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The Big Con - David Maurer - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Big Con - David Maurer - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

The classic 1940 study of con men and con games that Luc Sante in Salon called “a bonanza of wild but credible stories, told concisely with deadpan humor, as sly and rich in atmosphere as anything this side of Mark Twain.” “Of all the grifters, the confidence man is the aristocrat,” wrote David Maurer, a proposition he definitely proved in The Big Con , one of the most colorful, well-researched, and entertaining works of criminology ever written. A professor of linguistics who specialized in underworld argot, Maurer won the trust of hundreds of swindlers, who let him in on not simply their language but their folkways and the astonishingly complex and elaborate schemes whereby unsuspecting marks, hooked by their own greed and dishonesty, were “taken off” – i.e. cheated—of thousands upon thousands of dollars. The Big Con is a treasure trove of American lingo ( the write, the rag, the payoff, ropers, shills, the cold poke, the convincer, to put on the send ) and indelible characters (Yellow Kid Weil, Barney the Patch, the Seldom Seen Kid, Limehouse Chappie, Larry the Lug). It served as the source for the Oscar-winning film The Sting .

DKK 159.00
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The Cuban Kitchen - Raquel Rabade Roque - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Cuban Kitchen - Raquel Rabade Roque - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

What is Cuban cuisine? A delectable intermingling of Spanish, Portuguese, Arabian, Chinese, and African culinary traditions—a true melting pot of all the influences that combine in Cuban culture.Now, Raquel Rabade Roque gives us the definitive book of Cuban cuisine: encyclopedic in its range, but intimate and accessible in tone with more than five hundred recipes for classic, home-style dishes—from black bean soup to pork empanadas, from ropa vieja to black beans and croquetas, from tostones to arroz con pollo, from churros to café con leche— as well as the vividly told stories behind the recipes.Based on the author’s family recipes, this is real Cuban cooking presented with today’s busy cooks in mind. Whether you are an experienced cook or a novice, a lover of Cuban cuisine or just discovering it, The Cuban Kitchen will become an essential part of your kitchen library.

DKK 175.00
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Hairs/Pelitos - Sandra Cisneros - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

Hairs/Pelitos - Sandra Cisneros - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

This jewel-like vignette from Sandra Cisneros''s best-selling The House on Mango Street shows, through simple, intimate portraits, the diversity among us. A Dragonfly Book in English and Spanish. A Parenting Magazine Best Children''s Book of the Year -----------Un excelente constructor de vocabulario, con nombres de objetos en Ingl&#233s y en Espa&#241ol, acompa&#241ados por ilustraciones, agrupados por t&#243picos como colores, juguetes, animales y herramientas.

DKK 107.00
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Donut/Rosquilla (Spanish-English Bilingual Edition) - Laura Gehl - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

Donut/Rosquilla (Spanish-English Bilingual Edition) - Laura Gehl - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

The hilarious story of Donut, a scruffy unicorn who can''t fly (but who keeps on trying!), is now available in a bilingual board book edition.La divertida historia de Rosquilla, un unicornio lanudo que no puede volar (¡pero que sigue intentando!), ahora está disponible en una edición de libro álbum bilingüe. When Donut, a fluffy, scruffy unicorn with a colorful horn spots a bird in the air, she thinks, Why can''t I be up there, too ? And so, she jumps! Off of a log and even a trampoline. But thump! She falls down to the ground. After many attempts at flight (including wings fashioned out of sticks), Donut schemes with the other animals in the field, and finally comes up with an ingenious and imaginative solution. Finally, her perseverance pays off-- and Donut flies! This laugh-out-loud funny, ingenious story from a talented author-illustrator duo now includes Spanish and English text in a durable format that will appeal to the littlest unicorn fans.Cuando Rosquilla, un unicornio lanudo y esponjoso con un cuerno colorido, ve un pájaro volando, piensa: «¿Por qué no puedo estar allá arriba también? Y entonces: ¡brinca! Desde un tronco e incluso desde un trampolín. Pero ¡catapumba! Se cae al suelo. Después de varios intentos de volar (incluyendo construir alas hechas con palos), Rosquilla conspira con los otros animales en el campo, y finalmente se le ocurre una solución ingeniosa e imaginativa. Por fin, su perseverancia da sus frutos... ¡y Rosquilla vuela!Esta divertida e ingeniosa historia de un talentoso dúo de autora e ilustradora ahora incluye texto en español e inglés en un formato duradero que atraerá a los fanáticos de los unicornios más pequeños.

