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Rin Tin Tin - Susan Orlean - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Rin Tin Tin - Susan Orlean - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Rin Tin Tin was born on a battlefield in France towards the end of WW1. He died in 1932, supposedly in the arms of Jean Harlow, the original ''blonde bombshell'', epic in death as he was in life. In his prime, he was one of Hollywood''s the biggest stars. He received two thousand fan letters a month, had jewels, furs and a private driver, had his paw-print set for posterity on Hollywood Boulevard and was credited with saving Warner Brothers from bankruptcy - twice. His owner, Lee Duncan, was so completely devoted to him that when his wife sued for divorce she cited Rin Tin Tin as co-respondent. Rin Tin Tin''s story is a great yarn with a big heart and, in Susan Orlean''s hands, it is also very funny. But at its core lies a profound and moving meditation on the idea of heroism: of what it means to dream of a figure who is brave and bold and strong, and why those ideals hold such power over our imagination. This book is set to become an eccentric classic.

DKK 168.00
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A Bit of a Stretch - Chris Atkins - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

A Bit of a Stretch - Chris Atkins - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*** A Times and Telegraph Book of the Year ''Shocking, scathing, entertaining.'' Guardian ''Incredibly compelling.'' The Times ''Heart-breaking.'' Sunday Times Where can a tin of tuna buy you clean clothes? Where is it easier to get ''spice'' than paracetamol? Where does self-harm barely raise an eyebrow?Welcome to Her Majesty''s Prison Service. Like most people, documentary-maker Chris Atkins didn''t spend much time thinking about prisons. But after becoming embroiled in a dodgy scheme to fund his latest film, he was sent down for five years. His new home would be HMP Wandsworth, one of the largest and most dysfunctional prisons in Europe.With a cast of characters ranging from wily drug dealers to senior officials bent on endless reform, this powerful memoir uncovers the horrifying reality behind the locked gates. Filled with dark humour and shocking stories, A Bit of a Stretch reveals why our creaking prison system is sorely costing us all - and why you should care.

DKK 127.00
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The Looking Glass House - Vanessa Tait - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

The Looking Glass House - Vanessa Tait - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Oxford, 1862. Poor, plain Mary Prickett takes up her post as governess to the daughters of the Dean of Christ Church. When Mary meets Charles Dodgson, a friend of the family, she is flattered by his attentions and becomes convinced he plans to propose marriage. But it is also clear that he is drawn to the little girls in Mary''s care, and on a boating trip one sunny day Mr Dodgson tells the story of Alice''s Adventures in Wonderland a curious tale about the precocious Alice LiddellAs Mary waits for her life to change, she becomes increasingly suspicious of Alice''s friendship with Mr Dodgson. Before long, everything Mary believes is turned topsy-turvy, and her determination to get to the truth will have lasting consequences for all involved...

DKK 112.00
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Scenes from a Tragedy - Carole Hailey - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Scenes from a Tragedy - Carole Hailey - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

''COMPULSIVE AS HELL'' ABIGAIL DEAN If you hurt me, I''ll hurt you. Not right away of course, because where''s the fun in that? When an empty passenger plane mysteriously crashes in the Lake District, journalist Carly Atherton is determined to get to the truth of what happened - the love of her life was one of the two pilots on board. But when she contacts the family of the other pilot, the conflicting memories of his wife and his sister draw her into a story far darker than she could possibly have imagined. As Carly delves into the dynamics of a seemingly ordinary family, she realises that the bonds that shape us can also tear us apart - and that sometimes there are monsters living among us, hiding in plain sight... ''MASTERFUL'' JANICE HALLETT ''EXTRAORDINARY'' JENNIE GODFREY

DKK 175.00
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Scenes from a Tragedy - Carole Hailey - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Scenes from a Tragedy - Carole Hailey - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

''COMPULSIVE AS HELL'' ABIGAIL DEAN If you hurt me, I''ll hurt you. Not right away of course, because where''s the fun in that? When an empty passenger plane mysteriously crashes in the Lake District, journalist Carly Atherton is determined to get to the truth of what happened - the love of her life was one of the two pilots on board. But when she contacts the family of the other pilot, the conflicting memories of his wife and his sister draw her into a story far darker than she could possibly have imagined. As Carly delves into the dynamics of a seemingly ordinary family, she realises that the bonds that shape us can also tear us apart - and that sometimes there are monsters living among us, hiding in plain sight... ''MASTERFUL'' JANICE HALLETT ''EXTRAORDINARY'' JENNIE GODFREY

