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Laughing Gas - P. G. Wodehouse - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

'' A lifelong treat '' Simon Garfield , Esquire A P.G. Wodehouse novel Joey Cooley is a golden-curled child film star, the idol of American motherhood. Reginald, Third Earl of Havershot, is a boxing blue on a mission to save his wayward cousin from the fleshpots of Hollywood. Both are under anaesthetic at the dentists when something strange happens - and their identities are swapped in the ether.Suddenly Joey can use his six-foot frame to get his own back on his Hollywood persecutors. But Reggie has to endure everything Joey had to put up with in the horrible life of a child star - including kidnap. Laughing Gas is Wodehouse''s brilliantly funny take on the ''If I were you'' theme - a wry look at the dangers of getting what you wish for in the movie business and beyond.

DKK 120.00

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The Last Pleasure Garden - Lee Jackson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

A sinister figure stalks the gas-lit groves of Cremorne Gardens, the last pleasure-ground on the banks of the Thames. His weapon, a sharp pair of scissors. His victims, young women in the first bloom of youth. HIs crime - merely to remove a lock of their hair. Inspector Decimus Webb of Scotland Yard suspects a harmless lunatic is at large. But when morbid obsession turns to murder, even Webb''s loyal sergeant begins to doubt his judgement.As the press and his superiors clamour for answers, Webb''s investigations lead him to Rose Perfitt, aspiring debutante and daughter of a respectable stock-broker. Will she fall prey to ''The Cutter'' or does a worse fate beckon? One thing is certain - only Decimus Webb can save her.Lee Jackson''s third Inspector Webb novel takes the reader into the forgotten world of the Victorian pleasure-garden, in a gripping mystery of garish gas-light and dark secrets.

DKK 161.00

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Confessions of a Radical Industrialist - Ray Anderson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

In 1994, Ray Anderson felt a ''spear in the chest'': he realised that his company, billion-dollar carpeting manufacturer Interface, Inc, was plundering the environment with its unsustainable business practices, and that it desperately needed to change direction. Under his leadership, Interface went on to set unprecedented targets for cutting waste, instigated revolutionary recycling initiatives, and encouraged employees at every level of the company to contribute ideas on how to save resources. As a result, the company''s greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 82% and are on target to reach zero level by 2020. Not only that, these changes also brought down costs, improved quality, and increased profits. In Confessions of a Radical Industrialist , Ray Anderson shares the remarkable story of how Interface turned itself around, and proves that running your company sustainably isn''t radical at all - it''s just good business.

DKK 139.00

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You Are Here - Christopher Potter - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

You Are Here is a dazzling exploration of the universe and our relationship to it.It is the story of how something evolved from nothing, and how something became everything. It is the story of science: the greatest story ever told.Here, for the first time in a single span, is the life of the universe, from quarks to galaxy super-clusters, and from slime to Homo sapiens .The universe was once a moment of perfect symmetry, and is now 13.7 billion years of history. Clouds of gas were woven into whatever complexity we find in the universe today: the hierarchies of stars, or the brains of mammals.With wit and erudition, Christopher Potter takes us on a voyage beyond even time and space, to present the state of scientific knowledge at its most up-to-date and exhilarating.

DKK 161.00

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A Metropolitan Murder - Lee Jackson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The last train of the night pulls into the gas-lit platform of Baker Street underground station. A young woman is found strangled, her body abandoned in a second-class carriage. The brutal ''Railway Murder'' brings Inspector Decimus Webb to the newly-formed Metropolitan Line on a bleak winter''s night. His investigation leads him through the slums of Victorian London to the Holborn Refuge, a home for ''fallen women'', and to Clara White, a respectable servant. But Clara has her own tragic and shameful history. As her past is revealed, Inspector Webb must decide whether she is merely a victim of circumstance, or a prime suspect. Only then can he unearth a dark secret, hidden in the depths of underground London. Lee Jackson''s second novel brilliantly recreates the sights, sounds and smells of Victorian London, taking readers on a suspense-filled journey through its criminal underworld.

