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A fever-dream journal documenting the making of cinemas most infamous production, from the worlds most infamously visionary director: Werner Herzog. In 1982, the visionary film director, Werner Herzog, released Fitzcarraldo, a lavish film about a would-be rubber baron who pulls a 320-ton steamship over a mountain. Hailed instantly by critics around the globe as a masterpiece, Fitzcarraldo won Herzog the 1982 Outstanding Director Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, affirming Herzogs reputation as one of the most revered and enigmatic filmmakers of his time.Conquest of the Useless is the diary Herzog kept during the making of Fitzcarraldo, compiled from June 1979 to November 1981. Emerging as if out of an Amazonian fever dream during filming, Herzogs writings are an extraordinary documentary unto themselves, providing a glimpse into the mind of a genius during the making of one of his greatest achievements.Hypnotic... It is ever tempting to try to fathom [Herzogs] restless spirit and his determination to challenge fate New York Times

From Paris to Venice, One Womans Wartime Secret Could Save Everything.A sweeping, breathtaking and heartbreaking story from the author The Paris Affair----In order to save her familys future, Stella Penhallam is forced to uncover the secrets of their pastWith her familys perfumery in dire straits, Stella Penhallam needs a miracle. So, when her great-aunts journal from 1940s Paris lands on her desk, Stella realises that the missing pages could hold the answers she seeks.In 1939, as war breaks out across Europe, Iris Penhallam is forced into an impossible situation, one that will cause her world to come crashing down.Paris is no longer safe, and when her mentors family in Italy is at risk from Mussolinis fascist thugs, Iris must find a way to save them. Using her role as a perfumer, she travels to Venice on the Orient Express under the guise of creating five intoxicating scents with her fellow apprentice, Alessandro.Five scents that are lost to the war along with the man she loves.As Stella delves deeper into the past, the two lives of these women intertwine in the present and the five lost scents will forge the start of their future...----PRAISE FOR THE PARIS AFFAIR:A sweeping, and heartfelt tale of love and sacrifice Amanda Geard, author of The Moon GateThis is a heart wrenching story of love, bravery, and impossible choices Louise Fein, author The London Bookshop AffairI loved every page of this gorgeous, transportive, and highly moving tale! Jenny Ashcroft, author of Beneath A Burning SkyAn epic tale of love and loss. Caroline Khoury, author of Still Unwritten

Being with a boyfriend whos more interested in video games than exploring me, is dull and boring. Eager to ignite some excitement in my life, I strip off my clothes, strike an enticing pose, and wait on his bed for him, eyes closed and back to the door.However, the surprise I plan for my boyfriend turns into a shocking twist when its not him but his sexy older brother who steps through the door. This unexpected encounter stirs a heat within me like never before, awakening desires I just cant resist. How can I say no to this commanding alpha male who wants to break every forbidden rule with me?Indulge in this sizzling standalone erotic tale of a seductive mature stud and a daring young woman ready to surrender to the most forbidden pleasures with the man who should be off-limits to her.

Dont allow a negative body image to ruin your life.Not only a truly comprehensive self-help guide but an enormously helpful resource for professionals. With this book, the authors have made a great contribution to the alleviation of sufferingKevin Gournay CBE, emeritus professor, Kings College LondonFew of us are happy with our bodies, but three in every hundred people have a body image problem. One that frequently occurs is body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) - a recognised psychological condition when people become fixated on perceived defects in their appearance, very real to them but not apparent to others.Other body image problems can arise from difficulty in dealing with a disfigurement, eating disorders or dissatisfaction with weight or shape. Such preoccupations not only cause distress but can lead to anxiety or social phobia.This guide is written by authors who are highly experienced in treating BDD and will provide you with:- A clear, step-by-step course based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques - The tools to enable you to understand, work through and take control of your life againOvercoming self-help guides use clinically proven techniques to treat long-standing and disabling conditions, both psychological and physical. Many guides in the Overcoming series are recommended under the Reading Well scheme.

