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Jedna noć skandala

Jedna noć skandala novi je roman autorice romana Šarmantni princ. Odmjereno ponašanje Carlotti Anne Fairleigh nikada nije dolazilo prirodno – čak ni večeras, kada se ljupka, nepromišljena gospođica konačno po prvi put trebala predstaviti društvu. Dok čeka na izlazak ne može si pomoći a da je ne izjeda znatiželja zbog tamne kuće u susjedstvu. Šuška se da je to napušteni dom Haydena St. Claira, čovjeka kojeg je društvo prozvalo „Ubojitim Markizom“. Sigurno joj jedan mali pogled kroz prozor prije zabave neće škoditi… Naravno, ova posljednja avantura završava katastrofom: potpuno ugrožena ugleda Carlotta je… zaručena! Ubrzo je na putu prema divljinama Cornwalla u društvu naočitog, misterioznog markiza čije se ime u visokom društvu izgovara uz dozu straha i prijezira. No postoji nešto uzbudljivo – i iznenađujuće nježno – u svezi s njezinim mračnim, nedodirljivim mladoženjom, a žudnja je u njegovim očima neosporiva. Prije nego što se Lottie preda čežnjama svoga srca, mora otključati tajne Haydenove prošlosti, koliko god skandalozne – ili stravične – one bile.

Udaja za Winterbornea

Udaja za Winterbornea drugi je roman iz serije o obitelji Revenel. Moćni biznismen Rhys Winterborne, velški pučanin, uspio je vlastitim trudom steći golemo bogatstvo, što mu je priskrbilo ogromnu moć. Ukratko, što god bi Rhys Winterborne htio, to bi i dobio. Ledi Helen Ravenel, stidljivu plemkinju, poželio je od prvog trenutka kad ju je ugledao i morao ju je dobiti po bilo koju cijenu, makar to značilo da će je morati razdjevičiti kako bi bio siguran da će se udati za njega. Povučena krasotica Odraslu daleko od ciničkog londonskog visokog društva i tome pripadajućeg blještavila, ledi Helen uvelike je privukao muškarac poput Rhysa Winterbornea. Pokazalo se da je privlačnost uzajamna, no na putu k njihovoj sreći ispriječile su se mračne tajne njezine obitelji. Stvar postaje još gora nakon Helenina otkrića da je u tu priču upleten i jedan od Rhysovih najvećih neprijatelja. Bi li je Rhys oženio i kada bi saznao za to? No ako mu ne kaže, neće se moći udati za njega. Što će učiniti? Može li ljubav sve pobijediti?

Izgubljene djevojčice

Kriminalistički roman Izgubljene djevojčice svjetska je uspješnica i treći slučaj inspektorice Kim Stone. Dvije su djevojčice otete. Samo će jedna biti vraćena. Roditelji koji ponude veći iznos dobit će svoju kćer natrag, ali drugi neće. Nemojte se zavaravati – jedno će dijete umrijeti. Kad njihove devetogodišnje kćeri budu otete i dvije se obitelji nađu usred noćne more, detektivka inspektorica Kim Stone započinje istragu. No sat već otkucava. Dok su obitelji suprotstavljene jedna drugoj, jer svaka pokušava vratiti svoje dijete, Kim strahuje da bi ovi okrutni zločinci mogli biti najopasniji s kojima je ikad imala posla…

Leptirov efekt

Petnaestogodišnji Marco cijelo je djetinjstvo proveo u romskoj bandi kojom autokratski vlada njegov stric Zola prisiljavajući svu djecu na ropski rad i kriminal. Nakon što sazna da ga stric namjerava osakatiti kako bi povećao zaradu od prosjačenja i bolje ga kontrolirao, Marco napravi nezamislivo – pobjegne iz bande i pritom slučajno sazna jezivu tajnu čije otkrivanje Zola želi spriječiti po svaku cijenu. No ono što Marco ne zna jest da njegovu smrt ne želi samo klan. Međutim, to je itekako jasno Carlu, Assadu i Rose, koji se sve dublje zapleću u slučaj i u mrežu kopenhaškoga podzemlja. U kaljuži korupcije i teškog kriminala koji seže sve do svijeta visoke politike i financija ne postoje pravila igre i ljudski život ne vrijedi ništa. Je li ovaj put zalogaj za Sektor Q ipak prevelik?

