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On the Edge - Nate Silver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

On the Edge - Nate Silver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ''Masterly... Utterly compelling... A highly readable and engaging tour'' Sam Freedman, The Times From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our era of risk—and the players raising the stakes In the bestselling The Signal and the Noise , Nate Silver showed how forecasting would define the age of Big Data. Now, in this timely and riveting new book, Silver investigates "The River," or those whose mastery of risk allows them to shape—and dominate—so much of modern life. These professional risk takers—poker players and hedge fund managers, crypto true-believers and blue-chip art collectors—can teach us much about navigating the uncertainty of the 21 st century. By embedding within these worlds, Silver offers insight into a range of issues that affect us all, from the frontiers of finance to the future of AI.The River has increasing amounts of wealth and power in our society, and understanding their mindset—including the flaws in their thinking—is key to understanding what drives technology and the global economy today. There are certain commonalities in this otherwise diverse group: high tolerance for risk; appreciation of uncertainty; affinity for numbers; skill at de-coupling; self-reliance and a distrust of the conventional wisdom. For the River, complexity is baked in, and the work is how to navigate it, without going beyond the pale.Taking us behind-the-scenes from casinos to venture capital firms to meetings of the effective altruism movement, On the Edge is a deeply-reported, all-access journey into a hidden world of powerbrokers and risk takers.

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On the Edge - Nate Silver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

On the Edge - Nate Silver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ''Masterly... Utterly compelling... A highly readable and engaging tour'' Sam Freedman, The Times From the New York Times bestselling author of The Signal and the Noise, the definitive guide to our era of risk—and the players raising the stakes In the bestselling The Signal and the Noise , Nate Silver showed how forecasting would define the age of Big Data. Now, in this timely and riveting new book, Silver investigates "The River," or those whose mastery of risk allows them to shape—and dominate—so much of modern life. These professional risk takers—poker players and hedge fund managers, crypto true-believers and blue-chip art collectors—can teach us much about navigating the uncertainty of the 21 st century. By embedding within these worlds, Silver offers insight into a range of issues that affect us all, from the frontiers of finance to the future of AI.The River has increasing amounts of wealth and power in our society, and understanding their mindset—including the flaws in their thinking—is key to understanding what drives technology and the global economy today. There are certain commonalities in this otherwise diverse group: high tolerance for risk; appreciation of uncertainty; affinity for numbers; skill at de-coupling; self-reliance and a distrust of the conventional wisdom. For the River, complexity is baked in, and the work is how to navigate it, without going beyond the pale.Taking us behind-the-scenes from casinos to venture capital firms to meetings of the effective altruism movement, On the Edge is a deeply-reported, all-access journey into a hidden world of powerbrokers and risk takers.

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Slow Burn Summer - Josie Silver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Slow Burn Summer - Josie Silver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Sometimes pretending to be someone else helps you figure out who you really are… Freshly divorced and in need of a job – Kate Elliot’s life needs a rewrite. So when she unearths an old letter from her ex-talent agent, Jojo Francisco – she takes it as a sign from the universe to brush off her old acting skills and become someone else entirely.Meanwhile, Charlie Francisco is back from LA, leaving his dumpster fire of a life behind. He may be well over his head in filling the shoes of his late eccentric father but he is determined to prove he can, and he might just have the job for Kate: to pose as the author for a novel that the real writer wants nothing to do with. It’s not quite the glamorous gig she was hoping for, but he’s looking for a nobody and she needs cash fast.When Kate and Charlie meet they’re all friction and sparks, but they have one thing in common – they’re determined to play their parts. But as the summer heat ups and the lies get bigger and bigger, can they stick to their lines or will they go off-script? A steamy and sweet love story set in the steamy heat of a London summer, from the queen of the ''what if?'' romance Josie Silver. ---- PRAISE FOR JOSIE SILVER ''A gorgeous warm hug of a novel!'' Beth O''Leary ''Sexy, funny and poignant'' Sophie Cousens ''Pure, romantic escapism!'' Sun ''Joyous, uplifting and heart-racingly romantic. I devoured it.'' Cathy Bramley ''Both the perfect romance and the story of self-empowerment every woman deserves'' Jodi Picoult ''Deliciously romantic - I loved everything about it'' Libby Page

