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Gemini and Mercury Remastered - Andy Saunders - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Gemini and Mercury Remastered - Andy Saunders - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Embark on a captivating photographic journey beyond Earth, from the dawn of human space exploration, through the untold story of the Mercury and Gemini missions ''Wickedly exciting'' Tom Hanks ''Experience the same incredible awe as we astronauts did on those very first voyages into space'' Jim Lovell, Gemini 7 & 12, Apollo 8 & 13 ''An unprecedented trip back in time… a vibrant, new, living record'' Gene Kranz, Flight Director Mercury, Gemini, Apollo When we think of the history of space exploration, we can’t help but think of the Apollo missions and Neil Armstrong’s one giant leap. But what about the small steps that enabled NASA to reach for the Moon? Astronauts working on the earliest space missions, from Project Mercury to the Gemini missions of the mid-1960s, answered fundamental questions about the possibilities of long-duration space travel, paving the way for the Apollo missions and, ultimately, the Moon landings. They also took the first, and still some of the finest, images of Earth ever captured on film. Now, the bestselling author of Apollo Remastered, Andy Saunders has restored images from these first missions to show them in unprecedented detail and tell their full story, filled with dramatic life or death moments, mischievous pranks and astonishing triumphs. This stunning visual odyssey brings to life the pivotal, intimate moments of early space travel, unveiling the raw beauty and profound challenges faced by the pioneering astronauts pushing the boundaries of human achievement. Gemini and Mercury Remastered is a striking tribute to the visionaries who dared to dream beyond our world and a testament to the enduring power of exploration.

DKK 396.00
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Domestic Manners of the Americans - Fanny Trollope - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Domestic Manners of the Americans - Fanny Trollope - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

When Fanny Trollope set sail for America in 1827 with hopes of joining a Utopian community of emancipated slaves, she took with her three of her children and a young French artist, leaving behind her son Anthony, growing debts and a husband going slowly mad from mercury poisoning. But what followed was a tragicomedy of illness, scandal and failed business ventures. Nevertheless, on her return to England Fanny turned her misfortunes into a remarkable book. A masterpiece of nineteenth-century travel-writing, Domestic Manners of the Americans is a vivid and hugely witty satirical account of a nation and was a sensation on both sides of the Atlantic.

DKK 134.00
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Beautiful Star - Yukio Mishima - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Beautiful Star - Yukio Mishima - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''Interplanetary, quite extraordinary . . . awash with dark humour and scenes of intense beauty'' Financial Times ''One of the greatest avant-garde Japanese writers of the twentieth century'' New Yorker Beautiful Star is a 1962 tale of family, love, nuclear war and UFOs, and was considered by Mishima to be one of his very best books. Translated into English for the first time, this atmospheric black comedy tells the story of the Osugi family, who come to the sudden realization that each of them hails from a different planet: Father from Mars, mother from Jupiter, son from Mercury and daughter from Venus. This extra-terrestrial knowledge brings them closer together, and convinces them that they have a mission: to find others of their kind, and save humanity from the imminent threat of the atomic bomb...

DKK 120.00
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A Death in Vienna - Daniel Silva - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A Death in Vienna - Daniel Silva - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon is sent to Vienna to discover the truth behind a bombing which killed an old friend - a Nazi hunter. While there he encounters something that turns his whole life upside down. Each fact he uncovers only leads to more questions until finally a picture emerges which is more terrible than he could have ever imagined - a portrait of evil stretching across 60 years and thousands of lives into his own personal nightmares.

DKK 126.00
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Sixty Stories - David Gates - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Sixty Stories - David Gates - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

This excellent collection of Donald Barthelme''s literary output during the 1960s and 1970s covers the period when the writer came to prominence--producing the stories, satires, parodies, and other formal experiments that altered fiction as we know it--and wrote many of the most beautiful sentences in the English language. Due to the unfortunate discontinuance of many of Barthelme''s titles, 60 Stories now stands as one of the broadest overviews of his work, containing selections from eight previously published books, as well as a number of other short works that had been otherwise uncollected.

DKK 152.00
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The Power of Women - Mihaela Noroc - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Power of Women - Mihaela Noroc - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The eagerly anticipated follow-up to The Atlas of Beauty – showcases inspiring stories alongside a stunning new collection of photographs of women from around the world‘True beauty lies in the sum of our qualities, used for positive purposes. In other words, using your power for the good’This new book delves deeper into the stories behind the captivating images that have made Mihaela Noroc an online sensation. With 500 portraits from over 60 countries, including Japan, India, Peru, Namibia and the United States, The Power of Women is a celebration of courage, resilience and beauty in all its forms.

