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Ungjenta Candy Qvakkenholt bor i Kyllingbyen i USA. Fra ingensteds, midt inne i innlandet i Minnesota, dukker det opp et hav. Sammen med Jon Rakker, hopper hun ut i havet, og havner i Abaret. Abaret er et øyrike hvor hver øy er en time i døgnet. Candy's opplevelser i Abaret blir sadig merkeligere. Dette er den andre boka om Candy og øyriket Abarat.

Henry Townsend, a black farmer, boot maker, and former slave becomes proprietor of his own plantation - as well as his own slaves. When he dies, his widow, Caldonia, succumbs to profound grief, and things begin to fall apart: slaves take to escaping under the cover of night, and families who had once found love beneath the weight of slavery begin to betray one another. Beyond the Townsend household, the known world also unravels: low-paid white patrollers stand watch as slave 'speculators' sell free black people into slavery, and rumours of slave rebellions set white families against slaves who have served them for years.

Boken viser hvordan man kan endre mange livsområder ved å bruke Feng shui (feng=vind, shui=vann) som rettesnor. Den tar for seg innredning, karriere, personlige relasjoner, helse og mye annet. Med ordforklaringer, litteraturliste og stikkordregister.

Wally Lamb, the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed, I Know This Much Is True, and She's Come Undone, delivers a holiday treat with Wishin' and Hopin'--an unforgettable novella that captures the warmth and joy of the holiday season. Poignant and hilarious, in a vein similar to Jean Shepherd's A Christmas Story and David Sedaris's The Santaland Diaries, Lamb's Christmas tale focuses on a feisty parochial school fifth grader named Felix Funicello--a distant cousin of the iconic Annette!

The new thriller from Michael Crichton, one of the most famous authors in the world, will be the most exciting, anticipated publication of Christmas 2006. Is your loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? It's 2006: do you know who all your children are? Do you know humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes? And why does an adult human being resemble a chimp foetus? There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction -- is it worse than the disease? Ever want to design your own pet? Change the stripes on the fish in your aquarium? Ever think to sell your body fat -- or donate it to charity? Or sell your eggs and sperm online for thousands of dollars? Did you know one fifth of all your genes are owned by someone else? Come to think of it, could you and your family be pursued cross country just because you happen to have certain genes in your body? Welcome to our genetic world. Fast, furious, and out of control. This is not the world of the future -- it's the world right now. Most of the events in this book have already happened. And the rest are just around the corner. Get used to it.

Det kommer lyder fra veggene i huset, og Lucy er sikker på at det er ulver. Og alle sier at hvis ulvene kommer ut av veggen, er det slutt. Men familien til Lucy tror ikke på henne, ikke før den dagen de kommer. Men det er ikke slutt, Lucys kamp mot ulvene har bare så vidt begynt.

I den nye leiligheten til Coralines familie er det 21 vinduer og 14 dører. 13 av dørene er helt vanlige, og bak den siste er det bare en murvegg. Men en dag da Coraline låser opp døren, er veggen borte, og hun går inn i en leilighet som er lik hennes egen. Først virker alt vidunderlig i den andre leiligheten. Maten er bedre. Lekekassen er full av rare leker hun aldri har sett før. Men det er en annen pappa og en annen mamma der, og de vil at Coraline skal være deres datter. De vil forandre henne og beholde henne. Og det er andre barn der, barn som er tatt til fange. De er fortapte sjeler bak et speil, og Coraline er deres eneste håp om at de skal kunne bli reddet.

This is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and courageous puritan, pursuing knowledge in the company of the great minds of the Baroque Age. It is a chronicle of the near-legendary exploits of Half-Cocked Jack Shaftoe, London street urchin turned swashbuckling adventurer, known to all as the King of the Vagabonds, as he risks life and limb for fortune and love while slowly going mad from the pox. And it is the story of Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals as she reinvents a contentious continent through the newborn power of international finance.

I denne tredje boka i trilogien om Alexander den store fortsetter han sitt felttog inn til hjertet av Asia og videre mot India. Felttoget fører med seg både opprør og blodbad, men tanken på den vakre dronning Roxane gir Alexander styrke til å oppfylle sin skjebne.

