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The Words of Every Song - Liz Moore - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Words of Every Song - Liz Moore - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

__________________________________ ''A remarkable novel, elegant, wise, and beautifully constructed.'' Roddy DoyleTommy Mays, Titan Records'' biggest act, is verging on a mid-life crisis; learning the hard way that a life of fame and fortune comes at a price. But things are looking up for his support band, The Burn, which could be a career-changer for Theo, Titan''s young A&R executive. Meanwhile, secretary Cynthia has her eyes on Titan''s latest rising star, singer-songwriter Lenore Lamont. But with a billboard in Times Square, is Lenore starting to feel the pressure?Set in the sleek offices, high-tech recording studios and hip downtown clubs of New York, The Words of Every Song depicts the realities of making it in an industry where glamour and fame can often conceal the harsh realities for those hoping to hit the big-time.

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5:2 Your Life - Emma Cook - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

5:2 Your Life - Emma Cook - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The fast way to get your life in shape. How the REVOLUTIONARY 5:2 approach can TRANSFORM your HEALTH, your WEALTH and your HAPPINESS. 5:2 YOUR LIFE is your easy-to-follow guide to how the revolutionary principles of the 5:2 diet can be applied to key areas of your life, including:. Relationships. Exercise. Money. Drinking. Cultural Life. Screen Time and Technology. Worry . EnvironmentWith no complicated rules, 5:2 YOUR LIFE offers a clear and flexible strategy for lifestyle change, including advice, science, case-studies and input from specialist experts. LITTLE changes just 2 days a week can make a BIG difference – fast.

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This, My Second Life - Patrick Charnley - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

This, My Second Life - Patrick Charnley - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Twenty-year-old Jago Trevarno is living a simple life in Cornwall with his uncle following a life-changing brain injury. Slowly adjusting to the reality of his new life, he gets caught up in the murky world of local villain, Bill Sligo, who appears to have designs on Jago’s uncle’s farm and in particular a field. Jago determines to find out why Bill Sligo wants the field – and in so doing puts his own life in grave danger. Beautifully written, spare and elegiac, filled with shafts of light and darkness as well as the beauty and harshness of the Cornish landscape, Jago’s journey is one of hope, acceptance and of resilience as he comes to terms with this, his second life.

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The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde - Neil Mckenna - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde - Neil Mckenna - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

‘ I have put my genius into my life but only my talent into my work ’. So said Oscar Wilde of his remarkable life – a life more complex, more erotic, more troubled and more triumphant than any of his contemporaries ever knew or suspected. Neil McKenna’s The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde charts fully for the first time Oscar’s astonishing erotic odyssey through Victorian London’s sexual underworld. Oscar Wilde emerges as a man driven personally and creatively by his powerful desires for sex with men, and Neil McKenna argues compellingly and convincingly that Oscar’s Wilde’s life and work can only be fully understood and appreciated in terms of his sexuality.The book draws of a vast range of sources, many of them previously unpublished, and includes startling new material like the statements made to the police by the male prostitutes and blackmailers ranged against Oscar Wilde at his trial which have been lost for over a century.Dazzlingly written, The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde meticulously and brilliantly reconstructs Oscar Wilde’s emotional and sexual life, painting an astonishingly frank and vivid portrait of a troubled genius who chose to martyr himself for the cause of love between men.

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My Life - President Bill Clinton - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

My Life - President Bill Clinton - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

President Bill Clinton''s My Life is the strikingly candid self-portrait of a world leader who decided in early life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the people of America and the entire world population. It is the fullest, most concretely detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever written, and a testament to the positive impact that his work and his political ideals had on America and on the world. Here is the life of a great national and international figure, revealed with all his talents and contradictions. Filled with fascinating moments and insights, it is told openly, directly, in President Clinton''s immediately recognisable voice. A fascinating journey through American politics, and one of the world''s most famous politicians, and popular presidents.

