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»God Is Not Great» is the ultimate case against religion. In a series of acute readings of the major religious texts, Christopher Hitchens demonstrates the ways in which religion is man-made, dangerously sexually repressive and distorts the very origins of the cosmos. Above all, Hitchens argues that the concept of an omniscient God has profoundly damaged humanity, and proposes that the world might be a great deal better off without 'him'.

Legions of readers entranced by Twilight are hungry for more and they won't be disappointed. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist. The star-crossed lovers theme continues as Bella and Edward find themselves facing new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister encounter with Italy's reigning royal family of vampires, the Volturi. Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.

The movie tie-in edition of the #1 bestselling trade paperback includes a collectible full-color, fold-out poster. Bella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Bella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Bella, the person Edward holds most dear. Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.

Designed as a celebration of the film — opening on November 21 — this lavishly illustrated paperback edition is an exclusive behind-the-scenes guide featuring full-color photos of the cast, locations, and sets, as well as storyboards, interviews, details of special effects, and more.

Il était une fois un prince qu'un enchantement avait métamorphosé en bête et une jeune fille très belle et très bonne... Il était une fois un prince très laid mais plein d'esprit et une jeune fille très belle mais dépourvue d'intelligence... ou bien encore un vilain caneton qui était en réalité un cygne... De Perrault à Andersen, en passant par Madame Leprince de Beaumont, les contes merveilleux tendent à notre réalité un miroir magique dans lequel se dessine le destin de ces personnages tributaires du regard des autres et dans lequel finit par se dissiper le mirage des apparences trompeuses.

Sur les terres de sa mère, la Veuve Dame de la Déserte Forêt, le jeune Perceval mène une existence paisible. Il ignore tout du fracas des combats chevaleresques, car sa mère ayant déjà perdu un époux et deux fils dans ces affrontements, a tout fait pour que son cadet ignore cet univers. Mais un jour, le jeune Gallois croise une troupe de cavaliers en armure: il les prend pour des anges, il en est ébloui. Dorénavant un seul but l'anime: se rendre à la Cour du Roi Arthur pour y être adoubé. Il souhaite faire ensuite la preuve de sa vaillance, en affrontant des guerriers chevronnés. Echappera-t-il aux multiples pièges qui l'attendent sur sa route? Deviendra-t-il l'égal de ces chevaliers qu'il admire tant?

Belle héroïne de 16 ans, Mademoiselle de Chartres épouse le prince de Clèves qu'elle estime mais n'aime pas. Peu après, lors d'un bal, la jeune femme découvre la passion amoureuse sous les traits du duc de Nemours. Dès lors, comment vivre cet amour interdit dans le monde de la Cour des Valois, où chacun est constamment sous le regard de tous? Et comment rester fidèle à l'image qu'elle se fait d'elle-même et de l'amour? Le roman de Mme de Lafayette est un des plus tragiques de la littérature française. Modèle fondateur du «roman d'analyse», La Princesse de Clèves reste par-dessus tout une œuvre fascinante, d'une étonnante modernité.

Barack Obama's path from Hawaii to Indonesia to the White House represents one of the most unlikely and fascinating journeys in U.S. political history. With this special publication that is sure to become an instant collector's item, Time will mark Obama's rise with an illustrated 96-page book. Time Obama will contain original Time magazine reporting and analysis from the magazine's political experts. The book will showcase the unrivalled, intimate behind-the-scenes photography of campaign photographer Callie Shell, who has been visually documenting Obama's journey since he began his run for President. And it will provide readers with a colourful and concise account of how Obama rose to power — from his early days to his Chicago years to the moment when he became a political phenomenon.

Just when Alex thought his life was calming down into a routine of patients and therapy sessions, he finds himself back in the game — his time to catch a criminal mastermind like no other. A spate of elaborate murders in Washington D.C. have the whole East Coast on edge. They are like nothing Alex Cross and his new girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, have ever seen. With each murder, the case becomes increasingly complex. There's only one thing Alex knows: the killer adores an audience. As victims are made into gruesome spectacles citywide, inducing a media hysteria, it becomes clear to Alex that the man he's after is a genius of terror — and he's after fame. The killer has the whole city by its strings — and he'll stop at nothing to become the most terrifying star that Washington D.C. has ever seen.

In this #1 «New York Times» bestseller, the time has arrived for Max and her winged «flock» to face their ultimate enemy and discover their original purpose: to defeat the takeover of a sinister experiment to reengineer a select population into a scientifically superior master race.