DKK 271.00
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Selected Poems - Allen Ginsberg - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Selected Poems - Allen Ginsberg - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Chosen by Ginsberg himself from nearly fifty years of experimental, groundbreaking verse, this selection, in his words, ‘summarizes what I deem most honest, most penetrant of my writing’, and includes lesser known and later works which go beyond his iconic Beat Generation image. Presented chronologically, and ranging from early works such as ‘Paterson’ (1949) to selections from White Shroud (1980–85) and Cosmopolitan Greetings (1986–92), and including the classic poems Howl (1955–56) and Kaddish (1959–60) as well as songs, recent uncollected poems and notes by the author, this volume brings together the most intensely personal verse of a great American poet – incandescent explorations that expand the consciousness with their breadth of vision and depth of humanity.

DKK 141.00
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Blood and Oil - Michael Klare - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Blood and Oil - Michael Klare - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Since September 11th 2001 and the commencement of the ''war on terror'', the world''s attention has been focused on the relationship between US foreign policy in the Middle East and the oceans of crude oil that lie beneath the region''s soil.Michael Klare traces oil''s impact on international affairs since World War II, revealing its influence on the Truman, Eisenhower, Nixon and Carter governments. He shows how America''s own wells are drying up as demand increases and warns that by 2010 the US will need to import 60% of its oil. And since most of this supply will have to come from chronically unstable, often violently anti-American zones - the Persian Gulf, the Caspian Sea, Latin America and Africa - their dependency is bound to lead to recurrent military involvement.

DKK 161.00
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The Brain's Way of Healing - Norman Doidge - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Brain's Way of Healing - Norman Doidge - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''This is a book of miracles. Fascinating... An absorbing compendium of unlikely recoveries from physical and mental ailments offers evidence that the brain can heal... brings Oliver Sacks to mind'' Lisa Appignanesi, Observer The Brain''s Way of Healing explores the astonishing advances in the discovery of neuroplasticity, showing that the brain has its own unique way of healing, only recently uncovered. Norman Doidge discusses a series of remarkable recoveries: patients told they would never improve have years of chronic pain alleviated or damage from debilitating strokes undone, and symptoms of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson''s disease, brain injury, autism or learning disorders are reversed. He also shows how the risk of dementia can be lowered by 60%. Using stories to present cutting-edge science, Doidge illustrates principles that everyone can apply to improve their brain''s performance.

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A Christmas Angel at the Ragdoll Orphanage - Suzanne Lambert - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A Christmas Angel at the Ragdoll Orphanage - Suzanne Lambert - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

An unforgettable true story . . . A heartwarming tale about the true meaning of Christmas, set in a remarkable orphanage in the middle of the last century. When Suzanne was left, two weeks old, at the door of an orphanage, it was Nancy the nanny who fought for the right to adopt Suzanne. Now, 60 years later, Suzanne is sharing the untold story of all the many orphans that her mother Nancy saved throughout the 1940s and 50s. As a teenager, Nancy accompanied the orphans to the other side of the country when they were evacuated during the war years. When they finally returned, 6 long years later, she vowed to dedicate her life to the children. A Christmas Angel at the Ragdoll Orphanage tells the story of a remarkable woman, who worked tirelessly to give society''s most vulnerable children a chance of home and happiness. Full of touching, tear-jerking and unforgettable stories, this is a wondrously festive book all about the real meaning of motherhood.