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The Silver Book - Olivia Laing - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Silver Book - Olivia Laing - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

‘It is dangerous to want someone this much. He has always known it, from the very first night.’It is September 1974. Two men meet by chance in Venice. One is a young English artist, in panicked flight from London. The other is Danilo Donati, the magician of Italian cinema, the designer responsible for realising the spectacular visions of Fellini and Pasolini. Donati is in Venice to produce sketches for Fellini’s Casanova. A young – and beautiful – apprentice is just what he needs. He sweeps Nicholas to Rome, into the looking-glass world of Cinecittà, the studio where Casanova’s Venice will be ingeniously assembled. Then in the spring, the lovers move together to the set of Salò, Pasolini’s horrifying fable of fascism. But Nicholas has a secret and in this world of constant illusion, his real nature passes unseen. Amidst the rising tensions of Italy’s ‘Years of Lead’, he acts as an accelerant, setting in motion a tragedy he didn’t intend. The Silver Book is at once a queer love story and a noirish thriller, set in the dream factory of cinema. It’s a fictional account of real things, and an investigation into the difficult relationship between artifice and truth, illusion and reality, love and power.

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The Two Lives of Lydia Bird - Josie Silver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Two Lives of Lydia Bird - Josie Silver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

What if you could live your great love story again? ''Fans of P.S. I Love You will adore this new romantic novel from Josie Silver'' Cosmopolitan _______________ Lydia and Freddie. Freddie and Lydia. They''ve been together for almost a decade, and are just about to get married. But then, on Lydia''s 27th birthday, Freddie dies in a tragic accident.Then something unbelievable happens. Lydia gets another chance at her old life with Freddie.But what if there''s someone in her new life who wants her to stay? A gorgeously romantic love story for fans of PS I Love You and Me Before You , this novel will make you laugh, cry and remind you of what a wonderful gift it is to love and to be loved.FROM THE AUTHOR OF ONE DAY IN DECEMBER ''A beautiful, emotional gift'' Jodi Picoult ''Gorgeous'' Marian Keyes ''Butterfly-inducing, laugh-out-loud funny'' Paige Toon _______________ WHAT EVERYONE IS SAYING ABOUT THE TWO LIVES OF LYDIA BIRD ''Original, emotional and utterly absorbing'' Heidi Swain ***** '' I LOVE, LOVE, LOVED this book'' Netgalley reader ''Lydia Bird is a character that will stay with me for a very long time'' Emma Cooper ''Heartbreakingly beautiful, butterfly-inducing and laugh out loud funny - you''ve never read a love triangle like this before!'' Paige Toon ***** ''Anyone who has been through the loss of someone will be able to relate to this. Heartbreaking, heartwarming, bittersweet, emotional... one of the best romantic reads of the year. Josie Silver has done it again and stolen another chunk of my heart'' Netgalley reader ''Funny and moving and marvellous. Read with a box of tissues and a box of chocolates'' Teresa Driscoll ***** ''I''m an emotional mess yet again. The story was just so heart felt, emotional and unputdownable and it will stay with me for a long time'' Netgalley reader ''Josie has done it again! This is heart-breaking, heart-warming, and heart-felt... it broke me to pieces and built me right back up again. Beautiful. Generous. Hopeful'' Laura Jane Williams ***** ''Well she''s done it again.. Hooked, loved, adored'' Netgalley reader ''A brave and clever novel...funny, wise and profoundly comforting'' Keith Stuart ''Heart-breaking and hopeful - I loved Lydia Bird'' Sarah Morgan