DKK 106.00
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The Original Road Kill Cookbook - B.r. Peterson - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Original Road Kill Cookbook - B.r. Peterson - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

In his inimitable style, Buck Peterson takes the reader to such far-flung, well-hung places as Azerbaijan and the Isle of Gilligan to enjoy foodstuffs once known only to a small handful of well-heeled heels. The International Cookbook teaches the where and how to practice roadkill skills on foreign soil, details the food customs and traditions of the home country, and serves the most popular recipes prepared in Buck''s own roadside test kitchens. The recipes include the popular UK dish -Bangered and Mashed, Chili''s national dish - Chili Con Carnage, Pakistan''s Chicken Peeloff and Germany''s Hasenpflatten.

DKK 112.00
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The Confidence-Man - Herman Melville - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Confidence-Man - Herman Melville - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

“In The Confidence-Man ,” writes John Bryant in his Introduction, “Melville found a way to render our tragic sense of self and society through the comic strategies of the confidence game. He puts the reader in the game to play its parts and to contemplate the inconsistencies of its knaves and fools.” Set on a Mississippi steamer on April Fool’s Day and populated by a series of shape-shifting con men, The Confidence-Man is a challenging metaphysical and ethical exploration of antebellum American society. Set from the first American edition of 1857, this Modern Library paperback includes an Appendix with Bryant’s innovative “fluid text” analysis of early manuscript fragments from Melville’s novel.

DKK 162.00
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Sitka - Louis L'amour - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

Sitka - Louis L'amour - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

BLOOD AND ICE Majestically it rose from the icy waters, the gateway to the awesome wilderness of Alaska. Sitka drew all brand of adventurers, con men, criminals, and pioneers—men such as trail-tough, battle-hardened Jean LaBarge. He left the swamps of the Susquehanna behind for the rugged beauty—and deadly challenges—of this frozen frontier. But the empire-hungry Russians had already established a foothold in Sitka and they wouldn’t give it up without a fierce and treacherous struggle that stretched from San Francisco to the palaces of St. Petersburg. Now Jean faces the most dangerous fight of his life: a fight for a passionate woman and the right to claim Alaska for America.

DKK 107.00
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The Salvation Gambit - Emily Skrutskie - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Salvation Gambit - Emily Skrutskie - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

A hotheaded hacker must outwit the AI at the heart of a rogue warship–turned–penal colony if she and her crew of con women want to escape with their lives in this electrifying sci-fi thriller from the acclaimed author of Bonds of Brass . “Fleet-footed, quick-witted, and beguiling, The Salvation Gambit is a good old-fashioned tale of high adventure.”—Emery Robin, author of The Stars Undying Murdock has always believed in Hark, the woman who shaped her from a petty thief and lowlife hacker into a promising con artist. Hark is everything Murdock aspires to be, from her slick fashion sense to her unfailing ability to plan under pressure. Together with Bea, a fearless driver who never walks away from a bet, and Fitz, Murdock’s infuriatingly mercurial rival who can sweet-talk the galaxy into spinning around her finger, they form a foursome with a reputation for daring heists, massive payoffs, and never, ever getting caught. Well, until now. Getting caught is one thing. Getting tithed to a sentient warship that’s styled itself into a punitive god is a problem this team has never faced before. Aboard the Justice is a world stitched together from the galaxy’s sinners—some fighting for survival, some struggling to build a civilized society, and some sacrificing everything to worship the AI at the heart of the ship. The Justice ’s all-seeing eyes are fixed on its newest acquisitions, Murdock in particular. It has use for a hacker—if it can wrest her devotion away from Hark. And Murdock’s faith is already fractured. To escape the Justice ’s madness, they need a plan, and Hark might not be up to the task. If Hark—brilliant, unflappable Hark—can’t plot a way out, Murdock will have to use every last trick she’s learned to outwit the Justice, resist its temptation, and get her crew out alive.