DKK 155.00
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Queen Catherine’s Court - Sophie Shorland - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Queen Catherine’s Court - Sophie Shorland - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

''A good story, embracing character, emotion and drama... refreshing.'' THE TIMES ''A splendidly sympathetic and sparky portrait ... Wittily written and rich in detail'' Miranda Seymour Catherine of Braganza - Boring? Plain? Ineffectual? Think again. Charles II''s wife was a trouser-wearing tastemaker who introduced tea drinking, popularised card games and championed baroque fashion and art. Her salon culture was infamous for its parties, theatricals and frequent trips to the pub. A Catholic queen in a strictly Anglican country, she was the diplomatic bridge between an unstable Britain and the European mainland, and carefully navigated the treacherous political landscape of Restoration England.In this illuminating portrait historian Sophie Shorland brings Catherine vividly to life for the first time, revealing a woman who defied the limitations imposed upon her to have a profound impact on the world around her. Previously published as The Lost Queen .

DKK 139.00
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Metamaths - Gregory J. Chaitin - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Metamaths - Gregory J. Chaitin - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

One of the world''s greatest mathematicians explains his revolutionary hypothesis about the enigma at the heart of maths: omega. ''Chaitin comes across as a kind of mathematical Richard Feynman, intuitive and high-spirited, irreverent and plain-spoken.'' -- Peter Pesic, TLS Meta Maths is Gregory Chaitin''s exuberant account of his discovery of ''omega'': the infinitely long, exquisitely complex and utterly incalculable representation of randomness and unknowability in mathematics. From Euclid to Gödel to Turing, Chaitin''s infectious narrative guides us on a spellbinding journey through the historical advances in maths and science that led to his breakthrough discovery. Once there he takes us further, to the very frontiers of scientific thinking. Meta Maths shows that mathematics is as much art form as logic, as much science as pure reasoning, and sheds light on what we can ultimately hope to know about the universe and the very nature of life.

DKK 175.00
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The Museum of Broken Promises - Elizabeth Buchan - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

The Museum of Broken Promises - Elizabeth Buchan - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

''I ADORE cold-war novels and I live for love stories - The Museum of Broken Promises is a perfect combination of both. It''s a gem of a book... beautiful, elegant.'' Marian Keyes, author of The Break _________ Paris, today. The Museum of Broken Promises is a place of wonder and sadness, hope and loss. Every object in the museum has been donated - a cake tin, a wedding veil, a baby''s shoe. And each represent a moment of grief or terrible betrayal. The museum is a place where people come to speak to the ghosts of the past and, sometimes, to lay them to rest. Laure, the owner and curator, has also hidden artefacts from her own painful youth amongst the objects on display. Prague, 1985. Recovering from the sudden death of her father, Laure flees to Prague. But life behind the Iron Curtain is a complex thing: drab and grey yet charged with danger. Laure cannot begin to comprehend the dark, political currents that run beneath the surface of this communist city. Until, that is, she meets a young dissident musician. Her love for him will have terrible and unforeseen consequences. It is only years later, having created the museum, that Laure can finally face up to her past and celebrate the passionate love which has directed her life.

DKK 155.00
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An Expensive Education - Nick Mcdonell - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

An Expensive Education - Nick Mcdonell - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

An army roadblock. An American intelligence agent. A jetlagged afternoon on the Somalian plain. Michael Teak is not afraid of mercenaries. Life here comes at a price and as a CIA operative, Teak is holding the money. On the back seat of his car is a suitcase stuffed with narcotics; in the front, a gun and an envelope of US dollars. And then a bomb explodes.Thirty innocent victims. An entire village of women and children - all dead. And just like that, Michael Teak does not know anything for sure. Was he the target, or the scapegoat for mass murder with an international fallout? Abandoned, perhaps betrayed, by his employer, Teak is in the wind with nowhere to turn. Even his old sources are caught up in the media bloodbath back at his alma mater . These events have to be connected. Someone, somewhere, has all the cards and for a man running right down to the wire, the rules of the game are becoming dangerously blurred.

