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Parallel Lines - Peter Lantos - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Parallel Lines - Peter Lantos - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

"I have read few autobiographies more extraordinary . . . Astonishing" OBSERVER "A classic. I preferred it to Primo Levi''s If This is a Man " EDWARD WILSON "A child''s clear-eyed journey to hell" ANNE SEBBA This is a story of a young boy''s journey from a sleepy provincial town in Hungary during the Second World War to the concentration camp in Bergen-Belsen. After a winter in Bergen-Belsen where his father died, he and his mother were liberated by the Americans outside a small German village, and handed over to the Red Army. They escaped from the Russians, and travelled, hiding on a goods train, through Prague to Budapest. Unlike other books dealing with this period, this is not a Holocaust story, but a child''s recollection of a journey full of surprise, excitement, bereavement and terror. Yet this remains a testimony of survival, overcoming obstacles which to adults may seem insurmountable but to a child were just part of an adventure and, ultimately, recovery. After having established a career in the West, the author decided to revisit the stages on his earlier journeys, reliving the past through the perspective of the present. Along the way, ghosts from the past are finally laid to rest by the kindness of new friends. With an introduction by Lisa Appignanesi

DKK 119.00
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Silver Bullets - Elmer Mendoza - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Silver Bullets - Elmer Mendoza - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

For Detective Edgar "Lefty" Mendieta, tormented by past heartbreak and dismayed by all-pervasive corruption, the murder of lawyer Bruno Canizales represents just another day at the office in Culiacán, Mexico''s capital of narco-crime.There is no shortage of suspects in a city where it''s hard to tell the gangsters from the politicians. Canizales was the son of a former government minister and the lover of a drug lord''s daughter, and he nurtured a penchant for cross-dressing and edgy sex. But why did the assassin use a silver bullet? And why, six days later, did he apparently strike again? Mendieta''s hunt for the killer takes him from mansions to low-life bars, from gumshoe reporters to glamourous transsexuals. Unearthing the truth can be as dangerous as any drug.

DKK 112.00
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Quantum Physics in Minutes - Gemma Lavender - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Quantum Physics in Minutes - Gemma Lavender - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

The fastest way to understanding quantum physics - learn about how our universe works, in m inutes. Quantum physics is the most fundamental, but also the most bewildering, of sciences. Allowing for simultaneously dead-and-alive cats, teleportation, antimatter and parallel universes, it also underpins all digital technology and even life itself. But at last it''s possible through this clear and compact book, illuminated with 200 simple diagrams for anyone to understand the strange and beautiful subatomic world, and hence the nature of reality itself. Contents include: inside the atom, the Higgs boson, Heisenberg''s uncertainty principle, Schrödinger''s cat, relativity, dark energy and matter, black holes, God playing dice, the Theory of Everything, the birth and fate of the Universe, string theory, quantum computing, superconductivity, quantum biology and consciousness , and much more.

DKK 139.00
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Mirror of our Sorrows - Pierre Lemaitre - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Mirror of our Sorrows - Pierre Lemaitre - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

"Tremendous and enjoyable" - La Libre Belgique "A great success" - La Croix April, 1940. Louise Belmont runs naked down the boulevard du Montparnasse. To understand the traumatic scene she has just witnessed, she will have to plunge headlong into the madness of the Phoney War, as France, seized by the panic of a new European conflict, descends into chaos.Louise navigates this period of enormous upheaval in parallel with her fellow citizens - including Maginot Line conscripts Raoul and Gabriel, bistro-owner Monsieur Jules and confidence trickster Désiré Migault. The looming threat of German occupation uncovers long-buried secrets and makes for strange bedfellows, as one extraordinary twist of fate follows another.With characteristic wit and verve, Pierre Lemaitre chronicles the fall of a nation crushed by circumstance. The final novel in his award-winning trilogy is an incandescent tale that veers from the tragic to the burlesque. Translated from the French by Frank Wynne

DKK 126.00
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Dog Days, Glenn Miller Nights - Laurie Graham - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Dog Days, Glenn Miller Nights - Laurie Graham - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

''They like it if you''re marvellous for your age. If you can''t be that, they want you down Plaistow Crematorium, not hanging about here, taking up bus seats.'' So says Bernie Gibbs, living on her memories on the seventh floor of an East End high-rise. Her diet is mainly chocolate bars and she yearns for action, or at least for the re-opening of the old Imperial Dance Hall, where she used to have good times. One of her ex-husbands, Jimmy Dwyer, turns up from nowhere with a greyhound that needs a temporary home, then disappears again. Seeing Jimmy revives memories of the War, when Birdie and her friends did their bit. She still does her bit today, though the world around her doesn''t make much sense. When the Fruit Bowl Estate boils over in the scorching summer of ''95, Birdie gets all the action she can handle.