DKK 155.00
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Taina - Ernesto Quinonez - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

Taina - Ernesto Quinonez - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

A uniquely dark, coming-of-age novel rife with urban magical realism, love, and redemption, from the author of Bodega Dreams When Julio, a teenager living in Spanish Harlem, hears that Taina, a pregnant fifteen-year-old from his high school claims to be a virgin, he decides to believe her. Julio has a history of strange visions and his blind and unrequited love for Taina will unleash a whirlpool of emotions that will bring him to question his hard-working Puerto Rican mother and his communist Ecuadorian father, his beliefs and even the building blocks of modern science (after seeing the conception of Taina’s baby as a revolution in nature). After meeting Taína''s uncle, "El Vejigante", an ex-con with a dark past, he accepts his proposal to support her during her pregnancy and becomes entangled in a web of crime that, while taking him closer to Taína, ultimately reveals a family secret that will not leave him unscathed.

DKK 136.00
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Trejo's Tacos - Danny Trejo - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

Trejo's Tacos - Danny Trejo - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

Hollywood’s baddest good guy shares 75 recipes that make Trejo’s Tacos the Los Angeles go-to for award-winning tacos, donuts, and more. Long before he was a Hollywood star, Danny Trejo used to joke with his mom that they should open a restaurant. A few arrests, a couple boxing championships, and more than 300 movies later, Hollywood’s favorite bad guy did just that with Trejo’s Tacos. His unexpected journey from ex-con to actor to Narcotics Anonymous/Alcoholics Anonymous counselor to successful restaurateur is a true rags-to-riches story.Now, in Trejo’s Tacos , Trejo not only shares 75 recipes for cantina favorites like succulent carnitas, vegan cauliflower tacos, and pillowy-sweet cinnamon-sugar lowrider donuts, but offers insights into his life and pays respect to his hometown, his roots, and all of the colorful characters who helped him along the way, creating a delicious tribute to L.A. and the city’s vibrant Latino culture.

DKK 217.00
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Wild Steps of Heaven - Victor Villasenor - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

Wild Steps of Heaven - Victor Villasenor - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

In his critically acclaimed bestseller Rain of Gold , Victor Villase-or brought his mother''s family vividly to life. In Wild Steps Of Heaven , he turns to his father''s family, the Villase-ors. Against a vivid backdrop of love and war, magic and heroism, the author breathes life into his father''s people--and in particular, the Villase-or women*Margarita, the indomitable matriarch who was swept away by Don Juan Jesus Villase-or on the eve of the Mexican revolution*their beautiful daughters, who find strength and endurance in their mother''s faith, and searing passion amidst the turmoil of war. But it is little Juan, the youngest son, through whose eyes this tumultuous saga unfolds. Juan would learn from his brother Jose, a hero of the revolution, how to be a man; and from his beloved mother, how to live and love con gusto y amor. A story of madness and miracles, rage and redemption, In Wild Steps Of Heaven creates a riveting portrait of an extraordinary family and the country whose earth gave them roots.

