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Bad Vibes - Luke Haines - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Bad Vibes - Luke Haines - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Forget Blur/Oasis and Cool Britannia. None of that actually happened. Bad Vibes is the true story of English Rock in the nineties. Written with wit, brio and no small amount of bile, Luke Haines recounts how it felt to ride a wave of self-congratulatory success in a world with no taste. As frontman of The Auteurs, Haines tells of supporting Suede, conquering France, and failing to break America. Of knuckle-headed musos , baffling tours and a swiftly unravelling personal life. And of what it''s like to be on the cusp of massive success. Funny, honest and ridiculously entertaining, Luke Haines attacks anyone within rifle range, and is more than happy to turn the gun on himself. Bad Vibes is a brilliant memoir from a man who tells it how it was - and how he wishes it hadn''t been.

DKK 126.00
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Bad Samaritans - Ha Joon Chang - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Bad Samaritans - Ha Joon Chang - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

It''s rare that a book appears with a fresh perspective on world affairs, but renowned economist Ha-Joon Chang has some startlingly original things to say about the future of globalization. In theory, he argues, the world''s wealthiest countries and supra-national institutions like the IMF, World Bank and WTO want to see all nations developing into modern industrial societies. In practice, though, those at the top are ''kicking away the ladder'' to wealth that they themselves climbed. Why? Self-interest certainly plays a part. But, more often, rich and powerful governments and institutions are actually being ''Bad Samaritans'': their intentions are worthy but their simplistic free-market ideology and poor understanding of history leads them to inflict policy errors on others. Chang demonstrates this by contrasting the route to success of economically vibrant countries with the very different route now being dictated to the world''s poorer nations. In the course of this, he shows just how muddled the thinking is in such key areas as trade and foreign investment. He shows that the case for privatisation and against state involvement is far from proven. And he explores the ways in which attitudes to national cultures and political ideologies are obscuring clear thinking and creating bad policy. Finally, he argues the case for new strategies for a more prosperous world that may appall the ''Bad Samaritans''.

DKK 132.00
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The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex - Mark Kermode - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex - Mark Kermode - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

If blockbusters make money no matter how bad they are, then why not make a good one for a change?How can 3-D be the future of cinema when it''s been giving audiences a headache for over a hundred years? Why pay to watch films in cinemas that don''t have a projectionist but do have a fast-food stand? And, in a world where Sex and the City 2 was a hit, what are film critics even for? Outspoken, opinionated and hilariously funny, The Good, The Bad and The Multiplex is a must for anyone who has ever sat in an undermanned, overpriced cinema and wondered: ''How the hell did things get to be this terrible?''

DKK 127.00
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Bad Banks - Alex Brummer - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Bad Banks - Alex Brummer - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Bad Banks is a gripping account of the problems and scandals that continue to bedevil the world''s banking system some eight years after the credit crunch. It follows the fortunes and misfortunes of individual banks, from RBS to Lloyds. It exposes instances of mis-selling, money laundering, interest rate fixing and incompetence. And it considers the bigger picture: how the failings of the world''s banking system are threatening to undermine our future economic security. Alex Brummer, the City Editor of the Daily Mail , has had access to all the major players, from HBOS''s Andy Hornby, to former Governor of the Bank of England Sir Mervyn King, to the ex-Chief Executive of Barclays, Bob Diamond, to Lloyds'' António Horta-Osório. His book is an insightful – and terrifying – account of institutions once renowned for their probity, but now all too often a byword for incompetence, and worse.