In 1785, having fled New York following the deaths of his mother and father, now in Nova Scotia alongside other American refugees, and unwilling even to consider returning to the newly independent United States of America, twenty-five-year-old former loyalist soldier Robert Hemborough sails for his uncles home in England.Knowing little about his distant English relatives other than they are prosperous landowners in Devonshire, he hopes they may be of some assistance to him in settling there.What he discovers shortly after his arrival, changes his life far more than he had ever imagined.R. J. Nello is the author of six previous novels, including Conventions: The Garden At Paris.

She took another womans place. Now she must live with the consequences...Discover an unforgettable novel from the 10-million-copy bestselling author, Lesley Pearse.--London, 1941.When shy Mary meets glamorous Elizabeth, their worlds couldnt be more different. But after an air raid, a case of mistaken identity gives Mary a chance to escape her life as a maid.With Elizabeths money and tickets to Ireland in hand, will Mary dare to start anew - and what will she risk to keep her secret?--PRAISE FOR LESLEY PEARSE:Storytelling at its very best Daily MailGripping and suspenseful Daily ExpressA twisting and intense read Womans Own***** 5 STAR READER REVIEWS *****I absolutely devoured the book Reader Review, NetgalleyI read this in a couple of days as I just couldnt put it down! Reader Review, NetgalleyI was hooked from the start and couldnt stop turning pages long into the night. There were plenty of twists and turns to keep me holding on truly wonderful Reader Review, NetgalleyAbsolutely beautiful Reader Review, NetgalleyLesley Pearse has a real gift for bringing historical settings to life, and I found myself completely immersed in Marys journey. A heartfelt and inspiring read?I couldnt put it down! Reader Review, NetgalleyA gripping story of reinvention, deception, and the weight of choices made under pressure 5* Reader ReviewOnce you pick this book up, you wont want to put it down! 5* Reader ReviewPearce never disappoints 5* Reader Review

THE INSTANT NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER HES HER GREATEST ENEMY AND HER DEEPEST DESIREHES HER GREATEST ENEMY AND HER DEEPEST DESIRE A dark fever dream of a fairytale. Rose in Chains is a heart-pounding, spellbinding, forbidden love story that kept breaking my heart and putting it back together again Stephanie Garber, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Once Upon a Broken Heart Lush, complex, and utterly engrossing Rebecca Ross, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Divine Rivals Absorbing, unique, and addictive Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling authorA delicious, darkly tender slow-burn romance Brigitte Knightley, author of The Irresistible Urge to Fall for Your Enemy The scintillating romantasy of my dreams. The all-consuming, captivating chemistry between Briony and Toven has changed my life Lindsey Kelk, Sunday Times bestselling author of Love Story The war is over, the dark forces have won, and the hero who was supposed to save them is dead. Captured as her castle is overrun by the enemy, Princess Briony Rosewood is stripped of her magic and auctioned off to the highest bidder. Shes sold to Toven Hearst: scion of a family known for their cruel control of magic and her long-time, and unresolved, infatuation. Yet despite the horrors of her new world and the role she must learn to play within it, all is not lost. Help and hope may yet arise in the most unlikely of places New York Times bestselling author Julie Soto crafts a lush romantic fantasy thats filled with intrigue, magic, and an irresistible enemies-to-lovers romance. An intoxicating tale of forbidden love Sarah Hawley, USA Today bestselling author of A Witchs Guide to Fake Dating a Demon Dark and steamy, beautifully written, magical and nuanced, and completely unforgettable Thea Guanzon, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Hurricane Wars Captivating magical world, tension-filled intrigue, and riveting enemies-to-lovers romance Abigail Owen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Games Gods Play A darkly luscious, unputdownable romantasy debut. Soto weaves together a complex and captivating world of magic, lust and longing Kate Golden, USA Today bestselling author of A Dawn of Onyx *Sunday Times number 1 bestseller w/c 8 July

British Intelligences maverick agent Paul Chavasse has been forgotten. Now his country needs him and hes back back from the dead, back at work, and most importantly back in print! After a botched mission in Albania, Paul Chavasse has been put out to grass. The Bureau figured their best agent was finished. But for Chavasse it is far from all over, as he seeks to rebuild his strength under the guidance of a martial arts master. And he is going to need every ounce of it. In the Scottish Highlands, the Royal Artillery is testing a lethal new weapon. A Russian trawler fleet is nosing about in the Atlantic in entirely the wrong season. And a very rich Australian is using his financial power to put together an army. Mission-ready or not, Paul Chavasse must prevent the governments deadliest missile technology from falling into enemy hands. An enemy who is one of the most dangerous men in the world. But once upon a time, so was Paul Chavasse.