DKK 148.00
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I Am a Bunny/Soy Un Conejito - Richard Scarry - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

I Am a Bunny/Soy Un Conejito - Richard Scarry - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

This Richard Scarry classic is now available in a bilingual board-book edition--featuring both Spanish and English! The beloved classic I Am a Bunny is now available in a Spanish/English bilingual board book! Richard Scarry''s beautiful paintings of a sweet bunny named Nicholas, paired with simple, engaging text, have thrilled readers for more than 55 years. Now, newly translated by Teresa Mlawer--one of the most respected figures in Hispanic publishing--this sturdy board book will delight young children who speak both English and Spanish or who want to learn either language. An adorable and thoughtful baby gift!¡El muy querido clásico I Am a Bunny se encuentra ahora disponible en edición bilingüe español/inglés! Los tiernos dibujos de Nicolás, un adorable conejito, de la mano de Richard Scarry, junto con un texto sencillo pero atrayente, han logrado captar el interés de los pequeños lectores durante más de 55 años. Traducido recientemente por Teresa Mlawer, una de las figuras más respetadas del mundo editorial hispano, este libro de cartón encantará a los niños que hablan tanto inglés como español o que quieren aprender cualquiera de los dos idiomas. ¡Sin duda un regalo ideal para el bebé!

DKK 97.00
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Lady Audley's Secret - Mary Elizabeth Braddon - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

Lady Audley's Secret - Mary Elizabeth Braddon - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

Graceful and lovely Lady Audley may not be all that she seems in this Victorian-era equivalent of Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl —with an introduction by Flynn Berry, the Edgar Award–winning author of Under the Harrow and A Double Life Lady Audley is young, beautiful, and universally adored. Everyone comments on her sweet nature and her perfect marriage to the wealthy and aristocratic Sir Michael Audley. Sir Michael’s nephew Robert is equally struck by his new aunt’s angelic ways—until he notices the strange, terrifying effect Lady Audley has on his friend George Talboys. When George mysteriously vanishes, Robert is convinced that Lady Audley is neither as innocent nor as helpless as she appears, and he sets out to discover what secrets lie in Lady Audley’s past. A bestseller when it was first published in 1862, Lady Audley’s Secret shocked readers because it dared to suggest that beneath a perfect surface a woman might be willing to lie, con, and even kill for the life she wanted. The Modern Library Torchbearers series features women who wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance.

DKK 148.00
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Me vs. the Multiverse: Pleased to Meet Me - S. G. Wilson - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

Me vs. the Multiverse: Pleased to Meet Me - S. G. Wilson - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

What if you suddenly met someone who''s you--only better? That''s what happens in this hilarious new series for fans of Stuart Gibb''s Moon Base Alpha and quirky sci-fi animated shows like Rick and Morty and Regular Show. It all starts with a note folded into the shape of an origami octopus: "Hi, Me. Yes, you. You''re me, and I''m you." If you believe this and the other origami notes that follow--which middle schooler Meade Macon absolutely, positively does NOT --the concept of parallel dimensions is true, and there is a convention full of alternate versions of Meade waiting for his RSVP. It''s got to be a joke.Except . . . the octopus is an origami fold Meade thought he invented. And the note writer has a lot of intel on him that nobody else should know. I mean, he''s told his best friend Twig a lot about himself, but he''s definitely kept mum about that time he sleepwalk-peed into his Lego container when he was six. Could Me Con be a real thing? And should he go?

DKK 113.00
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Richard Scarry's 100 First Words/Las primeras 100 palabras de Richard Scarry - Richard Scarry - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

Richard Scarry's 100 First Words/Las primeras 100 palabras de Richard Scarry - Richard Scarry - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