DKK 161.00
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The Bad Penny - Katie Flynn - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Bad Penny - Katie Flynn - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

One wild night midwife Patty Peel is called to attend a birth on the opposite side of Liverpool. She pedals off into the storm and delivers a baby girl in a filthy slum dwelling, just as the mother dies. The drunk and violent father tells Patty to get rid of it, so she takes the child away, meaning to deliver it to the nearest orphanage. But Patty had spent her entire childhood in an institution and cannot bear to hand the baby over. However, there are rough waters ahead. Patty has few friends, and fears and despises men, including her next door neighbour, Darky Knight, so how can she hope to bring up the child alone? She has no idea how the baby will affect the attitude of those around her, nor how her life will change as a result... The Bad Penny is a heartwarming tale of love and courage in hard times from the hugely popular storyteller Katie Flynn.

DKK 168.00
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Bad Moon Rising - Sheila Quigley - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Bad Moon Rising - Sheila Quigley - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

A young woman walks home by herself, the tapping of her high heels the only sound. At two o'' clock in the morning, it''s cold, the streets are deserted and she thinks she''s all alone. Waiting for her, sleeping soundly in his bed, is her baby son. When he wakes the next morning his mother still isn''t back. She''s never coming back. Because the streets weren''t as deserted as she thought. Three women are dead and Detective Inspector Lorraine Hunt is searching for a serial killer. In Houghton-le-Spring it''s Feast week, a time when all hell is let loose as the fair comes to town, and a frenzy of celebration and decadence provides a temporary distraction from the grim realities of everyday life. It''s not a good time to be searching for a stranger. It''s not a good time to be a woman alone...

DKK 168.00
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The Ways of the Dead - Neely Tucker - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Ways of the Dead - Neely Tucker - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

‘ The Ways of the Dead is a great read. If this is Tucker’s first novel, I can''t wait for what''s coming next.’ Michael Connelly TRUE DETECTIVE meets HOUSE OF CARDS in the electrifying first novel of a new crime series from a veteran Washington, D.C., reporter The body of the teenage daughter of a powerful Federal judge is discovered in a dumpster in a bad neighbourhood of Washington, DC. It is murder, and the local police immediately arrest the three nearest black kids, bad boys from a notorious gang.Sully Carter, a veteran war correspondent with emotional scars far worse than the ones on his body, suspects that there''s more to the case than the police would have the public know.With the nation clamouring for a conviction, and the bereaved judge due for a court nomination, Sully pursues his own line of enquiry, in spite of some very dangerous people telling him to shut it down.

DKK 166.00
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Widespread Panic - James Ellroy - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Widespread Panic - James Ellroy - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Freddy is an ex-L.A. cop on the skids. He snuffed a cop killer in cold blood - and it got to him bad. Now he''s a sleazoid private eye, a shakedown artist, a pimp - and, most notably, the head strongarm goon for Confidential magazine.Welcome to the world of the malevolent monarch of the Hollywood underground - a tale of pervasive paranoia teeming with communist conspiracies, FBI finks, celebrity smut films and strange bedfellows.

DKK 120.00
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Middle School: From Hero to Zero - James Patterson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Middle School: From Hero to Zero - James Patterson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

James Patterson''s bestselling Middle School series is now a major motion picture! Catch up with everyone''s favorite troublemaker, Rafe Khatchadorian, when he gets lost in London on the worst field trip EVER! After a mostly-successful stint at Hills Village Middle School, Rafe is excited to visit the incredible city of London with his class. Sightseeing around a foreign country sounds like a blast, until Rafe finds out his roommate will be none other than Miller the Killer, bully extraordinaire!Then Rafe is forced to work on a class project side by side with his crush Jeanne Galletta and her too-perfect boyfriend, which might be even more torturous than rooming with Miller. And it''s no surprise that Rafe''s bad luck follows him across the pond, putting him in one crazy situation after another – all under the watchful eye of his bad-tempered principal.Out of all of his adventures, this trip could prove to be Rafe''s most embarrassing yet, undoing everything good he has going for him back home!