Nashe er i trettiårene, brannmann i Boston og far til en liten datter, da hans regelmessige liv brått forandrer karakter. Hans kone reiser fra ham, og en arv fra en far han aldri har kjent, gir ham en ny frihet. Nashe plasserer datteren hos sin søster, selger alt han eier, og kjøper seg bil. Etter et år på landeveien - og med bare noen få dollar igjen - møter han Jack Pozzi. Pozzi er pokerspiller, en genial kortkunstner etter egen mening, og Nashe satser sine siste penger på et opplagt spill mot to eksentriske lotterimillionærer.

Gemma og bestevennen Hazel er i Skottland da et mord som får betydning for dem begge, skjer. Etter et uventet møte med Hazels eks-kjæreste, finner Gemma ut at Skottland er et land av tåke, whisky, skjult fortid og farlige hemmeligheter. Gemma ber om hjelp fra den mannen hun stoler mest på, nemlig Duncan Kincaid. Dette er den niende boka om Duncan Kincaid og Gemma James.

Dolan og Oliphant kontakter Kinsey og ber henne hjelpe dem å oppklare en gammel sak. Atten år tidligere ble en ung pike funnet knivdrept nær et steinbrudd nord for Santa Teresa. Saken ble aldri oppklart, den døde ble ikke identifisert. De tre går nøye gjennom sakens papirer som etter hvert bringer dem dypt inn i Californias bakgård, til nedstøvete, søvnige småbyer, som Peaches, Creosote - og Quorum.

I 2024 oppdager astronomer på vei til Mars en komet som er ute av kurs. Tomiko er stor, rask og vil treffe månene om tre dager. Hvis Tomiko sprenger månen, vil deler regne ned over jorden. Dette vil være en katastrofe for den amerikanske presidenten Henry Kolladner.

Winifred Rudge attempts to write a novel about a woman haunted by the ghost of Jack the Ripper, and finds herself the object of spectral phenomena as she arrives in London to find her friend John mysteriously missing.

Noen romvesener er på tur med romskipet sitt da de blir angrepet av Khlevikrigere, og romskipet blir forvandlet til et døskammer. De klarer allikevel å redde lille Acorna før romskipet eksploderer. Tre menn finner henne, og hun blir straks alles maskot. Det viser seg at hun har mektige krefter.

I 1942 får det matematiske geniet Lawrence Waterhouse i oppdrag å hindre at nazistene finner ut at de allierte har knekket deres berømte Enigma-kode. I nåtida forsøker Waterstones barnebarn Randy å skape et sted hvor dekrypterte data kan utveksles uten innblanding.

Five months into his term, President Kilcannon and his fiancée, television journalist Lara Costello, have decided to marry. But the occasion is followed by a terrible tragedy: a massacre of innocents in a lethal burst of gunfire. It is a shattering event that consumes Kilcannon and his wife, challenging both their marriage, and his Presidency in such a personal way that Kilcannon vows to eradicate gun violence throughout the US. In a high-stakes game of politics and legal manoeuvring where ideals collide in the Senate, the courtroom and across the country, President Kilcannon is determined to win at any cost. But in the clash over gun rights and violence, the cost to both Kilcannons may be even higher than the President imagined.

Dr. Phil ber deg finne ti avgjørende øyeblikk i livet ditt, identifisere sju livsviktige valg du har tatt som har formet resten av livet ditt og å plukke ut fem sentrale personer som har formet deg både positivt og negativt. Han ber deg også om å sette fokus på hva du sier og tenker om deg selv. Først da kan du identifisere de sanne og usanne mytene om deg selv.

Acorna's people, the Linyaari, have started to reclaim their homeworld from the ravages of the brutal alien Khleevi. But the expedition has unlocked a larger mystery about the origins of the Linyaari people,one that has led Aari, Acorna's lifemate, into a dangerous journey through time and space.

I denne boken angriper forfatteren alt som er galt i det amerikanske samfunnet - korrupte politikere, økonomisk kriminalitet, krigshissing, miljøforurensning, rasisme, dødsstraff og mye mer. Forfatterens våpen er humor, ironi og en innstendig oppfordring til direkte handling.

Five amazing authors. Five unforgettable stories.In this exciting collection of paranormal tales, best-selling authors Stephenie Meyer (Twilight), Kim Harrison (Once Dead, Twice Shy), Meg Cabot (How to Be Popular), Lauren Myracle (ttyl), and Michele Jaffe (Bad Kitty) take prom mishaps to a whole new level--a truly hellish level. Wardrobe malfunctions and two left feet don't hold a candle to discovering your date is the Grim Reaper--and he isn't here to tell you how hot you look.From angels fighting demons to a twisted take on getting what you wish for, these five stories will entertain better than any DJ in a bad tux can. No corsage or limo rental necessary. Just good, creepy fun.

