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A man walks into an Oslo bank, puts a gun to a cashier's head, and tells her to count to twenty-five. When he doesn't get his money fast enough, he pulls the trigger. The young woman dies — and two million Norwegian kroner disappear without a trace. After a drunken evening with former girlfriend Anna Bethsen, Police Detective Harry Hole wakes up at home with a headache, no cell phone, and no memory of the past twelve hours. The same day, Anna is found shot dead in her bedroom, making Hole a prime suspect in the investigation led by his hated adversary, Tom Waaler. Meanwhile, the bank robberies continue with unparalleled savagery, sending rogue detective Hole from the streets of Oslo to steaming Brazil in a race to close two cases and clear his name. But Waaler isn't finished with his longtime nemesis quite yet.

Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he's seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of leaves with color and a well-placed line. Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home and his own art through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and it's up to Ivan to make it a change for the better. Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create Ivans unforgettable first-person narration in a story of friendship, art, and hope.

Gabriel Allon has been hailed as the most compelling creation since Ian Fleming put down his martini and invented James Bond (Rocky Mountain News). A man with a deep appreciation for all that is beautiful, Gabriel is also an angel of vengeance, an international operative who will stop at nothing to see justice done. Sometimes he must journey far in search of evil. And sometimes evil comes to him. For Gabriel and his wife, Chiara, it was supposed to be the start of a pleasant weekend in London — a visit to a gallery in St. James's to authenticate a newly discovered painting by Titian, followed by a quiet lunch. But a pair of deadly bombings in Paris and Copenhagen has already marred this autumn day. And while walking toward Covent Garden, Gabriel notices a man he believes is about to carry out a third attack. Before Gabriel can draw his weapon, he is knocked to the pavement and can only watch as the nightmare unfolds. Haunted by his failure to stop the massacre of innocents, Gabriel returns to his isolated cottage on the cliffs of Cornwall, until a summons brings him to Washington and he is drawn into a confrontation with the new face of global terror. At the center of the threat is an American born cleric in Yemen to whom Allah has granted a beautiful and seductive tongue. A gifted deceiver, who was once a paid CIA asset, the mastermind is plotting a new wave of attacks. Gabriel and his team devise a daring plan to destroy the network of death from the inside, a gambit fraught with risk, both personal and professional. To succeed, Gabriel must reach into his violent past. A woman waits there — a reclusive heiress and art collector who can traverse the murky divide between Islam and the West. She is the daughter of an old enemy, a woman joined to Gabriel by a trail of blood... Set against the disparate worlds of art and intelligence, Portrait of a Spy moves swiftly from the corridors of power in Washington to the glamorous auction houses of New York and London to the unforgiving landscape of the Saudi desert. Featuring a climax that will leave readers haunted long after they turn the final page, this deeply entertaining story is also a breathtaking portrait of courage in the face of unspeakable evil and Daniel Silva's most extraordinary novel to date.

Landing on national bestseller lists and selling well over 3 million copies, The Vampire Diaries are classics of thrilling paranormal romance. The Vampire Diaries series has captured the hearts and imaginations of readers — and the CW show that it inspired promises to introduce millions more to the chills, thrills and star-crossed love. This volume is the second in a new trilogy in this breathtaking saga of love among the vampires. Elena Gilbert has never been an ordinary teenager. After falling in love with the irresistible vampires Stefan and Damon Salvatore, she fought evil, became a vampire, died, returned from the dead and managed to save Stefan from the Dark Dimension. And now Elena must face a terrifying new danger...

Margaret Anne dreams of leaving the orphanage behind, and she can hardly believe her luck when she is chosen to accompany wealth Mrs Carstairs aboard the great Titanic. But when the passengers are woken on a freezing night in April 1912, she finds herself caught up in an unimaginable nightmare...

A step-by-step guide revealing all the tricks and secrets behind creating your own dynamic, eye-catching manga characters, Shonen Manga is a fun, easy to read manga manual for freehand and digital artists of all ages and languages. Shonen Manga is a practical, hands-on guide to learning the skills of action-packed manga drawing. Detailed graphics and instructions explore popular types of Shonen characters — Shonen means young boy, and refers to elementary through grade school aged groups of both genders — and help you master crucial technical skills, including applying digital colour, creating 3D designs, rendering vectorial drawings, and a host of other fascinating and useful design applications. Organized into step-by-step projects that specify software, tools, and professional tricks, Shonen Manga is sure to help budding artists achieve the gritty gazes, roaring faces, and clenched fists of our favorite teen heroes, sports champions, martial art masters, ninja girls, and indomitable samurai at the heart of the Shonen genre.

