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The bestselling phenomenon - a 6,000-year adventure through the history of books and reading A FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Outstanding, universal and unique' NEW YORK TIMES 'A literary phenomenon.' TLS 'Masterly.' ECONOMIST 'Mindboggling' TELEGRAPH Long before books were mass-produced, scrolls hand copied on reeds pulled from the Nile were the treasures of the ancient world. Emperors and Pharaohs were so determined to possess them that they dispatched emissaries to the edges of the earth to bring them back. In Papyrus, celebrated classicist Irene Vallejo traces the dramatic history of the book and the fight for its survival. This is the story of the book's journey from oral tradition to scrolls to codices, and how that transition laid the very foundation of Western culture. And it is a story full of heroic adventures, bloodshed and megalomania - from the battlefields of Alexander the Great and the palaces of Cleopatra to the libraries of war-torn Sarajevo and Oxford. An international bestseller, Papyrus brings the ancient world to life and celebrates the enduring power of the written word.

Another hilarious and moving novel from bestselling, critically acclaimed author David Walliams, the natural successor to Roald Dahl.

Xevi Verdaguer revela una manera revolucionària d'entendre el funcionament del cos. Un mètode que transformarà la nostra salut i la millorarà radicalment. Sovint sentim molèsties que intentem alleugerir amb medicaments: migranyes, dolors crònics, fatiga, dolors menstruals, contractures, ansietat... En Xevi Verdaguer, especialista en PsicoNeuroImmunologia, ens apropa a la visió de la medicina integrativa i ens mostra què podem fer per solucionar aquestes dolències fàcilment, i alhora ens dona les claus per entendre millor el nostre cos, aprendre a escoltar-lo i convertir-nos així en els protagonistes de la nostra salut. Aquest llibre ens ofereix els coneixements i consells d'en Xevi Verdaguer de manera senzilla, clara i pràctica per tal que els puguem aplicar al nostre dia a dia. Coneixerem els aliments recomanats i els que hem d'evitar menjar per a cada dolència, aprendrem com combinar-los amb menús equilibrats i com cuinar-los amb receptes saboroses i gens complicades, creades per nutricionistes.

Per què hi ha persones que ens fan patir tant i altres que ens generen confiança i ens reconforten només amb la seva presència? Per què hi ha qui tendeix a establir relacions complicades i doloroses? Estem dissenyats per viure en família i en societat, relacionar-nos i estimar-nos. La nostra felicitat depèn en gran mesura de la capacitat que tinguem per mantenir bones relacions amb els que ens envolten. Molts arrosseguem ferides emocionals que ens impedeixen connectar de manera sana amb l'entorn. Troba la teva persona vitamina t'ajudarà a comprendre el vincle amb els teus pares, fills, parella, amics i companys de treball, alhora que entens la teva història emocional. La doctora Marian Rojas Estapé t'acosta al vincle, la infantesa i l'amor des d'un punt de vista científic, psicològic i humà, i parla d'una hormona fonamental, l'oxitocina. Un llibre que t'impulsa a trobar persones vitamina, aquelles que treuen el millor de tu i milloren el teu sistema immune.

Tan senzill com tuitejar t’estimo és la primera part d'una nova trilogia signada per Blue Jeans, l'autor de la sèrie més venuda de literatura juvenil romàntica. En la nova novel·la de Blue, coneixerem a un grup de nois i noies que afronten per primera vegada l'experiència de viure i estudiar lluny de la casa familiar, per la qual cosa Madrid es convertirà en la seva ciutat d'acollida i, la residència, en la seva casa. Tots ells tindran els seus propis problemes individuals i hauran d'enfrontar-se a les bromes, la solitud, els enganys d'Internet, les noves relacions que puguin sorgir, les temptacions poc recomanables… Malgrat tot, i per sobre de tot, triomfarà l'amor, l'amistat i la lleialtat al grup.

In Death at La Fenice , Donna Leon’s first novel in the beloved Commissario Brunetti series, readers were introduced to the glamorous and cutthroat world of opera and to one of Italy’s finest living sopranos, Flavia Petrelli, who became the prime suspect in the poisoning of a renowned German conductor. Years after Brunetti cleared her name, Flavia has returned to the illustrious La Fenice to sing the lead in Tosca . As an opera superstar, Flavia is well acquainted with attention from adoring fans and aspiring singers. But when one fan inundates her with bouquets of yellow roses – on stage, in her dressing room and even inside her locked apartment – it becomes clear that Flavia has an anonymous stalker on her hands. Distraught and horrified, she turns to an old friend for help. In steps Commissario Brunetti. Familiar with Flavia’s melodramatic temperament, he is at first unperturbed by her story, only realising the situation is more threatening when another young opera singer is attacked. Desperate to keep Flavia out of danger, Brunetti is determined to find the culprit before more harm is done.

The mesmerizing and unsettling debut thriller everyone will be talking about in 2020'One of the most interesting and compelling narrators I've ever encountered' SHARI LAPENA, bestselling author of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR'Chilling and original' CLARE MACKINTOSH, bestselling author of LET ME LIE 'This is going to be the next massive thriller' PANDORA SYKES'Keep the lights on - you'll be turning the pages deep into the night with this one' HARLAN COBEN, bestselling author of FOOL ME ONCE 'You won't want to put this one down' CARA HUNTER, bestselling author of CLOSE TO HOME'You NEED to read this one' LESLEY KARA, bestselling author of THE RUMOUR_______________It all started with one little lie . . .Jane and Marnie have been inseparable since they were eleven years old. They have a lot in common. In their early twenties they both fell in love and married handsome young men. But Jane never liked Marnie's husband. He was always so loud and obnoxious, so much larger than life. Which is rather ironic now, of course.Because if Jane had been honest - if she hadn't lied - then perhaps her best friend's husband might still be alive . . .This is Jane's opportunity to tell the truth, the question is:Do you believe her?

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The scorching new thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train. “A Slow Fire Burning twists and turns like a great thriller should, but it's also deep, intelligent and intensely human.” – Lee Child “Only a clairvoyant could anticipate the book’s ending” – New York Times With the same propulsion that captivated millions of readers worldwide in The Girl on the Train and Into the Water, Paula Hawkins unfurls a gripping, twisting story of deceit, murder, and revenge. When a young man is found gruesomely murdered in a London houseboat, it triggers questions about three women who knew him. Laura is the troubled one-night-stand last seen in the victim’s home. Carla is his grief-stricken aunt, already mourning the recent death of yet another family member. And Miriam is the nosy neighbor clearly keeping secrets from the police. Three women with separate connections to the victim. Three women who are – for different reasons – simmering with resentment. Who are, whether they know it or not, burning to right the wrongs done to them. When it comes to revenge, even good people might be capable of terrible deeds. How far might any one of them go to find peace? How long can secrets smolder before they explode into flame? Look what you started.