A quirky premise unfolds as Lauren discovers a strange man in her flat claiming to be her husband, supported by compelling evidence. As she navigates her attic, she realizes it's producing an array of husbands, each with unique traits—from a toe-playing musician to a breakfast sandwich aficionado. This humorous exploration of love and choice raises the question of how to determine the "right" partner when options are limitless. The narrative balances laugh-out-loud moments with deeper reflections on relationships, making it a fresh and engaging read.
A hilarious new middle grade novel from beloved and bestselling author Gordan Korman about what happens when the worst class of kids in school is paired with the worst teacher—perfect for fans of Ms. Bixby’s Last Day. The Unteachables are a notorious class of misfits, delinquents, and academic train wrecks. Like Aldo, with anger management issues; Parker, who can’t read; Kiana, who doesn’t even belong in the class—or any class; and Elaine (rhymes with pain). The Unteachables have been removed from the student body and isolated in room 117. Their teacher is Mr. Zachary Kermit, the most burned-out teacher in all of Greenwich. He was once a rising star, but his career was shattered by a cheating scandal that still haunts him. After years of phoning it in, he is finally one year away from early retirement. But the superintendent has his own plans to torpedo that idea—and it involves assigning Mr. Kermit to the Unteachables. The Unteachables never thought they’d find a teacher who had a worse attitude than they did. And Mr. Kermit never thought he would actually care about teaching again. Over the course of a school year, though, room 117 will experience mayhem, destruction—and maybe even a shot at redemption.
Ned a jeho identický dvojča sa ocitnú vo víre, z ktorého prežije len Ned. Obyvatelia sú presvedčení, že prežil nesprávny chlapec. Na druhej strane lesa, ktorý obklopuje Nedovu dedinu, je Áine, dcéra Banditského kráľa, prenasledovaná poslednými slovami svojej matky: „Nesprávny chlapec ti zachráni život a ty zachrániš jeho.“ Keď Banditský kráľ príde ukradnúť mágiu, ktorú má Nedova matka, čarodejnica, chrániť, Áine a Ned sa stretnú. Môžu si dôverovať dostatočne dlho na to, aby prešli nebezpečným čarovným lesom a zastavili vojnu, ktorá sa chystá prepuknúť medzi ich dvoma kráľovstvami?
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! It's been one year since the brutal murder of her older sister, Zoë, and fifteen-year-old Echo is still reeling from the aftermath. Her parents are numb, her friends are moving on, and the awkward start to her freshman year proves she'll never live up to her sister's memory. Until Zoë's former boyfriend Marc shows up with Zoë's diary. At first Echo's not interested, doubting there's anything in there she doesn't already know. But when curiosity prevails, she starts reading, becoming so immersed in her sister's secret world, their lives begin to blur, forcing Echo to uncover the truth behind Zoë's life so that she can start to rebuild her own. Prepare to laugh your heart out and cry your eyes out in this highly addictive tale as Alyson Noël's Saving Zoë tackles the complicated relationship between two sisters and shows how the bond can endure long after one of them is gone.
The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown
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Go deep into SEAL Team SIX, straight to the heart of one of its most legendary operators. When Navy SEAL Adam Brown woke up on March 17, 2010, he didn’t know he would die that night in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan—but he was ready. In a letter to his children, not meant to be seen unless the worst happened, he wrote, “I’m not afraid of anything that might happen to me on this earth, because I know no matter what, nothing can take my spirit from me.” Fearless is the story of a man of extremes, whose courage and determination were fueled by faith, family, and the love of a woman. It’s about a man who waged a war against his own worst impulses, including drug addiction, and persevered to reach the top tier of the U.S. military. In a deeply personal and absorbing chronicle, Fearless reveals a glimpse inside the SEAL Team SIX brotherhood, and presents an indelible portrait of a highly trained warrior whose final act of bravery led to the ultimate sacrifice. Adam Brown was a devoted man who was an unlikely hero but a true warrior, described by all who knew him as…fearless. “As a rule, we don’t endorse books or movies or anything regarding the command where I work—and Adam Brown worked—but as the author writes in Fearless, ‘you have to know the rules, so you know when to bend or break them.’ This is one of those times. Read this book. Period. It succeeds where all the others have failed.” —SEAL Team SIX Operator
V roku 2014 sa fanúšikovia Agathy Christie dočkali príjemného prekvapenia v podobe celkom nového románu s Herculom Poirotom v hlavnej úlohe. Na žiadosť dedičov legendárnej spisovateľky prevzala štafetu známa britská autorka Sophie Hannahová a napísala prvý zo série príbehov s Herculom Poirotom, v ktorom sa geniálny belgický detektív predstavil v tej najlepšej forme. Román Vraždy s monogramom vám prinášame v novom vydaní.
Keď Hercule Poirot v jeden štvrtkový večer spokojne čaká v reštaurácii na hovädzí rezeň, ani len netuší, akú smršť udalostí rozpúta blesková návšteva neznámej mladej ženy. A keď mu po návrate do penziónu, kde sa istý čas snaží ukrývať pred svetom, jeho spolubývajúci, mladý vyšetrovateľ Scotland Yardu Edward Catchpool, predostrie bizarný obraz trojnásobnej vraždy v prepychovom londýnskom hoteli Bloxham, Poirot je znovu nútený zapojiť svoje malé sivé bunky do vyšetrovania mimoriadne zamotaného prípadu…
Tento prvotriedny osobný účet podrobne popisuje plánovanie a vykonanie razie, ktorá viedla k smrti Osamu bin Ladena, a ponúka bezprecedentný pohľad do elitného tímu SEAL Team Six. Rozprávanie ponorí čitateľov do zážitkov dvadsaťštyričlenného tímu, keď sa pripravujú na túto kľúčovú misiu. Od desivého pádu helikoptéry Black Hawk až po okamih, keď bol cieľ potvrdený ako mŕtvy, sa účet odvíja s napínavou presnosťou minútu po minúte. Vedúci tímu Mark Owen berie čitateľov za nepriateľské línie a poskytuje pohľad z vnútra na jednu z najvýznamnejších vojenských operácií v histórii.
Kritici chválili knihu za jej filmovú kvalitu, zachytávajúcu intenzitu razie, akoby čitatelia boli spolu so SEALmi v helikoptére. Mark Owen, bývalý člen SEAL Team Six, prináša svoje rozsiahle skúsenosti, keď sa zúčastnil na mnohých misiách po celom svete, vrátane vysoko profilovanej záchrany kapitána Richarda Phillipsa v roku 2009. Dňa 1. mája 2011 bol kľúčovou postavou v operácii Neptune Spear, pričom bol svedkom bin Ladenovej smrti na vlastné oči. Z bezpečnostných dôvodov boli mená Owena a jeho kolegov SEALov zmenené. Spoluthor Kevin Maurer strávil roky pokrývaním špeciálnych operácií, pričom sa zapojil do síl v rôznych konfliktných zónach a napísal niekoľko kníh na toto téma.