DKK 107.00
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The Happy Depressive: In Pursuit of Personal and Political Happiness - Alastair Campbell - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Happy Depressive: In Pursuit of Personal and Political Happiness - Alastair Campbell - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Are you happy? Does it matter? Increasingly, governments seem to think so. As the UK government conducts its first happiness survey, Alastair Campbell looks at happiness as a political as well as a personal issue; what it should mean to us, what it means to him. Taking in economic and political theories, he questions how happiness can survive in a grossly negative media culture, and how it could inform social policy. But happiness is also deeply personal. Campbell, who suffers from depression, looks in the mirror and finds a bittersweet reflection, a life divided between the bad and not-so-bad days, where the highest achievements in his professional life could leave him numb, and he can somehow look back on a catastrophic breakdown twenty-five years ago as the best thing that happened to him. He writes too of what he has learned from the recent death of his best friend, further informing his view that the pursuit of happiness is a long game.Originally published as part of the Brain Shots series, the pre-eminent source for high-quality, short-form digital non-fiction.

DKK 106.00
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Right Kind of Wrong - Amy Edmondson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Right Kind of Wrong - Amy Edmondson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award ‘Absolutely outstanding’ Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist ''A masterclass’ Angela Duckworth, author of Grit ‘Excellent’ Andrew Hill, Financial Times We used to think of failure as a problem, to be avoided at all costs. Now, we''re often told that failure is desirable - that we must ‘fail fast, fail often’. The trouble is, neither approach distinguishes the good failures from the bad. As a result, we miss the opportunity to fail well .Here, Amy Edmondson – the world’s most influential organisational psychologist – reveals how we get failure wrong, and how to get it right. Drawing on four decades of research into the world’s most effective teams, she unveils the three archetypes of failure – basic, complex and intelligent - and explains how to harness the revolutionary potential of the good ones (and eliminate the bad). Along the way, she poses a simple, provocative question: What if it is only by learning to fail that we can hope to truly succeed? ‘Lays out a clearer path about how to stop avoiding failure and take smarter risks.’ Books of the Year, Financial Times

DKK 127.00
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Pratt a Manger - David Nobbs - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Pratt a Manger - David Nobbs - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

When pretty young TV researcher Nicky Proctor visits Cafe Henry in London''s Soho, Henry Pratt''s life changes forever. He becomes an instant star of the TV food quiz, A Question of Salt and before long he is given his own series, Hooray, it''s Henry . The book of the series reaches Number Two. He''s a celebrity. Henry Ezra Pratt has come a long way from his humble beginnings.But, as usual in Henry''s life, things begin to go wrong. He incurs the deep hatred of rival celebrity chef Bradley Tompkins, with his bad manners, bad wig and no Michelin stars. A war is waged against him, escalating into plots and deceptions which threaten to destroy the reputation and career of the man dubbed ''The People''s Chef''. It must be Bradley behind all this - or must it? On the domestic front, too, there are storms ahead. Henry is blissfully happy in his second marriage to Hilary, but he is sorely tempted by young Nicky and his lovely co-star Sally. Can he resist? Can he become a real man at last? Or will success spoil Henry Pratt for good...?We last met Henry Pratt in The Cucumber Man . Pratt à Manger continues the hilarious story of a great British underdog.

DKK 168.00
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8 out of 10 Brits - Charlie Croker - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

8 out of 10 Brits - Charlie Croker - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

How long does the average British male spend in the shower?What is the worst-paid job?Where are the keenest DIYers in the UK to be found?Which profession least favours the wearing of ties?Why are 63% of us too embarrassed to complain about bad food in a restaurant?Covering everything from food to travel, via gardening and fashion, 8 out of 10 Brits tells you everything you need to know, and much that you don''t, about who we are, where we''re going, and why - on statistical grounds - we should all consider living in Southend-on-Sea.

