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Meeting with a revolutionary (codename 'Satan') who risked Stasi capture to undermine an oppressive regime, an American-Gambian activist who plotted to liberate his homeland on breaks during his construction job and the unapologetic former leader of a Burundian rebel group which carried out a massacre, internationally renowned security expert and political scientist Dr Marcel Dirsus draws on extensive field research and personal interviews with coup leaders, rebels and soldiers to examine the workings and malfunctions of tyrants.

Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sarah Collier has taken a step back from work to spend more time with her family. Movie nights with her husband Daniel and their daughter Maddie are a welcome respite from the scrutiny of the world’s press. As much as it hurts, it’s good to be able to see her father more too. He’s suffering from Alzheimer’s and needs special care. Sarah has started to show tell-tale signs of the disease too. She’s been experiencing blackouts and memory loss. It’s early days but she must face the possibility that she won’t be there to see her daughter grow up.

Fr. Sertillanges's teachings are as timeless as any truths which describe the genuine nature of things. . . . This book is highly recommended not only for intellectuals, but also for students and those discerning their vocation in life. —New Oxford Review

Fed up with trying to imitate the pros, buying the latest expensive equipment, and seeing your handicap stay the same? The pros know, as you are about to learn, that while others teach golfers how to swing, Dave Pelz teaches golfers how to score...and win.

Doing English presents the ideas and debates that shape how we ‘do’ English today, explaining arguments about the value of literature, the canon, Shakespeare, theory, politics and the subject itself. In his lucid and engaging style, Robert Eaglestone: orients students by encouraging them to...

Nature invented sex as a bribe. A biochemical cocktail of hormones and neurotransmitters, carefully designed to make complex organisms do something profoundly inconvenient: find a partner, perform an elaborate and rather undignified act, and then deal with the consequences for the rest of their lives. It worked beautifully for a few billion years. Then humans came along and ruined everything.

Heart of Darkness tells of the conflicting drives of two men—Charles Marlow, the captain of a steamboat, and Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious figure who oversees a trading post in Africa. After an arduous journey, Marlow finally encounters Kurtz, and the men come to grips with their differences—and their similarities.

THE NIGHTMARE NO PARENT COULD ENDURE. THE CASE NO DETECTIVE COULD SOLVE. THE TWIST NO READER COULD PREDICT. For five days, the parents of a seven-year-old Japanese schoolgirl sat and listened to the demands of their daughter’s kidnapper. They would never learn his identity. And they would...

Learn how to think like a physicist from a Nobel laureate and "one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century" (New York Review of Books) with these six classic and beloved lessons It was Richard Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among...

Sally has traveled to the silver-mining town of Goth, Colorado to open a restaurant with a friend. That's where she crosses paths with five bank robbers in a hurry to strike it rich. With the local sheriff lying dead in a pool of blood, Sally fights for her life while a frontier surgeon tries to work a miracle. Burning with fury, armed with a gun and a badge, Smoke Jenson goes on the hunt - a posse of one against a gang of outlaws more dangerous than he can know.

A "fascinating book" that will revolutionize our understanding of the brain and the future of AI (Financial Times) For all of neuroscience's advances, we've made little progress on its biggest question: How do simple cells in the brain create intelligence? Jeff Hawkins and his team discovered...

Lana Myers ist jung, erfolgreich und seit Kurzem in einer glücklichen Beziehung mit dem FBI-Agenten Logan Bennett. Alles scheint perfekt. Was Logan aber nicht weiß: Lana ist die meistgesuchte Serienmörderin des Landes. Ihr Motiv ist Rache an einer Gruppe Männer, die ihr vor zehn Jahren unsagbares Leid angetan haben. Noch kann sie ihre wahre Identität geheim halten, doch Logan und sein Profiler-Team arbeiten unermüdlich an ihrem Fall.

The bestselling post-apocalyptic saga continues! Heroes in lockdown! Life’s sweet in the Five Villes--that is, if you belong. If you’re strangers, even well-meaning ones like Ryan Cawdor and his companions, things can get very tough when you have a run-in with the local security forces known...

From New York Times bestselling author of My Best Friend's Exorcism, The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires, and The Final Girl Support Group, Grady Hendrix takes a break from horror and goes all-in on sci-fi in this novella about backyard rocket jockeys trying to get into low earth...

The evil Saruman has been defeated by Gandalf, but in Mordor the battle for the Ruling Ring continues. Wounded by the giant spider, Shelob, Frodo has been captured by the dreaded orcs. Sam, alone and in possession of the Ring, must rescue his master if their mission - to find the Cracks of Doom...

he game is afoot. When Dr. John Watson, a wounded veteran newly returned from Afghanistan, meets the brilliant and eccentric Sherlock Holmes, he has no idea he is about to witness the birth of a legend. Sharing rooms at 221B Baker Street, the unlikely pair soon find themselves drawn into a...

Welcome back to the Night Realm, where Queen Mortuana, Evil Mistress of the Night, rules with an iron fist and questionable judgment. When we last left our gloriously unhinged queen and her raven sidekick JoJo, the unlikely besties had fled to the woods for a simpler life. (Spoiler: it didn't last.) Now Mo's back on the throne, confronting her reign's greatest threat yet: turning 40 without an heir. No matriarch escapes the patriarchy.

The first explosive Robert Langdon thriller from Dan Brown, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code, The Lost Symbol, Inferno, and The Secret of Secrets. An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. When world-renowned...

When anxiety tightens its grip, even simple tasks can feel overwhelming - but it doesn't have to stay that way. The Easy Way to Overcome Anxiety offers a straightforward, practical path to understanding your emotions and regaining control built on the renowned Easyway method that has helped millions transform their habits, thinking patterns, and overall wellbeing. Drawing on a clinically-proven approach for addiction issues, eating behaviours and other lifestyle changes, this book provides a calm, sensible framework for overcoming anxiety and strengthening your emotional resilience.

»Wäre meine Schwester nicht schön gewesen, dann wäre all das nie passiert.« Ruby Cooper und ihre Schwester Erin führen ein idyllisches Leben in Boston, getragen vom starken Zusammenhalt ihrer Kirchengemeinde. Als Ruby sechzehn ist, wird sie in einen Vorfall verwickelt, der die geordnete...