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Illusions - Richard Bach - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

THE INSPIRATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields of Illinois and blue infinity, a man puts his faith in the propeller of his biplane. For disillusioned writer and itinerant barnstormer Richard Bach, belief is as real as a full tank of gas and sparks firing in the cylinders ... until he meets Donald Shimoda - former mechanic and self-described messiah who can make wrenches fly and Richard''s imagination soar...In Illusions, the unforgettable follow-up to his phenomenal New York Times bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach takes to the air to discover the ageless truths that give our souls wings: that people don''t need airplanes to soar ... that even the darkest clouds have meaning once we lift ourselves above them ... and that messiahs can be found in the unlikeliest places - like hay fields, one-traffic-light midwestern towns, and most of all, deep within ourselves.

DKK 112.00

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Poppy's War - Lily Baxter - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

August 1939: Thirteen-year-old Poppy Brown is evacuated to a village in Dorset. Tired and frightened, she arrives with nothing but her gas mask and a change of clothes to her name. Billeted at a grand country house, Poppy is received with cold indifference above stairs and gets little better treatment from the servants. Lonely and missing the family she left behind in London, Poppy is devastated when she hears that they have been killed in the Blitz. Circumstances soon force Poppy to move to the suburbs and into the company of strangers once more. Earning a meagre income as a hospital cleaner, as the war continues to rage, Poppy longs to do her duty. And as soon as she is able to, she starts her training as a nurse. While the man she loves is fighting in the skies above Europe, Poppy battles to survive the day-to-day hardships and dangers of wartime, wondering if she''ll ever see him again...

DKK 168.00

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Elsie and Mairi Go to War - Diane Atkinson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

When they met at a motorcycle club in 1912, Elsie Knocker was a thirty year-old motorcycling divorcee dressed in bottle-green Dunhill leathers, and Mairi Chisholm was a brilliant eighteen-year old mechanic, living at home and borrowing tools from her brother. Little did they know, theirs was to become one of the most extraordinary stories of the First World War.In 1914, they roared off to London ''to do their bit'', and within a month they were in the thick of things in Belgium driving ambulances to distant military hospitals. Frustrated by the number of men dying of shock in the back of their vehicles, they set up their own first-aid post on the front line in the village of Pervyse, near Ypres, risking their lives working under sniper fire and heavy bombardment for months at a time. As news of their courage and expertise spread, the ''Angels of Pervyse'' became celebrities, visited by journalists and photographers as well as royals and VIPs. Glamorous and influential, they were having the time of their lives, and for four years, Elsie and Mairi and stayed in Pervyse until they were nearly killed by arsenic gas in the spring of 1918. But returning home and adjusting to peacetime life was to prove even more challenging than the war itself.

DKK 119.00

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Redemption - Will Jordan - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Introducing Ryan Drake - think Jason Bourne meets Jack Reacher...If you like Lee Child, Vince Flynn and David Baldacci, you will love this riveting and unputdownable thriller from bestselling author Will Jordan. ''Entertaining'' - The Telegraph''I can honestly say that I couldn''t put this book down.'' -- ***** Reader review''Just builds and builds and the climax [is] thrilling.'' -- ***** Reader review''Top-notch'' -- ***** Reader review''This book does not let up. It hits the gas and it doesn''t let up on the pedal.'' -- ***** Reader review ******************************************************************************************* EVERYONE HAS SECRETS. BUT SOME CAN GET YOU KILLED. Ryan Drake is a man who finds people who don''t want to be found.Once a soldier in the British Army , he now works for the CIA , leading an elite investigation team that tracks down missing agents. But his latest mission - to free a prisoner codenamed Maras and bring her back onto US soil within forty-eight hours - is more dangerous than anything his team has attempted before.But it''s when the mission is successfully completed that the real danger for Drake begins. Faced with a terrible threat, he is forced to go on the run with Maras - a veteran agent scarred by years of brutal imprisonment.Hunted by his former comrades and those willing to do anything to protect a deadly secret , Drake is left with no choice but to trust a dangerous woman he barely knows. For he has only one chance to save those he loves and time is running out... Drake will return in Sacrifice .

