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In New York City, bookseller Cassie Andrews is living an unassuming life when she is given a gift by a favourite customer. It's a book - an unusual book, full of strange writing and mysterious drawings. And at the very front there is a handwritten message to Cassie, telling her that this is the Book of Doors, and that any door is every door. What Cassie is about to discover is that the Book of Doors is a special book that bestows an extraordinary powers on whoever possesses it, and soon she and her best friend Izzy are exploring all that the Book of Doors can do.

When celebrated radio personality and columnist Kerre Woodham found herself 40, overweight, and depressed she faced two choices - do nothing and probably not make it to 50 or do something and get her life back. Fortunately for all of us, and especially those women who like to eat and dress well, she decided to fight back. Leaving kilos of herself and two bra sizes behind 'somewhere in the Waitakeres', she embarked on a fitness and training regime, with a goal to complete the Auckland marathon.

The world of unknowable objects—magical items that most people have no idea possess powers—has been quiet for decades . . .But three current members of a secret society have remained watchful, meeting every six months in the basement of a bookshop in London. They are pledged to protect their archive of magical items hidden away, safe from the outside world—and keep the world safe from them. But when Frank Simpson, the longest-standing member of the Society of Unknowable Objects, hears of a new artefact coming to light in Hong Kong, he sends the Society's newest member to investigate.

Der Traum einer Buchhändlerin wird wahr, als Cassie Andrews das Buch der tausend Türen entdeckt, welches sie an jeden Ort der Welt bringen kann. Gemeinsam mit ihrer besten Freundin Izzy reist Cassie an die spektakulärsten Orte und erlebt faszinierende Abenteuer. Doch die Magie lockt skrupellose Büchersammler an, die Cassie verfolgen, um den wertvollen Schatz zu stehlen. Der Einzige, der ihr jetzt noch helfen kann, ist der geheimnisvolle Bibliothekar Drummond Fox.

Les livres sont des portes... Cassie Andrew travaille dans une petite librairie new-yorkaise. Elle mène une vie plutôt tranquille jusqu'au jour où un de ses clients préférés, un charmant vieux monsieur, est pris d'un malaise et meurt sous ses yeux. La jeune femme est surprise de retrouver près de lui un petit ouvrage rempli de dessins et de notes étranges dont il allait lui faire cadeau, Le Livre des portes. Cassie et sa colocataire Izzy vont bientôt découvrir que cet ouvrage a un incroyable pouvoir : faire voyager dans l'espace et dans le temps.

Beyond the Adventure is a podcast exploring why people took on their own unique journeys and what they learned from their experiences.

Todos conocemos el poder de los libros, su capacidad para transportarnos a otro mundo, para permitirnos huir de la realidad, pero ¿y si escondidos entre todos los libros que conocemos existieran libros secretos con poderes extraordinarios? Libros que, literalmente, pueden transportarte a cualquier parte del mundo a través de una puerta; libros que pueden crear ilusiones; libros que te pueden traer suerte o condenarte a vivir entre las sombras. Hay cazadores de libros que han dedicado su vida a buscar estos ejemplares: su valor y sus poderes son infinitos.