But Layla doesn't know the secrets Donnie keeps - and the truth will send her spiralling.

Growing up in a Chinese takeaway in rural Wales, Angela Hui was exposed from a very young age the struggle of being East Asian in Britain. From attacks on the shopfront (in other words, their home), to verbal abuse from customers and confrontations that ended with her dad wielding the meat cleaver, life growing up in a takeaway was far from peaceful. But alongside the strife, there was also beauty in the rhythm and joy that came from living in the takeaway and being surrounded by the food of her home culture.

Jane’s conquest of Arcadia’s eastern realm was swift—until betrayal shattered her careful plans, leaving her banished in the desolate depths of the Netherrealm, the perilous home of demons. Alone and cut off from her allies, she must navigate a world where survival is a brutal game of predator and prey. Meanwhile, her army teeters on the brink of collapse, leaderless without a Legendary class holder to command it.

Lady Emma, wife of Laird Logan Grant, wakes up to find that she is no longer in the 16th century but back in modern times, with the abusive husband she left behind years ago. Though she's able to escape him for the time being, with no money and no friends, he's bound to hunt her down. And he wants to make her pay. Logan is trying desperately to bring his wife back to him, or to travel himself to modern times. Life without Emma is not worth living, and he's willing to move heaven and earth to find her.

Elle is a survivor. She’s managed to piece together a solid life from a childhood of broken memories and fairy tales her mom told her to explain away bad dreams. But weekly visits to her mother still fill Elle with a paralyzing fear she can’t explain. It’s just another of so many unanswered questions she grew up with in a family estranged by silence and secrets.

Há Dois Mil Anos é um romance espírita psicografado pelo médium Francisco Cândido Xavier com autoria atribuída ao espírito Emmanuel e foi publicado pela primeira vez no ano de 1939 pela Federação Espírita Brasileira. A obra narra os principais fatos da vida do orgulhoso senador romano Públio Lentulus, que teria sido uma das encarnações do autor espiritual, entre eles o encontro com Jesus, o milagre da cura de sua filha que sofria de lepra pelo Divino Mestre e a conversão da esposa, Lívia, ao cristianismo.

Butterflies are one of the world’s most beloved insects. From butterfly gardens to zoo exhibitions, they are one of the few insects we’ve encouraged to infiltrate our lives. Yet, what has drawn us to these creatures in the first place? And what are their lives really like? In this groundbreaking book, New York Times best-selling author and science journalist Wendy Williams reveals the inner lives of these 'flying flowers' - creatures far more intelligent and tougher than we give them credit for.

O Livro dos Médiuns trata principalmente das manifestações espíritas e dos médiuns, portanto, da parte fenomênica do Espiritismo, e o caracteriza como ciência de observação que cuida das relações entre o mundo corpóreo e o mundo invisível ou espiritual.Esta obra é um manual indispensável para todos aqueles que queiram participar das atividades mediúnicas ou, simplesmente, queiram conhecer a natureza e os mecanismos da mediunidade.

Brianne Dunbar survived the massacre that claimed the life of her husband and son and vows to seek revenge when she learns that the king has ordered her to marry the lecherous son of the laird she believes is responsible for the attack. Can she follow through with her plan, or will the secrets she carries change her destiny?

Sheltered since birth at her Kentucky home, Rowena Ballantyne has heard only whispered rumors of her grandfather Silas's vast fortune and grand manor in Pennsylvania. When her father receives a rare letter summoning him to New Hope, Rowena makes the journey with him and quickly finds herself in a whole new world-filled with family members she's never met, dances she's never learned, and a new side to the father she thought she knew.

Ellie Ballantyne, youngest child of Silas and Eden, has left finishing school. But back at her family home in Pittsburgh, Ellie finds that her parents are away on a long trip and her siblings don't seem to want her to stay. When she opens a day school for young ladies, she begins tutoring the incorrigible daughter of the enemy Turlock clan. The Turlocks are slaveholders and whiskey magnates, envious of the powerful Ballantynes, and suspicious of their abolitionist leanings.

There are countless books about the great rock/pop icon of the 20th century David Bowie. But there's only one written by the woman who met him aged just 19, married him, had a child with him, and helped shape his image and the early stages of his career. In one of the great rock 'n' roll exposés, Angela Mary Hartnett Bowie gives a riveting account of her years with Bowie and his progress from aspiring young singer to international rock stardom.

When Moira goes missing, Rory will stop at nothing to get her back, even if it means traveling through multiple time periods and facing off with his worst enemies. Logan, Emma, Shona and Ewan join Rory on his mission. Just when they think they're safe, they are met with yet another challenge—one that will have them trembling in delirious rapture. Once the spell is broken, only time will tell if they can truly vanquish their enemies and keep the crown's secrets forever hidden.

For vampire Aidan Murphy, life has never been so desperate. The vaccine used to treat a global pandemic has rendered human blood deadly to his kind, leaving them on the brink of starvation and civil war. In tiny Penton, Alabama, Aidan establishes a peaceful community of vampires and unvaccinated human donors. He dares to hope they can survive - until his estranged brother descends upon Penton and begins killing the humans. Determined to save his town, Aidan kidnaps an unsuspecting human.

Two giants of the theater, five-time Tony Award® winner Angela Lansbury and three-time Tony Award winner James Earl Jones, star in 1988’s Pulitzer Prize-winner for Drama. Driving Miss Daisy is Alfred Uhry’s tale that follows the complicated friendship between a feisty Jewish widow and her Black chauffeur in mid-century Atlanta over the course of 20 years.

The history of the Yan family is inseparable from the history of China over the last century. One of the most influential businesswomen of China today, Lan Yan grew up in the company of the country's powerful elite, including Zhou Enlai, Deng Xiaoping, and other top leaders. In recounting her family history, Lan Yan brings to life a century of Chinese history from the last emperor to present day, including the Cultural Revolution which tore her childhood apart. The little girl who was crushed by the Cultural Revolution has become one of the most active businesswomen in her country.

Small-town journalist Chase Chandler has waited a long time for the chance at a national story, putting his dreams on hold to help with his younger troublemaking siblings and taking over the family newspaper. His trip to Washington, DC, is business only - until he gets a look at the seductive redhead. Sloane Carlisle isn’t just any woman. She’s a senator’s daughter whose world has been rocked by news that devastates her, and she finds solace in Chase’s arms.