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Family Life Made Easy - Grace Saunders - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Family Life Made Easy - Grace Saunders - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Mum of three, Grace Saunders, has done all the research so you don''t have to. Drawing on the advice and experiences of friends, families, professionals and fellow mums, Grace covers everything from nutrition and competitive parenting to nifty eco-friendly short-cuts and ideas for cutting back on the household''s expenses. Family Life Made Easy is like a best-friend, ready to help you navigate your way through the wonderful mayhem that is family life.

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Lust For Life - Irving Stone - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Lust For Life - Irving Stone - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Lust for Life is the classic fictional re-telling of the incredible life of Vincent Van Gogh. “Vincent is not dead. He will never die. His love, his genius, the great beauty he has created will go on forever, enriching the world… He was a colossus… a great painter… a great philosopher… a martyr to his love of art. “ Walking down the streets of Paris the young Vincent Van Gogh didn’t feel like he belonged. Battling poverty, repeated heartbreak and familial obligation, Van Gogh was a man plagued by his own creative urge but with no outlet to express it. Until the day he picked up a paintbrush.Written with raw insight and emotion, follow the artist through his tormented life, struggling against critical discouragement and mental turmoil and bare witness to his creative journey from a struggling artist to one of the world’s most celebrated artists.

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Make Life Beautiful - Camilla Morton - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Make Life Beautiful - Camilla Morton - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Make biscuits with Manolo Blahnik or customise your bike with Paul Smith. Let Charlotte Olympia put a spring in your step and turn a magazine into a millinery with Stephen Jones. Fashion a Bella Freud jumper or a Topshop Tee, make a Fabergé egg and dress up like Henry Holland. Let Michael Howells and Christian Lacroix help you create a drama and Nick Knight a cup of tea. Turn on your imagination and MAKE LIFE BEAUTIFUL.MAKE LIFE BEAUTIFUL provides a unique glimpse into some of style’s most creative minds with full-colour pictures throughout and a personal introduction from the designers to each of the projects.Craft has never been so fashionable.

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The Life List - Lori Nelson Spielman - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Life List - Lori Nelson Spielman - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM''A wonderful, touching story that reminds us to live life to its fullest.'' Cecelia Ahern, New York Times bestselling author of P.S., I Love You Brett''s Life List 1. Go to Paris 2. Perform live, on a super big stage 3. Have a baby, maybe two 4. Fall in love Brett Bohlinger seems to have it all: a plum job, a spacious loft, an irresistibly handsome boyfriend. All in all, a charmed life. That is, until her beloved mother passes away, leaving behind a will with one big stipulation: In order to receive her inheritance, Brett must first complete the life list of goals she’d written when she was a naïve girl of fourteen.Grief-stricken, Brett cannot believe she can ever fulfil her mother’s wishes, because to do so would mean losing her job, her apartment, and her boyfriend.But as Brett reluctantly embarks on a perplexing journey in search of her adolescent dreams, one thing becomes clear: sometimes life’s sweetest gifts can be found in the most unexpected places. Perfect for fans of Cecelia Ahern and Jojo Moyes, this is a beautiful and moving story about the unbreakable bond between a mother and daughter.

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A Possible Life - Sebastian Faulks - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

A Possible Life - Sebastian Faulks - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

''Profound . . . Faulks evokes a deep compassion'' OBSERVER ''Does what a good novel should - it unsettles, it moves, and it forces us to question who we are'' SUNDAY TIMES ''A delight . . . moving and exciting'' DAILY TELEGRAPH Five lives overlap across two centuries. School teacher Geoffrey’s war takes him to the brink of sanity; Billy’s fortitude lifts him from the Victorian slums in London; Elena and Jeanne interrogate the notion of the soul, from opposite points of view, a century apart. And for Anya, a young American singer-songwriter, only her producer Jack can understand the depths of their bond as art and life collide.In a symphony of fiction, A Possible Life defies the boundaries of the novel, to explore the deepest questions of how we are connected to one another. '' A Possible Life is more than the sum of its parts . . . the stories acquire power as resonances between them accrete. Only at the end do you realise you''ve been won over by their quiet, glinting virtuosity'' THE TIMES