Sugar and spice . . . not everyone's nice.Fresh from being betrayed by one of her closest friends, new celebrity Jane Roberts has learned a few lessons. Most important: know who to trust. And in Hollywood, that list is short. Determined to get control of her life, Jane swears off boys and all the trouble they bring. But when high school sweetheart Caleb and L.A. crush Braden show up, both acting sweeter than ever, Jane has a hard time remembering her no-boys rule.And for the first time Jane's best friend, Scarlett, has only one guy on her mind: her new boyfriend, Liam. But being on a hit reality show means hanging out with other guys on-camera, and Liam isn't too happy with pretending to play a bit part in her love life.Just when everything feels out of control, Jane makes a discovery that changes everyone's definition of "reality" forever. In television star Lauren Conrad's L.A. Candy series, the drama is pure dishy fun.

A stunning tale of love and survival against all odds, for fans of Cold Mountain April 1943. In the bloody turmoil of war, John Easley, a journalist mourning his lost brother, is driven to expose a hidden and growing conflict: the Japanese invasion and occupation of Alaska's Aleutian Islands. But when his plane is shot down he must either surrender or struggle to survive in a harsh wilderness. Three thousand miles to the south, Helen Easley cannot accept her husband's disappearance-an absence that exposes her sheltered, untested life. Desperate to find and be reunited with him, she sets out on a remarkable journey from the safety of her Seattle home to the war in the north. An evocative, richly atmospheric tale of life and death, commitment and sacrifice, The Wind Is Not a River, perfect for fans of Cold Mountain, is a gripping story of survival that illuminates the fragility of life and the fierce power of love. 'Beautifully written, lyrical and elegiac, The Wind Is Not A River is a novel you must read ...John Easley's struggle to survive and his wife Helen's struggle to find him form the most triumphant and heartbreaking love story I've read in years' David Vann, author of LEGEND OF A SUICIDE

Shortlisted for the Epic Novel award in the Romantic Novelists Association Books Awards. A lifelong passion. An endless search. Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose by Lucinda Riley sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a girl, Anahita Chavan, from 1911 to the present day . . . In the heyday of the British Raj, eleven-year-old Anahita, from a noble but impoverished family, forms a lifelong friendship with the headstrong Princess Indira, the privileged daughter of rich Indian royalty. Becoming the princess's official companion, Anahita accompanies her friend to England just before the outbreak of the Great War. There, she meets the young Donald Astbury - reluctant heir to the magnificent, remote Astbury Estate - and his scheming mother. Eighty years later, Rebecca Bradley, a young American film star, has the world at her feet. But when her turbulent relationship with her equally famous boyfriend takes an unexpected turn, she's relieved that her latest role, playing a 1920s debutante, will take her away from the glare of publicity to the wilds of Dartmoor in England. Shortly after filming begins at the now-crumbling Astbury Hall, Ari Malik, Anahita's great-grandson, arrives unexpectedly, on a quest for his family's past. What he and Rebecca discover begins to unravel the dark secrets that haunt the Astbury dynasty . . .

'I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to' And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn't hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England, he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical small town called Amalgam, the kind of trim and sunny place where the films of his youth were set. Instead, his search led him to Anywhere, USA; a lookalike strip of gas stations, motels and hamburger outlets populated by lookalike people with a penchant for synthetic fibres. He discovered a continent that was doubly lost; lost to itself because blighted by greed, pollution, mobile homes and television; lost to him because he had become a stranger in his own land. Bryson's acclaimed first success, The Lost Continent is a classic of travel literature - hilariously, stomach-achingly, funny, yet tinged with heartache - and the book that first staked Bill Bryson's claim as the most beloved writer of his generation.

Kransen skildrer Kristins oppvekst. Hun ble som barn trolovet med sønnen på nabogården, men trasser seg til ekteskap med Erlend som hun venter barn med. Dette fører til konflikt med både familie, slekt og kirke. I Husfrue er Kristin blitt mor og husfrue, men livet med Erlend blir ikke slik hun hadde ventet. Vi følger henne gjennom det vanskelige samlivet og på den tunge botsgangen til Nidaros. Korset handler om Kristin som gammel og sliten blir tatt opp som leksøster i et kloster. Endelig får hun fred med seg selv og med Gud.