Dante Valentine has been through Hell. Literally. Her body shattered and her mind not far behind, she's dumped back into her own world to survive — or not — as a pawn in one of Lucifer's endless games. Unfortunately, he's just messed with the wrong Necromance. And this time she's mad enough to do something about it. This time, the Devil will pay.

Life has, of course, visited its archives before — but never like this. This edition puts the photographs on display, not only as part of the page layout but as the page itself. The explanatory text will be out of the way, so that each image can be savored. Moreover, prints will be included that are not just suitable for framing, but meant for framing. And not only will there be photographic prints; there will also be 75 other famous pictures that appeared in Life 's pages, the story behind each of them and the narrative history of what Life 's photography has long meant to the country and, indeed, to the world. This is a unique, ground-breaking book. It is the ultimate treatment of our photography to date in book form. As such it is ultra-commemorative and collectible. The Classic Collection, presented in this classic way, will be a definitive Life Book-and a category leader.

«God Is Not Great» is the ultimate case against religion. In a series of acute readings of the major religious texts, Christopher Hitchens demonstrates the ways in which religion is man-made, dangerously sexually repressive and distorts the very origins of the cosmos. Above all, Hitchens argues that the concept of an omniscient God has profoundly damaged humanity, and proposes that the world might be a great deal better off without 'him'.»

Legions of readers entranced by Twilight are hungry for more and they won't be disappointed. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist. The star-crossed lovers theme continues as Bella and Edward find themselves facing new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister encounter with Italy's reigning royal family of vampires, the Volturi. Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.

Designed as a celebration of the film — opening on November 21 — this lavishly illustrated paperback edition is an exclusive behind-the-scenes guide featuring full-color photos of the cast, locations, and sets, as well as storyboards, interviews, details of special effects, and more.

Il était une fois un prince qu'un enchantement avait métamorphosé en bête et une jeune fille très belle et très bonne... Il était une fois un prince très laid mais plein d'esprit et une jeune fille très belle mais dépourvue d'intelligence... ou bien encore un vilain caneton qui était en réalité un cygne... De Perrault à Andersen, en passant par Madame Leprince de Beaumont, les contes merveilleux tendent à notre réalité un miroir magique dans lequel se dessine le destin de ces personnages tributaires du regard des autres et dans lequel finit par se dissiper le mirage des apparences trompeuses.

Sur les terres de sa mère, la Veuve Dame de la Déserte Forêt, le jeune Perceval mène une existence paisible. Il ignore tout du fracas des combats chevaleresques, car sa mère ayant déjà perdu un époux et deux fils dans ces affrontements, a tout fait pour que son cadet ignore cet univers. Mais un jour, le jeune Gallois croise une troupe de cavaliers en armure: il les prend pour des anges, il en est ébloui. Dorénavant un seul but l'anime: se rendre à la Cour du Roi Arthur pour y être adoubé. Il souhaite faire ensuite la preuve de sa vaillance, en affrontant des guerriers chevronnés. Echappera-t-il aux multiples pièges qui l'attendent sur sa route? Deviendra-t-il l'égal de ces chevaliers qu'il admire tant?

«Belle héroïne de 16 ans, Mademoiselle de Chartres épouse le prince de Clèves qu'elle estime mais n'aime pas. Peu après, lors d'un bal, la jeune femme découvre la passion amoureuse sous les traits du duc de Nemours. Dès lors, comment vivre cet amour interdit dans le monde de la Cour des Valois, où chacun est constamment sous le regard de tous? Et comment rester fidèle à l'image qu'elle se fait d'elle-même et de l'amour? Le roman de Mme de Lafayette est un des plus tragiques de la littérature française. Modèle fondateur du «roman d'analyse», La Princesse de Clèves reste par-dessus tout une œuvre fascinante, d'une étonnante modernité.»

Barack Obama's path from Hawaii to Indonesia to the White House represents one of the most unlikely and fascinating journeys in U.S. political history. With this special publication that is sure to become an instant collector's item, Time will mark Obama's rise with an illustrated 96-page book. Time Obama will contain original Time magazine reporting and analysis from the magazine's political experts. The book will showcase the unrivalled, intimate behind-the-scenes photography of campaign photographer Callie Shell, who has been visually documenting Obama's journey since he began his run for President. And it will provide readers with a colourful and concise account of how Obama rose to power — from his early days to his Chicago years to the moment when he became a political phenomenon.