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The World for Sale - Jack Farchy - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

''Gripping'' Economist ''Jaw-dropping'' Sunday Times ''Riveting'' Financial Times ''Fascinating'' Reuters We are entering an age of energy crises and food shortages. This book reveals why. Meet the swashbuckling traders who supply the world with energy, food and metal.Their goal: To make billions by buying and selling raw materials - flogging Russian gas to Europe, Saudi oil to America and Congolese metals to Silicon Valley.Their methods: Whatever it takes - whether funnelling cash to Vladimir Putin''s sanction-stricken Kremlin, schmoozing Russian metal oligarchs after the collapse of the Soviet Union, or striking deals with the Libyan rebels at the height of the Arab Spring.These are the commodity traders. You''ve probably never heard of them. But, like it or not, you''re one of their customers. * Financial Times and Economist Book of the Year* *Shortlisted for the Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award* ''Shows how much money and global influence is concentrated in the hands of a tiny group . . . Remarkable . . . As the authors roam from oilfield to wheatfield, they reveal information so staggering you almost gasp'' Sunday Times ''A globe-spanning corporate thriller, full of intrigue and double dealing . . . Changes how we see the world, often in horrifying ways'' Spectator ''A rich archive of ripping yarns . . . The high level narrative is gripping enough. But it is the details of what these freewheeling companies actually got up to that give the book a thriller-like quality'' Financial Times ''Some of the stories could be straight out of John le Carré. The difference is they''re true'' Andrew Neil

DKK 126.00

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Smoking Ears and Screaming Teeth - Trevor Norton - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Smoking Ears and Screaming Teeth is a hilarious celebration of the great eccentrics who have performed dangerous experiments on themselves for the benefit of humankind, written with all the wit, humour and eye for the beauties of nature - and machinery and scientific equipment - that have gained Trevor Norton a cult following and critical acclaim.Many have followed the advice of the great Victorian scientist Jack Haldane to ''never experiment on an animal if a man will do'' and ''never ask anyone to do anything you wouldn''t do yourself.''.He and his father inhaled poisonous gasses to test the efficacy of the prototype gas mask they had invented. When breathing gasses under pressure he suffered the smoking ears and screaming teeth of the title. The stories are astonishing, disturbing or absurd - the Marquis de Sade meets Monty Python. John Hunter pioneered self-experimentation and deliberately infected himself with venereal diseases by the puss transference method and gave his name to chancre of the penis. The zoologist Frank Buckland made a concentrated effort to widen the nation''s diet by personally testing everything that crossed his path, from boiled elephant''s trunk to bluebottles. He published recipes for such delicacies as slug soup. Some medics deliberately contracted deadly blood diseases in the hope of finding cures. Then there was the the surgeon who got the sack and won the Nobel prize for thrusting a catheter into his own beating heart.Trevor Norton writes that self-experimentation is still a component of much scientific research. In our health and safety obsessed society, we need people who are willing to risk themselves to make life safer for us.

DKK 166.00

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Close to Death - Anthony Horowitz - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

* AVAILABLE ONLY WHILE STOCKS LAST – THE SPECIAL COLLECTOR''S EDITION: features a gold foiled design underneath the dust jacket and is exclusive to the first print run in the UK only * How do you solve a murder... when everyone has the same motive? From global bestselling Anthony Horowitz, a brilliantly entertaining new mystery in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series.‘Easily the greatest of our crime writers ’ Sunday Times ‘[Horowitz is] a master puppeteer ’ The Times ‘Incredible plotting, richly layered and wonderfully intricate. I inhaled it'' Liz Nugent''A clever murder mystery… playful and twisty. Nobody does this crime fiction better than Anthony Horowitz’ Crime Time FM ‘ Spectacularly good fun , wickedly clever , with a pinch of the macabre, this is everything you could wish for from one of our top crime writers.’ The Sun ''Another delightful outing with Hawthorne and Horowitz . Each one is more inventive than the last. Keep them coming!'' Shari Lapena''Anthony Horowitz is a national treasure. Close to Death is his best book yet , a perfect combination of Agatha Christie and P.D. James’ Ragnar Jónasson _____________ Richmond Upon Thames is one of the most desirable areas to live in London. And Riverview Close - a quiet, gated community – seems to offer its inhabitants the perfect life. At least it does until Giles Kenworthy moves in with his wife and noisy children, his four gas-guzzling cars, his loud parties and his plans for a new swimming pool in his garden.His neighbours all have a reason to hate him and are soon up in arms.When Kenworthy is shot dead with a crossbow bolt through his neck, all of them come under suspicion and his murder opens the door to lies, deception and further death.The police are baffled. Reluctantly, they call in former Detective Daniel Hawthorne. But even he is faced with a seemingly impossible puzzle. How do you solve a murder when everyone has the same motive?_____________Readers cannot get enough of Close to Death . . .***** '' All said and done, this book was yet another hole in one thanks to the virtuoso-like skill of Mr. Horowitz himself.'' ***** '' Wow, this has got to be my favourite detective series ever! It’s Agatha Christie on steroids!''***** '' I had so much fun reading this book.'' ***** '' Horowitz switches up the format, keeping this series fresh , and delivers yet another outstanding tale . I loved it.'' ***** ''Honestly, the best crime read in a long time.''_____________More love for Close to Death . . . ''The mystery is inventive, elegant and smart '' The Telegraph ‘ Sheer genius … A joy from start to finish’ Independent ‘ Whodunnit heaven ’ Financial Times'' An absolutely engrossing tale ... Kudos to anyone who can figure this one out!’ Starred Booklist ‘An exceedingly entertaining and inventive mixture of humour and suspense.’ Wall Street Journal '' Gloriously artificial, improbable, and ingenious. Fans of both versions of Horowitz will rejoice.’ Kirkus Reviews ''Turns the closed-circle mystery inside out’ New York Journal of Books ''The master of the mystery '' Style ''The king of the clever whodunnit'' Good Housekeeping ''A delirious concoction that transplants a Christie-style mystery into the present '' Crime Time ‘An excellent entertaining thriller’ The Afterword Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024

