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This celebration of Chinese science fiction - 13 stories, all translated for the first time into English - represents a unique exploration of the nation's speculative fiction from the late 20th century onwards, curated and translated by critically acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting Christine Ni.

The sky has always held significance for humanity, in both cultural and scientific terms. And yet we persistently pollute it with sometimes unnecessary light in our obsessive desire to chase away the darkness. This effectively switches off the stars, hampering our ability to enjoy one of the most inspiring sights nature has to offer to humankind. In addition, too much light is hazardous to both our health and that of the fauna and flora of this planet.

Life in her traditional Mennonite community is peaceful, if a little dull, for 12-year-old Beth who dreams of being an artist. She goes to school, helps with the cooking and cleaning at home, and works with her parents at the local farmer’s market. One Saturday, however, excitement shows up in the form of a determined lawyer from New York City who insists she needs a family cookie recipe to win a multi-million-dollar lawsuit.

From an electrifying voice in horror comes the haunting tale of a woman whose life begins to unravel after a home invasion. “Admirers of the works of Tana French, Megan Abbott, and Zoje Stage will devour this book.” —Booklist Possession is an addiction. Sydney's spent years burying her...

When Elsinore Cosgrove escapes a ballroom in search of adventure, she has no idea it will lead to a hasty marriage. The youngest daughter of a duke, all she wants is to make her own choices. Now she's engaged to an infuriating, handsome Scottish baron who doesn't even know her name! Using all her feminine wiles, along with advice gleaned from a training guide for hunting hounds, Elsinore is determined to mold her baron into the husband she wants.

When Jane’s lover, Tom, returns from the navy to find her unhappily married to his betrayer, Jane is caught in an impossible situation. Still reeling from the loss of her mother at the hands of the witchfinder, Jane has no choice but to continue her dangerous work as a healer while keeping her young daughter safe. But as Tom searches for a way for him and Jane to be together, the witchfinder is still at large. Filled with vengeance, the witchfinder will stop at nothing in his quest to rid England of the scourge of witchcraft.

Deux familles sans histoires. Un lien indéfectible. Une journée qui va tout changer. Francis Gleeson et Brian Stanhope, jeunes recrues de la police de New York, sont aussi voisins à Gillam, petite ville de banlieue. Ce qui se passe chez eux à huit clos - la solitude de Lena, l'épouse de Francis, et l'instabilité d'Anne, la femme de Brian - prépare le terrain pour la tragédie à venir. Nés à six mois d'intervalle, Kate et Peter, leurs enfants respectifs, tissent au fil du temps une amitié profonde, annonciatrice de l'amour qui les unira à l'âge adulte.

Depuis son enfance, Riley ne vit que pour la moto. Cascadeuse professionnelle et présidente du club des Valkyries, elle est celle sur qui tout le monde peut compter. Mise au défi par ses amies de séduire Alex Virtanen, un policier de Toronto qui hait les motards au plus haut point, celle qui pensait tout contrôler va se retrouver prise à son propre piège. Et si un mensonge de trop bouleversait leurs vies ?

An incisive history of self-serving white feminists and the inspiring women who’ve continually defied them Women including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Margaret Sanger, and Sheryl Sandberg are commonly celebrated as leaders of feminism. Yet they have fought for the few, not the many. As...

Still Notorious, Radical, and Revolutionary 50 Years Later. A survival guide from one of the greatest creative organizers of the 20th century—now with a new foreword by co-conspirator, Lisa Fithian. Throughout the 1960's and 70's, Abbie Hoffman criss-crossed the country, ferreting out...

They save our lives every day, and we’ve never heard their stories. The life-or-death intensity of working on the front lines, from America’s greatest unsung heroes. “The compassion, the work ethic, and the selflessness of nurses … are given the respect they deserve and captured...

Hörspiel über die Osterbotschaft, eingebettet in das alltäglichen Leben der Menschen. Der Lehrer Elis hat Osterferien. Er spricht mit seiner Verlobten und seiner Mutter über den Frühling, das bevorstehende Osterfest und das traurige Schicksal seiner Familie. Ein hörenswerter schwedischer Klassiker aus dem Jahr 1947.

From the bestselling author of The Life We Bury comes a "riveting, hold-your-breath" new mystery in which a woman finds herself in a race not only for justice—but for her life (Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Wife). Lila Nash is on the verge of landing her...

Lorsque Emma Montana intègre le petit lycée de Lylarock pour son passage en terminale, elle n'aspire qu'à deux choses : la paix et la normalité. Cependant, c'était sans compter sur sa rencontre avec Jace Scott, jeune motard ténébreux au regard de braise. Son surnom ? Jace One Time. Très loin des contes de fées, ce brise cœurs en puissance a la particularité de n'accorder qu'une seule nuit à ses conquêtes, tout comme tous ceux qui vivent au sein de la Réserve amérindienne nichée au cœur de la forêt. Ce garçon n'est pas pour elle, Emma l'a bien compris.

Emma a percé le mystère de la Réserve, mais elle est loin d'être tirée d'affaire. Alors qu'elle tente de s'approprier toutes ces fulgurantes révélations, un nouveau nom fait trembler le Clan et se répand sur toutes les lèvres. Erik Nielsen. Qui est ce terrible Alpha sanguinaire ? Quel est son lien avec Jace ? Plongez à nouveau avec Emma au cœur de la forêt de Lylarock, mais prenez garde, le danger vous guette plus que jamais.

A story of small-town intrigue that begins with a large sum of money being entrusted and then mysteriously disappearing. The novel was extremely popular and one of Bennett's greatest successes.

The Power of God...Today is the inspiring story of how God stepped into the lives of a mother and daughter through Dr. Issam and Kathy Nemeh. Christine and her daughter Emily had sought out Dr. Nemeh for medical reasons. God used their willingness to surrender and believe that a miracle was possible for them by not only delivering the healing they sought, but also delivered with it a more meaningful gift - the gift of a deeper faith.

Bear witness to the quiet courage of the women who endured one of English history’s darkest chapters. Step into the shadowy world of seventeenth-century England with Widdershins, a haunting historical novel that lays bare the terror of the 1650 Newcastle witch trials. Jane Chandler is a natural healer whose knowledge of herbal remedies leaves her vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft in a society consumed by superstition. In pursuit of her is John Sharpe, a witchfinder whose relentless crusade against witches is forged by religious zealotry.

L'université était censée être ma chance de surmonter mon complexe de vilain petit canard et de déployer mes ailes. Au lieu de cela, je me suis retrouvée dans une sororité pleine de filles odieuses. J'ai déjà du mal à m'intégrer, alors quand mes soeurs Kappa Chi me lancent le défi, je ne peux pas dire non. Le défi : séduire la nouvelle recrue de l'équipe de hockey. Le mec le plus sexy de la classe. Conor Edwards est un habitué des soirées de Greek Row... et des lits de la sororité.

Young, driven Carrie had always been confident of who she was and what her perfect life would look like. Until she wasn’t. Fleeing from egregious roommates, she finds herself living with a group of complicated women from three separate generations. The four strangers are brought together under one roof by a no-nonsense elderly widow named Hazel, who believes they were sent to her by her late husband. After uncovering disturbing realities about the career she had always dreamed of, Carrie's future is anything but clear.