Before They are Hanged

Bitter and merciless war is coming to the frozen north. It`s bloody and dangerous and the Union army, split by politics and hamstrung by incompetence, is utterly unprepared for the slaughter that`s coming. Lacking experience, training, and in some cases even weapons the army is scarcely equipped to repel Bethod`s scouts, let alone the cream of his forces. In the heat-ravaged south the Gurkish are massing to assault the city of Dagoska, defended by Inquisitor Glokta. The city is braced for the inevitable defeat and massacre to come, preparations are made to make the Gurkish pay for every inch of land … but a plot is festering to hand the city to its beseigers without a fight, and the previous Inquisitor of Dagoska vanished without trace. Threatened from within and without the city, Glokta needs answers, and he needs them soon.

Quicksilver

Quicksilver is the story of Daniel Waterhouse, fearless thinker and conflicted Puritan, pursuing knowledge in the company of the greatest minds of Baroque-era Europe, in a chaotic world where reason wars with the bloody ambitions of the mighty, and where catastrophe, natural or otherwise, can alter the political landscape overnight. It is a chronicle of the breathtaking exploits of Half-Cocked Jack Shaftoe–London street urchin turned swashbuckling adventurer and legendary King of the Vagabonds–risking life and limb for fortune and love while slowly maddening from the pox. And it is the tale of Eliza, rescued by Jack from a Turkish harem to become spy, confidante, and pawn of royals in order to reinvent Europe through the newborn power of finance. A gloriously rich, entertaining, and endlessly inventive novel that brings a remarkable age and its momentous events to vivid life, Quicksilver is an extraordinary achievement from one of the most original and important literary talents of our time. And it’s just the beginning…

Ecrits: A Selection

Genius and charismatic leader of a psychoanalytic movement that in the 1950s and 1960s provided a focal point for the French intelligentsia, Jacques Lacan attracted a cult following. Ecrits is his most important work, bringing together twenty-seven articles and lectures originally published between 1936 and 1966. Following its first publication in 1966, the book gained Lacan international attention and exercised a powerful influence on contemporary intellectual life. To this day, Lacan’s radical, brilliant and complex ideas continue to be highly influential in everything from film theory to art history and literary criticism. Ecrits is the essential source for anyone who seeks to understand this seminal thinker and his influence on contemporary thought and culture. Translator’s Note Bibliographical Note — 1 The Mirror Stage as Formative of the Function of the I — 2 Aggressivity in Psychoanalysis — 3 The Function and Field of Speech and Language in Psychoanalysis — 4 The Freudian Thing — 5 The Agency of the Letter in the Unconscious or Reason Since Freud — 6 On a Question Preliminary to any Possible Treatment of Psychosis — 7 The Direction of the Treatment and the Principles of its Power — 8 The Signification of the Phallus — 9 The Subversion of the Subject and the Dialectic of Desire in the Freudian Unconscious — Classified Indexofthe Major Concepts Commentary on the Graphs Indexof Freud’s German Terms Indexof Proper Names

The Complete Robot

Isaac Asimov’s ROBOT series – from the iconic collection I, ROBOT to four classic novels – contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS, they continue to shape the understanding and design of artificial intelligence to this day. Could a robot ever show true creativity? Is it wise to trust self-driving cars? Will robotic body parts transform human beings into machines? Will organic technology allow robots to become human? The Complete Robot combines the stories in I, Robot and The Rest of the Robots with many more found only in this collection – including one of Asimov’s masterpieces, the Hugo and Nebula award-winning novella ‘The Bicentennial Man’. Featuring Dr. Susan Calvin, Donovan and Powell, and the detective Elijah Baley, hero of the Robot novels, this is the ultimate collection of short stories from a genius of the genre.

Revelation Space

Nine hundred thousand years ago, something annihilated the Amarantin civilization just as it was on the verge of discovering space flight. Now one scientist, Dan Sylveste, will stop at nothing to solve the Amarantin riddle before ancient history repeats itself. With no other resources at his disposal, Sylveste forges a dangerous alliance with the cyborg crew of the starship Nostalgia for Infinity. But as he closes in on the secret, a killer closes in on him. Because the Amarantin were destroyed for a reason — and if that reason is uncovered, the universe—and reality itself — could be irrecoverably altered….

The Colour of Magic

On a world supported on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown), a gleeful, explosive, wickedly eccentric expedition sets out. There`s an avaricious buy inept wizard, a naive tourist whose luggage moves on hundreds of dear little legs, dragons who only exist if you believe in them, and of course The Edge of the planet…

Equal Rites

The last thing the wizard Drum Billet did, before Death laid a bony hand on his shoulder, was to pass on his staff of power to the eighth son of an eighth son. Unfortunately for his colleagues in the chauvinistic (not to say misogynistic) world of magic, he failed to check on the new-born baby`s sex… A third hilarious adventure by the author of The Colour of Magic and The Light Fantastic.