DKK 195.00

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Theatre of Marvels - Lianne Dillsworth - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

''Richly evocative and glittering with atmosphere, this tale of ambition and identity had me gripped from start to finish'' STACEY HALLS, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Familiars '' Theatre of Marvels is a fascinating, empowering story of a young woman''s search for identity and justice in Victorian London, a world which Lianne Dillsworth evokes so richly'' JENNIFER SAINT, author of Ariadne _________________________________ Behind the spectacle there are always secrets. Unruly crowds descend on Crillick''s Variety Theatre. A black, British actress, Zillah, is headlining tonight. An orphan from the slums of St Giles, her rise to stardom is her ticket out - to be gawped and gazed at is a price she''s willing to pay.Rising up the echelons of society is everything Zillah has ever dreamed of. But when a new stage act disappears, Zillah is haunted by a feeling that something is amiss. Is the woman in danger?Her pursuit of the truth takes her into the underbelly of the city - from gas-lit streets to the sumptuous parlours of Mayfair - as she seeks the help of notorious criminals from her past and finds herself torn between two powerful admirers.Caught in a labyrinth of dangerous truths, will Zillah face ruin - or will she be the maker of her fate? A deliciously immersive tale, Theatre of Marvels whisks you on an unforgettable journey across Victorian London in this bold exploration of race, class and gothic spectacle. AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW _______________________________ ''Zillah is a memorable heroine'' Sunday Times ''Exploitation and empowerment, race and class are all explored in this gripping historical novel. Dillsworth is a class act'' Woman & Home ''A thought-provoking, atmospheric debut'' Daily Express ''Very much enjoyed Theatre of Marvels . Zillah is a brilliant character who leads us through a Victorian London little spoken of, making for an illuminating, page-turning tale of self-actualisation. Loved it'' KATE SAWYER ''A tale steeped in Victorian London, I fell in love with Zillah and her theatre world. I was gripped from the opening pages - highly recommended for anyone who loves mystery, drama and Victorian London'' LOUISE HARE, author of This Lovely City ''A startling, original and utterly compelling novel which subtly navigates the core issues of race, gender and class'' MARY CHAMBERLAIN, author of The Dressmaker of Dachau ''Thrilling, eye-opening and absorbing'' LIZZIE POOK, author of Moonlight and the Pearler''s Daughter ''Fresh, original and full of atmosphere - a compelling story with a heroine I''ll remember for a long time'' FRANCES QUINN, author of The Smallest Man ''A story that shines a spotlight into the shadows of the 19th century, while also exploring very relevant themes of identity. So fantastic to read a novel that centres POC in the Victorian era. Loved it!'' SAARA EL-ARIFI, author of The Final Strife ''Loved Lianne Dillsworth''s Theatre of Marvels. A gripping story about identity and belonging with a strong sense of place. Can''t wait for everybody to meet Zillah who is such strong and nuanced heroine.'' LAURE VAN RENSBURG, author of Nobody But Us