DKK 126.00
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Death Trap - Anna Smith - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Death Trap - Anna Smith - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Rosie Gilmour faces her biggest challenge when serial killer Thomas Boag, who butchered young gay men, escapes police custody minutes after his first court appearance. Glasgow is in lockdown as the police manhunt gets underway. But nobody is more nervous than Rosie Gilmour. It was her exclusive story that brought about Boag''s arrest, and she was in court to see him being led to the cells, hoping he would be behind bars for life. Now he''s out there...But on the same day in court, Rosie is intrigued by another story. A young Kosovan refugee, facing a ridiculous charge, is being beaten by the man who picks him up. As she investigates Rosie finds that he is one of several modern day slaves held at a farm outside Glasgow, where settled travellers have lived for years.The deeper Rosie digs, the more grisly secrets are uncovered - while the spectre of the serial killer still at large hangs over her.

DKK 119.00
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50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know - Tony Crilly - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know - Tony Crilly - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Who invented zero? Why 60 seconds in a minute? How big is infinity? Where do parallel lines meet? And can a butterfly''s wings really cause a storm on the far side of the world? In 50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know , Professor Tony Crilly explains in 50 clear and concise essays the mathematical concepts - ancient and modern, theoretical and practical, everyday and esoteric - that allow us to understand and shape the world around us. Packed with diagrams, examples and anecdotes, this book is the perfect overview of this often daunting but always essential subject. For once, mathematics couldn''t be simpler. Contents include: Origins of mathematics, from Egyptian fractions to Roman numerals; Pi and primes, Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio; What calculus, statistics and algebra can actually do; The very real uses of imaginary numbers; The Big Ideas of relativity, Chaos theory, Fractals, Genetics and hyperspace; The reasoning behind Sudoku and code cracking, Lotteries and gambling, Money management and compound interest; Solving of Fermat''s last theorem and the million-dollar question of the Riemann hypothesis.

DKK 152.00
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Oromay - Baalu Girma - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Oromay - Baalu Girma - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Ethiopia, 1982: After a decade of conflict, the government is determined to quash the Eritrean insurgency once and for all. As head of propaganda, it''s Tsegaye''s job to keep the people onside. When the Red Star Campaign lands him in Asmara, Tsegaye is swept up in the city''s nightlife, the bars and coffeehouses buzzing with spies and government agents. But even as Tsegaye begins to fall in love with Asmara ‒ and with bold, dazzling, enigmatic Fiammetta ‒ his misgivings about the campaign grow, and soon his loyalties will be tested to their limit.Tsegaye is confronted with the horror of war when the army attacks the insurgents'' mountain stronghold, and encounters betrayals that shake his faith in both the regime and human nature.A masterpiece of Ethiopian literature, Oromay is a thrilling political satire and a turbulent tale of love and war. It became an instant sensation when first published in 1983 and was quickly banned. Baalu Girma vanished in 1984, most likely kidnapped and murdered by the same regime in retaliation for this novel . Translated from Amharic by David DeGusta and Mesfin Felleke Yirgu

DKK 166.00
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Oromay - Baalu Girma - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Oromay - Baalu Girma - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Ethiopia, 1982: After a decade of conflict, the government is determined to quash the Eritrean insurgency once and for all. As head of propaganda, it''s Tsegaye''s job to keep the people onside. When the Red Star Campaign lands him in Asmara, Tsegaye is swept up in the city''s nightlife, the bars and coffeehouses buzzing with spies and government agents. But even as Tsegaye begins to fall in love with Asmara ‒ and with bold, dazzling, enigmatic Fiammetta ‒ his misgivings about the campaign grow, and soon his loyalties will be tested to their limit.Tsegaye is confronted with the horror of war when the army attacks the insurgents'' mountain stronghold, and encounters betrayals that shake his faith in both the regime and human nature.A masterpiece of Ethiopian literature, Oromay is a thrilling political satire and a turbulent tale of love and war. It became an instant sensation when first published in 1983 and was quickly banned. Baalu Girma vanished in 1984, most likely kidnapped and murdered by the same regime in retaliation for this novel . Translated from Amharic by David DeGusta and Mesfin Felleke Yirgu

