Physical Tbr

Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse - Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena - Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

1958\. gads. ASV, klusa pilsētiņa Derija Menas štatā. Cilvēku rimto dzīvi negaidot satricina vairākas neizskaidrojamas slepkavības. Septiņi bērni apvienojas, lai cīnītos pret sensenu, šķietami neiznīcināmu ļaunumu, kas katram no viņiem parādījies visslēptāko baiļu veidolā. Bilam Denbro ir aizdomas, ka šis ļaunais spēks – Tas – ir nogalinājis viņa brālīti Džordžu. Bērni sadzen Tam pēdas, taču cīņa nebūt vēl nav galā. 1985\. gads. Septiņi drosmīgie bērni nu ir pieauguši. Viņi devušies pasaulē pēc laimes un panākumiem, taču kāds nepārvarams spēks sauc tos atpakaļ uz Deriju. Ir jāatceras viss, kas aizmirsts, ir vēlreiz jāapvienojas, lai atkal stātos pretī šausmām un bezvārda ļaunumam...

On connait le vainqueur de Vercingétorix et le séducteur de Cléopatre, le brillant écrivain et l'excellent orateur, mais peut-on imaginer ce qu'il fallut d'énergie et d'habileté politique à Jules César pour conquérir à lui seul le monde méditerranéen, tout en menant une guerre civile contre Pompée ?

The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. And behind every move is their heir, Roma Montagov, Juliette’s first love…and first betrayal. But when gangsters on both sides show signs of instability culminating in clawing their own throats out, the people start to whisper. Of a contagion, a madness. Of a monster in the shadows. As the deaths stack up, Juliette and Roma must set their guns—and grudges—aside and work together, for if they can’t stop this mayhem, then there will be no city left for either to rule. Perfect for fans of The Last Magician and Descendant of the Crane, this heart-stopping debut is an imaginative Romeo and Juliet retelling set in 1920s Shanghai, with rival gangs and a monster in the depths of the Huangpu River.

Piranesi’s house is no ordinary building: its rooms are infinite, its corridors endless, its walls are lined with thousands upon thousands of statues, each one different from all the others. Within the labyrinth of halls an ocean is imprisoned; waves thunder up staircases, rooms are flooded in an instant. But Piranesi is not afraid; he understands the tides as he understands the pattern of the labyrinth itself. He lives to explore the house. There is one other person in the house—a man called The Other, who visits Piranesi twice a week and asks for help with research into A Great and Secret Knowledge. But as Piranesi explores, evidence emerges of another person, and a terrible truth begins to unravel, revealing a world beyond the one Piranesi has always known.

Original cover edition of ASIN B07J4LPZRN here. First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. International socialite duties do have downsides—namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations. The plan for damage control: staging a fake friendship between the First Son and the Prince. As President Claremont kicks off her reelection bid, Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret relationship with Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations. What is worth the sacrifice? How do you do all the good you can do? And, most importantly, how will history remember you?