A bilingual edition of Richard Scarry’s 100 First Words , perfect for introducing little ones to basic words in English and Spanish—and to Richard Scarry’s Busytown!Una edición bilingüe de las 100 primeras palabras de Richard Scarry, perfecta para presentarles a los pequeños palabras básicas en inglés y español, ¡y al mundo de Richard Scarry! This super-sturdy casebound board book introduces babies and toddlers to 100 essential first words—in both English and Spanish— and to the artwork of Richard Scarry! Illustrated with images of everyday items from Richard Scarry’s most-popular Busytown books, there''s something fun to find on every page! It’s perfect for learning and for play. Also, a great way to introduce young children to the friendly characters in Richard Scarry’s Busytown! ¡Este libro súper resistente de cartón les enseña a los bebés y niños pequeños 100 primeras palabras esenciales, tanto en inglés como en español, y el arte de Richard Scarry! Ilustrado con imágenes de artículos cotidianos de los libros Busytown más populares de Richard Scarry, ¡hay algo divertido para encontrar en cada página! Es ideal para aprender y jugar. Además, es una excelente manera de presentarles a los niños pequeños los simpáticos personajes de Richard Scarry.

DKK 126.00
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Tasting Rome - Katie Parla - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

Tasting Rome - Katie Parla - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

A love letter from two Americans to their adopted city, Tasting Rome is a showcase of modern dishes influenced by tradition, as well as the rich culture of their surroundings. Even 150 years after unification, Italy is still a divided nation where individual regions are defined by their local cuisine. Each is a mirror of its city’s culture, history, and geography. But cucina romana is the country’s greatest standout. Tasting Rome provides a complete picture of a place that many love, but few know completely. In sharing Rome’s celebrated dishes, street food innovations, and forgotten recipes, journalist Katie Parla and photographer Kristina Gill capture its unique character and reveal its truly evolved food culture—a culmination of two thousand years of history. Their recipes acknowledge the foundations of Roman cuisine and demonstrate how it has transitioned to the variations found today. You’ll delight in the expected classics (cacio e pepe, pollo alla romana, fiore di zucca); the fascinating but largely undocumented Sephardic Jewish cuisine (hraimi con couscous, brodo di pesce, pizzarelle); the authentic and tasty offal (guanciale, simmenthal di coda, insalata di nervitti); and so much more. Studded with narrative features that capture the city’s history and gorgeous photography that highlights both the food and its hidden city, you’ll feel immediately inspired to start tasting Rome in your own kitchen.

DKK 291.00
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Jerky - Toponia Miller - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

Jerky - Toponia Miller - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

IACP WINNER • This love letter to jerky will make you fall hard for dried meats of all stripes. “ Jerky , with its beautiful photographs, fresh and unexpected recipes, and passionate writing, gives an in-depth look into the art and craft of drying meat at home.”— The Art of Eating Taylor Boetticher and Toponia Miller, James Beard Award–nominated authors of In the Charcuterie and owners of San Francisco’s acclaimed Fatted Calf Charcuterie, share their favorite recipes and tested techniques for a variety of jerkies and cured meats, from dehydrator and oven drying, to smoking and air drying. Recipes range from classics like the Fatted Calf’s signature Bourbon and Molasses Smoked Beef Jerky, to traditional dried meats from around the globe, such as Gueddid, a spicy Moroccan goat jerky; Chinese Rousong or pork floss; and the Italian pork jerky Coppiette di Norcia. In addition to recipes for drying both sliced meats and whole muscles, Boetticher and Miller offer a chapter on cooking with jerky, including dishes like Gingery Cabbage Slaw with Smoky Beef and Herbs, and the meaty breakfast scramble Machacado con Huevos, allowing you to embrace and enjoy jerky in a whole new way. Whether you’re a veteran DIY meat curer, or embarking on a jerky affair for the first time, this gorgeously photographed book is your essential guide.