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The Signal and the Noise - Nate Silver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Signal and the Noise - Nate Silver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The International Bestseller by ''The Galileo of number crunchers'' ( Independent ) Every time we choose a route to work, decide whether to go on a second date, or set aside money for a rainy day, we are making a prediction about the future. Yet from the financial crisis to ecological disasters, we routinely fail to foresee hugely significant events, often at great cost to society. The rise of ''big data'' has the potential to help us predict the future, yet much of it is misleading, useless or distracting.In The Signal and the Noise , the New York Times political forecaster Nate Silver, who accurately predicted the results of every state in the 2012 US election, reveals how we can all develop better foresight in an uncertain world. From the stock market to the poker table, from earthquakes to the economy, he takes us on an enthralling insider''s tour of the high-stakes world of forecasting, showing how we can all learn to detect the true signals amid a noise of data. ''Remarkable and rewarding'' Matthew D''Ancona, Sunday Telegraph ''A lucid explanation of how to think probabilistically'' Guardian

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A Winter in New York - Josie Silver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A Winter in New York - Josie Silver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''A tender, heart-felt read, with the perfect blend of ingredients: New York, food, family and romance!'' Sophie Cousens-----Where better to start again than New York?Iris arrives in the city of dreams, intent on restarting her culinary career, and leaving her recent heartache behind.Wandering the streets at a famous food festival, Iris feels like she''s living in a movie. Then she stumbles upon a gelateria that looks strangely familiar. Inside, she meets Gio: a perfect leading man with an irresistible smile - and a crisis of his own.As fate would have it, Iris is the one person with the answer to his problem. She just can''t tell him that . . .So, can Iris finally let go of the past - and let herself fall in love? A sumptuously cosy seasonal love story set in sparkling New York, from the queen of the ''what if?'' romance Josie Silver. ----- ''Joyous, uplifting and heart-racingly romantic. I devoured it. You''ll find me in Little Italy licking gelato off a hot Italian stallion''s chest'' Cathy Bramley ''A unique and gorgeously written love story bursting with characters you''ll want to protect'' Lizzie Damilola Blackburn ''Deliciously romantic - I loved everything about it'' Libby Page ''A magical love story that had me hooked from the first page'' Cressida McLaughlin

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Leonardo Da Vinci - Charles Nicholl - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Leonardo Da Vinci - Charles Nicholl - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Leonardo da Vinci is the most mysterious of all the great artists, continuing to inspire and intrigue centuries after his death. Who lies behind the legend of the ''Renaissance genius''? What is the real story behind his elusive masterpieces and tantalizing notebooks? Prize-winning author Charles Nicholl has immersed himself for five years in all the manuscripts, paintings and artefacts to produce an ''intimate portrait'' of Leonardo. He uses these contemporary materials - his notebooks and sketchbooks, eye witnesses and early biographies, etc - as a way into the mental tone and physical texture of his life and has made myriad small discoveries about him and his work and his circle of associates. This compelling, lyrical biography explores Leonardo''s life as never before, brilliantly illuminating the man behind the enigma.

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One Night on the Island - Josie Silver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

One Night on the Island - Josie Silver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

ONE COTTAGE. TWO STRANGERS. EVERY GREAT LOVE STORY STARTS SOMEWHERE . . . ''No waiting for it to kick off and absolutely no filler'' READER ***** ''The most wonderful depiction of love that I have read. Maybe ever!'' READER ***** -------------------------------- FROM THE AUTHOR OF ONE DAY IN DECEMBER , COMES AN IRRESISTIBLE LOVE STORY Cleo writes about love stories every day. She just isn''t living one of her own.When the editor of her dating column asks her to marry herself on a remote Irish island - a sensational piece to mark Cleo''s thirtieth birthday - Cleo agrees. She''s alone but not lonely, right? She can handle a solo adventure.Cleo arrives at her luxury cabin to find a tall, dark, stubborn American who insists it''s actually his. Mack refuses to leave, and Cleo won''t budge either. With a storm fast approaching, they reluctantly hunker down together. It''s just one night, after all . . .But what if one night on the island is just the beginning?-------------------------------- Your favourite authors can''t get enough of One Night on the Island ''A gorgeous warm hug of a novel!'' Beth O''Leary, The Road Trip ''Sexy, funny and poignant'' Sophie Cousens, This Time Next Year ''U tterly delicious - every single ingredient for the perfect love story is here in this wise and witty story'' Rosie Walsh, The Love of my Life ''Belly-laugh hilarity, and the coziest Irish setting you can imagine'' Christina Lauren, The Unhoneymooners ''Comfort food in book form'' SARAH TURNER, The Unmumsy Mum ''I swooned. I laughed. I felt every degree of emotion'' Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, Yinka, Where is your Huzband? ''Both the perfect romance and the story of self-empowerment every woman deserves'' Jodi Picoult, Wish You Were Here ''Josie Silver is on top form in this wonderfully romantic story'' Daily Express ''A propulsive, gorgeous romance, filled with whimsy and overlaid with the stand-out theme of empowerment'' Off The Record ''Pure, romantic escapism!'' Sun '' A love story with added self-empowerment'' That''s Life Magazine