There is simply no more beloved fable in the Grimm Brothers' canon than the story of Snow White — and no fresher retelling than this sublimely illustrated new version from Camille Rose Garcia, the innovative artist whose unique, edgy vision enlivened the New York Times bestseller Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Garcia lets her imagination fly once again with this iconic tale of an evil queen, a charming prince, and a runaway princess seeking shelter and safety with seven little men. With not one but two new Hollywood versions of the treasured fairy tale in the offing — the first starring Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer, and Lily Collins, and a second, Snow White and the Huntsman, featuring Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, and Nathan Lane — the timing could not be more perfect for a new literary Snow White to arise, awakened from an ageless sleep to live happily ever after once again.

The abridged paperback edition of The Sourcebook of Contemporary Fashion Design showcases the most innovative work from established and emerging fashion designers around the world. Included in these pages are master couturiers and up-and-coming designers alike, showcasing their work in hundreds of full-color photographs and graphic illustrations. For easy reference, design illustrations, photographs, and biographical information are categorized according to style and purpose. The Sourcebook of Contemporary Fashion Design also includes a visual index for convenient reference and designers' contact information. This stunning paperback volume provides easy-to-access examples of every wardrobe piece imaginable — from T-shirts to evening dresses, shoes to handbags, hats to jewelry, this lushly illustrated, comprehensive fashion companion is an invaluable resource that consumers, designers, design students, fashion retailers, merchandisers, and stylists will turn to again and again.

Vintage Fashion is the ultimate guide to the most exemplary women's clothing from the turn of the twentieth century through the end of the 1980s. Along with a detailed, authoritative text, this gorgeous book offers more than 250 outstanding full-color photographs showcasing the quality fabrics, innovative techniques, silhouettes, shapes, and exquisite workmanship that are testimony to enduring and influential styles. Each chapter focuses on a specific decade and is a rich survey of each era, placing the evolution of women's fashion in a cultural context. The most important designers and signature looks are discussed in detail and emphasized through beautiful illustrations, photographs, and fabric swatches. Finally, each chapter ends with a Key Looks feature that offers an at-a-glance view of the important shapes, colors, and details that defined each era. Vintage Fashion concludes with a shopping guide, which not only offers tips on where to buy vintage pieces, but also how to care for them, and glossaries on fashion terms and the century's most collectable and important designers. The definitive word on the most influential designers and looks of the twentieth century, this book is an invaluable resource for lovers of fashion and vintage clothing as well as a source of inspiration for designers and those looking to spice up their personal style.

The bizarre murder of a parish priest at a New York bondage club opens Nikki Heat's most thrilling and dangerous case so far, pitting her against New York's most vicious drug lord, an arrogant CIA contractor, and a shadowy death squad out to gun her down. And that is just the tip of an iceberg that leads to a dark conspiracy reaching all the way to the highest level of the NYPD. But when she gets too close to the truth, Nikki finds herself disgraced, stripped of her badge, and out on her own as a target for killers with nobody she can trust. Except maybe the one man in her life who's not a cop. Reporter Jameson Rook. In the midst of New York's coldest winter in a hundred years, there's one thing Nikki is determined to prove: Heat Rises.

Dear Reader, The book you are holding in your hands is a short-lived edition of a book that will likely make your life shorter as well. The tale of three Baudelaire children, who find themselves thrown into an unhappy situation containing a treacherous villain with an evil scheme and bad manners, becomes more and more dreadful on each page, and everyone so foolhardy as to read it will find themselves weeping and moaning by the end of the book. This book is offered at an introductory price, but it introduces the reader to such unpleasantries as a disastrous fire, itchy clothing, a baby trapped in a cage, a plot to steal an enormous fortune, and dusty curtains. I made a solemn promise to write down these wretched tales, but you have no such promise, and if I were you I would put down a book this terrible, no matter how reasonably priced. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket.