DKK 182.00
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The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death - Laurie Notaro - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death - Laurie Notaro - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Laurie Notaro has an uncanny ability to attract insanity—and leave readers doubled over with laughter. Need proof? Check out The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death and try not to bust a gut. Join Notaro as she experiences the popular phenomenon of laser hair removal (because at least one of her chins should be stubble-free); bemoans the scourge of the Open Mouth Coughers on America’s airplanes and in similarly congested areas; welcomes the newest ex-con (yay, a sex offender!) to her neighborhood; and watches, against her own better judgment, every Discovery Health Channel special on parasites and tapeworms that has ever aired—resulting in an overwhelming fear that a worm the size of a python will soon come a-knocking on her back door. In Notaro’s world, strangers are stranger than fiction. One must always check the hotel bathroom for hobo hairs and consciously remember not to stare at old men with giant man-boobies. And then there are the lessons she has learned the hard way: Though it may seem like a good idea, it’s best not to hire a tweaked-out homeless guy to clean up your yard. The Plain Dealer says that Laurie Notaro is “a scream, the freak-magnet of a girlfriend you can’t wait to meet for a drink to hear her latest story.” With The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death, Notaro proves she’s not only funny but resigned to the fact that you can’t look bad ass in a Prius. Don’t even try.

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AMORALMAN - Derek Delgaudio - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

AMORALMAN - Derek Delgaudio - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

Truth and lies are two sides of the same coin. But who''s flipping it? A thought-provoking and brilliantly entertaining work of nonfiction from one of the world''s leading deceivers, the creator and star of the astonishing theater show and forthcoming film In & Of Itself . Derek DelGaudio believed he was a decent, honest man. But when irrefutable evidence to the contrary is found in an old journal, his memories are reawakened and Derek is forced to confront--and try to understand--his role in a significant act of deception from his past. Using his youthful notebook entries as a road map, Derek embarks on a soulful, often funny, sometimes dark journey, retracing the path that led him to a world populated by charlatans, card cheats, and con artists. As stories are peeled away and artifices are revealed, Derek examines the mystery behind his father''s vanishing act, the secret he inherited from his mother, the obsession he developed with sleight-of-hand that shaped his future, and the affinity he felt for the professional swindlers who taught him how to deceive others. And once he finds himself working as a crooked dealer in a big-money Hollywood card game, Derek begins to question his own sense of morality, and discovers that even a master of deception can find himself trapped inside an illusion. A M O R A L M A N is a wildly engaging exploration of the fictions we live as truths. It is ultimately a book about the lies we tell ourselves and the realities we manufacture in others.

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You Can Trust Me - Wendy Heard - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

You Can Trust Me - Wendy Heard - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

In a “thriller with a sharp take on wealth and privilege” ( People, Book of the Week), two best friends grift their way through the California elite—until a scam goes awry. “A blazingly sharp, sexy, feminist thriller for those who wished The White Lotus season two was told from the POV of Mia and Lucia.”—Halley Sutton, author of The Hurricane Blonde A Glamour Best New Summer Thriller • A Paste Must-Read Thriller • A Crime Reads Most Anticipated Crime Novel Summer and Leo would do anything for each other. Inspired by the way each has had to carve her place in a hostile and unforgiving world, and united by the call of the open road, they travel around sunny California in Summer’s tricked-out Land Cruiser. It’s not a glamorous life, but it gives them the freedom they crave from the painful pasts they’ve left behind. But even free spirits have bills to pay. Luckily, Summer is a skilled pickpocket, a small-time thief, and a con artist—and Leo, determined to pay her own way, has learned a trick or two. Eager for a big score, Leo catches in her crosshairs Michael Forrester, a self-made billionaire and philanthropist. When her charm wins him over, Leo is rewarded with an invitation to his private island off the California coastline for a night of fabulous excess. She eagerly anticipates returning with photos that can be sold to the paparazzi, jewelry that can be liquidated, and endless stories to share with Summer. Instead, Leo disappears. On her own for the first time in years, Summer decides to infiltrate Michael’s island and find out what really happened. But when she arrives, no one has seen Leo—she’s not on the island as far as they know. Plus, there was only one way on the island—and no way off—for the coming days. Trapped in a scheme she helped initiate, could Summer have met her match?

