12 Déc

Guest Cat

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A couple in their thirties live in a small rented cottage in a quiet part of Tokyo. They work at home as freelance writers. They no longer have very much to say to one another.One day a cat invites itself into their small kitchen. She is a beautiful creature. She leaves, but the next day comes again, and then again and again. New, small joys accompany the cat: the days have more light and colour. Life suddenly seems to have more promise for the husband and wife: they go walking together, talk and share stories of the cat and its little ways, play in the nearby garden. But then something happens that will change everything again.The Guest Cat is an exceptionally moving and beautiful novel about the nature of life and the way it feels to live it. The book won Japan's Kiyama Shohei Literary Award, and was a bestseller in France and America.
12 Déc

Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

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THE #3 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERDiscover the shocking gender bias that affects our everyday lives'A rallying cry to fight back' Sunday Times'Press this into the hands of everyone you know. It is utterly brilliant!' Helena Kennedy'A game-changer: an uncompromising blitz of facts, sad, mad, bad and funny, making an unanswerable case and doing so brilliantly…the ambition and scope – and sheer originality – of Invisible Women is huge' The TimesImagine a world where your phone is too big for your hand, where your doctor prescribes a drug that is wrong for your body, where in a car accident you are 47% more likely to be seriously injured, where every week the countless hours of work you do are not recognised or valued.If any of this sounds familiar, chances are that you're a woman.Invisible Women shows us how, in a world largely built for and by men, we are systematically ignoring half the population. It exposes the gender data gap – a gap in our knowledge that is at the root of perpetual, systemic discrimination against women, and that has created a pervasive but invisible bias with a profound effect on women’s lives.From government policy and medical research, to technology, workplaces, urban planning and the media, Invisible Women reveals the biased data that excludes women.Award-winning campaigner and writer Caroline Criado Perez brings together for the first time an impressive range of case studies, stories and new research from across the world that illustrate the hidden ways in which women are forgotten, and the impact this has on their health and well-being. In making the case for change, this powerful and provocative book will make you see the world anew.
12 Déc

After Tome 2 – After We Collided (After, 2)

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Après un début tumultueux, la relation de Tessa et Hardin semblait s arranger. Jusqu'au moment où Tessa découvre les secrets du passé d'Hardin, qui la bouleversent. Elle savait qu'il pouvait être cruel, mais à ce point... Est-il vraiment l'homme dont Tessa est tombée éperdument amoureuse, ou ment-il depuis le début ? Ce n'est pas si facile. Le souvenir de leurs nuits passionnées trouble son jugement. Tessa n'est pas sûre de supporter une autre promesse non tenue, mais elle a besoin de lui pour avancer. Hardin sait qu'il a fait une erreur, peut-être la plus grande de sa vie, et qu'il peut perdre Tessa. Il sait aussi qu il faut parfois se méfier de ses amis. Il veut se battre pour elle, mais pourra-t-il changer par amour ?Le deuxième tome d une série phénomène, véritable best-seller planétaire.
12 Déc

Persuasion (Wordsworth Collector’s Editions)

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Persuasion by Jane Austen. What does persuasion mean - a firm belief, or the action of persuading someone to think something else? Anne Elliot is one of Austen's quietest heroines, but also one of the strongest and the most open to change. She lives at the time of the Napoleonic wars, a time of accident, adventure, the making of new fortunes and alliances. A woman of no importance, she maneuvers in her restricted circumstances as her long-time love Captain Wentworth did in the wars. Even though she is nearly thirty, well past the sell-by bloom of youth, Austen makes her win out for herself and for others like herself, in a regenerated society. Wordsworth Collector's Editions are compact cloth-bound hardbacks with matching colored end papers, embossed gold and colored blocking to enhance their beautiful, bespoke cover illustrations. Publication date: December 2020
09 Jan

The River of Silver: Tales from the Daevabad Trilogy (The Daevabad Trilogy, Book 4)

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Bestselling author S.A. Chakraborty’s acclaimed Daevabad Trilogy gets expanded with this new compilation of stories from before, during, and after the events of The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, and The Empire of Gold, all from the perspective of characters both beloved and hated, and even those without a voice in the novels. The River of Silver gathers material both seen and new—including a special coda fans will need to read—making this the perfect complement to those incredible novels.

A prospective new queen joins a court whose lethal history may overwhelm her own political savvy…

An imprisoned royal from a fallen dynasty and a young woman wrenched from her home cross paths in an enchanted garden…

A pair of scouts stumble upon a secret in a cursed winter wood that will turn over their world…

Now together in one place, these stories of Daevabad enrich a world already teeming with magic and wonder. From Manizheh’s first steps towards rebellion to adventures that take place after The Empire of Gold, this is a must-have collection for those who can’t get enough of Nahri, Ali, and Dara and all that unfolded around them.
12 Déc

Everything’s Eventual

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A spine-tingling collection of stories from the No. 1 bestselling master of horror - now with a stunning new cover look.Nothing is quite as it seems.Expect the unexpected in this veritable treasure trove of enthralling, witty, dark tales that could only come from the imagination of the greatest storyteller of our time.In this eerie, enchanting compilation, Stephen King takes readers down a road less travelled (for good reason) in the blockbuster e-book 'Riding the Bullet'. Terror becomes deja vu all over again when you get 'That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French'. 'LT's Theory of Pets' will make you stop and think before giving a dog to a loved one. And there are eleven more stories that will keep you awake until dawn.Stories:-Autopsy Room Four-The Man in the Black Suit-All That You Love Will Be Carried Away-The Death of Jack Hamilton-In the Deathroom-The Little Sisters of Eluria-Everything's Eventual-L. T.'s Theory of Pets-The Road Virus Heads North-Lunch at the Gotham Café-That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is in French-1408-Riding the Bullet-Luckey Quarter