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Behind Every Lie (MCDONALD, Christina)
Eva Hansen wakes in the hospital after being struck by lightning and discovers that her mother, Kat, has been murdered. Eva was found unconscious down the street. She can’t remember what happened, but the police are highly suspicious of her...
The Perfect Family Man or the Perfect Liar (DELUCA, M. M.)
Five years ago, my little boy went missing. Now my husband has vanished too. Ever since the tragedy of Jack's disappearance, Nate and I have barely kept it together. The distance between us grows by the day. So I don't ask questions when he sets off on another business trip, though I know he's lying about something...
The Birthday Girl (FORTIN, Sue)
Dear Carys, Zoe and Andrea, Come and join me for my fortieth birthday adventure weekend, full of mysteries and surprises the like of which you can’t imagine. When Joanne’s friends reluctantly accept an invitation to her birthday party, it quickly becomes clear that there is more to this weekend than they are expecting. One of them is hiding a secret...
Alert (PATTERSON, James)
Every New Yorker's worst nightmare is about to become a reality. By James Patterson, the world's bestselling thriller writer.
The Best of Czech Fairy Tales
Contents: Prince Bayaya - The Firebird and the Clever Vixen - Mahulena, the Beautiful Maiden - Sternberg - About a Magic Napkin, Hat and Shoes.
The Book of Illusions (AUSTER, Paul)
Six months after losing his wife and two young sons, Vermont Professor David Zimmer spends his waking hours mired in a blur of alcoholic grief and self-pity. One night, he stumbles upon a clip from a lost film by silent comedian Hector Mann and soon sets on a journey around the world to research a book on this mysterious figure, who vanished from sight in 1929...
Samurai Fighting Arts: The Spirit and the Practice (TANAKA, Fumon)
Samurai Fighting Arts introduces the world of traditional Japanese martial arts and will provide readers with a deeper understanding of Bushido and Japan. Also known as Kobudo, these traditional martial arts can be seen as a continuation of samurai culture, and comprise a number of styles formulated in the samurai era that are still being taught today...
Cutting Edge: Japanese Swords in the British Museum (HARRIS, Victor)
“As well as being a deadly weapon and a unique work of art, the sword in Japan is imbued with a spiritual essence. An appreciation of such beauty, deriving from the laws of nature, is central to the Japanese aesthetic. Like the study of ceramics, the study of the Japanese sword blade as an art form is the study of technical excellence, elegance of shape and beauty of texture.”