DKK 120.00

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Close to Death - Anthony Horowitz - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

How do you solve a murder... when everyone has the same motive? From global bestselling Anthony Horowitz, a brilliantly entertaining new mystery in the Hawthorne and Horowitz series. ''The Lord of television mystery'' LA Times ‘Easily the greatest of our crime writers ’ Sunday Times ‘[Horowitz is] a master puppeteer ’ The Times ‘Anthony Horowitz is an absolutely exceptional writer’ Daniel Mays ‘Incredible plotting, richly layered and wonderfully intricate. I inhaled it'' Liz Nugent''A clever murder mystery… playful and twisty. Nobody does this crime fiction better than Anthony Horowitz’ Crime Time FM ‘ Spectacularly good fun , wickedly clever , with a pinch of the macabre, this is everything you could wish for from one of our top crime writers.’ The Sun ''Another delightful outing with Hawthorne and Horowitz . Each one is more inventive than the last. Keep them coming!'' Shari Lapena''Anthony Horowitz is a national treasure. Close to Death is his best book yet , a perfect combination of Agatha Christie and P.D. James’ Ragnar Jónasson _____________ Richmond Upon Thames is one of the most desirable areas to live in London. And Riverview Close - a quiet, gated community – seems to offer its inhabitants the perfect life. At least it does until Giles Kenworthy moves in with his wife and noisy children, his four gas-guzzling cars, his loud parties and his plans for a new swimming pool in his garden.His neighbours all have a reason to hate him and are soon up in arms.When Kenworthy is shot dead with a crossbow bolt through his neck, all of them come under suspicion and his murder opens the door to lies, deception and further death.The police are baffled. Reluctantly, they call in former Detective Daniel Hawthorne. But even he is faced with a seemingly impossible puzzle. How do you solve a murder when everyone has the same motive?_____________Readers cannot get enough of Close to Death . . .***** '' All said and done, this book was yet another hole in one thanks to the virtuoso-like skill of Mr. Horowitz himself.'' ***** '' Wow, this has got to be my favourite detective series ever! It’s Agatha Christie on steroids!''***** '' I had so much fun reading this book.'' ***** '' Horowitz switches up the format, keeping this series fresh , and delivers yet another outstanding tale . I loved it.'' ***** ''Honestly, the best crime read in a long time.''_____________More love for Close to Death . . . ''Just when you thought Horowitz couldn’t further stretch his boundary-bending Daniel Hawthorne detective series, he concocts yet another way to involve readers in his story'' The Washington Post ''The mystery is inventive, elegant and smart '' The Telegraph ‘ Sheer genius … A joy from start to finish’ Independent ‘ Whodunnit heaven ’ Financial Times'' An absolutely engrossing tale ... Kudos to anyone who can figure this one out!’ Starred Booklist ‘An exceedingly entertaining and inventive mixture of humour and suspense.’ Wall Street Journal '' Gloriously artificial, improbable, and ingenious. Fans of both versions of Horowitz will rejoice.’ Kirkus Reviews ''Turns the closed-circle mystery inside out’ New York Journal of Books ''The master of the mystery '' Style ''The king of the clever whodunnit'' Good Housekeeping ''A delirious concoction that transplants a Christie-style mystery into the present '' Crime Time ‘An excellent entertaining thriller’ The Afterword Sunday Times bestseller, April 2024One of the Wall Street Journal’ s best mysteries of 2024

DKK 120.00

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Laughing Gas - P. G. Wodehouse - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Last Pleasure Garden - Lee Jackson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Confessions of a Radical Industrialist - Ray Anderson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

You Are Here - Christopher Potter - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

A Metropolitan Murder - Lee Jackson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Illusions - Richard Bach - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Poppy's War - Lily Baxter - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Elsie and Mairi Go to War - Diane Atkinson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Redemption - Will Jordan - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The World for Sale - Jack Farchy - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Smoking Ears and Screaming Teeth - Trevor Norton - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Close to Death - Anthony Horowitz - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Theatre of Marvels - Lianne Dillsworth - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Close to Death - Anthony Horowitz - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

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