Blindman's Bluff
The eighteenth book in the hugely popular Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman Guy Kaffey thought his wealth could acquire anything- including the best security money can buy. When his family a...
Bluff
From the author of the Sunday Times bestseller, Pine, comes a haunting and atmospheric new gothic thriller, set in the brooding Scottish landscape. In this corner of Fife, summer nights meant parties on wind-blown beaches, wrapped in hoodies and denim jackets, pretending you weren’t cold in the stubborn evening light. Joanie, 2013. Desperate to flee the claustrophobia of St Rule, Joanie has long been looking forward to her big escape. But on the night of her school graduation this dream slips through her hands. Devastated, Joanie falls into the orbit of an enigmatic couple – Erin and David – who offer her a new kind of escape. Charismatic, older and intellectual, they make Joanie feel alive and important in a way she didn’t know was possible. Cameron, 2023. When Cameron arrives back in St Rule for Christmas a question burns in his mind: what ever happened to Joanie? It’s been a decade since he saw his former friend, and in truth he hadn’t given it much thought – busily building a
Bluff
The magician's job is to create a mystery--an unbridgeable gap between cause and effect. Michael Kardos brilliantly constructs his new novel Bluff as a magician would, delivering a perfectly calibrated performance of intrigue and, ultimately, astonishment. At twenty-seven, magician Natalie Webb is already a has-been. A card-trick prodigy, she started touring at seventeen, took first place at the World of Magic competition at eighteen, and never reached such heights again. Shunned by the magic world after a disastrous liaison with an older magician, she now lives alone with her pigeons and a pile of overdue bills in a New Jersey apartment. In a desperate ploy to make extra cash, she follows up on an old offer to write a feature magazine article--on the art of cheating at cards. But when she meets the perfect subject for her article, what begins as a journalistic gamble brings into question everything Natalie thinks she knows about her talent, and herself. Natalie is dazzled by the
Bluff
A searing new collection from the Forward Prize-winning American poet about the year 2020, the year that the world's gaze turned to Minneapolis - Smith's own home. **A TIME MAGAZINE '100 Must-Read Books of 2024'** 'Bluff is my book of the year. Ab...
Biggest Bluff
The New York Times bestseller! “The tale of how Konnikova followed a story about poker players and wound up becoming a story herself will have you riveted, first as you learn about her big winnings, and then as she conveys the lessons sh...
Coogan's Bluff
OBS! Import. Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.Don Siegel directs this American action drama starring Clint Eastwood as Arizona deputy Walt Coogan. When Coogan is sent to New York City to extradite a prisoner back home to Arizona his efforts at subverting the bureaucratic process result in fugitive Jimmy Ringerman (Don Stroud) escaping, much to the chagrin of Lieutenant McElroy (Lee J. Cobb). Despite this, Coogan remains in New York and attempts to make amends for his earlier mishap even though this means taking matters into his own hands.Typ: DVD
The Bluff
As Calamity's newest resident, Everly Christian thought life in small-town Montana would be dull and tame-and she needs a little mundane after the last few chaotic years. But one night, boredom drives her to the local bar, where she finds herself sitting beside a handsome and mysterious artist. The man is anything but dull and tame, especially in the bedroom, and when she steps out of his shower and overhears his conversation, life gets interesting again. Reese Huxley needs a wife. And why shouldn't Everly be the bride? She's got her reasons for agreeing to the hasty nuptials-reasons she's keeping to herself. As long as she can stop herself from falling in love with her husband, she'll make it out of this sham marriage in one piece. But Everly has a weakness for wayward men, and the more Hux pushes her away, the more she realizes this bluff is anything but a lie.
Demon's Bluff
Rachel Morgan must go on a deadly journey--into the past--in the next thrilling Hollows novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. What's a witch to do when the coven of moral and ethical standards demands she untwist a curse--but an essential spell component no longer exists? There's only one choice: go back in time. Caught between self-exile and an Alcatraz cell, Rachel must find an Atlantean mirror to reverse the curse and prove to Cincinnati's brand-new witch coven that, no, she does not practice illicit magic. Unfortunately, the only mirror of its kind in existence belonged to the insane demon Newt, forcing Rachel to go to the past to bargain with her for it. But the time-travel spell goes awry, dragging Elyse, the young leader of the coven, into the past with Rachel. They expect to land five years in the past but instead arrive two days before Rachel's long-lost love, Kisten, dies. Heartbroken and torn, Rachel knows she can't change the past. Even with no allies, Rachel
Modernity Bluff
In Cote d'Ivoire, appearing modern is so important for success that many young men deplete their already meager resources to project an illusion of wealth in a fantastic display of Western imitation, spending far more than they can afford on brand...