DKK 161.00
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Eat Your Heart Out - Felicity Lawrence - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Eat Your Heart Out - Felicity Lawrence - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Why is it...That almost all the processed foods we eat contain the same handful of ingredients?That these handful of ingredients are produced by only a handful of multi-nationals?That some cereals contain more salt per serving than a packet of crisps?That served with milk, sugar and raisins, some cardboard packets have been said to be more nutritious than the cereal they contain?That there are half the number of dairy farms in the UK than there were 10 years ago?That over the same period the turnover of the top 20 global dairy corporations has increased by 60%?That over 60% of all processed foods in Britain contain soya?That the UK government''s Committee on the Toxicity of Food judged that eating soya could have hormone-disrupting effects?That in 1970, a hundred grams of an average chicken contained less than 9 grams of fat, but today it contains nearly 23 grams of fat?That the amount of protein in that chicken has fallen by more than 30%?That children aged 4-14 in the UK get 16-17% of their daily calories from processed sugars?That the World Health Organisation''s recommended limit is 10%?That industrialised farming uses 50 times more energy than traditional farming?That livestock farming creates greater carbon emissions than all of global transport put together?That some salmon farmers dye their fish?That sugar could be as bad for you as tobacco?That you might have been better off eating butter rather than margarine all along?That industrial processing removes much of the nutritional value of the food it produces?That by changing our diets we could reduce cancers by a third?That corporations are shaping our bodies, our minds and the future of the planet? Eat Your Heat Out explains how big business took control of what we eat – and why so few of us even noticed. Crossing the globe in search of agribusiness''s darkest secrets, Felicity Lawrence uncovers some startling facts and stomach-churning figures. Essential reading for anyone who cares about their health and our planet.

DKK 161.00
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BRUGT BOG - Tropic of Cancer - Henry Miller - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

BRUGT BOG - Tropic of Cancer - Henry Miller - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

BRUGT BOG Shocking, banned and the subject of obscenity trials, Henry Miller''s first novel Tropic of Cancer is one of the most scandalous and influential books of the twentieth century -- new to Penguin Modern Classics with a cover by Tracey Emin Tropic of Cancer redefined the novel. Set in Paris in the 1930s, it features a starving American writer who lives a bohemian life among prostitutes, pimps, and artists. Banned in the US and the UK for more than thirty years because it was considered pornographic, Tropic of Cancer continued to be distributed in France and smuggled into other countries. When it was first published in the US in 1961, it led to more than 60 obscenity trials until a historic ruling by the Supreme Court defined it as a work of literature. Long hailed as a truly liberating book, daring and uncompromising, Tropic of Cancer is a cornerstone of modern literature that asks us to reconsider everything we know about art, freedom, and morality.''At last an unprintable book that is fit to read'' Ezra Pound ''A momentous event in the history of modern writing'' Samuel Beckett ''The book that forever changed the way American literature would be written'' Erica Jong

DKK 58.00
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Tropic of Cancer - Henry Miller - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Tropic of Cancer - Henry Miller - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Shocking, banned and the subject of obscenity trials, Henry Miller''s first novel Tropic of Cancer is one of the most scandalous and influential books of the twentieth century -- new to Penguin Modern Classics with a cover by Tracey Emin Tropic of Cancer redefined the novel. Set in Paris in the 1930s, it features a starving American writer who lives a bohemian life among prostitutes, pimps, and artists. Banned in the US and the UK for more than thirty years because it was considered pornographic, Tropic of Cancer continued to be distributed in France and smuggled into other countries. When it was first published in the US in 1961, it led to more than 60 obscenity trials until a historic ruling by the Supreme Court defined it as a work of literature. Long hailed as a truly liberating book, daring and uncompromising, Tropic of Cancer is a cornerstone of modern literature that asks us to reconsider everything we know about art, freedom, and morality.''At last an unprintable book that is fit to read'' Ezra Pound ''A momentous event in the history of modern writing'' Samuel Beckett ''The book that forever changed the way American literature would be written'' Erica Jong

DKK 117.00
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Mr Loverman - Bernardine Evaristo - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Mr Loverman - Bernardine Evaristo - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

COMING SOON AS A MAJOR BBC TELEVISION DRAMA STARRING LENNIE JAMES A moving and funny novel about an exuberant, closeted family man living as himself for the first time in over 60 years, from the Booker-prize winning author of Girl, Woman, Other . *** Barrington Jedidiah Walker is seventy-four and leads a double life.Born and bred in Antigua, he''s lived in Hackney since the sixties. A flamboyant, wise-cracking local character with a dapper taste in retro suits and a fondness for quoting Shakespeare, Barrington is a husband, father and grandfather - but he is also secretly lovers with his great childhood friend, Morris.His deeply religious and disappointed wife, Carmel, thinks he sleeps with other women. When their marriage goes into meltdown, Barrington wants to divorce Carmel and live with Morris, but after a lifetime of fear and deception, will he manage to break away? Mr Loverman is a ground-breaking exploration of Britain''s older Caribbean community, which explodes cultural myths and fallacies and shows the extent of what can happen when people fear the consequences of being true to themselves. *** ‘Transforms our often-narrow perceptions of gay men in England’ Independent '' Brokeback Mountain with ackee and saltfish and old people'' Dawn French ‘Heartbreaking yet witty, this is a story that needed to be told’ Observer

