Optional Choice of Court Agreements in Private International Law
This book highlights the importance of optional choice of court agreements, and the need for future research and legal development in this area. The law relating to choice of court agreements has developed significantly in recent years, reflecting...
Seeing Through Cynicism
Seeing Through Cynicism
Implementing the IT Balanced Scorecard
The goals of an IT balanced scorecard include the alignment of IT plans with business objectives, the establishment of measures of IT effectiveness, the directing of employee efforts toward IT objectives, the improved performance of technology, an...
Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - Edge Of Victory Rebirth
The STAR WARS epic continues its dazzling space odyssey in The New Jedi Order - as Luke and Mara, Leia and Han and others battle the mighty enemy from beyond the galactic rim. The brutal Yuuzhan Vong are scouring the universe for Jedi to slaughter...
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
The official novelization of the summer blockbuster Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the latest film in the MonsterverseTM franchise, starring Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, with Ken Watanabe and Ziyi Zhang. Godzilla: King of the ...
Conquest: Star Wars Legends: Edge of Victory, Book I
The dazzling Star Wars space adventure continues in The New Jedi Order as Luke Skywalker, Anakin Solo, Mara Jade Skywalker, and others battle their deadliest enemy in a tale of nonstop action, shadowy evil, and spectacular triumph . . . No longer content with the destruction the Yuuzhan Vong have already sown, Warmaster Tsavong Lah has demanded the heads of all the Jedi. Now the Jedi Knights are in terrible danger-and none more so than the young students at the Jedi academy on Yavin 4. Already the sympathizers known as the Peace Brigade are in the Yavin system-and a Yuuzhan Vong fleet is not far behind. At Luke Skywalker's request, Talon Karrde mounts an expedition to rescue the young students. Anakin Solo has his own ideas. Impatient, and figuring that forgiveness is easier to come by than permission, he takes off for Yavin 4 in his X-wing. When it comes to confidence, courage, and raw Force talent, Anakin has few peers. But when his friend Tahiri is separated from the other academy
The Born Queen
The Born Queen
Flowers For Algernon
Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, the powerful, classic story about a man who receives an operation that turns him into a genius...and introduces him to heartache. Charlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey. Born with an unusually low IQ, he has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that researchers hope will increase his intelligence-a procedure that has already been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon. As the treatment takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment appears to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance, until Algernon suddenly deteriorates. Will the same happen to Charlie?
The Blood Knight
The Blood Knight
Watermelon
Discover the riotously funny, tender and touching debut from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups 'A warm and hilarious page turner' Good Housekeeping 'Gloriously funny' Sunday Times 'Keyes is in a class of her own' Daily Express -- Meet Clai...
The Final Prophecy: Star Wars Legends
Part 10 in the New Jedi Order. When the Yuuzhan Vong seize one the organic ships of Zonama Sekot, an enigmatic living planet, scientist Nen Yim makes a startling discovery about the planet and its mysteries, one that not only holds the key to the planet's destruction, but also long-forgotten secrets of the Yuuzhan Vong. Original.
Godzilla vs. Kong: The Official Movie Novelisation
Humanity fights for its future as Godzilla and Kong embark on a path of destruction that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in an all-out war! Writer Greg Keyes returns once again to the Monsterverse and takes re...
Elder Scrolls Novel
Reeling from a devastating discovery, Prince Attrebus continues on his seemingly doomed quest to obtain a magic sword that holds the key to destroying the deadly invaders. Meanwhile, in the Imperial City, the spy Colin finds evidence of betrayal a...
Wind that Sweeps the Stars
A taut high fantasy as an assassin must destroy an empire from within, eliminating wizards, their demons, and even the emperor. For the lives-for the very souls-of her people, she must succeed within a single day, or her homeland will be destroyed...
Sushi for Beginners
*** CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2022*** Dive into the blissfully funny No. 1 bestseller about three women who find themselves criss-crossing the line between success and failure, happiness and sadness, sanity and ...
Tsvety dlja Eldzhernona
Kogda-to eto schitalos fantastikoj. Sejchas eto vosprinimaetsja kak odno iz samykh chelovechnykh proizvedenij novejshego vremeni, kak roman pronzitelnoj psikhologicheskoj sily, kak filigrannoe razvitie temy ljubvi i otvetstvennosti. Izmenenija s Charli Gordonom proiskhodjat na nashikh glazakh, zdes i sejchas. Pervye otchety polny oshibok, a potom oni ischezajut, i izlozhenie myslej stanovitsja bezuprechnym. A v itoge - vse prosto. Genii i idioty - dve storony odnoj medali. U nikh raznye IQ, otlichajutsja uslovija zhizni, no oni pokhozhi v odnom - chasto i te, i drugie beskonechno odinoki. A tsena za mechtu - stat umnym - stanovitsja slishkom vysokoj. U Charli est dvojnik - myshonok Eldzhernon, tolko Charli ponimaet povedenie myshonka i to, chto emu samomu otvedena ta zhe rol podopytnoj myshi, ne bolshe. Emu plokho, i final predskazuem. Szhimaetsja serdtse, i tekut slezy... 'Ja polozhil na ego mogilku buketik romashek i dolgo plakal'. Roman neodnokratno ekranizirovali v raznykh
Woman Who Stole My Life
*** CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR OF THE YEAR 2022*** Discover the entertaining, uplifting and intriguing tale of finding true happiness in unexpected places from the No. 1 bestselling author of Grown Ups 'A total triumph' DAIL...
