Dirk-Jan Arensman Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

Horace Hopper, raised on a Nevada sheep ranch by the caring Mr. and Mrs. Reese, grapples with feelings of inadequacy stemming from his mixed Paiute and Irish heritage. Despite their intentions to pass the ranch to him, Horace feels he doesn't belong and seeks to forge his own identity. Driven by a desire to prove himself, he leaves behind the only family he's known to pursue a career as a championship boxer, embarking on a journey of self-discovery and ambition.

'There are times, though, that no matter how much food I eat, I find the food does nothing for me, like I am hungry for my country and nothing is going to fix that' This is the story of Darling, uprooted from her family home by paramilitary police, and living in a Zimbabwean shanty called Paradise. Despite the turmoil, she revels in mischief and adventures with her friends, like stealing guavas from the rich neighbourhood, and singing Lady Gaga at the top of her voice. But when Darling has a chance to forge a different life in America, she realises that this new paradise brings its own set of challenges. In We Need New Names a spirited girl grows into a powerful observer of global identity. Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world.

The year is 1819, and the renowned chef Owen Wedgwood has been kidnapped by a beautiful yet ruthless pirate. He will be spared, Mad Hannah Mabbot tells him, as long as he can conjure an exquisite meal every Sunday from the ship's meager supplies. While Wedgwood attempts to satisfy his captor with feats such as tea-smoked eel and pineapple-banana cider, he realizes that Mabbot herself is under siege. Hunted by a deadly privateer and plagued by a saboteur, she pushes her crew past exhaustion in her search for the notorious Brass Fox. But there is a method to Mabbot's madness, and as the Flying Rose races across the ocean, Wedgwood learns to rely on the bizarre crew members he once feared: a formidable giant who loves to knit; a pair of stoic martial arts masters, sworn to defend their captain; and the ship's deaf cabin boy, who becomes the son he never had. An anarchic tale of love and appetite, Eli Brown's Cinnamon and Gunpowder is a wildly original feat of the imagination, deep and startling as the sea itself.

Ruprecht Van Doren is an overweight genius whose hobbies include the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence. Daniel 'Skippy' Juster is his roommate. In Seabrook College for Boys, nobody pays either of them much attention. But when Skippy falls for Lori, all kinds of people take an interest including Carl, the school psychopath.

Prvý septembrový pondelok sa v Spojených štátoch amerických tradične oslavuje Sviatok práce: to je aj dôvod na predĺžený víkend, ktorým sa definitívne končia dovolenky a letné školské prázdniny, a ľudia sa vracajú k bežnému pracovnému rytmu. To je časový priestor komorného psychologického trileru Joyce Maynardovej odohrávajúceho sa v malom americkom meste. Na rozvedenú matku Adele, ktorá sa so svojím synom Henrym vydala do obchodného domu na predškolské nákupy, sa obracia zranený muž so žiadosťou o pomoc. Vysvitne, že je to trestanec, ktorý utiekol z väzenskej nemocnice. Adele, žijúca dovtedy v hlbokej psychickej traume z manželského rozchodu a vedome odlúčená od sveta, mu poskytne úkryt vo svojom dome. V priebehu predĺženého víkendu sa medzi trestancom a Adele vyvíja zvláštny vzťah, oscilujúci medzi vášnivou láskou a rukojemníckou drámou. Maynardová svoj príbeh rozpráva očami trinásťročného Henryho, ktorým lomcuje puberta a frustrácia zo straty otca. Henry si trestanca postupne obľúbi ako náhradného otca. Pravdaže, do týchto krehkých vzťahov vstupuje prvé dievča, ktoré o Henryho prejavilo záujem a ktoré je – ako v antickej dráme – priamou príčinou nadchádzajúcej katastrofy.

Twee vrienden bereizen de wereld om hun rijkdom onder de armen te verdelen, iets dat moeilijker blijkt te zijn dan het lijkt.

Fotomodel en schrijfster Alison Bliss loopt de zee in. Na haar dood wordt zij een nog groter icoon dan toen ze nog leefde. Zes jaar later ontmoet haar man Harry de negentienjarige Helen, met wie hij een intense relatie begint. Harry wordt aangetrokken door haar ongekende gelijkenis met Arabella, zijn grootvaders tweede vrouw, wier levensverhaal de inspiratiebron was voor Alisons laatste boek. Wanneer Harry met Helen teruggaat naar de plek waar Alison is gestorven, komt een legendarisch verhaal aan het licht, dat wellicht de verklaring voor Alisons zelfmoord in zich draagt.