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Wilkie Collins: A Life of Sensation - Andrew Lycett - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Wilkie Collins: A Life of Sensation - Andrew Lycett - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The definitive biography of Wilkie Collins: the Victorian novelist, playwright, author of The Moonstone and The Woman in White , who lived a life of sensation. Wilkie Collins, author of The Moonstone and The Woman in White, was the master of the Victorian sensation novel, but he also had a complex private life that could have come straight out of one of his bestselling novels. While his books focused on uncovering family secrets, Wilkie was determined to keep his own unconventional domestic arrangements – living with two women, neither of them his wife – hidden from the outside world. In this colourful investigative biography, set against the backdrop of Victorian London, Andrew Lycett brings to life one of England’s greatest writers and reveals a brilliant, contrary and sensual man, deeply committed to his work.

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My Horizontal Life - Chelsea Handler - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

My Horizontal Life - Chelsea Handler - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

''Many people feel like a one-night stand is something to be ashamed or embarrassed of. I disagree...'' We''ve all (well not quite all, perhaps) had at least one: a one-night stand. Often embarrassing and uncomfortable, occasionally outlandish, but most times just a necessary and irresistible evil, the one-night-stand is a social rite as old as sex itself and as common as a bar stool. Enter Chelsea Handler. Gorgeous, sharp, and anything but shy, Chelsea loves men... Lots of them. My Horizontal Life chronicles Chelsea''s romps through the bedrooms of a host of potential suitors, uncovering what can happen in one night of passion between a man and a sometimes very intoxicated woman.From her short fling with a Vegas stripper named Thunder to her even shorter fling with a very short man, she recalls her myriad one-night stands with hilarious honesty. My Horizontal Life is a sensationally frank and funny memoir of sexual life, and a gloriously quirky take on why we do the things we do. Whether you have been there yourself or not, its one guilty pleasure you won''t be ashamed to talk about in the morning...

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A Secret Life - Esther Rantzen - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

A Secret Life - Esther Rantzen - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The gripping story of woman forced to fight for the truth in a competitive world. When Suzannah Piper, TV star and media personality, is killed in a tragic car accident, many publicly grieve but few genuinely mourn. For Suzannah chose to live her life in the spotlight, and real friends are scarce in the glittering but shallow celebrity world. But investigative journalist Lucy Strong, one of the few people who knew the real Suzannah, mourns her. When, a decade ago, Lucy arrived in London a na-ve, insecure young girl in search of a TV career, it was Suzannah who saw her intelligence and nurtured it. It was Suzannah who taught her to play the media game. And it was Suzannah who helped Lucy to achieve her dream. Now, after her death, Lucy suddenly gets her chance to repay Suzannah, for crucial things about the night of her death don''t add up. But as Lucy starts to discover the secret life that Suzannah kept from even her, she realises that Suzannah was playing a dangerous game. And soon her own life is under threat -

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Life Is Hard - Kieran Setiya - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Life Is Hard - Kieran Setiya - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

A NEW YORKER AND THE ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2022" Life Is Hard is a humane consolation for challenging times. Reading it is like speaking with a thoughtful friend who never tells you to cheer up, but, by offering gentle companionship and a change of perspective, makes you feel better anyway" The New York Times Book Review '' An eloquent, moving, witty and above all useful demonstration of philosophy''s power to help us weather the storms of being human '' Oliver Burkeman, author of FOUR THOUSAND WEEKS______________________________________Pain, Loneliness, Grief, Injustice ... Hope?Life is hard - as the past few years have made painfully clear. From personal trauma to the injustice and absurdity of the world, sometimes simply going on can feel too much.But could there be solace - and even hope - in acknowledging the hardships of the human condition? Might doing so free us from the tyranny of striving for our "best lives" and help us find warmth, humanity, and humour in the lives we actually have? Could it inspire in us the desire for a better world?In this profound and personal book, Kieran Setiya shows how philosophy can help us find our way. He shares his own experience with chronic pain and the consolation that comes from making sense of it. He asks what we can learn from loneliness and loss about the value of human life. And he explores how we can fail with grace, confront injustice, and search for meaning in the face of despair. Drawing on ancient and modern philosophy, as well as fiction, comedy, social science and personal essay, Life is Hard is a book for this moment - a work of solace and compassion. It draws us towards justice, for ourselves and others, by acknowledging what it means to be alive.