Break
THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GROWN UPS, MARIAN KEYES 'JUST BRILLIANT' SUNDAY TIMES ___________ 'Myself and Hugh . . . We're taking a break.' 'A city-with-fancy-food sort of break?' If only. Amy's husband Hu...
Ett oväntat val
"När Marian Keyes berättar om beroende känner jag igen nästan allt. Hur njutningen är så stark att det bara inte går att låta bli, och hur hjärnan i vissa lägen på något sätt kopplar bort förnuftet helt." Lotta Olsson, DN "Feelgood i kubik." Aftonbladet "Perfekt mysläsning i soffhörnet" Expressen För tjugo år sedan var Rachel Walshs tillvaro en end
Flowers for Algernon
Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, the powerful, classic story about a man who receives an operation that turns him into a genius...and introduces him to heartache. Charlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey. Born with an unusually low IQ, he has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that researchers hope will increase his intelligence-a procedure that has already been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon. As the treatment takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment appears to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance, until Algernon suddenly deteriorates. Will the same happen to Charlie?
The Minds of Billy Milligan
The inspiration for the streaming series The Crowded Room, starring Tom Holland - From the acclaimed author of Flowers for Algernon comes the shocking true story of a man battling multiple personality disorder. 'An absorbing, often heart-rending exploration of the human mind.'--Cosmopolitan Billy Milligan can be anyone he wants to be . . . except himself. Billy Milligan was a man tormented by twenty-four distinct personalities battling for supremacy over his body--a battle that culminated when he awoke in jail, arrested for the kidnap and rape of three women. In a landmark trial, Billy was acquitted of his crimes by reason of insanity caused by multiple personality--the first such court decision in history--bringing to public light the most remarkable and harrowing case of multiple personality ever recorded. Twenty-four people live inside Billy Milligan. Philip, a petty criminal; Kevin, who dealt drugs and masterminded a drugstore robbery; April, whose only ambition was to kill
Touch
The ultimate 'what if' novel, from the million-copy-bestselling author of FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON: 'A masterpiece of poignant brilliance ... heartbreaking' Guardian Karen and Barney Stark should never have married. Childless, uncomfortable and incomp...
Courage to Write
The Courage to Write is an invaluable book and essential reading for anyone who wishes to learn how to write well. Katherine Anne Porter called courage 'the first essential' for a writer. 'I have to talk myself into bravery with every sentence,' agreed Cynthia Ozick, 'sometimes every syllable.' E. B. White said he admired anyone who 'has the guts to write anything at all.'An author who has taught writing for more than thirty years, In The Courage to Write, Ralph Keyes, an author who has taught writing for more than thirty years, assures us that anxiety is felt by writers at every level, especially when they dare to do their best. He describes the sequence of 'courage points' through which all writers must pass, from the challenge of identifying a worthwhile project to the mixture of pride and panic they feel when examining a newly published book or article. Keyes also offers specifics on how to root out dread of public 'performance' and of the judgment of family and friends, make the
Under the Duvet
Get comfortable, sink under the covers and dip into the hilarious Under the Duvet: Deluxe Edition for a behind-the-scenes glimpse into bestselling author Marian Keyes' life . . . 'A must-read for all. Keyes' funny and poignant tales will have you ...
R for the Rest of Us
For statisticians, R is the go-to programming language for complex numerical analysis - but it comes in handy for a lot more than that. In¿R Without Statistics¿you'll discover ways that R can be used by the rest of us! Packed with real-world examp...
Minds of Billy Milligan
THE BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE HIT SERIES THE CROWDED ROOM STARRING TOM HOLLAND From the author of million-copy bestseller Flowers for Algernon, the shocking true story of the first person in US history to be found not guilty due to multiple personali...
Flowers for Algernon
Charlie Gordon, a retarded adult, undergoes a brain operation which dramatically increases his intelligence. Charlie becomes a genius. But can he cope emotionally? Can he develop relationships? And how do the psychiatrists and psychologists view C...