DKK 120.00
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Mr Loverman - Bernardine Evaristo - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Mr Loverman - Bernardine Evaristo - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

OUT NOW AS A MAJOR BBC TELEVISION DRAMA STARRING LENNIE JAMES A moving and funny novel about an exuberant, closeted family man living as himself for the first time in over 60 years, from the Booker-prize winning author of Girl, Woman, Other . *** Barrington Jedidiah Walker is seventy-four and leads a double life.Born and bred in Antigua, he''s lived in Hackney since the sixties. A flamboyant, wise-cracking local character with a dapper taste in retro suits and a fondness for quoting Shakespeare, Barrington is a husband, father and grandfather - but he is also secretly lovers with his great childhood friend, Morris.His deeply religious and disappointed wife, Carmel, thinks he sleeps with other women. When their marriage goes into meltdown, Barrington wants to divorce Carmel and live with Morris, but after a lifetime of fear and deception, will he manage to break away? Mr Loverman is a ground-breaking exploration of Britain''s older Caribbean community, which explodes cultural myths and fallacies and shows the extent of what can happen when people fear the consequences of being true to themselves. *** ‘Transforms our often-narrow perceptions of gay men in England’ Independent '' Brokeback Mountain with ackee and saltfish and old people'' Dawn French ‘Heartbreaking yet witty, this is a story that needed to be told’ Observe

DKK 120.00
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Cured - Dr Jeff Rediger - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Cured - Dr Jeff Rediger - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''Ground-breaking. Everyone should read this book'' Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score When it comes to understanding the connection between our mental and physical health, we should be looking at the exceptions, not the rules. Dr Jeff Rediger, a world-leading Harvard psychiatrist, has spent the last fifteen years studying thousands of individuals from around the world, examining the stories behind extraordinary cases of recovery from terminal illness.Observing the common denominators of people who have beaten the odds, Dr Rediger reveals the immense power of our immune system and unlocks the secrets of the mind-body connection. In Cured , he explains the vital role that nutrition plays in boosting our immunity and fighting off disease, and he also outlines how stress, trauma and identity affect our physical health.In analysing the remarkable science of recovery, Dr Rediger reveals the power of our mind to heal our body and shows us the keys to good health. ''In an era of incurable chronic diseases causing 60% of all deaths worldwide, this book provides one potential way out '' Dr Mark Hyman, author of The Blood Sugar Solution ''Seasoned with the author''s penetrating insights about healing, clearly articulated science and illuminating case histories, Cured opens genuine vistas of transforming illness into health'' Gabor Maté, author of When the Body Says No

DKK 127.00
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The Rainbow - D. H. Lawrence - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Rainbow - D. H. Lawrence - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

With its frank portrayal of human passion and sexual desire, D.H. Lawrence''s The Rainbow was banned as ''obscene'' in Britain shortly after first publication. Set in the rural Midlands, The Rainbow chronicles the lives of three generations of the Brangwen family over a period of more than 60 years, setting them against the emergence of modern England. When Tom Brangwen marries a Polish widow, Lydia Lensky, and adopts her daughter Anna as his own, he is unprepared for the conflict and passion that erupts between them. All are seeking individual fulfilment, but it is Ursula, Anne''s spirited daughter, who in her search for self-knowedge, becomes the focus of Lawrence''s examination of relationships and the conflicts they bring, and the inextricable mingling of the physical and the spiritual. Suffused with Biblical imagery, The Rainbow addresses searching human issues in a setting of precise and vivid detail.In his introduction James Wood discusses Lawrence''s writing style and the tensions and themes of The Rainbow . This Penguin edition reproduces the Cambridge text, which provides a text as close as possible to Lawrence''s original. It also includes suggested further reading, a fragment of ''The Sisters II'' from his first draft, and chronologies of Lawrence''s life and of The Rainbow ''s Brangwen family.Edited with an introduction by James Wood. ''A brave and important book, passionate and wildly ambitious'' Independent on Sunday