This is the story about a secret. but it also contains a secret story. When adventurous detectives, Cass, an ever-vigilant survivalist, and Max-Ernest, a boy driven by logic, discover the Symphony of Smells, a box filled with smelly vials of colorful ingredients, they accidentally stumble upon a mystery surrounding a dead magician's diary and the hunt for immortality. Filled with word games, anagrams, and featuring a mysterious narrator, this is a book that won't stay secret for long.

Kids will love learning their very first words in Spanish and English with this colourful, oversized board book by beloved author and artist, Rebecca Emberley, whose bilingual book series has sold over 1 million copies to date. With sturdy board book pages, this book introduces kids to colours, numbers, animals, and more — a perfect first bilingual book!

Here's a book with something new — you read to me! I'll read to you! We'll read each page to one another — you'll read one side, I the other. A unique book 'in two voices' that uses traditional reading teaching techniques (alliteration, rhyme, repetition, short sentences) to invite young children to read along with an adult. Each of the twelve short stories fit on one spread and features childlike themes — family, friendship, pets and seasons.With clear, color-coded typography and amusing illustrations, this collection is sure to entertain.

Science columnist Jeremy Marsh and gentle town librarian Lexie Darnell continue down the romantic path first laid down in Nicholas Sparks' True Believer. The couple, now engaged and expecting, encounter complications on every front: pre-wedding tensions; Jeremy's writing block; dwindling savings. But as readers of Sparks novels know so well, love does find a way.

Todd Anderson and his friends at Welton Academy can hardly believe how their lives have changed since their new English professor, the flamboyant John Keating, has challenged them: Make your lives extraordinary! Inspired by Keating, the boys resurrect the Dead Poets Society — a secret club where, free from the constraints and expectations of school, parents and the world, they let their passions run wild. As Keating turns the boys on to the power of words, they begin to discover not only the beauty of language, but, also the importance of making each moment count. Until the fragile universe he has built for them begins, gradually, to implode...

Sent to a rehabilitation school after a serious mistake, Inspector John Rebus discovers that among his fellow «resurrection men» are a group of classmates plotting a drug heist and joins forces with his protege, Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke to investigate ties to an art dealer's murder, a crime that could lead to scandal and danger at the highest level of law enforcement.

From No.1 «New York Times» bestselling author Nicholas Sparks comes a love story that explores the deepest mysteries of all-those of the heart. A story about taking chances and following your heart, «True Believer» will make you, too, believe in the miracle of love.

Little, Brown is celebrating 100 years of Hergé with 3 titles never before published in the U.S. Join traveling reporter Tintin and his faithful dog Snowy, along with well-known friends such as Captain Haddock, as they embark on extraordinary adventures spanning historical and political events, fantasy and science-fiction adventures and thrilling mysteries. These full-color graphic novels broke new ground when they were first released and became the inspiration for countless modern-day comic artists.

Abandoned by both his Irish father and Congolese mother, Bruno Salvador has long looked for someone to guide his life. He has found it in Mr. Anderson of British Intelligence.

Kelly Hoppen Home is the ultimate decorating book, offering the chance to learn from the world-renowed designer's chic modern design philosophy. From the conception of an idea, through prepartion and decision making, to implementing plans and achieving a reality, Hoppen shares insider secrets and reveals how to get the most from a living space.

Outside Grauman`s Chinese Theatre, Batman has assaulted Spider-Man. A Marilyn Monroe called it in and three Elvises witnessed it. Business as usual for the cops out of Hollywood Station, but while they deal with the crackheads, prostitutes and lunatics that haunt the boulevards, the real Los Angeles simmers are never far from boiling point.

Edgar Award-winning Michael Connelly delivers a supercharged thriller. Four years ago, LAPD homicide detective Harry Bosch shot the notorious serial killer «The Dollmaker.» Now Harry is accused of killing the wrong man — just as a new body turns up that has all the hallmarks of a Dollmaker slaying. To clear his name, Harry searches for a copycat killer.

An angel of death is stalking the halls of a San Francisco hospital. Recuperating patients on the verge of release are suddenly stricken and die. Nobody can identify the cause — or the culprit. In their most gripping case yet, James Patterson's Women's Murder Club convenes to track down a killer who hides among healers. A powerful hospital and courtroom thriller.

FBI agent Pendergast and his demonic brother, Diogenes, continue the savage tango begun in «Dance of Death». Diogenes returns the stolen gem collection of the New York Museum of Natural History, but this hoard of priceless jewels has been reduced to mounds of powdery dust. To neutralize the bad PR, the museum reopens the Tomb of Senef, an ancient Egyptian temple that has remained behind closed doors since the 1930s. For Diogenes, however, the new exhibit only raises the ante of his psychotic sibling feud.