DKK 192.00
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Witches - Brenda Lozano - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Witches - Brenda Lozano - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

A bewitching novel by Brenda Lozano, one of the most prominent voices of the new generation of Latin American writers. ''You can''t really know another woman until you know yourself.'' Weaving together two parallel narratives, this is the story of Feliciana, an indigenous curandera (healer), and of Zoë, a journalist: two women drawn together by the murder of Feliciana''s cousin Paloma.In the tiny village of San Felipe in Jalisco province, where traditional ways of life and belief are a present reality, Feliciana tells the story of her life, her community''s acceptance of her as a genuine curandera and the difficulties faced by her cousin Paloma who is a Muxe (both male and female), in her case a trans woman.Growing up in Mexico City, the heart of modern Mexico, Zoë attempts to find her way in a hostile world made for men, as she reflects on what drew her to Feliciana and Paloma, and her own relationship with the innate powers of a curandera.This extraordinary novel envisions the writer as healer, one who uses El Lenguaje (Language) to read El Libro (The Book) that contains the mystery of the world, and offers a generous and distinctly female way of understanding the complex world we all inhabit. Translated from the Spanish by Heather Cleary

DKK 126.00
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Velvet Was The Night - Silvia Moreno Garcia - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Velvet Was The Night - Silvia Moreno Garcia - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

''This book is so spectacularly good'' Goodreads review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Mexico in the 1970s is a dangerous country, even for Maite, a secretary who spends her life seeking the romance found in cheap comic books and ignoring the activists protesting around the city. When her next-door neighbor, the beautiful art student Leonora, disappears under suspicious circumstances, Maite finds herself searching for the missing woman-and journeying deeper into Leonora''s secret life of student radicals and dissidents. ''Such a captivating read'' Goodreads review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Mexico in the 1970s is a politically fraught land, even for Elvis, a goon with a passion for rock ''n'' roll who knows more about kidney-smashing than intrigue. When Elvis is assigned to find Leonora, he begins a blood-soaked search for the woman-and his soul. ''I couldn''t put it down'' Goodreads review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Swirling in parallel trajectories, Maite and Elvis attempt to discover the truth behind Leonora''s disappearance, encountering hitmen, government agents, and Russian spies. Because Mexico in the 1970s is a noir, where life is cheap and the price of truth is high. Velvet Was the Night : an edgy, simmering historical novel for lovers of smoky noirs and anti-heroes.

DKK 119.00
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The Bickford Fuse - Andrey Kurkov - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

The Bickford Fuse - Andrey Kurkov - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Catch-22 meets The Brothers Karamazov in the last great satire of the Soviet Era Th e Great Patriotic War is stumbling to a close, but a new darkness has fallen over Soviet Russia. And for a disparate, disconnected clutch of wanderers - many thousands of miles apart but linked by a common goal - four parallel journeys are just beginning. Gorych and his driver, rolling through water, sand and snow on an empty petrol tank; the occupant of a black airship, looking down benevolently as he floats above his Fatherland; young Andrey, who leaves his religious community in search of a new life; and Kharitonov, who trudges from the Sea of Japan to Leningrad, carrying a fuse that, when lit, could blow all and sundry to smithereens. Written in the final years of Communism, The Bickford Fuse is a satirical epic of the Soviet soul, exploring the origins and dead-ends of the Russian mentality from the end of World War Two to the Union's collapse. Blending allegory and fable with real events, and as deliriously absurd as anything Kurkov has written, it is both an elegy for lost years and a song of hope for a future not yet set in stone. Translated from the Russian by Boris Dralyuk