DKK 113.00
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Black Light - Kimberly King (author) Parsons - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Black Light - Kimberly King (author) Parsons - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

''The stories in Black Light are grimy and weird, surprising, utterly lush... I loved every moment of this book.'' Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties _____________________A black light illuminates that which the eye doesn''t see, uncovering what is hidden in plain sight.In this raw, compassionate, debut collection Kimberly King Parsons casts light onto the weird, the intimate, the eerie and the sublimely beautiful with unflinching gaze and ferocious eloquence. Over twelve crackling stories, each a glorious escape hatch, she captures the bright ache of first love, the claustrophobic shadows of desire, the obsessive nature of friendship and the rapturous pull of taboo. Filled with a frenetic longing for connection, her reckless yet resilient heroines exhilarate and charm as they pursue the promise of elsewhere.With psychedelic energy and deep humanity, Black Light chews over the messiness of being alive, the unsteadiness of hope and the ecstasies of coming of age.

DKK 112.00
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A Child of the East End - Jean Fullerton - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

A Child of the East End - Jean Fullerton - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

''Funny, stark, fascinating'' THE INDEPENDENT ''An extraordinary celebration of a bygone era'' KATE THOMPSON, author of The Stepney Doorstep Society ''A vivid portrait of the post-war years, but also a unique community spirit that is in danger of being lost forever'' Choice Magazine *** Featured on BBC RADIO, WOMAN & HOME, PEOPLE''S FRIEND , INSIDE SOAP & LONDON LIVE!***Life in Cockney London was tough in the post-war years. The government''s broken promises had led to a chronic housing shortage, rampant crime and families living in squalor. But one thing prevailed: the unbeatable spirit of the East End, a tight-knit community who pulled through the dark times with humour and heart.Drawing on both family history and her own memories of growing up in the 1950s and ''60s, as well as her working life as a district nurse and local police officer, Jean Fullerton vividly depicts this fascinating part of London - from tin baths, to jellied eels, to tigers in a Wapping warehouse.***Includes a bonus 8-page photo plate section!***- FIND OUT WHY READERS ARE FALLING IN LOVE WITH JEAN FULLERTON: ''Food for the soul, it''s simply deliciously readable and enjoyable'' LoveReading ''Charming and full of detail... You will ride emotional highs and lows... Beautifully written'' The Lady on A Ration Book Daughter ''A delightful, well researched story'' bestselling author Lesley Pearse''A real page-turner with larger-than-life characters and convincing period detail'' Daily Express

DKK 113.00
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The Temple House Vanishing - Rachel Donohue - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

The Temple House Vanishing - Rachel Donohue - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

''This brooding tale of obsessive love, teenage jealousy and hidden desire has a dark charm'' The i paper ''Atmospheric, creepy, tense and utterly absorbing'' Harriet Tyce ''Clean prose, subtle characters and intrigue to keep the pages turning'' Mike McCormack ___________________ Power. Jealousy. Desire. Twenty-five years ago, a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl and her charismatic teacher disappeared without trace... When Louisa arrives at Temple House, an elite catholic boarding school, she quickly finds herself drawn to sophisticated fellow pupil Victoria and their young bohemian art teacher, Mr Lavelle. The three of them form a bond that seems to offer an escape from the repressive regime of the nuns who run the cloistered school. Until Louisa and Mr Lavelle suddenly vanish. Years later, a journalist with a childhood connection to Louisa determines to resolve the mystery. Her search for the truth will uncover a tragic, mercurial tale of suppressed desire and long-buried secrets. It will shatter lives and lay a lost soul to rest. The Temple House Vanishing is a stunning, intensely atmospheric novel of unrequited longing, dark obsession and unintended consequences. ''Chilling'' Christine Dwyer Hickey ''Exquisite'' Jo Spain ___________________ Perfect for fans of Emily M. Danforth''s''s Plain Bad Heroines ...

DKK 113.00
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Killingly - Katharine Beutner - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Killingly - Katharine Beutner - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