DKK 119.00
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The Fall - Albert Camus - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Fall - Albert Camus - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A philosophical novel described by fellow existentialist Sartre as ''perhaps the most beautiful and the least understood'' of his novels, Albert Camus'' The Fall is translated by Robin Buss in Penguin Modern Classics.Jean-Baptiste Clamence is a soul in turmoil. Over several drunken nights in an Amsterdam bar, he regales a chance acquaintance with his story. From this successful former lawyer and seemingly model citizen a compelling, self-loathing catalogue of guilt, hypocrisy and alienation pours forth. The Fall (1956) is a brilliant portrayal of a man who has glimpsed the hollowness of his existence. But beyond depicting one man''s disillusionment, Camus''s novel exposes the universal human condition and its absurdities - for our innocence that, once lost, can never be recaptured ...Albert Camus (1913-60) is the author of a number of best-selling and highly influential works, all of which are published by Penguin. They include The Fall , The Outsider and The First Man. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, Camus is remembered as one of the few writers to have shaped the intellectual climate of post-war France, but beyond that, his fame has been international. If you enjoyed The Fall , you might like Jean-Paul Sartre''s Nausea , also available in Penguin Modern Classics.''An irresistibly brilliant examination of modern conscience'' The New York Times ''Camus is the accused, his own prosecutor and advocate. The Fall might have been called "The Last Judgement" ''Olivier Todd

DKK 106.00
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Let’s Cook - Anon Author 341485 - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Let’s Cook - Anon Author 341485 - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Inspired by life in a food-loving family, Buddy Oliver’s first cookbook is a user-friendly resource for parents to enjoy with their children. ‘The recipes are simple to follow and easy to make. It’s a great one for budding chefs’ Sun ---- Featuring 60+ exciting recipes that are fun to make, delicious to tuck into and written with beginners in mind, Let’s Cook is a fantastic tool for building kitchen confidence through flavour-packed food that the whole family can enjoy.Buddy’s cookbook takes children (and parents!) on a real adventure through a whole rainbow of tasty dishes, and builds on their cooking skills, supported by simple recipe methods and enticing food photography.Chapters include breakfast and brunch, family favourites and skills for life, as well as a dedicated pasta chapter, a collection of seasonal favourites, speedy after-school snacks and some much-loved puds and party treats. Made with accessible ingredients, and peppered with helpful hints and tips from Buddy throughout, these recipes make real, everyday food super-achievable.Recipes include: - Quick & easy pizzas - Fish finger sarnies - Barbecued chicken lollipops - Easy meatballs with spaghetti - The ultimate burger - Choccy microwave mug cake Let’s Cook is all about fun, nutritious, trusted recipes that will set your kids up with those all-important everyday kitchen skills! ---- Readers are loving Let''s Cook ''There are so many good recipes in the book and Buddy has different ways of doing things, which I enjoyed trying’ ‘I really enjoyed making [the pizzas], they tasted really good and I thought they looked slay’ 5*****‘I would make [the Bolognese] again and my brother loved it’

DKK 192.00
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The House of Stairs - Barbara Vine - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The House of Stairs - Barbara Vine - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The House of Stairs - an unputdownable crime classic from bestselling author Barbara VineLizzie hasn''t seen her old friend, Bell, for some fourteen years, but when she spots her from a taxi in a London street she jumps out and pursues her despite ''all the terrible things'' that passed between them. As Lizzie reveals those events, little by little, the women rekindle their friendship, with terrifying results ...''This is the third psychological thriller by Ruth Rendell writing as Barbara Vine and when I say it surpasses the first two that''s really saying something ... Vine has not only produced a quietly smouldering suspense novel but also presents an accurately atmospheric portrayal of London in the heady 60''s. Literally unputdownable'' Time Out The House of Stairs is a modern masterpiece of the crime genre and will leave you gripped from the first page to the last. If you enjoy the novels of P.D. James, Ian Rankin and Scott Turow, you will love this book.''The Rendell/ Vine partnership has for years been producing consistently better work than most Booker winners put together'' Ian Rankin''A superb and original writer'' Amanda Craig, Express Barbara Vine is the pen-name of Ruth Rendell. She has written fifteen novels using this pseudonym, including A Fatal Inversion and King Solomon''s Carpet which both won the Crime Writers'' Association Gold Dagger Award. Her other books include: A Dark Adapted Eye ; The House of Stairs ; Gallowglass ; Asta''s Book ; No Night Is Too Long ; In the Time of His Prosperity ; The Brimstone Wedding ; The Chimney Sweeper''s Boy ; Grasshopper ; The Blood Doctor ; The Minotaur ; The Birthday Present and The Child''s Child .