Ike's Bluff
Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower came to be seen by many as a doddering lightweight. Yet behind the bland smile and apparent simplemindedness was a brilliant, intellectual tactician. As Evan Thomas reveals in his provocative...
Demon's Bluff
Rachel Morgan must go on a deadly journey--into the past--in the next thrilling Hollows novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. What's a witch to do when the coven of moral and ethical standards demands she untwist a curse--but an essential spell component no longer exists? There's only one choice: go back in time. Caught between self-exile and an Alcatraz cell, Rachel must find an Atlantean mirror to reverse the curse and prove to Cincinnati's brand-new witch coven that, no, she does not practice illicit magic. Unfortunately, the only mirror of its kind in existence belonged to the insane demon Newt, forcing Rachel to go to the past to bargain with her for it. But the time-travel spell goes awry, dragging Elyse, the young leader of the coven, into the past with Rachel. They expect to land five years in the past but instead arrive two days before Rachel's long-lost love, Kisten, dies. Heartbroken and torn, Rachel knows she can't change the past. Even with no allies, Rachel
Biggest Bluff
How a New York Times bestselling author and New Yorker contributor parlayed a strong grasp of the science of human decision-making and a woeful ignorance of cards into a life-changing run as a professional poker player, under the wing of a legend ...
Dödlig bluff
Ett uppdrag som verkar enkelt. En flicka blir kidnappad och Jeff och hans nyblivna partner tar sig an fallet. Men något är fel, och snart har har de båda hamnat i en situation som de inte har räknat med. Har de insett försent att de hamnat i en......
Eisenhower's Bluff
Eisenhower's Bluff
Deadman's Bluff
In this slick, suspenseful sequel to "Deadman's Poker," professional con-artist catcher Tony Valentine tangles with hard-boiled high rollers in Vegas. Includes tips for catching poker cheats and a glossary of card hustler terms. ...
Fluff
A socially anxious college student discovers she has superpowers-and they need babysitting-in the first book of an original superhero series. Power Day occurs every year on September 15. Across the world, formerly regular people awaken with superh...
Fluff
Fluff! ropar jag. FLUFF! skriker jag. Fluff, gråter jag. Men du är borta. Om man har en liten kanin som man älskar över allt annat är det lätt att tänka på alla faror som lurar. Skator med vassa näbbar, hungriga örnar och fästingar i...
Noa Gupps bluff
- Släng mig i fängelsehålan. Ta några¿ av mina 161 liv. Har gjort något dumt,¿ mumlar Bitt.¿ ¿ ¿ ¿- Vad då? undrar Noa nervöst.¿ ¿ ¿ ¿- Jag glömde svärdet i köket, viskar¿ Bitt. Noa Gupps bluff ¿är den fjärde delen i en serie roliga oc...
Blind Mans Bluff
__________________________ Adventure, ingenuity, courage and disaster beneath the sea: the remarkable reality of Cold War submarine warfare In Blind Mans Bluff, veteran investigative journalist Sherry Sontag and award-winning New York Times report...
The Biggest Bluff
A New York Times bestseller - A New York Times Notable Book 'The tale of how Konnikova followed a story about poker players and wound up becoming a story herself will have you riveted, first as you learn about her big winnings, and then as she conveys the lessons she learned both about human nature and herself.' --The Washington Post It's true that Maria Konnikova had never actually played poker before and didn't even know the rules when she approached Erik Seidel, Poker Hall of Fame inductee and winner of tens of millions of dollars in earnings, and convinced him to be her mentor. But she knew her man: a famously thoughtful and broad-minded player, he was intrigued by her pitch that she wasn't interested in making money so much as learning about life. She had faced a stretch of personal bad luck, and her reflections on the role of chance had led her to a giant of game theory, who pointed her to poker as the ultimate master class in learning to distinguish between what can be
Blind Man's Bluff
Originally published in 1998 and a best seller in its hardcover and paperback publications, Blind Man's Bulff is a dramatic, and riveting history. Over the course of five years, investigative reporters Sherry Sontag and Chris Drew interviewed hund...
