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3 seconds left to live.Once the countdown starts, it cannot be stopped.2 pawns thrown into a brutal underground reality game. Kira Jordan survived her family’s murder and months on plague-devastated city streets with hard-won savvy and a low-level psi ability. She figures she can handle anything. Until she wakes up in a barren room, chained next to the notorious Rogan Ellis.1 reason Kira will never, ever trust Rogan. Even though both their lives depend on it. Their every move is controlled and televised for a vicious exclusive audience. And as Kira's psi skill unexpectedly grows and Rogan’s secrets prove evermore deadly, Kira’s only chance of survival is to risk trusting him as much as her instincts.Even if that means running head-on into the one trap she can’t escape.GAME 0VER

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Wren Noble is dead–she was born that way. Vibrant, unlike other dead things, she craves those rare moments when her twin sister allows her to step inside her body and experience the world of the living.Lark Noble is alive but often feels she belongs in the muted Shadow Lands–the realm of the dead. Known as the crazy girl who talks to her dead sister, she doesn't exactly fit in with the living, though a recent suicide attempt and time in a psych ward have proved to her she's not ready to join her sister in the afterlife.Now the guy who saved Lark's life needs her to repay the favor. He and his friends have been marked for death by the malevolent spirit of a vicious and long-dead serial killer, and the twins–who should know better than to mess with the dead–may be their only hope of staying alive.

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After a disastrous first year of high school, Rose Zarelli is determined to become an all-new and improved version of herself. Improved how? Well, Rose is setting some ground rules. This year she absolutely most definitely will :Do things just because other (cooler) people tell her toRandomly shoot her mouth offWorry about whether she’s someone’s girlfriend – or notLet infuriatingly gorgeous Jamie Forta get to her – even if he might just have broken her heart last yearAfter all, she’s older and smarter now. She can totally pull this off. How hard can it be? Right?

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Perfect for fans of 13 Reasons Why.‘A gripping, eye-opening YA novel that I wish I could put in everyone's hands.’ Pretty Little Memoirs*************************************************************‘Death should never meet the young. But it did. Thanks to my brother, death made fourteen new friends that day. Maybe even fifteen, if you count Charlie.’At sixteen, Sam Macmillan is supposed to be thinking about girls, homework and his upcoming application to music college, not picking up the pieces after the school shooting that his brother Charlie committed.Yet as Sam desperately tries to hang on to the memories he has of his brother, the media storm surrounding their family threatens to destroy everything. And Sam has to question all he thought he knew about life and death, right and wrong.Endorsed by Amnesty International UK for reminding us that human rights belong to all of us.*************************************************************Praise for Dear Charlie:’At its searing best the novel demonstrates how the perpetrator of a despicable act can still be loved, forgiven and very missed’ The Financial Times‘A very important book… a powerful book that will stay with you.’ Culturefly‘An exceptional novel on a controversial and relevant subject today.’ The Bookbag‘An incredibly moving, heartfelt and thought-provoking novel’ Black Plume‘You know this book is going to go straight to your heart and rip a little bit of it out.’ Long Story Short‘If you’re after a truly thought-provoking book this is well worth a read.’ Bibliowormed‘Utterly heartbreaking and so beautifully written.’ Goodreads reviewer

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Приложение к роману "Верёвка" – этнографическое исследование, которое легло в основу романа и упоминается в последней главе как доклад героини на конференции. "Атлас" описывает древние астрономические представления чукчей, инуитов, американских индейцев и аборигенов Австралии и Океании, а также позволяет увидеть, как выглядят верёвочные фигуры, упомянутые в романе.

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Powerful and influential kings have long dominated our view of global history, their queens often relegated to the shadows, their influence, deeds and sacrifices unacknowledged and lost in the passing of time. But not anymore…This book chronicles the forgotten queens from across the globe – those who ruled in their own right, and those who were wives or mothers of reigning kings. All of whom wielded significant power.A smattering of queens, such as Queen Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great of Russia, are known and celebrated, but many more have been glossed over, maligned by historians or dismissed as mere bit-players on the world stage. We are all familiar with the great Roman emperors but what of Queen Zenobia, a rebel queen of the Middle East who took on the Roman Empire? William the Conqueror, the Norman invader of England in 1066, is an iconic figure in history, but how much do you know about his powerful ally and wife Matilda of Flanders?Long Live the Queens rescues these phenomenal women from obscurity, exploring their achievements and deeds, and shedding light on the sacrifices female rulers throughout history have had to make in a patriarchal world.Learn about the trailblazers, game-changers and mighty monarchs who have no business in being forgotten.

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The past will always find you… Jos Archer was the girl with the perfect life—until the night it all came crashing down around her. Now, nine months later, she still hasn’t begun to pick up the pieces. Even transferring to a new college and living under the watchful eye of her older sister, Renee, isn’t enough to help her feel normal again. And then she meets Dusty Sharp. For reasons Jos can’t begin to fathom, the newly reformed campus bad boy seems determined to draw her out of her shell. And if she’s not careful, his knowing green eyes and wicked smile will make her feel things she’s no longer sure she deserves. But even as Dusty coaxes Jos to open up about the past, he’s hiding secrets of his own. Secrets about the night her old life fell apart. When the truth is finally revealed, will it bring them closer together—or tear them apart for good?'A wonderful, captivating, and heartbreaking story that pulled me in from page one.' -Jessica Sorensen,

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Criminal genius runs in the family…Myles and Beckett Fowl are twins but the two boys are wildly different. Beckett is blonde, messy and sulks whenever he has to wear clothes. Myles is impeccably neat, has an IQ of 170, and 3D prints a fresh suit every day – just like his older brother, Artemis Fowl.A week after their eleventh birthday the twins are left in the care of house security system, NANNI, for a single night. In that time, they befriend a troll on the run from a nefarious nobleman and an interrogating nun both of whom need the magical creature for their own gain . . .Prepare for an epic adventure in which The Fowl Twins and their new troll friend escape, get shot at, kidnapped, buried, arrested, threatened, killed (temporarily) . . . and discover that the strongest bond in the world is not the one forged by covalent electrons in adjacent atoms, but the one that exists between a pair of twins.The first book in the blockbusting new series from global bestseller Eoin Colfer.

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Das unbeschwerte Leben der beiden Tierhüterkinder Tibitu und Tibitea wird durch die Nachricht, ein Drache treibe sein Unwesen im Wald, aufgerüttelt. Sie fassen heimlich einen waghalsigen Entschluss und erleben nach einem gefährlichen Abenteuer eine echte Überraschung.

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Eine verrückte Weihnachtsgeschichte für Kinder in 24 Kapiteln. Dabei erlebt Eddy der sprechende Bär Abenteuer zu aktuellen Themen, die lustig und spannend erzählt werden. Das Buch ist mit tollen farbigen Bildern aus der Feder von Sascha Riehl ausgestattet.

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