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The Armies of the Night - Norman Mailer - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Armies of the Night - Norman Mailer - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

October 21, 1967, Washington, D.C. 20,000 to 200,000 protesters are marching to end the war in Vietnam, while helicopters hover overhead and federal marshals and soldiers with fixed bayonets await them on the Pentagon steps. Among the marchers is Norman Mailer. From his own singular participation in the day''s events and his even more extraordinary perceptions comes a classic work that shatters the mould of traditional reportage. Intellectuals and hippies, clergymen and cops, poets and army MPs crowd the pages of a book in which facts are fused with techniques of fiction to create the nerve-end reality of experiential truth. The Armies of the Night uniquely and unforgettably captures the Sixties'' tidal wave of love and rage at its crest and a towering genius at his peak.

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Aprons and Silver Spoons - Mollie Moran - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Aprons and Silver Spoons - Mollie Moran - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''IF YOU LOVE DOWNTON , THIS IS RIGHT UP YOUR STREET! Closer If you liked Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs , it''s time to discover the true story in Mollie Moran''s Sunday Times charming bestselling memoir of life as a 1930s kitchen maid. When young Mollie became a ''skivvy'' in a stately London townhouse aged just 14, she quickly learned that she would need a large amount of elbow grease and a sense of humour. Through Mollie''s eyes we are offered a fascinating glimpse into London''s invisible ''downstairs'', a world that has long-since vanished: cooking huge roast dinners, polishing doorknobs, scrubbing steps - and covering up her employers'' scandals. Going to dances with her fellow servants and flirting with Harrods'' errand boys, she had no idea that the oncoming war in 1939 would change her world, and that of those she served, forever... Discover the real hardships and rewards for a pre-war domestic servant in Mollie Moran''s charming memoir. __________ ''This evocative memoir . . . provides a fascinating insight into a world that has long since disappeared'' Sun ''A vivid, entertaining and human glimpse into life in service during the 1930s complete with recipes, tips and photos'' My Weekly

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One Day in December - Josie Silver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

One Day in December - Josie Silver - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

This festive season get ready to be whisked off your feet by the Sunday Times bestseller that''s stolen a million hearts around the world ''The sweetest love story . . . you''re going to LOVE it'' Marian Keyes, Grown Ups ''You''ll fall head over heels for this book'' Reese Witherspoon-----Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn''t exist. After all, life isn''t a scene from the movies, is it? But then, through a misted-up bus window one freezing day, she sees a man she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there''s a moment of pure magic... and then her bus drives away.Laurie thinks she''ll never see the boy from the bus again. But at a party later that year, her best friend Sarah introduces her to the new love of her life. Who is, of course, the boy from the bus.Determined to let him go, Laurie gets on with her life. But what if fate has other plans? Following Laurie, Sarah and Jack through ten years of love, heartbreak and friendship, One Day in December is an uplifting and immensely moving love story for fans of Jojo Moyes, Sarah Morgan and Coleen Hoover. ----- WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT One Day in December ''The perfect book to read this winter'' Rebecca ''I laughed, I cried, I shouted at the characters and I absolutely loved this story'' Jennifer ''This book NEEDS to be made into a film'' Louise ''I LOVE LOVE LOVED this book'' Viccki ''I can''t wait to reread it over and over'' Nikita ''I just didn''t want this book to end . . . I shall be singing its praises from the rooftops'' Cassie

