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Discover why you were always afraid of a monster under your childhood bed, why people truly believe in their “lucky” lotto numbers, and more with hundreds of quick facts, research-based explanations, and challenging quiz questions on everything from the psychology of our ancient ancestors to...

Der Alltag dient Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim als roter Faden, der durch die Welt von organischer, anorganischer und physikalischer Chemie führt: Der Tag beginnt mit der Chemie des Aufwachens, wir erfahren, wann der richtige Zeitpunkt für den ersten Kaffee und was das Geheimnis perfekter Bratkartoffeln ist, wie Stoffwechsel- und Jo-Jo-Effekt chemisch funktionieren, warum nur Aluminiumsalze die Schweißbildung verhindern, andere Stoffe aber den Schweiß nicht stinken lassen... Und natürlich geht es am Abend um die "Chemistry of Love.

Step into a world where animals talk in rhymes, spiders ponder philosophy, and soup is never what it seems. In this curious collection of nonsense poetry, you'll meet a monkey obsessed with yellow pants, a centipede with too many bleeding feet, and a lion whose royal dreams are nibbled away by mice. And just when you think it can't get stranger, someone's serving glue soup and cockroach soup for lunch. Playful, clever, and just a little bit unsettling, these poems stir the imagination and tickle the darker corners of the mind.

One of Goodreads, Book Riot, and AV Club’s Most Anticipated Horror Novels of the Year “Incendiary...this one hits hard.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Intense, visceral, and not to be missed.” —Booklist (starred review) “A tour de force.” —Capes and Tights A...

Jacquie Pham’s transportive debut, Those Opulent Days, delivers a classic historical murder mystery centered around the glamor, violence, wealth, and opium of 1920’s French-colonial Vietnam that meshes the structural brilliance of Lucy Foley’s The Guest List with the historical vitality of...

This explosive “must-read for anyone who cares about the future of our democracy” (Brian Stelter, New York Times bestselling author) chronicles the rise of the MAGA movement from acclaimed political journalist Tina Nguyen, who began her career—and her education—on the ground levels of...

*One of Time’s Must-Read Books of 2024* *One of Electric Lit’s Best Poetry Collections of 2024* *One of LitHub’s Poetry Books to Read in 2024* *One of The Millions’s Must-Read Poetry Books of Winter 2024* National Book Award finalist Diana Khoi Nguyen’s second poetry collection, a...

“Heart-twisting and hopeful, bursting with big feelings and gentle magic.” —Jessica Townsend, New York Times bestselling author of the Nevermoor series A moving coming-of-age story about one girl’s bravery and imagination in the face of the unknown. Perfect for fans of Front Desk and...

Fakten, wissenschaftlich fundiert und eindeutig belegt, sind Gold wert. Besonders dann, wenn Fake News oder Halbwahrheiten die öffentliche Debatte bestimmen und ein sachlicher Diskurs nicht mehr möglich ist. Ob Klimawandel, Homöopathie, Feinstaub oder Erblichkeit von Intelligenz - die Wissenschaftsjournalistin Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim räumt bei diesen und anderen großen Streitthemen mit diesem Missstand auf. Klarsichtig und kurzweilig legt sie dar, was faktisch niemand mehr bestreiten kann und worauf wir uns alle einigen können.

A fortuitous encounter at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; a father-and-son outing that echoes a childhood trauma; a harrowing haunting finally laid to rest; two young brothers at their innocent play; the recovery of a lost family keepsake; Grandma sharing a fairy tale with her granddaughter. These captured moments, ordinary though they may seem, reveal the blessings of love and hope in the course of everyday life.

Le roi du Yusan est toujours vivant et se révèle peut-être le plus grand de tous les menteurs. Prises dans ses filets, les cinq lames sont contraintes d'accepter la mission qu'il leur impose : s'emparer de l'Anneau d'or détenu par la reine du Khitan. L'équipe ne dispose que d'un mois pour réussir ce coup, et chaque membre a tout à perdre en cas d'échec. Cette fois, s'ils ne parviennent pas à se faire confiance, ce n'est plus seulement leur avenir et celui de leurs proches qui en pâtiront : les conséquences pourraient affecter tous les royaumes.

For fans of Jonathan Tropper, Amy Tan, and Kevin Kwan, this “sharp, smart, and gloriously extra” (Nancy Jooyoun Kim, author of The Last Story of Mina Lee) novel follows a family of estranged Vietnamese women—cursed to never know love or happiness—as they reunite when a psychic makes a...

Unlock the gateway to seamless communication with Learn Korean Language Mastery: Level 1 For Beginners–Easy Learning In Your Car Or While Sleeping! Dive into an immersive language experience that spans a multitude of topics, ensuring you're ready for any situation. Each phrase is thoughtfully repeated to enhance your learning process.

Bodies are washing up on the beach in the sleepy coastal town of Westerkerke. Locals whisper about the Brimskölle—a legendary sea monster said to rise from the deep when the tide turns red. But thirteen-year-old Floris isn’t afraid. He’s been waiting his whole life for a chance to be a real superhero, and this might be it.

For Moon Boy, adulthood is coming no matter what. Even if he spends most nights drinking forties in the cemetery with his band, even if he drops out of community college to pursue multiple women for different reasons, and even if he can still see the ghost house rise from the quarry at midnight, he can’t stop the inevitable. When his sister goes missing on opening night at Kip Creeker’s Trail of Terror, Moon Boy’s already overcomplicated life takes a frightening turn, and his grasp on reality starts to slip.

Life doesn’t always give us easy answers. It gives us questions, doubts, setbacks, and moments that shake us awake. We fall. We get hurt. We search for meaning in the small places—conversations, memories, storms, quiet mornings, and the people we’ve loved and lost. The Nature Within Us is a book about those moments. Albert Alarcon writes with the voice of someone who isn’t pretending to have everything figured out.

These Violent Delights meets Divine Rivals in the explosive finale to The Last Bloodcarver duology -- with a riveting medical magic system and lush Vietnam-inspired romantasy world. Kochin is a heartsooth—a rare being with the ability to heal any wound. Any wound, that is, except death. Intent...

Eden Among Us is an intimate and soul-stirring tale of two spirits—Asai and Adham—whose connection was forged long before the world knew their names. Woven together in the celestial Hall of Becoming, their souls danced in mirrored rhythm upon the Loom, destined to one day find each other in the natural realm. But destiny does not unfold without testing. Love, to be remembered, must first be longed for.

In the ancient Albanian town of Sarandë, where sea winds carry secrets and old bunkers echo with forgotten wars, two unlikely heroes rise. Jackie, a scrappy Jack Russell rescued by the Big Fella and the Very Nice Lady, and Lupin, a loyal hound-Alsatian mix with a quiet strength, become protectors of the city's stray cats and dogs, guardians of the voiceless.

Rien ne sert de mourir, il faut savoir disparaître. Un youtubeur suscite l'engouement en remettant en lumière l'histoire de la Veuve blanche, une tueuse en série aujourd'hui disparue qui a terrorisé Tokyo au début des années 2000. Lorsque Junichi Kudo, détective privé dont le destin a été broyé par cette femme apprend que d'autres crimes ont été commis selon le même modus operandi, il décide d'enquêter. Il s'engouffre seul dans le monde des "évaporés", où la Veuve blanche pourrait avoir trouvé refuge.