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This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! - Jonathan Evison - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! - Jonathan Evison - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

‘As sweet as it is inventive, profound as it is hilarious, unflinching as it is big-hearted.’ Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette Harriet Chance has spent the last seventy-eight years following the rules… Career girl (brief) Wife (fifty-five years) Mother of two (ongoing) Now widowed, Harriet discovers that her late husband had been planning an Alaskan cruise. Ignoring the advice of her children and wanting to make the most of the opportunity, she decides to set sail.There, amid the buffets and lounge singers, between the imagined appearances of Bernard and the very real arrival of her daughter, Harriet is forced to take a long look back, confronting the truth about pivotal events that changed the course of her life. What she will discover is that she has lived the best part of her life under entirely false assumptions. Confronted with the notion that her past could have been different, will she take a second chance at life?

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11 Life Lessons from Nelson Mandela - Ndaba Mandela - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

11 Life Lessons from Nelson Mandela - Ndaba Mandela - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Every life has the power to change the world. Ndaba Mandela was raised by his grandfather, Nelson Mandela. It is easy to forget that legendary figures like Mandela were first and foremost human beings, flawed and unique, but in Ndaba''s account we have a rare and personal insight into the man behind the myth.In 11 Life Lessons , Ndaba shares with us his memories – charming, intimate and sometimes surprising – to illuminate Mandela’s much-loved principles for how to become the people we want to be. Always call out injustice – even when we see it in ourselves Freedom must be given as much as it is taken Strive to do what is right rather than to prove you are right Anger has its place, even in a kind heart Inspired by Mandela''s remarkable stories, 11 Life Lessons from Nelson Mandela offers a profound and rewarding pathway to changing your world.__________________________ Previously published as ''Going to the Mountain''

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My Experimental Life - A. J. Jacobs - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

My Experimental Life - A. J. Jacobs - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

For his first book, AJ Jacobs read the entire Encyclopedia Britannica . For his second, he followed every single rule in the Bible. Now comes a collection of his most outrageous, hilarious and thought-provoking experiments yet. In My Experimental Life Jacobs puts himself to a series of bizarre and ridiculous tests, from total obedience to his long-suffering wife and ''Radical Honesty'' , to living as a beautiful woman and outsourcing his personal life to India (whether sending an email, having a weekly chat with his parents or arguing with his wife).Written by an author who has been compared in the British press to Woody Allen and Bill Bryson, The Guinea Pig Diaries will be one of the funniest, most entertaining and most illuminating books of the year.

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Wandering Through Life - Donna Leon - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Wandering Through Life - Donna Leon - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

‘A delightful companion in life and on the page’ The Times ‘Donna Leon has created a beautifully crafted looking glass into her world’ TLS In a series of vignettes full of affection, irony, and good humor, Donna Leon narrates a remarkable life she feels has rather more happened to her than been planned.From a childhood in the company of her New Jersey family, with frequent visits to her grandfather''s farm and its beloved animals and summers spent selling homegrown tomatoes by the roadside, Leon has long been open to adventure. In 1976, she made the spontaneous decision to teach English in Iran, before finding herself swept up in the early days of the 1979 Revolution. After teaching stints in China and Saudi Arabia, she finally landed in Venice. Leon vividly animates her decades-long love affair with Italy, from her first magical dinner when serving as a "chaperone" to a friend, to the hunt for the perfect cappuccino, to the warfare tactics of grandmothers doing their grocery shopping at the Rialto Market. Some things remain constant throughout the decades: her adoration of opera, especially Handel''s vocal music, her advocacy for the environment, embodied in her passion for bees - which informs the surprising crux of the Brunetti mystery in Earthly Remains - and her eager imagination for crime as she watches unsuspecting travelers on trains. Yet as Leon inspects the cracks in the wall of a friend''s bedroom, caused by the seven-story cruise ships making their way down Venice''s canals, she admits regretfully that the thrill may be gone as mass tourism renders the city less and less appealing to its longtime chronicler.Having recently celebrated her eightieth birthday, Leon now confronts the dual challenges and pleasures of aging. Complete with a brief letter dissuading those hoping to meet Guido Brunetti at the Questura, and always suffused with music, food, and her fierce sense of humor, Wandering Through Life offers Donna Leon at her most personal.‘As the author reaches her 9th decade [this makes] for a fascinating insight into her life and world, albeit with discretion and leaving tantalising hints at what lies beyond. One for the fans (and friends).’ Crime Time ''Warm, witty and engaging'' Wall Street Journal

