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A moving and life-affirming memoir about survival and the power of love to heal, from internationally renowned writer Salman Rushdie 'A story of hatred defeated by love' Guardian 'Absolutely stunning...the ugliest thing turned into the most beautiful' Nigella Lawson 'Part thriller, part love story' The Times 'A masterpiece... full of Rushdie's wit, his wisdom, his stoicism, his optimism' The Telegraph On the morning of 12 August 2022, Salman Rushdie was standing onstage at the Chautauqua Institution in upstate New York, preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm, when a man in black - black clothes, black mask - rushed down the aisle towards him, wielding a knife. His first thought- So it's you. Here you are. What followed was a horrific act of violence that shook the world. Now, for the first time, Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath, as well as his journey towards physical recovery and the healing that was made possible by the love and support of his wife, Eliza, his family, his army of doctors and physical therapists, and his community of readers worldwide. Knife is Rushdie writing with urgency, gravity, and unflinching honesty. It is also a deeply moving reminder of literature's capacity to make sense of the unthinkable. This an intimate and life-affirming meditation on life, loss, love, art - and finding the strength to stand up again.

Judd Steiner and Artie Straus have it all: wealth, intelligence, and the world at their feet as part of the elite, upper-crust Jewish community of 1920s Chicago. Artie is handsome, athletic, and popular, but he possesses a hidden, powerful sadistic streak and a desire to dominate. Judd is a weedy introvert, a genius who longs for a companion whom he can idolize and worship. Obsessed with Nietzsche’s idea of the superhuman, both boys decide to prove that they are above the laws of man by arbitrarily picking and murdering a Jewish boy in their neighborhood. This new edition of Meyer Levin's classic literary thriller Compulsion reintroduces the fictionalized case of Leopold and Loeb – once considered the "crime of the century" – to a new generation. This incisive psychological portrait of two young murderers seized the imagination of an era and is generally recognized as paving the way for the first non-fiction novel. Compulsion forces us to ask what drives some further into darkness, and some to seek redemption. Heartbreaking as it is gripping, Compulsion is written with a tense and penetrating force that led the Los Angeles Times to call Levin, “the most significant Jewish writer of his times.”

Ni su fabulosa fortuna, ni su lujosa mansión californiana le dan la felicidad al viejo general Sternwood, inmóvil en su silla de ruedas. Mucho menos , sus hijas. Los trastornos mentales de una y los dramas maritales de la otra, le obligan a solicitar los servicios de un detective.

The world of Grouse County is a web of small towns in an imagined Midwest, where lives are intertwined by friendship, affection, or mere acquaintance. Here, Louise Darling decides to divorce Tiny and visits her mother, Mary, to take her out for lunch before a town council meeting discussing the fate of a biting dog. Meanwhile, Sheriff Dan Norman is on the trail of Louise's husband for vandalism committed at the school during a dance against vandalism. Thus, Dan meets Louise, falls in love with her, Tiny loses her forever, and Louise finally finds herself. Tom Drury does not manipulate his characters like puppets; instead, he skillfully draws strength from their encounters to create the epic of Grouse County. Light yet profound, both humorous and melancholic, The End of Vandalism depicts the everyday life that relentlessly grinds joys and sorrows. It does so without following predetermined paths, embracing the inevitability of existence in a tribute to its calm and uncontrollable randomness.

'LOVED it. I read it in 3 hours in one sitting' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ THEIR FIRST MISTAKE WAS INVITING HER IN... Rose has it all - the gorgeous children, the husband, the beautiful home. But then her best friend Polly comes to stay. Very soon, Rose's cosy world starts to fall apart at the seams - her baby falls dangerously ill, her husband is distracted - is Polly behind it all? It appears that once you invite Polly into your home, it's very difficult to get her out again... The original psychological thriller: a dark, deliciously unsettling drama, perfect for fans of I Let You Go, The Couple Next Door and The Girl on the Train. Readers LOVE Cuckoo! 'Brilliant... truly chilling' Sophie Hannah 'Wow. This book is truly amazing... I devoured it' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Totally compelling'Daily Mail 'This is one smart and sharp psychological thriller... a shiveringly good read' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A read-in-one-sitting book!... Julia Crouch writes with disturbing brilliance' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'Completely thrilling, I promise anyone, male, female, young, old, this book won't disappoint!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I was more and more gripped with the more I read... the ending still managed to blow me away. This was a book that stayed with me for days' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

An incredible publishing story, this epic war novel was crafted over thirty years by a decorated Vietnam veteran and became a New York Times best seller for sixteen weeks, as well as a National Indie Next and USA Today best seller. Hailed as a "brilliant account of war," it tells the timeless tale of young Marine lieutenant Waino Mellas and his comrades in Bravo Company, who are thrust into the mountain jungles of Vietnam. As they transition from boys to men, they face not only the North Vietnamese but also the relentless monsoon rains, mud, leeches, tigers, disease, and malnutrition. Compounding their struggles are the racial tensions, competing ambitions, and duplicitous superior officers within their ranks. When the company finds itself surrounded by a massive enemy regiment, the Marines confront the raw terror of combat, an experience that will change them forever. This visceral and spellbinding narrative captures the essence of youth at war, transforming the tragedy of Vietnam into a powerful story of courage, camaraderie, and sacrifice. It serves as a parable of war, highlighting the redemptive power of literature and the universal themes of human resilience and brotherhood.