DKK 126.00
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Blackheart Knights - Laure Eve - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Blackheart Knights - Laure Eve - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Power always wins. Imagine Camelot but in Gotham: a city where Arthurian knights are the celebrities of the day, riding on motorbikes instead of horses and competing in televised fights for fame and money. ''Arthurian legend meets urban fantasy in a brilliant, bloody wild ride'' Jay Kristoff, Sunday Times bestselling author of Aurora Burning Imagine a city where a young, magic-touched bastard astonishes everyone by becoming king - albeit with extreme reluctance - and a girl with a secret past trains to become a knight for the sole purpose of vengeance. The boldest, smartest, most adventurous fantasy I''ve read in ages'' Krystal Sutherland, author of Our Chemical Hearts Imagine a city where magic is illegal but everywhere, in its underground bars, its back-alley soothsayers - and in the people who have to hide what they are for fear of being tattooed and persecuted.Imagine a city where electricity is money, power the only game worth playing, and violence the most fervently worshipped religion. ''King Arthur as you''ve never seen him before. The coolest thing you''ll read this year'' Samantha Shannon, author of The Bone Season and The Priory of the Orange Tree In this dark, chaotic, alluring place, any dream can come true if you want it hard enough - and if you are prepared to do some very, very bad things to get it . . .

DKK 139.00
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Five Go Parenting - Bruno Vincent - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Five Go Parenting - Bruno Vincent - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Enid Blyton''s books are beloved the world over and The Famous Five have been the perennial favourite of her fans. Now, in this new series of Enid Blyton for Grown-Ups, George, Dick, Anne, Julian and Timmy confront possibly their toughest challenge yet: parenthood Bringing up a baby would surely be kid''s play for The Five. How hard could it possibly be?! When the doorbell rings one Saturday afternoon, the last thing the Five were expecting to find on their doorstep was a baby... But the Five are next of kin to Cousin Rupert and his wife, so when they find themselves in a spot of bother and are destined for a short spell behind bars, Anne, Dick, George and Anne are the first port of call. First, it''s the fear and the tiredness that kicks in. They are terrified at being responsible for this new life and have no idea they''re doing it right. Why is it crying? They use Dr Google constantly, who whatever the situation offers the same range of advice from ''don''t worry about it'' to ''rush her to the A&E''. ''Why is she crying?'' they constantly ask. ''Why?'' It keeps them up all night every night, until they are reduced to walking ghosts, haunted by a numb and impotent fury. Is this an adventure too far for our Five?

DKK 126.00
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Believe Me - Jp Delaney - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Believe Me - Jp Delaney - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER | THE SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH ''Imaginative, unusual, clever and fun'' Sunday Times ''A twisty, exciting read'' Sabine Durrant ''A dark, sexy mystery'' Metro ********** Claire Wright isn''t who she seems. A British drama student, in New York without a green card, Claire takes the only job she can get: working for a firm of divorce lawyers, posing as an easy pick-up in hotel bars to entrap straying husbands.When one of her targets becomes the subject of a murder investigation, the police ask Claire to use her acting skills to help lure their suspect into a confession. But right from the start, she has doubts about the part she''s being asked to play. Is Patrick Fogler really a killer . . . Or the only decent husband she''s ever met? And is there more to this set-up than she''s being told? And that''s when Claire realises she''s playing the deadliest role of her life . . . ********** See what everyone is saying about JP Delaney, the hottest new name in psychological thrillers: ''DAZZLING'' Lee Child ''ADDICTIVE'' Daily Express ''DEVASTATING'' Daily Mail ''INGENIOUS'' The New York Times ''COMPULSIVE'' Glamour Magazine ''ELEGANT'' Peter James ''SEXY'' Mail on Sunday ''ENTHRALLING'' Woman and Home ''ORIGINAL'' The Times ''RIVETING'' Lisa Gardner ''CREEPY'' Heat ''SATISFYING '' Reader''s Digest ''SUPERIOR'' The Bookseller ''MORE THAN A MATCH FOR PAULA HAWKINS'' Sunday Times A Sunday Times bestseller in August 2018.

DKK 126.00
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The Treatment - Michael Nath - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

The Treatment - Michael Nath - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

''Simply the best British novel I''ve read this century'' David Peace ''Will stay in my head forever...a fantastic book'' The Tablet '' A maverick project that defies comparison'' Metro At a bus stop in south London, black teenager Eldine Matthews is murdered by a racist gang. Twenty years later, L Troop''s top boys - models of vice, deviance and violence - are far beyond justice. There are some people the law will not touch. But Eldine''s murder is not forgotten. His story is once again on everyone''s lips and the streets of south London; a story of police corruption and the elimination of witnesses. A solicitor, a rent boy, a one-eyed comedian and his minder are raising ghosts; and Carl Hyatt, disgraced reporter, thinks he knows why.There''s one man linking this crew of rambunctious dandies and enchanting thugs, and it''s the man Carl promised never to challenge again: Mulhall, kingpin of London''s rotten heart and defender of L Troop''s racist killers. Carl must face up to the morality of retribution and the reality of violence knowing that he is the weak link in the chain; and that he has placed everyone he loves within Mulhall''s reach. The Treatment is steeped in London''s criminal past, its shadows of corruption and institutional racism. Like a seventeenth-century revenge tragedy, its characters reel from the streets, bars and brothels, hyperarticulate and propelled by wild justice.