Fans of Lyla Sage, Paisley Hope and Elsie Silver will devour this perfect, emotional small town cowboy romance. OUT NOW!Saddle up for love Caroline swears shes done with love. Fleeing her Scottish homeland with a broken heart for fresh start in Oklahoma is supposed to be smooth riding until a whisky-soaked night at a local bar leads to a smouldering kiss with a devastatingly handsome cowboy. Hunters charm stirs something wild in her, awakening desires she thought shed buried for good after her divorce. Hunter has no time for distractions. With his familys ranch on the line, he has enough on his plate. But then he meets Caroline, a sultry, sharp-tongued, whip-smart doctor. Their chemistry is electric, their connection undeniable and that kiss? Unforgettable. As their worlds collide, Caroline and Hunter find themselves drawn together in a whirlwind of passion and longing. But both are tied to the past and neither is ready to let go. Can they hold the reins steady, or will they call it quits before the dust settles? TROPES:Spicy romance City-girl doctor, small-town rancher Grumpy-sunshine He falls first, falls hardest Slow-burning passions Small-town vibes Competent STEM heroine who knows her worth Readers LOVE Back in the Saddle: Oh Maggie, I loved this! NetGalley reviewer The perfect read NetGalley reviewer Absolutely swoon-worthy! Saddle up for a fantastic and emotional ride that leaves you hopeful for second chances and true love! NetGalley reviewer All the emotions and plenty of sultry spice NetGalley reviewer Delicious slow-burn tension and a satisfying emotional arc NetGalley reviewer An emotional read but still with some great cowboy spice NetGalley reviewer This book was so sweet and sassy and can rival the Lyla Sage and Elsie Silver books out there NetGalley reviewer I loved the small-town charm, the wit, the depth of emotion, and the way their story unfolds with such warmth and heart. Its a slow-burn romance that feels so real and satisfying. NetGalley reviewer I didnt want it to end! NetGalley reviewer A touching, heartfelt cowboy romance! For anyone in their cowboy era looking for a deeply moving story, filled with emotions and romance. NetGalley reviewer This book drew out the best parts of romance the slow burn, second chance, will-they-wont-they steam is utter perfection! NetGalley reviewer I love this so much NetGalley reviewer

If you arent reading B P Walter yet, nows the time A. J. Finn Accomplished, dark and stylish: I will read anything B P Walter writes Gillian McAllister A fantastically dark and twisted thriller Nikki SmithB P Walters characterisation is terrifyingly good in this claustrophobic thriller Marion Todd A toxic and unputdownable family thriller to keep you gripped in 2025. Perfect for fans of The White Lotus, Lisa Jewell and Ruth Ware. A summer holiday. A family secret. A split-second decision that will change everything. Twenty years ago, a summer holiday ended in tragedy for the Palmer family. No one has spoken of it since. Until a new tv series plays out the horrifying events of that night. As the family are forced to relive that fateful trip, is it possible that each person is hiding their own secrets, and is someone willing to do whatever it takes to keep their past firmly in the past Praise for B P Walter A dark and twisted psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping finale Michael Wood An excellent psychological thriller with a foreboding atmosphere which I found dark, sinister and disturbing Wow!! Dark, deceptive, and definitely bingeable in a day!! Up there with this authors best, I read it in one sitting as it moved along at a very quick pace The novel has multiple clever layers to it and parts are delicious in their dark awfulness Another gripping read Dark and twisty and once again I was left speechless Good twists, great writing style, compelling upper class setting. Every character despicable in their own way The characters were fantastically flawed and the plot twists were superb. Themes of greed, resentment, jealousy and negligence were weaved through so well

