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Brought to you by Penguin. Birdsong is a mesmerising story of love and war spanning three generations between WW1 and present day. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 1910. Amiens, Northern France. Stephen Wraysford, a young Englishman, arrives in the French city to stay with the Azaire family. He falls...

The First Arc of Monster Girl Collection in one place! Auroro was a sinful man reborn by a goddess of romance. He found a new life in the world of Mistrim with no memories, a timer on his life he had to extend, and a mysterious, overwhelming power. This first adventure sees Auroro meeting dazzling heroines, terrifying heroes, powerful monsters, monsters that are hotter than they should be, and much more!

Brought to you by Penguin. It is no exaggeration to say that venture capital has been central to the greatest legal creation of wealth anywhere, and enabled much of the world we live in, yet we know surprisingly little about this strange tribe of financiers. In The Power Law, Sebastian Mallaby...

Sie dachte, ihre größte Angst ist es, allein zu sein. Bis sie herausfindet, dass sie es nie war... Wer ist der "Nachbar"? Die Strafverteidigerin Sarah Wolff leidet an Monophobie, der Angst vor Einsamkeit. Was sie nicht weiß: Nachdem sie mit ihrer Tochter an den Stadtrand Berlins gezogen ist, hat sie einen unsichtbaren Nachbarn, der sie keine Sekunde lang allein lassen wird ... Das Unheimliche lauert im engsten Umfeld - der neue nervenzerreißende Psychothriller von #1-Bestseller-Autor Sebastian Fitzek sorgt für garantiert unruhige Nächte!

In einer einzigen Nacht verlor der bekannte Berliner Strafverteidiger Adrian Corvin alles, was ihm im Leben wichtig war: Seine Frau Judith wurde brutal ermordet, sein fünfjähriger Sohn Emil entführt. Die geständige Mörderin lockt Adrian in den Royal Rail Express, einen der luxuriösesten Nachtzüge der Welt, in dem jedes Abteil sein eigenes Schlaf-, Bade- und Wohnzimmer hat. Die Psychopathin verspricht, Emil lebend zurückzubringen.

A Week in December takes place over the course of a single week. It brings together an intriguing cast of characters, each apparently in his or her own world but - as gradually becomes clear - intricately related. As the story builds to its climax, Faulks pulls together powerful ideas about family, money, religion and the way we live today.

French Short Stories for Upper Intermediate (B2) Skill Level is crafted specifically for learners at the B2 level, offering 30 captivating short stories that challenge and enhance your French reading comprehension. Each story delves into more advanced grammar structures, idiomatic expressions, and upper intermediate vocabulary, providing an immersive experience to deepen your understanding of the language. To facilitate learning, each story is paired with a comprehensive vocabulary chart that translates key French words into English.

Ben Whishaw and Philip Glenister star in these six plays telling the story of the fabled 5th Century king. Britain, 493 AD. When 17-year-old stable boy Arran is visited by Merlin, he is forced to confront his true origins and seize his destiny. Pulling the sword from the stone, he is proclaimed...

Hosted by Glenn Hinds and Sebastian Kaplan, Talking To Change – A Motivational Interviewing podcast, is a series of conversations exploring Motivational Interviewing (MI) and its influence on supporting individuals and groups as they make positive health and lifestyle changes. Guests from across the world discuss their special interest in the research, practice and learning of MI along with its place across health, social care, education and criminal justice.

Brought to you by Penguin. ‘The only dividend of the years’ vanishing, as far as I can see, is that it makes aspects of the past appear more interesting or humorous than they felt at the time.’ In Fires Which Burned Brightly, Faulks, a reluctant memoirist, offers readers a series of...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'A fine and profoundly intelligent novel, written by an author who balances big ideas with human emotion. Wistful, yearning and wise' ELIZABETH DAY 'Faulks's most poignant love story yet' ANTONY BEEVOR, author of Stalingrad _____________________ 1914: Young Anton...

Before the story ever begins, American Horror Stories gently asks for one small act of trust: every advertisement is placed right at the beginning of each episode, so once the darkness settles in, nothing pulls you out of the experience. It’s a quiet agreement between you and American Horror Stories—support the show first, then sink fully into the fear, uninterrupted, the way horror is meant to be felt. You press play, you breathe, and you remember that familiar moment when night feels heavier and your thoughts grow louder. American Horror Stories is where Supernatural Horror stops being ...

Christopher Wood, a beautiful young Englishman, decided to be the greatest painter the world had seen. He went to Paris in 1921. By day, he studied; by night, he attended the parties of the beau monde. He knew Picasso, worked for Diaghilev and was a friend of Cocteau. In the last months of his 29-year life, he fought a ravening opium addiction to succeed in claiming a place in history of English painting.

French Short Stories for Intermediate (B1) Skill Level – Mystery and Suspense Edition is a captivating collection designed for learners at the B1 level who want to take their French reading skills to the next level while diving into thrilling tales of mystery and suspense. This edition features 30 short stories crafted to engage your curiosity and challenge your language abilities.

Pour fuir l'ombre d'un père tristement célèbre, Jane a changé d'identité. Aujourd'hui, elle s'appelle Jenny, elle est vétérinaire et vit avec son mari Mark et leurs deux enfants dans un paisible village du Devon. Un matin, elle reprend connaissance allongée sur le sol de sa cuisine, les ongles couverts de terre. Et aucun souvenir de ce qui a bien pu se passer... Un peu plus tard, elle apprend qu'une jeune femme a disparu la veille au soir. Jenny connaissait cette femme. Elle avait même de bonnes raisons de lui en vouloir...

Es gibt eine tödliche Waffe, die durch jede Kontrolle kommt. Jeder kann sie ungehindert an Bord eines Flugzeugs bringen. Ein Nachtflug Bueno Aires-Berlin. Ein labiler Passagier, der unter Gewaltphantasien leidet. Und ein Psychiater, der diesen Patienten manipulieren soll, um an Bord eine Katastrophe herbeizuführen. Sonst verliert er etwas sehr viel Wichtigeres als sein Leben... Der neue Psychothriller von Bestseller-Autor Sebastian Fitzek: In der Tradition von "Passagier 23" spielt er mit den menschlichen Urängsten des Eingeschlossenseins und der Hilflosigkeit an Bord eines Flugzeugs.

Do you want to handle, stop, and overcome your social anxiety? No more worry, doubt, and overthinking in social situations. It's time to free yourself from limiting beliefs and to finally become the confident, fulfilled, and happy person you've always wanted to be. Nothing will change in your life until you change. And the only way for you to TRULY change is to allow your subconscious mind to understand that you have become a different person. Therefore, your old paradigm and your old subconscious programs have to be replaced with a new paradigm and completely new programs that lead you to the...

If you haven’t read Cat Sebastian, what are you waiting for?”—Lorraine Heath, New York Times bestselling author Once beloved by London's fashionable elite, Hartley Sedgwick has become a recluse after a spate of salacious gossip exposed his most-private secrets. Rarely venturing from the...

Have you ever watched someone walk into a room and instantly shift the energy? They’re listened to. Respected. Taken seriously. Opportunities seem to follow them. This isn’t luck. And it isn’t charisma you’re born with. It’s a trainable skill, grounded in how the human brain processes information, emotion, and choice.

In Build a Large Language Model (from Scratch) bestselling author Sebastian Raschka guides you step by step through creating your own LLM. Each stage is explained with clear text, diagrams, and examples. You’ll go from the initial design and creation, to pretraining on a general corpus, and on to fine-tuning for specific tasks.