Double Barrel Bluff
Multi-award winning and USA Today bestselling crime writer Lou Berney returns to his critically acclaimed thriller series starring former mob wheelman Shake Bouchon, who finds himself dragged into a high-stakes hostage rescue, among the mighty temples and shadowy underground of Cambodia. During his years as a wheelman for the Armenian mob in Los Angeles, Shake Bouchon didn’t think of himself as the settling-down type. But now he’s happily married to Gina, the love of his life—and former adversary—in Indiana, of all places. The great thing about Bloomington, for two people with checkered pasts, is that everyone is nice and no one knows them. Until the day a brutal Armenian thug who has always hated Shake shows up in his backyard. He demands that Shake help him find his missing mob boss, the pakhan—the dangerous and beautiful Alexandra “Lexy” Ilandryan, who also happens to be Shake’s ex-girlfriend. Shake’s got a lot of history with Lexy, so he reluctantly agrees to travel to Siem Reap,
Bamse och Gluff-Gluff, Ljudbok
Bamse ska hjälpa Lille Skutt att dela ut ett brev till Gluff-Gluff på Vilda Bergets topp. På vägen dit möter han konstiga figurer som kan byta färg, en elak jättefågel och en otäck varelse med många ben. Men det otäckaste av allt är nog Gluff-Gluff själv. Han vill bli dunderstark och kung över hela världen. Bamse tror att det bara är han som blir stark av dunder-honungen, men hur är det egentligen med den saken?
Bamse ja Gluff-Gluff, Ljudbok
Kun Bamse auttaa Pomppia postitoimissa kirjeiden lajittelussa, pinosta löytyy Gluff-Gluffille osoitettu kirje. Pian selviää, että gluffit asuvat Hämyvuorella maan alla. Bamse lähtee toimittamaan kirjettä ja tutustuu gluffeihin, jotka ovatkin mitä erikoisimpia, väriä vaihtavia otuksia. Mutta ei aikaakaan, kun nallen jymyhunaja joutuu vääriin käsiin.Miten maailman vahvin nalle selviytyy kiperästä tilanteesta Hämyvuorella? Lue jännittävä seikkailu gluffien parissa!Rune Andréasson (1925–1999) oli ruotsalainen sarjakuvapiirtäjä. Hän innostui piirtämisestä jo lapsena, ja lukiossa hän piirsi ensimmäiset sarjakuvansa Allers Familj -lehteen. Uransa aikana Andreásson on lumonnut lukijat tarinoillaan Pellefantista ja ennen kaikkea Bamsesta – maailman vahvimmasta nallesta. Bamse on Ruotsin menestynein lastensarja, josta on tehty myös piirroselokuva. Tervetuloa Bamsen maailmaan! Kun Bamse syö Isoäidin jymyhunajaa, hänestä tulee maailman vahvin nalle. Hän on myös maailman kiltein nalle. Hän auttaa kaikkia pulaan joutuneita – olipa kyseessä sitten ystävä tai joku muu. Bamse on naimisissa Leenan kanssa, ja yhdessä heillä on neljä lasta: kolmoset Nalle-Maija, Teddy ja Lennu sekä nuorimmainen Pampula. Kun Bamse ei työskentele metsässä, hän on usein ulkona seikkailemassa parhaiden ystäviensä Pompin ja Kilpisen kanssa.
Snow On Tha Bluff
OBS! Import. Kontrollera att språk och textning passar dig.Gritty reality drama which blurs the line between fiction and reality directed by Damon Russell. Told from the perspective of local drug dealer and thug, Curtis Snow, the film sets out to document life on the streets of 'The Bluff' in Atlanta, Georgia. When Snow is approached by some college students looking to buy drugs, he mugs them of their possessions and takes off with their camera. Realising the quality of the camera, he decides to document his life on the streets. What ensues is a candid look at the lives led by the criminals of 'The Bluff'. With footage from home invasions and drug dealing at its core, the film offers a controversial look at a subculture largely ignored by the white middle classes.Typ: DVD