Ninety-five days, and then I'll be safe. I wonder whether the procedure will hurt. I want to get it over with. It's hard to be patient. It's hard not to be afraid while I'm still uncured, though so far the deliria hasn't touched me yet. Still, I worry. They say that in the old days, love drove people to madness. The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both when you have it and when you don't. Lauren Oliver astonished readers with her stunning debut, Before I Fall. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly called it raw, emotional, and, at times, beautiful. An end as brave as it is heartbreaking. Her much-awaited second novel fulfills her promise as an exceptionally talented and versatile writer.

The new book of essays from Jonathan Franzen, author of Freedom. Jonathan Franzen's Freedom was the runaway most-discussed novel of 2010, an ambitious and searching engagement with life in America in the 21st century. The editor of The New York Times Book Review, Sam Tanenhaus, proclaimed it a masterpiece of American fiction and lauded its illumination, through the steady radiance of its author's profound moral intelligence, [of] the world we thought we knew. Now, a new collection of Franzen's nonfiction brings fresh evidence of that moral intelligence, confirming his status not only as a great American novelist but also as a master noticer, social critic, and self-investigator. In Farther Away, which gathers together essays and speeches written mostly in the past five years, the writer returns with renewed vigor to the themes, both human and literary, that have long preoccupied him. Whether recounting his violent encounter with bird poachers in Cyprus, examining his mixed feelings about the suicide of his friend and rival David Foster Wallace, or offering a moving and witty take on the ways that technology has changed how people express their love, these pieces deliver on Franzen's implicit promise to conceal nothing from the reader. On a trip to China to see first-hand the environmental devastation there, he doesn't omit to mention his excitement and awe at the pace of China's economic development; the trip becomes a journey out of his own prejudice and moral condemnation. Taken together, these essays trace the progress of unique and mature mind wrestling with itself, with literature, and with some of the most important issues of our day. Farther Away is remarkable, provocative, and necessary.

On its first appearance, The Screwtape Letters was immediately recognized as a milestone in the history of popular theology. Now, in it's 70th Anniversary Year, and having sold over half a million copies, it is an iconic classic on spiritual warfare and the power of the devil. This profound and striking narrative takes the form of a series of letters from Screwtape, a devil high in the Infernal Civil Service, to his nephew Wormwood, a junior colleague engaged in his first mission on earth trying to secure the damnation of a young man who has just become a Christian. Although the young man initially looks to be a willing victim, he changes his ways and is 'lost' to the young devil. Dedicated to Lewis's friend and colleague J.R.R. Tolkien, The Screwtape Letters is a timeless classic on spiritual warfare and the invisible realities which are part of our religious experience.

The language and culture of China. A topic so complex and epic it would surely take years of study to scratch the surface. Wrong! Collins Chinese Language and Culture is a sharp and informative introduction to the Chinese language and way of life. You'll learn essential phrases and grammar points, the origins of Chinese characters and how to form them. There are lessons about Chinese etiquette, how to haggle your way down a street market and what to do in a restaurant. Whether as an accompaniment to studies or a stand-alone guide, Collins Chinese Language and Culture gives you access to the life and language of this ancient empire and modern superpower in the making.

Stroke by stroke, you will learn 250 Chinese characters with Collins Easy Learning Chinese Characters. With thousands of characters to learn, beginning to read and write Chinese is a daunting task. Aimed at learners seeking to master Chinese writing, this book shows you how to form 250 of the most important characters. It explains the meaning of each character, the radicals it includes and some of the most useful compound words it can make. Stroke by stroke practice on every page lets you practice writing each character for yourself. In no time at all you will become familiar with reading writing characters and start to feel at ease within the Chinese writing system.

This new edition of Collins Pocket Dictionary and Thesaurus ensures you'll always have the words you need at your fingertips. With matching dictionary and thesaurus entries on the same page, you'll never be stuck for words again! With all the main entry words shown in colour, Collins Pocket Dictionary and Thesaurus is easy on the eye and will help you find all the words, definitions and alternatives you need -- and fast. Clear, straightforward definitions reflect today's language, while the matching thesaurus entries provide a generous choice of synonyms and antonyms. And you can always rely on Collins to provide you with today's English as all our definitions, examples, idioms and usage notes are based on the Collins Word Web -- our unrivalled and constantly updated 4-billion-word database.

