**One of *Publishers Weekly'*sTop Ten Mystery/Thrillers of the YearOne of Kirkus Reviews' Ten Best Crime Novels of the YearOne of Gillian Flynn's "Recommendations for the Season" on TodayEdgar(R) Award Nominee for Best NovelALA Reading List Award for Best Mystery1845: New York City forms its first police force. The great potato famine hits Ireland. These two events will change New York City forever….**Timothy Wilde tends bar, sa...

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While nowadays global warming is no longer questioned, its causes and possible consequences are still controversial. Discover the hidden interests behind a problem that is of paramount importance for both the scientific sphere and humankind in general.

One of The Wall Street Journal’sTen Best Mysteries of the Year“Amazing...This is a series for the ages, it’s so spectacular.”—Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl1846: In New York City, slave catching isn’t just legal—it’s law enforcement.Six months after the formation of the NYPD, its most reluctant and talented officer, Timothy Wilde, learns of the gruesome underworld of lies a...

The final installment in Lyndsay Faye’s Timothy Wilde series, which Lee Child called “solid-gold” and Gillian Flynn declared “spectacular.”No one in 1840s New York likes fires, copper star Timothy Wilde least of all. After a blaze killed his parents and another left him with a terrible scar, he has avoided flames of all kinds. So when a seamstress turned arsonist threatens Robert Symmes, a corrupt tycoon high in the Tammany Hall ranks, Timothy isn’t thrilled that S...

New York City forms its first police force. The great potato famine hits Ireland. These two seemingly disparate events will change New York City. Forever.Timothy Wilde tends bar near the Exchange, fantasizing about the day he has enough money to win the girl of his dreams. But when his dreams literally incinerate in a fire devastating downtown Manhattan, he finds himself disfigured, unemployed, and homeless. His older brother obtains Timothy a job in the n...

From Edgar-nominated author Lyndsay Faye comes what Gillian Flynn calls “a brilliant new mystery.”One of The Wall Street Journal’s Ten Best Mysteries of the YearSix months after the formation of the NYPD, its most reluctant and talented officer, Timothy Wilde, thinks himself well versed in his city’s dark practices—until he learns of the gruesome underworld of lies and corruption ruled by the “blackbirders,” who snatch free Norther...

The final installment in Lyndsay Faye’s Timothy Wilde series, which Lee Child called “solid-gold” and Gillian Flynn declared “spectacular.”No one in 1840s New York likes fires, copper star Timothy Wilde least of all. After a blaze killed his parents and another left him with a terrible scar, he has avoided flames of all kinds. So when a seamstress turned arsonist threatens Robert Symmes, a corrupt tycoon high in the Tammany Hall ranks, Timothy isn’t thrilled that S...

In einer Zeit der Angst, in der Berserker die Wälder Skandinaviens durchstreifen, erhebt sich im Norden ein neuer Schrecken …Ich bin dieses Jahr sechzehn, und meine Mutter meint, ich sollte bald heiraten.Loki.Ich wäre längst verheiratet, wenn einer der Häuptlingssöhne Manns genug wäre, mich zu nehmen.Wenn ich aber einen Ehemann finde, werde ich das Dorf Borg erben – mein Geburtsrecht als Prinzessin der Lofoten.Wir werden mehrere Höfe...

'Dark and strange and wonderful' MARK HADDON, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time'Hilarious, moving, and delightfully weird' JO HARKIN, author of The PretenderA bold, vivid and fiercely imaginative historical novel with an unforgettable narrator, exploring intolerance, kindness and what 'madness' really means.In a remote medieval parish, under the rule of a ruthless Abbess, ...

**"Parrots of the Wild is an exhaustive compendium of information about parrots, from their evolutionary history to their behavior to present-day conservation issues. A must-have for anyone interested in these amazing creatures." —Irene M. Pepperberg, Professor at Harvard University and author of Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence—and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process"If you like parrots then you'll love this b...

Your Spine, Your Yoga is arguably the first book that looks at the spine from both the Western anatomical/biomechanical point of view and the modern yoga perspective. It is filled with detail, discussion, illustrations, and practical advice for spines of all types. This emphasis on variety is welcome and necessary: no two spines are exactly alike, and no two people have the same biology and biography. What your spine is able to do may be vastly different from what other yoga stude...