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A Del of a Life - David Jason - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

A Del of a Life - David Jason - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: a hilarious and heartfelt new autobiography from the national treasure Sir David Jason ''There are British telly icons and then there is Sir David Jason. This book is such gold . . . an absolute delight'' ZOE BALL ___________________________ ''During my life and career I have been given all sorts of advice and learned huge amounts from some great and enormously talented people. I''ve been blessed to play characters such as Derek Trotter, Granville, Pop Larkin and Frost, who have changed my life in all sorts of ways, and taught me lessons that go far beyond the television set. And I''ve worked a few things out for myself as well, about friendship, ambition, rejection, success, failure, adversity and fortune.With any luck, some of these thoughts and observations will chime with episodes and challenges you have faced, or are facing, in your own life. And if they don''t. . . well, hopefully, at the very least you''ll get to have a good old laugh at my expense. So lean back, pour yourself a glass, and try not to fall through the bar flap . . .'' ___________________________ ''An absolute delight . . . a romp with so much detail. Offers wisdom in difficult times . . . like being invited into his living room'' BBC BREAKFAST ''It''s beautifully written . . . so conversational and chatty . . . it''s so lovely and warm'' CHRIS MOYLES

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James Patterson: The Stories of My Life - James Patterson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

James Patterson: The Stories of My Life - James Patterson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

''The master storyteller of our times'' Hillary Rodham Clinton ''The whole story of his truly astonishing life'' Bob Woodward ''The book was damn near addictive. I loved it'' Ron Howard ''At times his poignant narrative will bring you to tears'' Patricia Cornwell ''A compelling account of the life events that shaped an extraordinary man'' Nicholas Sparks ''So much content and inspiration from one of the world''s most successful authors'' Sir David Jason ''This is a poignant, funny and inspiring account of a phenomenally successful career from a master storyteller'' Jake Humphrey______________________________ HIS BEST STORIES ARE THE STORIES OF HIS LIFE · His father grew up in a New York poorhouse called the ''Pogie''.· He worked at a psychiatric hospital where he met the singer James Taylor and the poet Robert Lowell. Both were patients.· He was at Woodstock and was also an usher at the Fillmore East.· He was CEO of advertising agency J. Walter Thompson North America when he was thirty-seven. He wrote the ad jingle, ''I''m a Toys ''R'' Us Kid''.· He once watched Norman Mailer and James Baldwin square off to fight.· He''s played golf with three US presidents and has nine holes-in-one.· Dolly Parton sang Happy Birthday to him over the phone. She calls him Jimmy James.James says, ''I always wanted to write the kind of novel that is read and re-read so many times the binding breaks, and the book literally falls apart, pages scattered in the wind. I''m still working on that one.''______________________________ More praise for The Stories of My Life ''A masterpiece of storytelling! Funny, poignant, brutally honest'' Admiral Willam H. McRaven ''Will delight fans, and even non-fans, of America''s storied storyteller'' Ben Bradlee Jr. ''James Patterson makes his own life as addictively enjoyable as his novels'' Nadine Dorries ''Jim Patterson''s life is a thriller itself . . . This book is a pure joy to read'' Stephen A. Schwarzman ''Always entertaining . . . You will enjoy the read'' Phil Knight ''James Patterson''s first rule of storytelling is "be there". And that''s the genius of his autobiography'' Mike Lupica ''Anyone who has ever started a James Patterson thriller knows how damned difficult it is to put down. And the same is true of this vivid, invigorating memoir'' Daily Mail

