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by

Muriel Barbery

Translated by

Alison Anderson

THE INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING SENSATION WITH OVER 10 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE'Witty and touching' - Gillian Anderson'Wins over its fans with a life-affirming message, a generous portion of heart and Barbery's frequently wicked sense of humor' - Time Magazine'Clever, informative and moving' - ObserverRenée is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building. To the snobbish residents ...

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Janos Barberis, Douglas W. Arner, Ross P. Buckley

The Regulatory Technology HandbookThe transformational potential of RegTech has been confirmed in recent years with US$1.2 billion invested in start-ups (2017) and an expected additional spending of US$100 billion by 2020. Regulatory technology will not only provide efficiency gains for compliance and reporting functions, it will radically change market structure and supervision. This book, the first of its kind, is providing a comprehensive and invaluable source o...

by

Muriel Barbery

Translated by

Alison Anderson

The phenomenal New York Times bestseller that "explores the upstairs-downstairs goings-on of a posh Parisian apartment building" ( Publishers Weekly).In an elegant hôtel particulier in Paris, Renée, the concierge, is all but invisible—short, plump, middle-aged, with bunions on her feet and an addiction to television soaps. Her only genuine attachment is to her cat, Leo. In short, she's everything society expects from a concierge at a bourg...

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Jessica Barberi

Book 2 -

Sons of the Flame

After four years of survival in a remote and hostile land, exiled prince Ronan has been hardened by loss and struggle. Now he wages a secret war against those who would kill for scales and glory. Caught between two worlds and with a target on his back, Ronan must discover what it truly takes to end the bloodshed and become a true prophet of the faith. Will this be his chance to finally become the hero he has always dreamed of? Or just another costly failure to haunt his dreams?

by

Jessica Barberi

Book 3 -

Sons of the Flame

Every prophet must choose what they are willing to burn to light the way.Ronan's journey from prince to fallen prophet has led him to the edge of the impossible. To end the ancient bloodshed between dragons and the Starka, he must stand before those whose blood stains his fingers and offer them the power to destroy him. Transformation demands more than faith, and sometimes more than self. When the choices we make cannot be undone, what is left but to accept the weight, and shoulder ...

by

Muriel Barbery

Translated by

Alison Anderson

From the author of the international bestseller The Elegance of The Hedgehog comes a life-affirming novel about unexpected second chances set against the temples and teahouses of Tokyo.'A moving tale of emotional awakening and blossoming love' Woman's Own'An enjoyable, immersive read' The LadyRose has just turned forty when she is unexpectedly summoned to Japan for the reading of her fath...

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Jessica Barberi

Book 2 -

Fires of an Empire Saga

The Emperor of Perinthia rules with an iron fist. Young boys are torn from their families at just ten years old, forced into military conscription. Soldiers are forbidden from marrying, while only the Emperor's loyal officers and nobility are permitted wives. Beliefs outside the greatness of the throne have been brutally crushed - temples burned, devotees killed or enslaved. Yet a glimmer of hope persists in secret.Roshin grew up an orphan on the docks of the southern port city of ...

by

Jessica Barberi

Narrated by

Christopher Curtis

Audiobook 3 -

Sons of the Flame

Every prophet must choose what they are willing to burn to light the way. Ronan's journey from prince to fallen prophet has led him to the edge of the impossible. To end the ancient bloodshed between dragons and the Starka, he must stand before those whose blood stains his fingers and offer them the power to destroy him. Transformation demands more than faith, and sometimes more than self. When the choices we make cannot be undone, what is left but to accept the weight, and shoulder the bu...

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J. F. Bone, Barberis

Alan Thurston was an immunologist at Midwestern University Medical School. Like most men in the teaching trade, he also had a research project. If it worked out, he'd be one of the great names in medicine; like Jenner, Pasteur, and Salk. But it didn't work. Quite the opposite . . . he created a disease the ravaged the human race. This special illustrated edition now includes original drawings from Barberis. "We call it Thurston's Disease for two perfectly good reasons," Dr. Walter Kramer s...

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Todd McFarlane

Book 325 -

Spawn

The ongoing return of new villain SINN! Fresh from his first appearance in SPAWN'S UNIVERSE #1, Sinn tells Spawn that if he doesn't unlock the DEAD ZONE, everyone he cares about will die. But Spawn is about to reveal a secret of his own.

by

Muriel Barbery

Translated by

Alison Anderson

'A beguiling and human tale that sweeps us through the years' Daily Mail 'Exquisite. . . Readers will be rapt' Publishers Weekly Haru, a successful Japanese art dealer, appreciates beauty, harmony, balance and good saké. One evening at a party he meets Maud, an enigmatic Frenchwoman, and after a brief, intense romance he learns that she is pregnant with his child. But Maud issues him a heartbreaking warning: if he ever tries to see her or the child, she will take her own life. Quietly deva...

by

Muriel Barbery

Translated by

Alison Anderson

'Barbery explores the mystical connections between nature, art and the human heart with vivid clarity' 'A mix of J.R.R. Tolkien and Hayao Miyazaki, epic in scope yet grounded by humour' Publishers Weekly One cold November night, in the sixth year of a devastating war, Alejandro de Yepes and his loyal lieutenant, Jesús Rocamora, discover intruders in the castillo's cellars. Leaving no footprints in the snow, these curious visitors come seeking peace and friendship-and perhaps a glass or two...