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Nights Out At Home - Jay Rayner - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Nights Out At Home - Jay Rayner - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER In his first cookbook, award-winning writer and broadcaster Jay Rayner offers delicious, doable recipes inspired by his favourite restaurant dishes for you to cook at home. ___ ‘For the past twenty-five years, I have been reviewing restaurants across Britain and beyond, from the humblest of diners to the grandest of gastro-palaces. And throughout I’ve been taking the best ideas home with me to create glorious dishes for my own table. Now I get to share those recipes with you.’ With 60 recipes that take their inspiration from restaurants dishes served across the UK and further afield, Nights Out at Home includes a cheat’s version of : - The Ivy’s famed crispy duck salad - The brown butter and sage flatbreads from Manchester’s Erst - The cult tandoori lamb chops from London’s Tayyabs - a recipe which has never been written down before! - Jay’s own personal take on the mighty Greggs Steak Bake Seasoned with stories from Jay’s life as a restaurant critic, and written with warmth, wit and the blessing, and often help, of the chefs themselves, Nights Out at Home is a celebration of good food, great eating experiences, and home cooking – with a twist! --- ‘Jay Rayner''s love and profound understanding of food has been channelled into a wonderful book’ STANLEY TUCCI ''A must buy for anyone who loves food, restaurants and cooking'' TOM KERRIDGE ‘This book is not just a collection of food memories but also of recipes that make you want to roll up your sleeves and start cooking’ MICHEL ROUX ''With Jay as our guide, Nights Out At Home is a witty, mouth-tingling taste adventure'' ANDI OLIVER

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How to be More Interesting - Edward De Bono - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

How to be More Interesting - Edward De Bono - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Simple exercises to become the most interesting version of yourself, from the internationally bestselling and world-renowned philosopher and author, Edward de Bono. Do you want to be like that friend who holds the attention of the whole room with their telling of a story? Do you want your conversations to buzz with intrigue? Do you want your friends, colleagues or the stranger you talk to on the bus to think of you as the most interesting person they''ve spoken to that week?Being interesting isn''t about having out-of-this-world adventures, it isn''t about being beautiful, it isn''t even about being intelligent or confident. Being interesting can be taught. Being interesting is a state of mind.Lateral-thinking guru, Edward de Bono''s How to Be More Interesting guides you through over 70 thought exercises to encourage you to use your imagination, bring the most interesting parts of you to the fore and to captivate all who you meet. '' An inspiring man with brilliant ideas. De Bono never ceases to amaze with his clarity of thought. '' Richard Branson Edward de Bono invented the concept of lateral thinking. A world-renowned writer and philosopher, he is the leading authority in the field of creative thinking and the direct teaching of thinking as a skill.Dr de Bono has written more than 60 books, in 40 languages, with people now teaching his methods worldwide. He has chaired a special summit of Nobel Prize laureates, and been hailed as one of the 250 people who have contributed most to mankind.Dr de Bono''s titles include classic bestsellers such as Six Thinking Hats, Lateral Thinking, I Am Right You Are Wrong, Teach Yourself How To Think, Teach Your Child How To Think , and Simplicity - all now re-issued by Penguin.

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Plain Murder - C. S. Forester - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Plain Murder - C. S. Forester - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Taking us into a 1930s London of grimy back streets, smoky cafes and shabby rooms, Plain Murder , C. S. Forester''s second crime novel, is a brilliantly atmospheric and gripping portrayal of the dark heart of a killer, published in Penguin Modern Classics.''They''ll get you for certain,'' said Oldroyd. ''Then they''ll hang you.''At the Universal Advertising Agency on the Strand, London, a murder is being planned. Three men have been discovered taking bribes and face the grim prospect of the dole queue, unless they can get rid of the person who caught them. Their ringleader, thick-set and vicious Mr Morris, soon discovers that killing is far easier than he thought - and that he even has a talent for it. He might, he feels, be superhuman. But as he will discover, there is no such thing as the perfect crime, and no deed goes unpunished.Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (1899-1966), better known by his pen name Cecil Scott Forester, was an English novelist who rose to fame with tales of naval warfare. His most notable works were the 11-book Horatio Hornblower series, depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic era, and The African Queen (1935; filmed in 1951 by John Huston). His novels A Ship of the Line and Flying Colours were jointly awarded the 1938 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. He began his career with the crime novels Payment Deferred and Plain Murder , now reissued in Penguin Modern Classics along with The Pursued , which was lost for over 60 years.If you enjoyed Plain Murder , you might like Forester''s Payment Deferred , also available in Penguin Modern Classics.''A terrible and striking piece of work'' Observer