DKK 119.00
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Alex - Pierre Lemaitre - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Alex - Pierre Lemaitre - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Upon winning the prestigious 2013 Crime Writers Association International Dagger Award, the judges praised Alex by saying, "An original and absorbing ability to leash incredulity in the name of the fictional contract between author and reader... A police procedural, a thriller against time, a race between hunted and hunter, and a whydunnit, written from multiple points of view that explore several apparently parallel stories which finally meet." Alex Prevost--kidnapped, savagely beaten, suspended from the ceiling of an abandoned warehouse in a tiny wooden cage--is running out of time. Her abductor appears to want only to watch her die. Will hunger, thirst, or the rats get her first? Apart from a shaky eyewitness report of the abduction, Police Commandant Camille Verhoeven has nothing to go on: no suspect, no leads, and no family or friends anxious to find a missing loved one. The diminutive and brilliant detective knows from bitter experience the urgency of finding the missing woman as quickly as possible--but first he must understand more about her. As he uncovers the details of the young woman''s singular history, Camille is forced to acknowledge that the person he seeks is no ordinary victim. She is beautiful, yes, but also extremely tough and resourceful. Before long, saving Alex''s life will be the least of Commandant Verhoeven''s considerable challenges.A 2013 Financial Times Book of the YearShortlisted for the 2014 RUSA Reading List Horror Award From the Hardcover edition.

DKK 119.00
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Banyan Moon - Thao Thai - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Banyan Moon - Thao Thai - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

The perfect book club read FOR FANS OF CELESTE NG and MIN JIN LEE. '' A riveting mother-daughter tale'' Elle '' Spellbinding and intricately layered '' E.M. Tran ''A gripping tale about motherhood'' Heat ''This novel has everything you want'' Meng Jin ''A haunting page turner'' Carolyn Huynh ''Heart-shatteringly beautiful'' Nguyen Phan Que Mai Ann Tran is already at a crossroads when she gets the call that her beloved grandmother, Minh, has died. With a beautiful home and a charming boyfriend, Ann has built a seemingly perfect life, but it all crumbles away with one positive pregnancy test. With her carefully planned future now in question, Ann returns home to Florida to face her estranged mother, Hu''o''ng. Under the same roof for the first time in years, mother and daughter must face the simmering questions of their past, without the one person who''s always held them together. Running parallel to this is Minh''s story, as she goes from a lovestruck teenager living in the shadow of the Vietnam War to a determined young mother immigrating to America in search of a better life. And when Ann makes a shocking discovery in the Banyan House''s attic, long-buried secrets come to light. Spanning decades and continents, from 1960s Vietnam to the wild swamplands of the Florida coast, Banyan Moon is a stunning and deeply moving story of mothers and daughters, the things we inherit, and the lives we choose to make out of that inheritance.

DKK 119.00
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The Beginner's Guide to Intermittent Keto - Jennifer Perillo - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

The Beginner's Guide to Intermittent Keto - Jennifer Perillo - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

