"A cunning, often hilarious mystery for the Mensa set and fans of Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose and Tom Stoppard's Arcadia." —Heller McAlpin, NPRParis, 1980. The literary critic Roland Barthes dies—struck by a laundry van—after lunch with the presidential candidate François Mitterand. The world of letters mourns a tragic accident. But what if it wasn't an accident at all? What if Barthes was . . . murdered?In The Seventh Function of...

An ambitious and highly entertaining novel of revisionist history from the author of the international bestseller HHhH, Laurent Binet's Civilizations is nothing less than a strangely believable counterfactual history of the modern world, fizzing with ideas about colonization, empire-building, and the eternal human quest for domination. It is an electrifying novel by one of Europe's most exciting writers.Freydis is a woman warrior and leader of a b...

“Captivating . . . [HHhH] has a vitality very different from that of most historical fiction.” —James Wood, The New Yorker**The basis for the major motion picture, "The Man with the Iron Heart " available on streaming and home video.HHhH: "Himmlers Hirn heisst Heydrich," or "Himmler's brain is called Heydrich." The most lethal man in Hitler's cabinet, Reinhard Heydrich seemed indestructible—until two exiled operatives, a Slovak an...

One of The Washington Post's 50 Best Novels of the Year**A finalist for the 2026 Dublin Literary Award“As full of epic characters as the Sistine Chapel ceiling . . . Sinfully fun to read.” —Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker**“[A] thorough success . . . A dazzling romp.” —Steven Poole, The Guardian“Historical fiction doesn’t get much better than this.” —George Cochrane, The Telegraph (...

Master algorithmic short selling with Python by learning practical techniques, coding trading signals, and applying robust risk management to generate alpha in any market condition.Key FeaturesBuild and test algorithmic short-selling strategies in PythonApply advanced trade execution, position sizing, and risk controlsHarness idea generation, regime detection, position sizing, pairs trading, portfolio management, and asset allocation

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Freydis is the leader of a band of Viking warriors who get as far as Panama. Nobody knows what became of them . . .Five hundred years later, Christopher Columbus is sailing for the Americas, dreaming of gold and conquest. Even after he is captured by the Taínos, his faith in his superiority and his mission is unshaken.Thirty-nine years after that, Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, arrives in Europe. What does he find? The Spanish Inquisition, the Reformation, capitalism, th...

Reviews key developments in understanding crop physiology and genetic diversity and how they have informed advances in breeding new varietiesCoverage of advances across the value chain for grain legume cultivation, from variety selection to post-harvest storageDiscusses the latest trends in disease, insect pest and weed management

A seemingly perfect marriage disintegrates when Katy realizes she doesn't love Mark anymore.Mark can't separate himself quite as easily, and spends the next few months spying on her and spending time in her apartment when she's not at home.One evening, when Mark has let himself in, Katy comes back home with two male friends. Mark quickly hides in the closet and watches as they begin to have sex, enjoying the performance much more than he had realized he would.Always...

Essential reading for soccer fans as the 2022 World Cup approaches, this lively and lyrical book is "an ideal guide to the world's most popular sport" (Simon Kuper, coauthor of Soccernomics).Soccer is not only the world's most popular game; it's also one of the most widely shared forms of global culture. The Language of the Game is a passionate and engaging introduction to soccer's history, tactics, and human drama. Profiling soccer's full cast of...

HannahI’m a nanny and I’m telling you now, some jobs are created in hell!You arrive for your interview and your boss is so hot your panties self-combust and you would have been incinerated alive. Only you put the fire out thinking of his gorgeous emerald-green eyes and those sensuous lips. The way his tongue came out to caress his bottom lip… Oh God.So you catch yourself in time, scold yourself for those impure thoughts, and promise yourself you will not, under any ...

The first decades of the 21st century saw dramatic changes in the music industry as new technology transformed creation, communication, and consumption. Amid this turmoil one change occurred relatively quietly, almost naturally: so-called bedroom producers, music makers raised on hip-hop and electronic music, went from anonymous, often unseen creators to artists in their own right.In Bedroom Beats & B-sides, Laurent Fintoni details the rise of bedroom producers at the turn of the c...