DKK 201.00
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Thistlefoot - Gennarose Nethercott - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

Thistlefoot - Gennarose Nethercott - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

In the tradition of modern fairy tales like Neil Gaiman''s American Gods and Naomi Novik''s Spinning Silver comes an immersive fantasy saga, a debut novel about estranged siblings who are reunited after receiving a mysterious inheritance. “A wonderfully imaginative, wholly enchanting novel of witness, survival, memory, and family that reads like a fairy tale godfathered by Neil Gaiman and Tim Burton in a wild America alive with wonders and devils alike. Thistlefoot shimmers with magic and mayhem and a thrilling emotional momentum.” —Libba Bray, bestselling author of The Diviners The Yaga siblings—Bellatine, a young woodworker, and Isaac, a wayfaring street performer and con artist—have been estranged since childhood, separated both by resentment and by wide miles of American highway. But when they learn that they are to receive an inheritance, the siblings agree to meet—only to discover that their bequest isn’t land or money, but something far stranger: a sentient house on chicken legs. Thistlefoot, as the house is called, has arrived from the Yagas’ ancestral home outside Kyiv—but not alone. A sinister figure known only as the Longshadow Man has tracked it to American shores, bearing with him violent secrets from the past: fiery memories that have hidden in Isaac and Bellatine’s blood for generations. As the Yaga siblings embark with Thistlefoot on a final cross-country tour of their family’s traveling theater show, the Longshadow Man follows in relentless pursuit, seeding destruction in his wake. Ultimately, time, magic, and legacy must collide—erupting in a powerful conflagration to determine who gets to remember the past and craft a new future. An enchanted adventure illuminated by Jewish myth and adorned with lyrical prose as tantalizing and sweet as briar berries, Thistlefoot is a sweeping epic rich in Eastern European folklore: a powerful and poignant exploration of healing from multi-generational trauma told by a bold new talent.

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On a Clear Day - Walter Dean Myers - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

On a Clear Day - Walter Dean Myers - Bog - Random House USA Inc - Plusbog.dk

"Visionary. This book should be in every reader''s hands." –JACQUELINE WOODSON, National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming Young heroes decide that they are not too young or too powerless to change their world in this gripping, futuristic young adult novel by the New York Times bestselling author of the Printz Award–winning Monster . It is 2035. Teens, armed only with their ideals, must wage war on the power elite. Dahlia is a Low Gater: a sheep in a storm, struggling to survive completely on her own. The Gaters live in closed safe communities, protected from the Sturmers, mercenary thugs. And the C-8, a consortium of giant companies, control global access to finance, media, food, water, and energy resources—and they are only getting bigger and even more cutthroat. Dahlia, a computer whiz, joins forces with an ex-rocker, an ex-con, a chess prodigy, an ex-athlete, and a soldier wannabe. Their goal: to sabotage the C-8. But how will Sayeed, warlord and terrorist, fit into the equation? AWARDS FOR WALTER DEAN MYERS: New York Times Bestselling Author 3-Time National Book Award Finalist Michael L. Printz Award 5 Coretta Scott King Awards 2 Newbery Honors National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature (2012-2013) Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement Children’s Literature Legacy Award Praise for ON A CLEAR DAY: “Walter Dean Myers was such a visionary. On a Clear Day is at once historical and futuristic, thoughtful and thought-provoking. It should be in every reader''s hands. It''s a book for anyone who has ever given thought to our own future and the futures of those coming behind us. Stunning.” – JACQUELINE WOODSON , National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming *"A clarion call from a beloved, much-missed master." – Kirkus Reviews , Starred "In his last book, Myers has turned his thoughtful attention to matters of pressing global importance and issued an implicit challenge to his teen readers to become involved and make a difference. It makes for a stirring valedictory." – Booklist "Published posthumously, this is an angry story, demonstrating again Myers''s acute social conscience." – Horn Book "Worth serious YA consideration." –The Bulletin of the Center for Children''s Books

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