The Prequel to the Bestselling Thank You for Your Service, Now a Major Motion Picture With The Good Soldiers, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Finkel has produced an eternal story — not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time. It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. It became known as "the surge." Among those called to carry it out were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them. Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home — forever changed. The chronicle of their tour is gripping, devastating, and deeply illuminating for anyone with an interest in human conflict.

Max likes to make noise, get dirty, ride his bike without a helmet and howl like a wolf. In any other age he would have just been considered a boy. These days he is considered wilful and deranged. After a row with his mother, Max runs away.

Hired by the Mossad to perform a series of strategic assassinations in Asia, John Rain, accompanied by ex-Marine Dox, inadvertently botches the assignment and finds himself seeking assistance from alluring Israeli agent Delilah. Reprint.

EN EL AÑO 1665 las diferentes islas del Caribe están controladas por españoles, ingleses y franceses que batallan constantemente entre ellos, y por piratas que atacan, roban, raptan y matan por los tesoros de los otros. La isla de Jamaica es una colonia británica y su capital es una ciudad peligrosa y llena de tabernas, burdeles y violentos asaltos en cada esquina. En ella, el gobernador, sir James Almont, oye rumores de que El Trinidad, un galeón español cargado de tesoros de valor incalculable, está anclado junto a una fortaleza española, y decide encargarle al corsario Charles Hunter que reúna un grupo de bucaneros para abordar el barco. Esta banda de aventureros deberá luchar no solamente contra Cazalla, el famoso y sangriento comandante favorito del rey español Felipe IV, sino también contra huracanes, caníbales y monstruos marinos. Pero esta no será la única batalla que sir James Almont tendrá que librar…

Driven to the edge a nervous breakdown by his failure to capture Spider - one of Amercina ́s most notorius serial killers - FBI agent Jack Salzman decides to quit his job and move to Italy. But when the head of one of Spider ́s victims is posted to Jack ́s f

Accepting an assignment from the CIA to take out an arms dealer who is supplying criminal groups in Southeast Asia, assassin-for-hire John Rain finds the job compromised by a rival assassin and the fear that he is being set up. Reprint.

La nueva revelacion del suspenso judicial atrapa al lector con una novela en donde un grupo de cuatro estudiantes de derecho se ven inesperadamente inmersos en la Suprema Corte de Justicia de los Estados Unidos.

Talking fridges, human clone farms, flying shopping malls - we must be in the Michael Marshall Smith zone. A world all too close to our own...

Neal Stephenson follows his international bestseller, the WWII thriller Cryptonomicon, with a novel set in the 16th and 17th centuries, in a world of war, scientific, religious and political turmoil. With a cast of characters that includes Newton, Leibniz

Jack, 40 años, protagonista y narrador, fue despedido de su empresa de Silicone Valley por descubrir las estafas de los jefes. Le está costando mucho encontrar otro trabajo. Ahora es amo de casa y cuida de sus dos niños pequeños. Su mujer Julia trabaja en una empresa dedicada a nanotecnología y hay cada vez más problemas entre ellos. Julia pasa cada vez más tiempo en el laboratorio de su empresa en el desierto de Nevada. En casa está siempre de mal humor, diferente y Jack sospecha que tendrá un lío o/y toma alguna droga, incluso tiene reacciones violentas con los niños. En este laboratorio de Nevada se están desarrollando unas partículas dotadas de inteligencia artificial. Estos organismos podrían tener muchas aplicaciones para la medicina y muchas cosas más.

La multinacional ITC desarrolla bajo el máximo secreto una revolucionaria tecnología basada en los últimos avances de la física cuántica. Sin embargo, la crítica situacón financiera de ITC la obliga a obtener resultados inmediatos para atraer nuevos inversores. La opción más clara es acelerar el Proyecto Dordogne, de cara al público un proyecto arqueológico para desenterrar las ruinas de un monasterio medieval en Francia, pero en realidad un arriesgado experimento para poner a prueba una tecnología que permite viajar en el tiempo y su eventual comercialización. Pero cuando se trata de teletransportar personas de un siglo a otro, el menor fallo o descuido puede aparejar consecuencias imprevisibles y pavorosas... En la línea de Parque Jurásico y El mundo perdido pero con una temática completamente original, Michael Crichton nos ofrece una nueva supernovela de aventuras, con un sólido planteamiento científico y un trasfondo que mueve a reflexión. Sin duda todo un hito en la trayectoria de su aclamado autor.

Nicholas Bryson spent years as a deep cover operative for the American secret intelligence group, The Directorate. After a disastrous mission, Bryson was retired to a new identity. Now, years later, his cover is cracked and Bryson learns that The Directorate was not what it claimed to be - and that he was, in fact, a pawn being used against his country's interests. The Directorate is headed for a dangerous endgame, and the CIA recruits Bryson to stop them. But after years on the sidelines, Bryson's field skills are rusty, his contacts unreliable, his instincts suspect and he no longer knows who - if anyone - can be trusted.