IT STARTS WITH A CONFESSION. IT ENDS IN MURDER ________ This book grips you from the very first page and doesnt let go Another edge-of-your-seat thriller which keeps you guessing A fantastic, fast-paced thriller full of unexpected twists Absolutely riveting I couldnt put it down Olivia is on the school run when she gets the phone call. Her grandmother has just walked into a Paris hotel and confessed to a murder, committed years ago. Its unthinkable. Its impossible. Its only the start. For the confession stirs up a long-buried mystery. And as Olivia hunts for the truth winding through dark Paris side streets the closer she gets to the person whod do anything to protect it From the No.1 international bestselling author comes a story of family secrets and buried memories. A MURDER IN PARIS is a thriller youll never forget. *** Matthew Blakes book A Murder in Paris was a Toronto Star bestseller w/e 2025-06-11.

Ross grows suspicious of his wife Janines late nights and evasive behavior as she recounts troubling stories about her coworker Alisons inappropriate encounters with their boss, Kaplin. Janine insists shes merely supporting Alison through the drama, but her disheveled appearances and shaky explanations fuel Rosss doubts. As tension mounts, Ross struggles to discern whether Janine is hiding her own involvement with Kaplin or genuinely caught in her friends mess.

Island of a Thousand StarsBy Brinda PhokeerdassWhen seventeen-year-old Meera receives a letter from her late fatherhidden for a decade and sealed with a crimson cresther quiet life in Manchester is forever changed. Called to the island of Mauritius, a land shes only known through stories and dreams, Meera embarks on a journey of self-discovery, ancestral secrets, and long-buried truths. But the island is more than paradise; its a living, breathing mysterywhere whispers echo through sugarcane fields, the past bleeds into the present, and a wooden dodo might be the key to a legacy once thought extinct.From the author of The Last Feather A Dodo Story, Brinda Phokeerdass delivers a lyrical coming-of-age tale about identity, courage, and the unbreakable threads that bind us to where we come from.

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La Corée d’aujourd’hui défraye la chronique. Celle du Sud accumule les prouesses économiques et donne le ton avec ses films, ses séries télévisées, la K-pop, la K-food et la K-beauty. Quant à celle d

*A Book of the Year in the Telegraph and Dazed*I love Philippa Snows writing, truly and deeply Lena DunhamA brutal and brilliant study of female celebrity ... a joy to read, fizzing with intelligence Megan Nolan, TelegraphWildly entertainingDazedSnows prose is beautiful, white-hot and breathless, like a sports car speeding through the canyon Observer---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------How does an icon become an icon? How did Anna Nicole Smith model herself on Marilyn Monroe? What connects Lindsay Lohan with Elizabeth Taylor? How is self-made beauty Pamela Anderson like trans bond girl Caroline Tula Cossey?In a series of interconnected essays about pairs of famous women, award-nominated essayist and art critic Philippa Snow explores the echoes and connections between a constellation of female stars and lays bare the artful and gruelling demands of femininity - from the golden age of Hollywood to the Instagram era. Full of the fascinating, entertaining and lurid details you might expect from the lives of mega-famous celebrities, dissected with icicle-sharp intelligence and rendered in stylish, flamboyant prose, Philippa Snows first full-length non-fiction work is a radically insightful book about the complex meanings and layers of femininity in a male-dominated world.

Que deviennent les héros une fois le mal vaincu ?À peine arrivés à Eiseberg, la capitale, Frieren et ses compagnons sont appréhendés par Sense, qui a besoin de Fern pour une mission de la plus haute

Engloutir les ténèbres, pour mieux les combattre !Malgré un combat extraordinaire dans lequel il aura jeté la totalité de ses forces et rivalisé dingéniosité, le plus puissant des exorcistes, Satoru

Une guerre des gangs, ça se gère entre père et fils !La meilleure défense, cest lattaque... Alors que Wagatsuma est hors de combat et que Kanamori fait le mort, les seconde du lycée Aoba décident de

Découvrez la maternelle la plus sécurisée du monde et ses enseignants au tempérament... explosif !Le Nouvel ordre mondial passe une fois de plus à lattaque ! Jusque-là, les instituteurs de la materne