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Traces Remain - Charles Nicholl - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Traces Remain - Charles Nicholl - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

History leaves traces of the people - Byron, Shakespeare, Rimbaud, Leonardo - living through it, in portraits, documents and books. In Traces Remain , Charles Nicholl, the acclaimed author of The Reckoning , The Lodger: Shakespeare on Silver Street and Leonardo da Vinci: The Flights of the Mind , transforms these glimpses through time into comic and poignant vignettes, and curious, intriguing puzzles. From a mysterious painting found in a Hereford house to the death of an alchemist, and from a new Jack the Ripper suspect to a gold hunt in El Dorado, Nicholl''s twenty-five fascinating essays take in two murders, three disappearances and a missing Shakespeare play to show the marvel and tenacity of these wonderful historical traces. ''Our finest literary and historical detective ... Deliciously readable'' Financial Times ''Charles Nicholl confirms his role as literature''s historic Holmes ... thoroughly captivating'' Scotsman ''Some writers are so good at what they do that they can take you anywhere. Charles Nicholl is one of them'' Irish Times

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Leonardo da Vinci - Giorgio Vasari - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Leonardo da Vinci - Giorgio Vasari - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''In this painting of Leonardo''s there was a smile so pleasing that it seemed divine rather than human.''Often called "the first art historian", Vasari writes with delight on the lives of Leonardo and other celebrated Renaissance artists .Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin''s 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574). Vasari''s works available in Penguin Classics are Lives of the Artists Volume I and Volume II .

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The Uncanny - Sigmund Freud - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Uncanny - Sigmund Freud - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

An extraordinary collection of thematically linked essays, including THE UNCANNY, SCREEN MEMORIES and FAMILY ROMANCES.Leonardo da Vinci fascinated Freud primarily because he was keen to know why his personality was so incomprehensible to his contemporaries. In this probing biographical essay he deconstructs both da Vinci''s character and the nature of his genius. As ever, many of his exploratory avenues lead to the subject''s sexuality - why did da Vinci depict the naked human body the way hedid? What of his tendency to surround himself with handsome young boys that he took on as his pupils? Intriguing, thought-provoking and often contentious, this volume contains some of Freud''s best writing.

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The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb and Other Cases - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb and Other Cases - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Penguin English Library edition As usual with the Sherlock Holmes stories it is very hard to say which are the best - but there are many stories here which would get the vote - ranging from The Boscombe Valley Mystery to the wonderful Adventure of Silver Blaze , from the Adventure of the Norwood Builder to A Case of Identity , but above to the uniquely strange and macabre Adventure of the Engineer''s Thumb .

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Ice - Anna Kavan - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Ice - Anna Kavan - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world''s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Set in a frozen world that is gradually being devastated by ever-encroaching ice, Anna Kavan''s masterwork follows one man''s pursuit of a mysterious silver-haired girl to the ends of the earth; to the end of everything.''Few contemporary novelists could match the intensity of her vision'' J.G. Ballard

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I Dreamed of Africa - Kuki Gallmann - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

I Dreamed of Africa - Kuki Gallmann - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

‘Often, at the hour of day when the savannah grass is streaked with silver, and pale gold rims the silhouettes of the hills, I drive with my dogs up to the Mukutan, to watch the sun setting behind the lake, and the evening shadows settle over the valleys and plains of the Laikipia plateau.’Kuki Gallmann’s haunting memoir of bringing up a family in Kenya in the 1970s first with her husband Paulo, and then alone, is part elegaic celebration, part tragedy, and part love letter to the magical spirit of Africa.