''Become a fat-burning machine in just four weeks'' The Sun THE REVOLUTIONARY NEW DIET FOR FAST WEIGHT-LOSS, BETTER DIGESTION AND MORE ENERGY Everything you need to know to harness the power of intermittent fasting on a ketogenic diet to lose weight, improve digestion, and feel great for life -- with 40 recipes and two distinct 4-week plans. Intermittent fasting and ketogenic diets are quickly becoming two of the hottest nutritional trends. And for good reason: when it comes to losing weight, reducing inflammation, controlling blood sugar, and improving gut health, these diets have proven more successful -- and more efficient -- than any other approach. T he Beginner''s Guide to Intermittent Keto will help you combine the power both to achieve a slimmer waistline and optimal health and vitality for life. Inside, you''ll find a breakdown of the science behind the benefits of ketosis and intermittent fasting and two 4-week meal plans -- one for people who prefer to fast for a portion of every day, and one for people who prefer to fast a couple times a week -- that will introduce you to the keto diet and keep you on track. Plus 40 mouthwatering recipes for every meal of the day, including: · Magic Keto Pizza· Pecan Crusted Salmon· Italian Stuffed Peppers· Egg Drop Soup· Herb & Cheddar Baked Avocado Eggs· Berry Cheesecake Bars· Creamy Coconut Chai· And much, much more! With tips and tricks for keto-friendly grocery shopping, easy-to-follow meal plans and recipes, and lifestyle advice to help you get the most out of your diet, T he Beginner''s Guide to Intermittent Keto will arm you with everything you need to increase your energy and shed those extra pounds for good.

DKK 126.00
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Four Shots in the Night - Henry Hemming - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Four Shots in the Night - Henry Hemming - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

HOW THE DEATH OF A SPY IN THE IRA LED TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST MURDER INVESTIGATIONS IN BRITISH HISTORY Historical Writers'' Association Non-Fiction Crown Winner 2024 Top 10 Irish Non-Fiction bestseller, April 2024 ''A truly page-turning, compulsive and also profoundly moving narrative.'' - JAMES HOLLAND ''Gripping, urgent, superbly reported and brilliantly written'' - DAN JONES On 26th May 1986, the body of an undercover British agent was found by the side of a muddy lane, with a rope tied around its wrists and tape over each eye. Years later, it was reported that this murder might have been carried out by another undercover British agent, known as ''Stakeknife''. In 2016, a detective began to investigate this case, and would soon find himself running the largest murder investigation in British history. In a compulsive blend of investigative journalism and true crime thriller, Henry Hemming exposes the parallel worlds of the IRA and British intelligence through the lives of those inextricably bound up in both. He reveals the bravery of those who were crucial in ending the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the bloodiest and longest-running conflict in recent British history, and the determination of one detective in his dogged search for justice and the truth. ''Superb'' - Irish Times ''Compelling'' - The Times ''Gripping'' - Observer ''Exciting, at times astonishing'' - New York Times ''A gripping and pacey book that reads like a thriller. I found it shocking in a world where I didn''t think I could be shocked any more. Henry Hemming wears his extensive research very lightly and manages to shape a great narrative from a complex and dark episode from our recent history. An important and skilfully crafted book.'' - JOHN O''FARRELL ''The best book about the Troubles since Patrick Radden Keefe''s Say Nothing . . . outstanding reporting and an unflinching focus on the facts at hand'' - Wall Street Journal

DKK 166.00
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Four Shots in the Night - Henry Hemming - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Four Shots in the Night - Henry Hemming - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

NOW UPDATED WITH A NEW CHAPTER HOW THE DEATH OF A SPY IN THE IRA LED TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST MURDER INVESTIGATIONS IN BRITISH HISTORY Longlisted for the CWA ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction Historical Writers'' Association Non-Fiction Crown Winner 2024 Top 10 Irish Non-Fiction bestseller, April 2024 ''A truly page-turning, compulsive and also profoundly moving narrative.'' - JAMES HOLLAND ''Gripping, urgent, superbly reported and brilliantly written'' - DAN JONES On 26th May 1986, the body of an undercover British agent was found by the side of a muddy lane, with a rope tied around its wrists and tape over each eye. Years later, it was reported that this murder might have been carried out by another undercover British agent, known as ''Stakeknife''. In 2016, a detective began to investigate this case, and would soon find himself running the largest murder investigation in British history. In a compulsive blend of investigative journalism and true crime thriller, Henry Hemming exposes the parallel worlds of the IRA and British intelligence through the lives of those inextricably bound up in both. He reveals the bravery of those who were crucial in ending the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the bloodiest and longest-running conflict in recent British history, and the determination of one detective in his dogged search for justice and the truth. ''Superb'' - Irish Times ''Compelling'' - The Times ''Gripping'' - Observer ''Exciting, at times astonishing'' - New York Times ''A gripping and pacey book that reads like a thriller. I found it shocking in a world where I didn''t think I could be shocked any more. Henry Hemming wears his extensive research very lightly and manages to shape a great narrative from a complex and dark episode from our recent history. An important and skilfully crafted book.'' - JOHN O''FARRELL ''The best book about the Troubles since Patrick Radden Keefe''s Say Nothing . . . outstanding reporting and an unflinching focus on the facts at hand'' - Wall Street Journal