DKK 146.00
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It's Only a Movie - Mark Kermode - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

It's Only a Movie - Mark Kermode - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

In It''s Only a Movie , the incomparable Mark Kermode takes us into the weird world of a life lived in widescreen. Join him as he gets lost in Russia on the trail of a low-budget horror flick, gasp as he''s shot at in Hollywood while interviewing Bavarian director Werner Herzog, cheer as he gets thrown out of the Cannes film festival for heckling in very bad French, and cringe as he''s handbagged by Helen Mirren at London''s glitzy BAFTA Awards. Written with sardonic wit and wry good humour, this compelling cinematic memoir is genuinely ''inspired by real events''.

DKK 127.00
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Last Act In Palmyra - Lindsey Davis - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Last Act In Palmyra - Lindsey Davis - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

This gripping and pacy historical mystery is perfect for fans of S. J. Parris, Donna Leon, Steven Saylor and C. J. Sansom. With its wry humour, expert characterisation, vivid descriptions and incredible sense of adventure, you''ll be hooked from page one... ''Several cheers for Lindsey Davis... Great fun'' - The Times ''The whole thing is splendid. It has everything: mystery, pace, wit, fascinating scholarship ... she brings Imperial Rome to life'' - Ellis Peters ''Another excellent Falco book that is difficult to put down'' - ***** Reader review ''Astounding'' - ***** Reader review ''A fabulous read'' - ***** Reader review ''Full marks and happily recommended'' - ***** Reader review ****************************************************************** DROWNING IN MYSTERY, DYING ON STAGE The spirit of adventure calls Marcus Didius Falco on a new spying mission for the Emperor Vespasian to the untamed East . He''s picking up extra fees from his old friend Thalia , the snake dancer, as he searches for Sophrona , her lost water organist. With the Chief Spy Anacrites paying his fare, Falco knows anything can go wrong.A dangerous brush with the Brother , the sinister ruler of Nabataean Petra , sends Falco and his girlfriend Helena on a fast camel-ride to Syria . They join a traveling theatre group, which keeps losing members in non-accidental drownings. The bad acting and poor audiences are almost as bad as the desert and its scorpions - then as the killer hovers, Falco tries to write a play...

DKK 120.00
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The Best American Noir of the Century - James Ellroy - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Best American Noir of the Century - James Ellroy - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

A magisterial anthology of American noir writing in the 20th century by the best-selling author of the LA Quartet: The Black Dahlia. The Big Nowhere , LA Confidential and White Jazz . In his intoduction to The Best American Noir of the Century , James Ellroy writes, "noir is the most scrutinised offshoot of the hard-boiled school of fiction. It''s the long drop off the short pier and the wrong man and the wrong woman in perfect misalliance. It''s the nightmare of flawed souls with big dreams and the precise how and why of the all-time sure thing that goes bad." Offering the best examples of literary sure things gone bad, this collection ensures that nowhere else can readers find a darker, more thorough distillation of American noir fiction. James Ellroy and Otto Penzler, series editor of the annual The Best American Mystery Stories , mined one hundred years of writing - 1910-2010 - to find this treasure trove of thirty-nine stories. From noir''s twenties-era infancy come gems like James M. Cain''s "Pastorale," and its post-war heyday boasts giants like Mickey Spillane and Evan Hunter. Packing an undeniable punch, diverse contemporary incarnations include Elmore Leonard, Dennis Lehane, Patricia Highsmith and William Gay, with many page-turners appearing in the last decade.

DKK 141.00
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Private L.A. - James Patterson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Private L.A. - James Patterson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Private is the world’s largest detective agency. And Jack Morgan, its owner, is having a criminally bad week. His twin brother is up on a murder charge and determined to frame Jack for the crime, and one of Jack''s clients has just called to report the burnt bodies of four surfers on his beach.Then, what seems like a random mugging gone wrong is discovered to be something far worse - a killer calling themselves No Prisoners who is holding the city to ransom. And there''s more bad news: Hollywood''s golden couple, Thom and Jennifer Harlow, have been kidnapped, along with their adopted children. It looks like the whole world is about to discover whether Private are really as good as they say they are . . . ____________________________________________ Readers love Private L.A. . . . ''Outstanding storyline full of twists and turns''''A fantastic read''''Explosively good''''Can''t wait to read the next one''''Gripping'' _______________________________________________ PRAISE FOR THE PRIVATE THRILLERS ''Great action sequences ... breathtaking twists and turns'' ANTHONY HOROWITZ ''An unmissable, breakneck ride'' JAMES SWALLOW ''Exhilarating, high-stakes action'' LESLEY KARA ''An exhilarating and totally satisfying read'' NB MAGAZINE ''A breakneck fast, brutally good page-turner'' DAILY MAIL ''Hits the ground running and the pace never misses a beat'' DAILY EXPRESS '' Yet another fine outing from the master of thrillers'' CITY A.M.