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A Sleeping Life - Ruth Rendell - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

A Sleeping Life - Ruth Rendell - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Death is always solitary. For some, so is life . . . Fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon will devour this enthralling mystery of deception, doubt and death from multi-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell ... ''Probably the greatest crime writer in the world'' -- Ian Rankin ''[Wexford] has become an old friend who gets better with age'' -- Herald ''A cracking good tale'' -- ***** Reader review ''Rendell at her complex best'' -- ***** Reader review ''Unputdownable'' -- ***** Reader review ''A treat from start to finish'' -- ***** Reader review ''Couldn''t put it down'' -- ***** Reader review ****************************************************************************************************** On a sultry August evening, the bloody body of a middle-aged woman is discovered beneath a hedge by a small boy.There are only two things that surprise Wexford about the murder scene. One, that the only contents of the woman''s handbag are some keys and a wallet containing nothing but some money. And two, how even in death, her deathly grey eyes possess a scornful glare .The woman turns out to be Rhoda Comfrey , but there''s no murder weapon, no apparent motive, and no one who actually cares that she died.Wexford''s only hunch is that the clues to her murder must lie in her solitary London life . But her existence there becomes frustratingly impossible to trace.

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How Life Imitates Chess - Garry Kasparov - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

How Life Imitates Chess - Garry Kasparov - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

*THE STRATEGIES BEHIND A SUCCESSFUL LIFE FROM THE LEGENDARY GRANDMASTER, NOW WITH A NEW FOREWORD* ''In this book, chess is a teacher, and I aim to show it is a great one.'' For over twenty years, Garry Kasparov dominated the world of chess. As the youngest ever undisputed World Champion, known for confounding his opponents at every move and breaking record after record, Kasparov was asked the same question time and time again: what makes a champion?Drawing on a wealth of revealing and instructive stories, from the most intense moments of his greatest games to the world-changing decisions of history''s greatest strategists such as Winston Churchill and Steve Jobs, Kasparov reveals the strategic ways of thinking that always give a player - in the game of life as well as chess - the edge. PRAISE FOR GARRY KASPAROV ''I''ve never seen someone with such a feel for dynamics in complex positions'' - Magnus Carlsen, World Chess Champion''There is nothing in chess he has been unable to deal with'' - Vladimir Kramnik, Chess Grandmaster''Mr. Kasparov is not only one of the world''s smartest men, he is also among its bravest.'' - Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch

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A Life in Letters - P.g. Wodehouse - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

A Life in Letters - P.g. Wodehouse - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Charming, witty and profound, this stylish 50th anniversary hardback edition of A LIFE IN LETTERS is the perfect addition to any Wodehouse-lover''s bookcase. ''The letters, gossipy in the kindliest, most amused/bemused manner, bear true witness to the wide-ranging influences on Wodehouse''s'' best-known novels and best-loved characters.'' THE TIMES ***The definitive edition of P.G. Wodehouse''s collected letters, edited with commentary by Oxford academic Sophie Ratcliffe. One of the funniest and most admired writers of the twentieth century, P. G. Wodehouse always shied away from the idea of a biography. A quiet, retiring man, he expressed himself through the written word. His letters - collected and expertly edited here - provide an illuminating biographical accompaniment to legendary comic creations such as Jeeves, Bertie Wooster, Psmith and the Empress of Blandings.Drawing on previously unpublished sources, these letters give an unrivalled insight into Wodehouse, covering his schooldays at Dulwich College, the family''s financial reverses which saw his hopes of university dashed, life in New York working in musical comedy with Jerome Kern and George and Ira Gershwin, the years of fame as a novelist, and the unhappy episode in 1940 where he was interned by the Germans and later erroneously accused of broadcasting pro-Nazi propaganda.