Just when Alex thought his life was calming down into a routine of patients and therapy sessions, he finds himself back in the game — his time to catch a criminal mastermind like no other. A spate of elaborate murders in Washington D.C. have the whole East Coast on edge. They are like nothing Alex Cross and his new girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, have ever seen. With each murder, the case becomes increasingly complex. There's only one thing Alex knows: the killer adores an audience. As victims are made into gruesome spectacles citywide, inducing a media hysteria, it becomes clear to Alex that the man he's after is a genius of terror — and he's after fame. The killer has the whole city by its strings — and he'll stop at nothing to become the most terrifying star that Washington D.C. has ever seen.

«In this #1 «New York Times» bestseller, the time has arrived for Max and her winged «flock» to face their ultimate enemy and discover their original purpose: to defeat the takeover of a sinister experiment to reengineer a select population into a scientifically superior master race.»

This is the story about a secret. but it also contains a secret story. When adventurous detectives, Cass, an ever-vigilant survivalist, and Max-Ernest, a boy driven by logic, discover the Symphony of Smells, a box filled with smelly vials of colorful ingredients, they accidentally stumble upon a mystery surrounding a dead magician's diary and the hunt for immortality. Filled with word games, anagrams, and featuring a mysterious narrator, this is a book that won't stay secret for long.

Kids will love learning their very first words in Spanish and English with this colourful, oversized board book by beloved author and artist, Rebecca Emberley, whose bilingual book series has sold over 1 million copies to date. With sturdy board book pages, this book introduces kids to colours, numbers, animals, and more — a perfect first bilingual book!

New York Times bestselling author Kellerman traveled to Germany for the meticulous research conducted for this new novel that takes readers on an edge-of-your-seat journey to 1920's Munich: a city stalked by a ruthless killer.

«Life» has, of course, visited its archives before — but never like this. This edition puts the photographs on display, not only as part of the page layout but as the page itself. The explanatory text will be out of the way, so that each image can be savoured. Moreover, prints will be included that are not just suitable for framing, but meant for framing. And not only will there be photographic prints; there will also be 75 other famous pictures that appeared in «Life» pages, the story behind each of them and the narrative history of what «Life» photography has long meant to the country and, indeed, to the world. This is a unique, ground-breaking book. It is the ultimate treatment of our photography to date in book form. As such it is ultra-commemorative and collectible. «The Classic Collection», presented in this classic way, will be a definitive «Life» Book-and a category leader.»

«When Arthur wins the «How I Can Help Make America Great» contest, he and his classmates are excited about attending the special ceremony at the White House. But when Arthur learns he has to recite his winning essay on TV, he is terrified! When his notes are blown away by the helicopter's wind, it is his irrepressible sister, D.W., who saves the day and underscores Brown's message that, 'We can all help to make America great by helping others.»

Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities? When this peculiar ad appears in the newspaper, dozens of children enroll to take a series of mysterious, mind-bending tests. (And you, dear reader, can test your wits right alongside them.) But in the end just four very special children will succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and resourceful children could complete. To accomplish it they will have to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules. As our heroes face physical and mental trials beyond their wildest imaginations, they have no choice but to turn to each other for support. But with their newfound friendship at stake, will they be able to pass the most important test of all? Welcome to the Mysterious Benedict Society.

A celebration of California by its most renowned photographer, this book features many rarely seen images and an intriguing selection of writings about the state by classic and contemporary authors. This volume collects for the first time a full range of Adams' California images. Sixty-five beautifully reproduced photographs capture some of California's most inimitable vistas — San Francisco, the Golden Gate, Point Reyes, the North Coast, redwood forests, Mt. Lassen, orchards in Santa Clara, Lake Tahoe, lettuce fields in the Salinas Valley, and the gold country, among many others. Accompanying these beautiful photographs are evocative poems, essays, and passages about California by a wide range of notable writers, including Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, John Muir, Robinson Jeffers, John Steinbeck, John McPhee, Wallace Stegner, and Joan Didion.