When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton\'s type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight Judge Judy - loving best friend riding shotgun

A beautiful and informative history of life on our planet. It is difficult to conceive of the vast scale of the history of life on Earth, from the very first living organisms sparking into life in hydrothermal deep-sea vents to the dizzying diversity of life today. The evolution of life is a sweeping epic of a tale, with twists and turns, surprising heroes and unlikely survivors. The Earth beautifully

Just as film, art, music, and literature have the power to move people, Stefan Sagmeister\'s innovative work shows that graphic design can also cut to the emotional core. Stefan\'s desire is to transform stale thinking and \"Sagmeister: Made You Look\" will do just that. Fully illustrated, with a red PVC slipcase, this monograph covers twenty years of his graphic design and features images from the

Senka Skorikov, orphan and urchin, has been abandoned to the murky world of Moscow\'s gangster district. While picking a pocket or two, he glimpses the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, and joins the gang of her overlord lover, The Prince, so des perate he is to meet her. Senka climbs the criminal ranks, uncovering a stash of precious metal, and gradually capturing the heart of his beloved Death

Dirk Pitt is in the Middle East doing routine survey work when a spot of lucks leads him to an Ottoman wreck with a very curious cargo. While investigating the find, Pitt interrupts a night raid on Istanbul\'s Topkapi Palace Museum. Suddenly he\'s at t he centre of a race to acquire a series of ancient and legendary artifacts. Meanwhile, a series of mosques across Turkey and Egypt are blown up, stoking

The seventh novel in the Rougon-Macquart cycle, L\'Assommoir (1877) is the story of a woman\'s struggle for happiness in working-class Paris. It was a contemporary bestseller, outraged conservative critics, and launched a passionate debate about the legitimate scope of modern literature. At the centre of the novel stands Gervaise, who starts her own laundry and for a time makes a success of it. But

This beautiful, deluxe slipcased edition of Tolkien\'s famous illustrated letters from Father Christmas to his children includes for the first time every letter, picture and envelope that he sent them, reproduced in glorious colour. The perfect Christmas gift for Tolkien lovers of all ages. This classic festive book of Tolkien\'s amazing Father Christmas letters written to his children between the

The book that more than 12 million YouTube subscribers have been waiting for! Shane Dawson\'s memoir features twenty original essays-uncensored yet surprisingly sweet. Shane Dawson has always been an open book. From his first YouTube vlog back in 2008, to his feature film debut \"Not Cool,\" to a cover story in Variety magazine, Shane has documented his life pre-tty thoroughly. We\'ve seen awkward

As the Empire strengthens its grip in the wake of the events of \"Star Wars: \"Episode III \"Revenge of the Sith,\" the remaining Jedi are marked for death! Jedi Master K\'kruhk faces a battle for his life - one with deadly parallels for Bomo Greenbark and the crew of the smuggler vessel \"Uhumele. \"Meanwhile, Master Dass Jennir is down to his last credit, and faces a stark choice: compromise his

Wouldn\'t it be great, in fact, if everyone had a team of smart machines to handle all the messy emotional stuff... Chloe and Daisy Parsloe only have each other, since Daisy\'s dad left for sunnier climes and a new family. But now Daisy is in her early thirties, she\'s not doing brilliantly at work, her love life is haphazard (to put it kindly) and her elderly mum seems to be losing her mind... Even

\"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story.\"

This addition to our popular Web Design series focuses on very carefully crafted navigation systems, where usability and narrative are taken in consideration in the development of the website. Featuring over 90 projects from more than 20 countries, as well as case studies on outstanding work by the world’s leading studios such as Fahrenheit, Clusta, and Sequence, this collection illustrates the ingenious

\"Egyik városnak se volt már semmi köze ahhoz, ami bennem élt róluk. Mindegyik, akárcsak az egész mai Európa, döbbenetes változáson esett át: a valóságos emlékeim a memóriám által teremtett kísérleteknek tűntek, a hamis emlékeim pedig olyan meggyőzőek voltak, hogy kiszorították a valóságot. Így aztán képtelen voltam megállapítani, hogy a csalódás és a nosztalgia között hol húzódik a határ. Ez lett

Et si Alba revenait ? C\'est la question que pose Aline Marc, en tremblant. Elle a quarante-deux ans, Marc, vingt-cinq, ils s\'aiment, veulent un enfant. Lui-mme est encore un enfant pour qui l\'avenir n\'est qu\'un jeu virtuel, un passe-temps. Marc, c\'est un peu mon double, mon âme damnée, dans une autre vie. Il a perdu sa mre dix-huit ans, sa premire femme. Il ne voit plus Cathy, sa petite sur aveugle,

A companion and successor to Merrell\'s hugely successful Dream Homes (more than 50,000 copies in print), this book presents 100 exceptional interiors of all styles from around the globe. From sumptuous, state-of-the-art city apartments created by professional designers to quirky holiday retreats transformed by their dedicated owners, More Dream Homes is an exciting kaleidoscope of locations and decoration

On 21 June 1922 Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol. But instead of being taken to his usual suite, he is led to an attic room with a window the size of a chessboard. Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik

Hans Castrop geplanter Kurzbesuch in Davos wird zum siebenjährigen Aufenthalt, und Thomas Manns Novellenplan wächst zu einem der gewaltigen Werke der Weltliteratur: Ein eindringliches Porträt der europäischen Gesellschaft vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Der Textabdruck folgt der Erstausgabe von 1924. In der Textfassung der Großen kommentierten Frankfurter Ausgabe (GKFA), mit Daten zu Leben und Werk.

In diesem Buch beschreibt die Autorin ihre im kenianischen Busch verbrachten vier Jahre. Das Buch erzählt die Geschichte einer erfolgreichen Schweizer Geschäftsfrau, die sich auf einer Fernreise in Kenia in den Nomaden Lketinga verliebt, sich entschließt bei ihm zu leben und ihn schließlich heiratet. Schon nach kurzer Zeit wird die gemeinsame Tochter Napirai geboren, die das Glück der beiden zu krönen

A cross between Bambi and Cormac McCarthy\'s The Road, Sweet Tooth tells the story of Gus, a rare new breed of human/animal hybrid children, who has been raised in isolation following an inexplicable pandemic that struck a decade earlier. Now, with the death of his father he\'s left to fend for himself...until he meets a hulking drifter named Jepperd who promises to help him. Jepperd and Gus set out