DKK 120.00
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The Desperate Wife’s Survival Plan - Alison Sherlock - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Desperate Wife’s Survival Plan - Alison Sherlock - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

From riches to rags... Charley Summers doesn''t have a care in the world. She lives in the lap of luxury, supported by her rich husband and surrounded by a loyal group of friends.Until the business goes bust and her world collapses. Before long the bailiffs have taken everything, and as if things weren''t bad enough, she catches her husband with another woman. Suddenly, Charley needs a job, any job, so she can start repaying some of the money her husband squandered. But with nowhere to live and no recognisable skills, how on earth is she to do that?Charley needs a survival plan fast!

DKK 168.00
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Trace Elements - Donna Leon - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Trace Elements - Donna Leon - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ''Leon is a superb novelist . . .You can feel the tension, fear, horror - and wonder'' The Times '' They killed him. It was bad money. '' A dying hospice patient gasps these cryptic words about her recently-deceased husband, who lost his life in a motorcycle accident. But what appears to be a private family tragedy turns into a bigger enigma when Brunetti discover the victim''s ties to Venice''s water supply. With the help of a Questura secretery, Elettra Sorzi, Brunetti will unveil the secret that lies behind the dying woman''s accusation - one that threatens the health of the entire region.

DKK 120.00
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The Orphans - Annemarie Neary - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Orphans - Annemarie Neary - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

''Artful and beautifully ambiguous'' Irish Independent ''Captivating and entertaining'' RTE Eight-year-old Jess and her little brother were playing at the water''s edge when their parents vanished. For hours the children held hands and waited for them to return. But nobody ever came back. Years later, Jess has become a locker of doors. Now a lawyer and a mother, she is determined to protect the life she has built around her. But her brother Ro has grown unpredictable, elusive and obsessive. When new evidence suggests that their mother might be alive, Ro reappears, convinced that his sister knows more than she claims. And then bad things start to happen.

DKK 166.00
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The Rosary Girls - Richard Montanari - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Rosary Girls - Richard Montanari - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

God Help Them ... In the most brutal killing crusade Philadelphia has seen in years, a series of young Catholic women are found dead, their bodies mutilated and their hands bolted together. Each clutches a rosary in her lifeless grasp. Veteran cop Kevin Byrne and his rookie partner Jessica Balzano set out to hunt down the elusive killer, who leads them deeper and deeper into the abyss of a madman''s depravity. Suspects appear before them like bad dreams - and vanish just as quickly. While the body count rises, Easter is fast approaching: the day of resurrection and of the last rosary to be counted ...

DKK 152.00
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Brown's Requiem - James Ellroy - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Brown's Requiem - James Ellroy - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Los Angeles – Fritz Brown, ex-alcoholic private eye with a stained past, makes do with car repossessions and classical music. Then he is offered a case by Freddy ''Fat Dog'' Baker, an eccentric golf caddy whose sister has made off with a much older man. This is the beginning of the nightmare: the underworld of golf caddies, arson and incest played against the backdrop of an LA surreal by night and bad by day; of long-hidden secrets that will drive Brown back to the bottle and to the gun: all conspire to make this one of the most hypnotic crime novels ever written.

DKK 159.00
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