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Love in a Cold Climate - Nancy Mitford - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Love in a Cold Climate - Nancy Mitford - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Love in a Cold Climate is the wickedly funny sequel to Nancy Mitford''s The Pursuit of Love which is now a major BBC series and Prime Video series directed by Emily Mortimer starring Lily James, Andrew Scott and Dominic West ''How lovely - green velvet and silver. I call that a dream, so soft and delicious, too.'' She rubbed a fold of the skirt against her cheek. ''Mine''s silver lame, it smells like a bird cage when it gets hot but I do love it. Aren''t you thankful evening skirts are long again?'' Ah, the dresses! But oh, the monotony of the Season, with its endless run of glittering balls. Even fabulously fashionable Polly Hampton - with her startling good looks and excellent social connections - is beginning to wilt under the glare.Groomed for the perfect marriage by her mother, fearsome Lady Montdore, Polly instead scandalises society by declaring her love for her uncle ''Boy'' Dougdale, the Lecherous Lecturer, and promptly eloping to France. But the consequences of this union no one could quite expect . . . NANCY MITFORD''S WICKEDLY FUNNY SERIES CONTINUES IN DON''T TELL ALFRED . ***** ''Peerless'' Zoe Heller ''Entirely original, inimitable and irresistible'' Philip Hensher, Spectator ''A comic genius'' Independent on Sunday

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Ice - Anna Kavan - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Ice - Anna Kavan - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''There is nothing else quite like Ice '' Doris Lessing Set in a frozen world that is gradually being devastated by ever-encroaching ice, Anna Kavan''s masterwork follows one man''s pursuit of a mysterious silver-haired girl to the ends of the earth; to the end of everything.''A brutal novel of a frozen post-nuclear dystopia. Just the most magnificent book ... hugely enigmatic, a genuine novel of the unconscious and a masterpiece'' Frank Tallis, Guardian ''Few novelists match the intensity of her vision'' J. G. Ballard''She is De Quincey''s heir and Kafka''s sister'' Brian Aldiss

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Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the tip of my tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth. Lo. Lee. Ta.'' Humbert Humbert is a middle-aged, frustrated college professor. In love with his landlady''s twelve-year-old daughter Lolita, he''ll do anything to possess her. Unable and unwilling to stop himself, he is prepared to commit any crime to get what he wants.Is he in love or insane? A silver-tongued poet or a pervert? A tortured soul or a monster? Or is he all of these?

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Ice - Anna Kavan - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Ice - Anna Kavan - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''Few novelists match the intensity of her vision'' J. G. BallardNo one knows why the ice has come, and no one can stop it. Every day it creeps further across the earth, covering the land in snow and freezing everything in its path. Through this bleached, devastated world, one man pursues the sylph-like, silver-haired girl he loves, as she keeps running - away from her husband; away from the sinister ''warden'' who seeks to control her; away from him. ''A raw, brutal tale set in a frozen post-nuclear dystopia ... addictive and extremely entertaining'' Guardian ''There is nothing else quite like Ice'' Doris Lessing''She is De Quincey''s heir and Kafka''s sister'' Brian Aldiss

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The Help - Kathryn Stockett - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Help - Kathryn Stockett - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Enter a vanished and unjust world: Jackson, Mississippi, 1962. Where black maids raise white children, but aren''t trusted not to steal the silver... There''s Aibileen, raising her seventeenth white child and nursing the hurt caused by her own son''s tragic death; Minny, whose cooking is nearly as sassy as her tongue; and white Miss Skeeter, home from College, who wants to know why her beloved maid has disappeared. Skeeter, Aibileen and Minny. No one would believe they''d be friends; fewer still would tolerate it. But as each woman finds the courage to cross boundaries, they come to depend and rely upon one another. Each is in a search of a truth. And together they have an extraordinary story to tell...

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The Three Electroknights - Stanislaw Lem - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Three Electroknights - Stanislaw Lem - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''What use to a being that lives beneath a sun are jewels of gas and silver stars of ice?'' From a giant of twentieth-century science fiction, these four miniature space epics feature crazy inventors, surreal worlds, robot kings and madcap machines.Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York''s underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

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