A fantastic new colour school thesaurus for ages 10+ in the best-selling Gem format. Written specially to help with school work and homework, this new edition of the Gem School Thesaurus provides thousands of synonyms to increase vocabulary, with examples to show context for every synonym listed. This handy thesaurus includes all the newest words in the English language, plus an updated supplement to provide help with finding the right word. Unlike any other school thesaurus, with the Collins Gem School Thesaurus you can be sure you're using the right word every time. Every entry has a definition, and each alternative word is followed by its own example, helping you decide which word is the most appropriate to use. The perfect companion to the new Collins Gem School Dictionary, and an indispensable tool for any school student aged 10+. Using a thesaurus has never been easier!

Filled with artistry and images, this book showcases the work of twenty-seven established and emerging artists in the area of science fiction and fantasy art. From the utterly bizarre and remarkable, to the down-right creepy, it is suitable for all science fiction and fantasy fans as well as those interested in art and graphic design.

The Sourcebook of Contemporary Jewelry Design is a cutting-edge design anthology featuring more than 300 established and emerging designers around the world. Included in this volume are the world's most notable contemporary jewellery designers, master jewellers and up-and-coming designers alike, showcasing their work in over 1300 graphic full-colour photographs and illustrations. Also included is a visual index for quick reference and designers' contact information. This impressive design book is the first large-scale book of its kind to showcase a complete and diverse range of contemporary jewellery designers notable for their work in in a broad and eclectic field of design. From coral-like Lucite necklaces to intricately crocheted earrings, mineral dust rings to ceramic hair pieces, wooden pendants to leather pins, this lushly illustrated, information-rich book is an invaluable resource that consumers, designers, design students, fashion retailers, merchandisers, and stylists will turn to again and again.

Behavioral economist and New York Times bestselling author of The Upside of Irrationality examines in his usual unique way the contradictory forces that drive us to cheat and keep us honest. Cheating is reaching epidemic heights. The world is full of cheaters. We hear about them every day on the news from Washington to Wall Street. We see it all around us and we do it ourselves, whether it s the white lie to keep us out of trouble or that extra cookie that breaks our diet. In this book, award-winning and bestselling author Dan Ariely explores why we just can t stop cheating. He examines the forces we usually think drive us to dishonest behavior but actually don t, and how the irrational forces that we think don t matter often make a big difference in how ethical our actions are. Together these findings shed light on what spurs us to cheat as well as what keeps us honest. Dan investigates not only how dishonesty works in the professional and political world, but how we tend to navigate our daily lives by acting slightly dishonestly while still thinking of ourselves as individuals with high moral standards. It won t all be bad news though, as he offers ways for us to stick more closely to the straight and narrow. This book takes apart and examines the complex nature of cheating, and in doing so, points the way for greater honesty in ourselves and in the world.

This new edition of the Collins Chinese Gem Dictionary has been specially designed to meet the needs of learners of both Chinese and English. A clear colour layout, up-to-date coverage of everyday words and phrases, and a handy travel supplement make this dictionary the ideal portable companion. Collins Chinese Gem has been written for all those learning Chinese or English for study or for travel. It is the ideal text for anyone who needs a wealth of reliable information in a portable format.

Collins Pocket Thesaurus has a wide range of up-to-date entries, a generous choice of synonyms, and thousands of antonyms, giving unrivalled everyday language coverage for a thesaurus of its size. The hard-wearing vinyl cover makes it an ideal reference book for carrying to school or work. This new edition of Collins Pocket Thesaurus provides up-to-date language coverage along with practical guidance on effective English for everyday use. All main entry words are highlighted in colour and the most helpful synonyms in each entry are given first and highlighted to ensure you find what you're looking for in the shortest time. With key antonyms included for many entries and the unique supplement, Collins Pocket Thesaurus is the ideal one-stop reference source for every home and office.

C.S. Lewis's dazzling allegory about heaven and hell and the chasm fixed between them, is one of his most brilliantly imaginative tales, as he takes issue with the ideas in William Blakes's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. In a dream, the narrator finds himself in the grey limbo of Hell, where the disgruntled and ghostly inhabitants take a bus-ride to the plains of Heaven, where they meet angels and the souls of those already in Heaven. This striking fable portrays Hell as small and shrunken, less substantial than Heaven, which is bright and solid and the ultimate Reality. The occupants of Hell can never become part of Heaven, for their spiritual blindness prevents them from entering into its glorious reality. They prefer their own shrunken version of reality, to the joy which could be theirs. This powerful, exquisitely written fantasy is one of C.S. Lewis's most enduring works of fiction. As ever, Lewis communicates deep spiritual truths through the sheer power of the fantastic.