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1979. Behsad, a young communist revolutionary, fights with his friends for a new order after the Shah’s expulsion. He tells of sparking hope, of clandestine political actions, and of how he finds the love of his life in the courageous, intelligent Nahid. 1989. Nahid lives her new life in West Germany with Behsad. With their young children, they spend hour after hour in front of the radio, hoping for news from others who went into hiding after the mullahs came to power.

Thomas Piketty’s best-selling Capital in the Twenty-First Century galvanized global debate about inequality. In this audacious follow-up, Piketty challenges us to revolutionize how we think about politics, ideology, and history. He exposes the ideas that have sustained inequality for the past millennium, reveals why the shallow politics of right and left are failing us today, and outlines the structure of a fairer economic system.

Considered one of China's great classical novels, Wu Ch'êng-ên's Journey to the West was translated by Arthur Waley in abridged form as Monkey in 1942 and has delighted English readers ever since. It is a riveting adventure story about a priest's quest to obtain holy Buddhist scriptures for the Tang emperor; joining him on this rollicking journey: Sandy, Pigsy, and the mischievous monkey king, Sun Wukong, whose flying cloud and magic cudgel are never far from his infamous deeds.

I tolv långa år har den ökända Sirius Black hållits fången på fortet Azkaban. Han är anklagad för att ha dödat tretton människor i samma förbannelse. Han anses vara den självklare efterträdaren till den onde Lord Voldemort. Nu har Sirius Black rymt....

Written by the 17th-century Zen master Takuan Soho (1573-1645), The Unfettered Mind is a book of advice on swordsmanship and the cultivation of right mind and intention. It was written as a guide for the samurai Yagyu Munenori, who was a great swordsman and rival to the legendary Miyamoto Musashi.

THE INTERNATIONAL SENSATION It starts with just one body – tortured, mummified and then discarded. Its discovery reveals a nightmare world of hidden lives. Of lost identities, secret rituals and brutal exploitation, where nobody can be trusted. This is the darkest, most complex case the police...

A new reading of the 1441 Latin Autograph Manuscript. The Imitation of Christ is widely considered one of the greatest manuals of devotion in Christianity.

Da Fnattbussen raste gjennom mørket og stopper med et hvin foran ham, er det starten på nok et uvanlig år på Galtvort for Harry Potter. Sirius Svaart, en rømt massemorder og tilhenger av Fyrst Voldemort, er på flukt – og det sies at han er på jakt etter Harry. I sin første time i clairvoyance, ser professor Rummelfiold et varsel om død i Harrys teblader... Men det mest skremmende er desperantene som patruljerer på skolen med sine sjelesugende kyss....

De vuelta en el hotel Sea View, las hermanas Summers vivirán una temporada sorprendente, en la que lo inesperado y las segundas oportunidades se abrirán paso. Sarah Summers se lo ha prometido a su hermana menor, Georgiana: este año, la Navidad en el hotel Sea View será de lo mejor. Siendo...

A menudo creemos que podemos entender el mundo que hay a nuestro alrededor: lo que vemos, lo que oímos, lo que otros nos cuentan o lo que la experiencia nos ha enseñado. Sin embargo, detrás de estas convicciones se esconden prejuicios, sesgos inconscientes y límites cognitivos que moldean silenciosamente nuestra percepción.

Eine Mutter kämpft um ihre Familie – während in der Stadt die Mädchen verschwinden … Helena war immer stolz darauf, die Mutter zu sein, die ihre beiden Töchter brauchten: stark, verlässlich, ein sicherer Hafen. Aber je älter Vanessa und Rachel werden, desto mehr fragt sich Helena: War...

Ein ungelöster Todesfall. Eine verschwundene Zeugin. Und eine Wahrheit, die niemals ans Licht kommen sollte … Der Auftakt der spannenden Cosy Crime-Reihe im England der 1920er Jahre London, 1920. Die junge Reporterin Iris Woodmore sorgt für Aufsehen, als sie über eine historische Wahl...

¿Qué pasa cuando tu amigo con derecho a roce te pide matrimonio pero sabes que la vida de casada no es para ti? Antes de que te arrodilles para pedírselo deberías estar muy seguro de que la respuesta va a ser sí. Connor O' Rourke lleva diez años esperando para hacer pública la...

No dejes que los pensamientos negativos roben tu felicidad... aprende a tomar el control de tus pensamientos y a reconfigurar tu cerebro. Los pensamientos que dejamos circular una y otra vez en nuestra mente crean surcos o caminos en el cerebro, lo que hace que esos pensamientos tengan más...

A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, NPR The first short story collection by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author and master of the form since her number one New York Times best seller Unaccustomed Earth Rome—metropolis and monument, suspended between past and future, multi-faceted...

From one of Israel’s most acclaimed writers comes a novel of extraordinary power about family life—the greatest human drama—and the cost of war. Ora, a middle-aged Israeli mother, is on the verge of celebrating her son Ofer’s release from army service when he returns to the front for a...

“Lars Kepler … [has] a taste for the macabre and a surefire recipe for the lurid serial-killer thriller. … This is not a book for anyone on heart medication. Kepler is a virtuoso at delivering scenes of suspense.” —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review The internationally...

Brought to you by Penguin. One of our most beloved scientists, a fearless free spirit, Carlo Rovelli is also a masterful storyteller. In this collection of writings, the logbook of an intelligence always on the move, he follows his curiosity and invites us on a voyage through science, literature...

I is Another follows the lives of two men living close to each other on the west coast of Norway. The year is coming to a close and Asle, an aging painter and widower, is reminiscing about his life. He lives alone, his only friends being his neighbor, Åsleik, a bachelor and traditional Norwegian fisherman-farmer, and Beyer, a gallerist who lives in Bjørgvin, a couple hours' drive south of Dylgja, where he lives. There, in Bjørgvin, lives another Asle, also a painter. He and the narrator are doppelgangers-two versions of the same person, two versions of the same life.

Kyoko Tanihara still loves books. Just about. But life at the Musashino Bookstore is starting to get her down. Instead of promoting her favorite stories, she finds herself distracted, tearing her hair out at the mere sight of her infuriating manager, who can't seem to do anything but get in her...