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Mika in Real Life - Emiko Jean - Bog - HarperCollins - Plusbog.dk

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK A #READ WITH MC BOOK CLUB PICK "A wonderful, life-affirming story about second chances, parenthood, and love..."--Lauren Ho, author of Lucie Yi is Not a Romantic and Last Tang Standing From Emiko Jean, the author of the New York Times bestselling young adult novels Tokyo Ever After and Tokyo Dreaming , comes a whip-smart, laugh-out-loud funny, and utterly heartwarming novel about motherhood, daughterhood, and love—how we find it, keep it, and how it always returns. Mika Suzuki’s life is a mess. Fired from a dead-end job, she shares a home with her best friend, who just might be a hoarder if all the unopened deliveries are a sign. Her last relationship—to a burnout named Leif—ended in flames. And she’s a perpetual disappointment to her traditional Japanese parents, especially to her mother, who keeps presenting her with dating prospects found in church. Then she receives the surprise of her life—a phone call from Penny, the baby she placed for adoption sixteen years ago. Now a headstrong teenager, Penny is eager to learn all about Mika, who she is and what her dreams are. The harder-won heart belongs to Thomas Calvin, Penny’s adoptive widower father. What starts as a rocky relationship with him slowly blossoms into friendship and, just maybe, something more. Faced with her own insecurities, Mika at first embellishes the facts about her life. But Penny’s love revives so many of the dreams she once had, especially those about being an artist and making a difference in the world… ultimately forcing her to answer the question, Just who is Mika in real life?

DKK 195.00

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Fault Lines - Emily Itami - Bog - HarperCollins - Plusbog.dk

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD "What is the cost of a mother’s desire?...Emily Itami explores this question with wit and poignancy." -- New York Times Book Review "The perfect marriage of Sally Rooney and early Murakami." -- Kathy Wang, author of Impostor Syndrome Mizuki is a Japanese housewife. She has a hardworking husband, two adorable children, and a beautiful Tokyo apartment. It’s everything a woman could want, yet sometimes she wonders whether she would rather throw herself off the high-rise balcony than spend another evening not talking to her husband and hanging up laundry. Then, one rainy night, she meets Kiyoshi, a successful restaurateur. In him, she rediscovers freedom, friendship, and the neon, electric pulse of the city she has always loved. But the further she falls into their relationship, the clearer it becomes that she is living two lives—and in the end, we can choose only one. Funny, provocative, and startlingly honest, Fault Lines is for anyone who has ever looked in the mirror and asked, who am I and how did I get here? A bittersweet love story and a piercing portrait of female identity, it introduces Emily Itami as a debut novelist with astounding resonance and wit.

DKK 190.00

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The Accidental President - A. J. Baime - Bog - HarperCollins - Plusbog.dk

A hypnotically fast-paced, masterful reporting of Harry Truman’s first 120 days as president, when he took on Germany, Japan, Stalin, and a secret weapon of unimaginable power—marking the most dramatic rise to greatness in American history. Chosen as FDR’s fourth-term vice president for his well-praised work ethic, good judgment, and lack of enemies, Harry S. Truman was the prototypical ordinary man. That is, until he was shockingly thrust in over his head after FDR’s sudden death. The first four months of Truman’s administration saw the founding of the United Nations, the fall of Berlin, victory at Okinawa, firebombings in Tokyo, the first atomic explosion, the Nazi surrender, the liberation of concentration camps, the mass starvation in Europe, the Potsdam Conference, the controversial decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the surrender of imperial Japan, and finally, the end of World War II and the rise of the Cold War. No other president had ever faced so much in such a short period of time. The Accidental President escorts readers into the situation room with Truman during a tumultuous, history-making 120 days, when the stakes were high and the challenges even higher. “[A] well-judged and hugely readable book . . . few are as entertaining.” —Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times

DKK 185.00

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Butter - Asako Yuzuki - Bog - HarperCollins - Plusbog.dk

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer, and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story There are two things that I simply cannot tolerate: feminists and margarine. Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in the Tokyo Detention House convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, whom she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation’s imagination, but Kajii refuses to speak with the press, entertaining no visitors. That is until journalist Rika Machida writes a letter asking for her recipe for beef stew, and Kajii can’t resist writing back. Rika, the only woman in her news office, works late each night, rarely cooking more than ramen. As the visits unfold between her and the steely Kajii, they are closer to a master class in food than journalistic research. Rika hopes this gastronomic exchange will help her soften Kajii, but it seems that Rika might be the one changing. With each meal she eats, something is awakening in her body. Do she and Kajii have more in common than she once thought? Inspired by the real case of a convicted con woman and serial killer—the “Konkatsu Killer”—Asako Yuzuki’s Butter is a vivid, unsettling exploration of misogyny, obsession, romance, and the transgressive pleasures of food in Japan.