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Pru and Me - Timothy West - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Pru and Me - Timothy West - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Pre-order the paperback now and discover the heartwarming, first-hand account of one of the most celebrated partnerships in the history of British entertainment, the 60-year marriage of Timothy West and Prunella Scales __________Timothy West and Prunella Scales were - first and foremost - actors. Over seventy years they have delighted millions, portraying a host of larger-than-life characters that the nation has taken to our hearts.But their finest roles, it turns out, have always been as husband and wife - in the extraordinary and enduring double act that is Tim and Pru.In Pru and Me , the late Timothy West charted the course of their lives, from the years before they met - treading the boards in the 50s - to their secret courting, marriage and settling in Wandsworth. And then together as they established themselves at the heart of British theatre, television and film over the next seventy years, in some of the nation''s favourite shows, such as Fawlty Towers and Brass.Crammed full of stories which are funny, poignant, jaw-dropping and occasionally painful, Pru and Me also vividly recounts the late blaze of glory that introduced the world to the real Tim and Pru, via Great Canal Journeys. Here, the couple charmed the nation while at the same time charting Pru''s gentle struggle with dementia.A cosy, witty and above all uplifting story of two souls who found one another and have clung together through thick and thin, Pru and Me is a joyous portrait of an amazing marriage.__________ PRAISE FOR PRU AND ME ''Charming. An act of loving reclamation, a gentle tribute to a woman of every importance.'' - Sunday Telegraph ''A memoir laden with laughter and love.'' - Daily Mail ''Heartening and heartfelt. Exudes West''s characteristic warmth.'' - The Times, Books of the Year ''A joyous portrait of a unique partnership — uplifting, highly moving and packed with stories of the highs and lows of showbusiness [...] A love story like few others. Riveting - Daily Mail

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Napoleon the Great - Andrew Roberts - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Napoleon the Great - Andrew Roberts - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''A Napoleonic triumph of a book, irresistibly galloping with the momentum of a cavalry charge'' Simon Sebag Montefiore''Simply dynamite'' Bernard Cornwell From Andrew Roberts, author of the bestsellers The Storm of War and Churchill: Walking with Destiny , this is the definitive modern biography of Napoleon. Napoleon Bonaparte lived one of the most extraordinary of all human lives. In the space of just twenty years, from October 1795 when as a young artillery captain he cleared the streets of Paris of insurrectionists, to his final defeat at the (horribly mismanaged) battle of Waterloo in June 1815, Napoleon transformed France and Europe. After seizing power in a coup d''état he ended the corruption and incompetence into which the Revolution had descended. In a series of dazzling battles he reinvented the art of warfare; in peace, he completely remade the laws of France, modernised her systems of education and administration, and presided over a flourishing of the beautiful ''Empire style'' in the arts. The impossibility of defeating his most persistent enemy, Great Britain, led him to make draining and ultimately fatal expeditions into Spain and Russia, where half a million Frenchmen died and his Empire began to unravel.More than any other modern biographer, Andrew Roberts conveys Napoleon''s tremendous energy, both physical and intellectual, and the attractiveness of his personality, even to his enemies. He has walked 53 of Napoleon''s 60 battlefields, and has absorbed the gigantic new French edition of Napoleon''s letters, which allows a complete re-evaluation of this exceptional man. He overturns many received opinions, including the myth of a great romance with Josephine: she took a lover immediately after their marriage, and, as Roberts shows, he had three times as many mistresses as he acknowledged.Of the climactic Battle of Leipzig in 1813, as the fighting closed around them, a French sergeant-major wrote, ''No-one who has not experienced it can have any idea of the enthusiasm that burst forth among the half-starved, exhausted soldiers when the Emperor was there in person. If all were demoralised and he appeared, his presence was like an electric shock. All shouted "Vive l''Empereur!" and everyone charged blindly into the fire.''The reader of this biography will understand why this was so.

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