The Light Fantastic

As it moves towards a seemingly inevitable collision with a malevolent red star, the Discworld could do with a hero. What it doesn’t need is a singularly inept and cowardly wizard, still recovering from the trauma of falling off the edge of the world, or a well-meaning tourist and his luggage which has a mind (and legs) of its own. Which is a shame, because that’s all there is . .

Last Argument of Kings

The end is coming. Logen Ninefingers might only have one more fight in him but it’s going to be a big one. Battle rages across the North, the King of the Northmen still stands firm, and there’s only one man who can stop him. His oldest friend, and his oldest enemy. It’s past time for the Bloody-Nine to come home. With too many masters and too little time, Superior Glokta is fighting a different kind of war. A secret struggle in which no one is safe, and no one can be trusted. His days with a sword are far behind him. It’s a good thing blackmail, threats and torture still work well enough. Jezal dan Luthar has decided that winning glory is far too painful, and turned his back on soldiering for a simple life with the woman he loves. But love can be painful too, and glory has a nasty habit of creeping up on a man when he least expects it. While the King of the Union lies on his deathbead, the peasants revolt and the nobles scramble to steal his crown. No one believes that the shadow of war is falling across the very heart of the Union. The First of the Magi has a plan to save the world, as he always does. But there are risks. There is no risk more terrible, after all, than to break the First Law…

Forward the Foundation

Here, from a grand master of science fiction, is the long-awaited final novel of the greatest science fiction series ever told. Completed just before his death, Forward the Foundation is the crowning achievement of a great writer`s life, a stirring testament to the creative genius of Isaac Asimov. As Hari Seldon struggles to perfect his revolutionary theory of psychohistory and ensure a place for humanity among the stars, the great Galactic Empire totters on the brink of apocalyptic collapse. Caught in the maelstrom are Seldon and all he holds dear, pawns in the struggle for dominance. Whoever can control Seldon will control psychohistory–and with it the future of the Galaxy. Among those seeking to turn psychohistory into the greatest weapon known to man are a populist political demagogue, the weak-willed Emperor Cleon I, and a ruthless militaristic general. In his last act of service to humankind, Hari Seldon must somehow save his life`s work from their grasp as he searches for its true heirs–a search that begins with his own granddaughter and the dream of a new Foundation.

Foundation

The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire, the story of Hari Seldon’s two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination, one whose unprecedented scale shaped science fiction as we know it today. The Galactic Empire has prospered for twelve thousand years. Nobody suspects that the heart of the thriving Empire is rotten, until psychohistorian Hari Seldon uses his new science to foresee its terrible fate. Exiled to the desolate planet Terminus, Seldon establishes a colony of the greatest minds in the Empire, a Foundation which holds the key to changing the fate of the galaxy. However, the death throes of the Empire breed hostile new enemies, and the young Foundation’s fate will be threatened first.

Foundation’s Edge

At last, the costly and bitter war between the two Foundations had come to an end. The scientists of the First Foundation had proved victorious; and now they retum to Hari Seldon`s long-established plan to build a new Empire that the Second Foundation is not destroyed after all-and that its still-defiant survivors are preparing their revenge. Now the two exiled citizens of the Foundation-a renegade Councilman and the doddering historian-set out in search of the mythical planet Earth. . .and proof that the Second Foundation still exists. Meanwhile someone-or something-outside of both Foundations sees to be orchestrating events to suit its own ominous purpose. Soon representatives of both the First and Second Foundations will find themselves racing toward a mysterious world called Gaia and a final shocking destiny at the very end of the universe!

Foundation and Earth

The Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are among the great masterworks of science fiction. An ingenious blend of nonstop action, daring ideas, and extensive world-building, they chronicle the struggle of a courageous group of men and women determined to shield enlightened humanity from a ceaseless threat of darkness and ultimate annihilation. Golan Trevize, former Councilman of the First Foundation, has chosen the future, and it is Gaia. A superorganism, Gaia is a holistic planet with a common consciousness so intensely united that every dewdrop, every pebble, every being, can speak for all–and feel for all. It is a realm in which privacy is not only undesirable, it is incomprehensible. But is it the right choice for the destiny of mankind? While Trevize feels it is, that is not enough. He must know. Trevize believes the answer lies at the site of humanity`s roots: fabled Earth . . . if it still exists. For no one is sure where the planet of Gaia`s first settlers is to be found in the immense wilderness of the Galaxy. Nor can anyone explain why no record of Earth has been preserved, no mention of it made anywhere in Gaia`s vast world-memory. It is an enigma Trevize is determined to resolve, and a quest he is determined to undertake, at any cost.