DKK 126.00
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Latitudes of Longing - Shubhangi Swarup - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

Latitudes of Longing - Shubhangi Swarup - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

** The phenomenal Indian bestseller ** **Winner of the Tata Lit Live Best First Book of the Year Award ** ''Intense, lyrical, and powerful. This is a remarkable debut'' Jeet Thayil, author of Narcopolis and The Book of Chocolate Saints ''Latitudes of Longing is a book to be savoured'' The Hindu ''Bold and imaginative'' India Today A prizewinning literary epic of the subcontinent, for readers of Yaa Gyasi''s HOMEGOING and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie''s HALF OF A YELLOW SUN In the feverish tropics of the Andaman Islands , a young botanist tends to a fragile rose he has imported to welcome his bride. Hoping their marriage will bloom in this strange life, hundreds of miles from the east coast of India, he is entranced by Chanda Devi''s fierce nature and unusual gifts; speaking to trees and the ghosts of former colonialists. These islands, she tells her adoring husband, rest on a faultline, cracked so deep into the earth that spirits cross the boundary freely. But it is not this fracture that takes a tragic bite out of their happiness.With the family riven by heartbreak, their maid takes the chance to resolve her own past mistakes. Having abandoned her son many years before, she now traces him to Myanmar, only to find him in prison - the enemy of a brutal regime. The faultline she followed over the Indian Ocean now cuts north into Nepal, where the prisoner''s ally, an itinerant drug dealer, tries to rescue a young woman from the dancing bars of Kathmandu. It shadows his footsteps into the Karakoram mountains, where a scientist looks deep into the abyss between India and Pakistan. It rises all the way to the snow deserts, beyond the reach of nation or war, where an elder of the village waits for the return of his true love, bringing all their journeys full circle. A breathtaking epic, Latitudes of Longing possesses the reader with a blazing sense of wonder. Shubhangi Swarup''s vision goes deeper than the human stories of the subcontinent to reveal the conscious history of the earth itself. Tender in every detail, touched with humour and profound humanity, this is a novel brimming with life, an original masterpiece .

DKK 126.00
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The Lost Story - Meg Shaffer - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

The Lost Story - Meg Shaffer - Bog - Quercus Publishing - Booktok.dk

'' This wildly imaginative book speaks to every reader who yearns for a more magical world'' - THAO THAI, author of Banyan Moon ''If you''d like to dream instead of a parallel world where love and loyalty and friendship are the magic that transforms the least of us into genuine heroes, then Meg Shaffer''s The Lost Story is the book you''ve been waiting for'' - RICHARD RUSSO, author of Empire Falls From the author of the bestselling novel The Wishing Game comes a Narnia-inspired fairy tale for grown-ups who still knock on the back of wardrobe doors . . . just in case. Once upon a time, two boys went missing in the woods. Six months later, they reappeared, with no explanation for where they''d been or how they''d survived.Fifteen years on, Rafe is a reclusive artist with no memory of what happened during those months, despite the scars he bears. Meanwhile, Jeremy is a famed missing persons investigator. With his uncanny abilities, he is the one person who can help vet tech Emilie Wendell find her long-lost sister, who vanished in the very same forest as Rafe and Jeremy.Jeremy also keeps a secret: the fantastical truth about the magical realm they made home for those six months. And it''s there they may find Emilie''s sister.Alongside Emilie, Rafe and Jeremy must return to the enchanted world they left behind - for only then can they get back everything and everyone they''ve lost.''Wholly moving . . . reminded me that even as an adult, if you look hard enough, you can find the child still inside you'' - Jodi Picoult, author of Mad Honey , on The Wishing Game ''A heartwarming, page-turning story of found family [and] love triumphing over indifference'' - Melissa Albert, author of The Hazel Wood , on The Wishing Game ''A dreamy, inventive novel . . . Full of the power of imagination, it''s one of my favourite books of the year'' - Sarah Addison Allen, author of Other Birds , on The Wishing Game ''A meditation on the power of hope when all else seems lost'' - Kirkus Reviews on The Wishing Game

DKK 159.00
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