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Russians Among Us by Gordon Corera EN
EnglandDescription:
The urgent story of Russia's espionage efforts against the United States and the West from the end of the Cold War to the present from a seasoned BBC journalist specializing in defense and intelligence issues. The full, explosive story for the first time: Putin's espionage campaign against the West, how it intensified in the last decade and how the warning signs were missed The Russian 'deep cover' spies who penetrated the US and the years-long FBI hunt to track and capture them The recruitment, running, and escape of one of the most important spies of modern times, a man who worked inside the... continue
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Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland by Bryan Sykes EN
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From the best-selling author of The Seven Daughters of Eve, a perfect book for anyone interested in the genetic history of Britain, Ireland, and America. One of the world's leading geneticists, Bryan Sykes has helped thousands find their ancestry in the British Isles. Saxons, Vikings, and Celts, which resulted from a systematic ten-year DNA survey of more than 10,000 volunteers, traces the true genetic makeup of the British Isles and its descendants, taking readers from the Pontnewydd cave in North Wales to the resting place of the Red Lady of Paviland and the tomb of King Arthur. This illumin... continue
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Selected Poems by Walter De la Mare EN
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A collection of poetry by the acclaimed British novelist, poet, and anthologist draws on natural imagery and traditional poetic forms to celebrate the beauty of nature, while at the same time prompting the reader to reflect on the implications of mortality. Original.
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Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson EN
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United States of America
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William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of wild supposition arranged around scant facts. With a steady hand and his trademark wit, Bill Bryson sorts through this colorful muddle to reveal the man himself. Bryson documents the efforts of earlier scholars, from today's most respected academics to eccentrics like Delia Bacon, an American who developed a firm but unsubstantiated conviction that her namesake, Francis Bacon, was the true author of Shakespeare's plays. Emulating the st... continue
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Shirley by Charlotte Brontë EN
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Shirley is a woman of independent means; her friend Caroline is not. Both struggle with what a woman's role is and can be. Their male counterparts - Louis, the powerless tutor, and Robert, his cloth-manufacturing brother - also stand at odds to society's expectations.
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Show Us Who You Are by Elle McNicoll EN
ScotlandDescription:
A neurodiverse twelve-year-old girl is shown an amazing new technology that gives her another chance to talk to the best friend she lost. But she soon discovers the corporation behind the science hides dark secrets that only she can expose in this heartwarming and heroic sophomore novel from the award-winning author of A Kind of Spark. A CILIP Carnegie Medal nominee! "A touching, perceptive take on grief, technology, and self-acceptance.” –Kirkus Reviews It has never been easy for Cora to make friends. Cora is autistic, and sometimes she gets overwhelmed and stims to soothe her nerves. Adrien ... continue
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Silas Marner by George Eliot EN
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George Eliot's tale of a solitary miser gradually redeemed by the joy of fatherhood, Silas Marner is edited with an introduction and notes by David Carroll in Penguin Classics. Wrongly accused of theft and exiled from a religious community many years before, the embittered weaver Silas Marner lives alone in Raveloe, living only for work and his precious hoard of money. But when his money is stolen and an orphaned child finds her way into his house, Silas is given the chance to transform his life. His fate, and that of Eppie, the little girl he adopts, is entwined with Godfrey Cass, son of the ... continue
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Sleep No More : Six Murderous Tales by P. D. James EN
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Originally published: London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 2017.
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Smiley's People by John le Carre EN
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A spy story that gives the final convulsive confrontation between George Smiley and his mortal enemy, Karla.
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Spoilt Creatures by Amy Twigg EN
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An Observer top ten best new novelist for 2024 An LRB Book of the Week 'The most talked about debut of 2024' Stylist 'A simmering debut, heady with the righteousness of female rage' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies 'Lush and dreamlike - a sweltering novel, where the sunlight pulses with nightmarish dread' Colin Walsh, author of Kala 'This lusciously verdant novel is rich in grit and dirt, in sensuality and oblivion' Lara Williams, author of Supper Club 'A modern-day Dionysian cult of women in the woods - haunting and exhilarating' Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne 'Emma Cline's T... continue