DKK 277.00

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The Book of Eating - Adam Platt - Bog - HarperCollins - Plusbog.dk

A wildly hilarious and irreverent memoir of a globe-trotting life lived meal-to-meal by one of our most influential and respected food critics As the son of a diplomat growing up in places like Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Japan, Adam Platt didn’t have the chance to become a picky eater. Living, traveling, and eating in some of the most far-flung locations around the world, he developed an eclectic palate and a nuanced understanding of cultures and cuisines that led to some revelations which would prove important in his future career as a food critic. In Tokyo, for instance—“a kind of paradise for nose-to-tail cooking”—he learned that “if you’re interested in telling a story, a hair-raisingly bad meal is much better than a good one." From dim sum in Hong Kong to giant platters of Peking duck in Beijing, fresh-baked croissants in Paris and pierogi on the snowy streets of Moscow, Platt takes us around the world, re-tracing the steps of a unique, and lifelong, culinary education. Providing a glimpse into a life that has intertwined food and travel in exciting and unexpected ways, The Book of Eating is a delightful and sumptuous trip that is also the culinary coming-of-age of a voracious eater and his eventual ascension to become, as he puts it, “a professional glutton.”

DKK 190.00

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Den sidste bogvandrer - Anna James - Bog - HarperCollins - Plusbog.dk

Da Milo, Tilly, Oskar og Alessia begiver sig ud for at finde den første bogvandrer troldmanden Merlin – opdager de, at magien ved bogvandring slet ikke er, hvad de troede. Sammen rejser de gennem græsk og romersk mytologi for at forhandle med den utilregnelige Loke og finde en måde at slippe Alkymistens greb om verdens fantasi. For at redde Den magiske boghandel, og beskytte selve grundlaget for bogvandring, bliver vennerne nødt til at lære fantasiens sande kraft at kende, alt imens en uventet fjende står i vejen for dem. Anna James er forfatter og journalist, og hun bor i London. Hun har arbejdet som Book News Editor ved The Bookseller magazine og som litterær redaktør ved Elle UK. Hun har skrevet for The Pool, The LA Times, The Financial Times og The Independent, og hun har en YouTube-kanal for bogelskere, som hedder A Case For Books. Herudover har hun været med til at grundlægge YA Salon i London. ”En fabelagtig historie om kærligheden til bøger.” - JYLLANDS-POSTEN ”En helt fantastisk bogserie.” - REJSEN I LITTERATUREN

DKK 106.00

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Fossils Tell of Long Ago - Aliki - Bog - HarperCollins - Plusbog.dk

Read and find out about fossils in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. What is a fossil? Sometimes it''s the imprint of an ancient leaf in a rock. Or it could be the skeleton of a dinosaur that has turned to stone. With clear prose and beautifully detailed illustrations, award-winning author and illustrator Aliki describes the different ways fossils are formed and what they tell us about life on Earth long ago. This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It includes a find out more section with a glossary and activity guide so kids can create their own fossils for someone to find a million years from now. Author/illustrator Aliki has penned four books listed as "exemplary" titles in the Common Core Standards and is a widely recognized name in nonfiction for children. Both text and artwork of this updated edition were reviewed for accuracy by paleontologist Dr. Kathryn Hoppe and by Dr. William F. Simpson of the Field Museum. This is a Level 2 Let''s-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: - hands-on and visual - acclaimed and trusted - great for classrooms Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs: - Entertain and educate at the same time - Have appealing, child-centered topics - Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers - Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach - Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations - Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills - Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists - Meet national science education standards - Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field - Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids'' scientific interests Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let''s-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

DKK 114.00

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Tæl ned fra tyve - Sam Holland - Bog - HarperCollins - Plusbog.dk

Morderen er begyndt sin nedtælling — når de at fange ham, før det er for sent? Vicekriminalkommissær Adam Bishop er rystet over det forfærdelige fund. Han har aldrig set noget så grusomt før. Fem lig, med én ting til fælles – de er alle markeret med et tal. De spraymalede tegn afslører en frygtelig sandhed: Morderen tæller ned. Da lægen Romilly Cole hører om mordene, ripper det op i den traumatiske fortid, hun i årevis har forsøgt at lægge bag sig. Men det vil være en dårlig idé at involvere sig i sagen – hun og Bishop har en fortid sammen, og et samarbejde de to imellem vil aldrig ende godt. Mens nye lig dukker op, finder Adam og Romilly ud af, at forbrydelserne har forbindelse til en gammel sag. Og det går snart op for dem, at Romilly måske besidder den viden, der skal til for at opklare mordene. Men de må handle hurtigt, for jo tættere nedtællingen kommer på nul, jo tættere kommer mordene også på dem selv. SAM HOLLAND har altid været fascineret af det mørke og makabre. Hendes kærlighed til bøger begyndte på biblioteket med Stephen King, Dean Koontz og James Herbert. Som selverklæret seriemordernørd studerede Holland psykologi på universitetet, før hun valgte at forfølge en karriere som forfatter. Tæl ned fra tyve er Sam Hollands anden bog på dansk. Efterfølgeren til den anmelderroste Ekkomanden ”Du er fastholdt med skarpe plottwists, der får dig til at gætte igen og igen. Først når sidste side er vendt, kan du atter trække vejret.” CHRIS CARTER ★★★★★★★★★ ”En vild page-turner ... En perle af en seriemorderroman med en helt vild slutning.” DRUSTRUPS BOGBLOG ★★★★★ ”Wauw, her er en bog der vil stjæle din nattesøvn ... En ægte page-turner.” FRU THULSTRUP ★★★★★ ”Der er ingen tvivl om, at Ekkomanden er en mesterlig makaber krimi, der holder én fanget i et grusomt greb.” @KRIMISPOT ★★★★ ”Der er fuld fart på alle sider i denne thriller.” KRIMISIDEN.DK

DKK 199.00

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