*FEATURED IN SUNDAY TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES, APPLE''S BEST BOOKS, AMAZON''S BEST BOOKS OF JUNE,CRIMEREADS RECOMMENDS AND LITHUB''S TOP BOOKS* ''SARAH WATERS AND DONNA TARTT SQUAD, BUCKLE UP: Killingly is hitting the Plain Bad Heroines place in my heart again'' Autostraddle ''Impressive'' Sunday Times ''Gothic atmosphere, great period detail and a genuine shock at the end'' Guardian 1897, New England. Agnes and Bertha are best friends. Clever, eccentric misfits at an elite college for young women, they study earnestly, write poems for each other and explore the woods around campus at night. One morning, Bertha vanishes.Called down from Boston, renowned missing person expert Detective Higham arrives to find the tranquil college in chaos. A treasured pearl dagger has disappeared from a student''s bedroom. The most popular debutante on campus is losing her mind. There are rumours of a ghostly woman at the train station.As he questions the students and teachers, Higham unearths a strange story of doomed love, ambition and tragedy which could shatter the college''s glittering reputation forever . . . A gothic, turn-of-the-century campus thriller about female desire, rage and ambition, perfect for fans of TRIFLERS NEED NOT APPLY, THE BINDING and FINGERSMITH . . . * EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT KILLINGLY : ''A haunting story . . . will stay with me long after reading'' ELIZABETH LEE, author of Cunning Women ''Completely engrossing. Unforgettable!'' MARTHA CONWAY, author of The Physician''s Daughter ''Beutner is masterful at depicting the intrigue and innuendo of a women''s college. Perfect pacing . . . grows increasingly shocking as the pages turn'' The Akron Beacon Journal

DKK 120.00
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Killingly - Katharine (author) Beutner - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Killingly - Katharine (author) Beutner - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

*FEATURED IN SUNDAY TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES, APPLE''S BEST BOOKS, AMAZON''S BEST BOOKS OF JUNE,CRIMEREADS RECOMMENDS AND LITHUB''S TOP BOOKS* ''SARAH WATERS AND DONNA TARTT SQUAD, BUCKLE UP: Killingly is hitting the Plain Bad Heroines place in my heart again'' Autostraddle ''Impressive'' Sunday Times ''Gothic atmosphere, great period detail and a genuine shock at the end'' Guardian 1897, New England. Agnes and Bertha are best friends. Clever, eccentric misfits at an elite college for young women, they study earnestly, write poems for each other and explore the woods around campus at night. One morning, Bertha vanishes.Called down from Boston, renowned missing person expert Detective Higham arrives to find the tranquil college in chaos. A treasured pearl dagger has disappeared from a student''s bedroom. The most popular debutante on campus is losing her mind. There are rumours of a ghostly woman at the train station.As he questions the students and teachers, Higham unearths a strange story of doomed love, ambition and tragedy which could shatter the college''s glittering reputation forever . . . A gothic, turn-of-the-century campus thriller about female desire, rage and ambition, perfect for fans of TRIFLERS NEED NOT APPLY, THE BINDING and FINGERSMITH . . . * EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT KILLINGLY : ''A haunting story . . . will stay with me long after reading'' ELIZABETH LEE, author of Cunning Women ''Completely engrossing. Unforgettable!'' MARTHA CONWAY, author of The Physician''s Daughter ''Beutner is masterful at depicting the intrigue and innuendo of a women''s college. Perfect pacing . . . grows increasingly shocking as the pages turn'' The Akron Beacon Journal

DKK 155.00
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Winter Is Coming - Garry Kasparov - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

Winter Is Coming - Garry Kasparov - Bog - Atlantic Books - Plusbog.dk

For readers of Putin''s People by Catherine Belton comes the stunning story of Russia''s slide back into a dictatorship led by Vladimir Putin - and how the world is now paying the price. ''Brave, trenchant and convincing'' Sunday Times ''Ferocious and unforgiving'' Financial Times The ascension of Vladimir Putin - a former lieutenant colonel of the KGB - to the presidency of Russia in 1999 was a strong signal that the country was headed away from democracy. Yet in the intervening years - as America and the world''s other leading powers have continued to appease him - Putin has grown not only into a dictator but an international threat. With his vast resources and nuclear arsenal, Putin is at the centre of a worldwide assault on political liberty and the modern world order.For Garry Kasparov, none of this is news. He has been a vocal critic of Putin for over a decade, even leading the pro-democracy opposition to him in the farcical 2008 presidential election. Yet years of seeing his Cassandra-like prophecies about Putin''s intentions fulfilled have left Kasparov with a darker truth: Putin''s Russia, like ISIS or Al Qaeda, defines itself in opposition to the free countries of the world.As Putin has grown ever more powerful, the threat he poses has grown from local to regional and finally to global. In this urgent book, Kasparov shows that the collapse of the Soviet Union was not an endpoint - only a change of seasons, as the Cold War melted into a new spring. But now, after years of complacency and poor judgement, winter is once again upon us.Argued with the force of Kasparov''s world-class intelligence, conviction and hopes for his home country, Winter Is Coming reveals Putin for what he is: an existential danger hiding in plain sight.

DKK 141.00
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