DKK 182.00
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Life, Laughs and Football - Gary Lineker - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Life, Laughs and Football - Gary Lineker - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

***Includes a new foreword by Gary Lineker about football in lockdown*** Shortlisted for The Telegraph Sports Book Awards ''Lineker is nearly as good a presenter as I was a footballer'' DIEGO MARADONA ''Hilarious, almost as funny as me'' ALAN SHEARER ''This is Lineker unleashed. As a non-football nut I didn''t expect to enjoy it, but between laddish anecdotes are passages of sudden tenderness. . . Lineker opens up, dislodging memories and reflections, not just about football but his whole life.'' THE TIMES _______________________________________________________________ ''Football is a simple game. 22 players chase a ball for 90 minutes, and at the end the Germans always win.'' This book is inspired by the stories Danny and I have shared with each other about what life in football is really like: in the dressing room, in the commentary box, on the pitch and - with the appropriate pixellation - in the showers afterwards.What''s it really like to play with Messi? I wouldn''t know, but I have starred alongside him in an advert for Walkers crisps. And, well, his performance was world-class.And what is a life in football really like? You won''t learn much from the dull-as-dishwater post-match interviews - it''s a world of secrets, superstitions, laughs and personalities, and let me tell you, half of it you won''t believe.I''ve looked back at my playing days, from England to Leicester, Everton to Barcelona, Tottenham to, er, Nagoya Grampus Eight, and shared the chaotic behind-the-scenes secrets of Match of the Day - and Danny has chipped in with stories from a lifetime following the game as a fan.From Italia ''90 to Leicester''s Premier League fairytale, from yellow cards to World Cup trophies (I''ve never been awarded either), from Gascoigne to Maradona, you''ll find it all here - everything you always wanted to know about football, but didn''t realise that you did. Inspired by the No.1 podcast Behind Closed Doors

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Wandering Through Life - Donna Leon - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Wandering Through Life - Donna Leon - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

‘As the author reaches her 9th decade [this makes] for a fascinating insight into her life and world, albeit with discretion and leaving tantalising hints at what lies beyond. One for the fans (and friends).’ Crime Time ''Leon''s elegant, witty prose . . . is a joy. One of the best European novelists around'' Amanda Craig In a series of vignettes full of affection, irony, and good humor, Donna Leon narrates a remarkable life she feels has rather more happened to her than been planned.From a childhood in the company of her New Jersey family, with frequent visits to her grandfather''s farm and its beloved animals and summers spent selling homegrown tomatoes by the roadside, Leon has long been open to adventure. In 1976, she made the spontaneous decision to teach English in Iran, before finding herself swept up in the early days of the 1979 Revolution. After teaching stints in China and Saudi Arabia, she finally landed in Venice. Leon vividly animates her decades-long love affair with Italy, from her first magical dinner when serving as a "chaperone" to a friend, to the hunt for the perfect cappuccino, to the warfare tactics of grandmothers doing their grocery shopping at the Rialto Market. Some things remain constant throughout the decades: her adoration of opera, especially Handel''s vocal music, her advocacy for the environment, embodied in her passion for bees - which informs the surprising crux of the Brunetti mystery in Earthly Remains - and her eager imagination for crime as she watches unsuspecting travelers on trains. Yet as Leon inspects the cracks in the wall of a friend''s bedroom, caused by the seven-story cruise ships making their way down Venice''s canals, she admits regretfully that the thrill may be gone as mass tourism renders the city less and less appealing to its longtime chronicler.Having recently celebrated her eightieth birthday, Leon now confronts the dual challenges and pleasures of aging. Complete with a brief letter dissuading those hoping to meet Guido Brunetti at the Questura, and always suffused with music, food, and her fierce sense of humor, Wandering Through Life offers Donna Leon at her most personal. ''Few detective writers create so vivid, inclusive and convincing a narrative as Donna Leon, the expatriate American with the Venetian heart'' Washington Post

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