The Power
ISBN : 9780670919963
All over the world women are discovering they have the power. With a flick of the fingers they can inflict terrible pain - even death. Suddenly, every man on the planet finds they've lost control. The day of the girls has arrived - but where will it end ?
The Book Thief
ISBN : 9781909531611
This is the tale of the book thief, as narrated by death. and when death tells a story, you really have to listen. It's just a small story really - about, amongst other things : a girl ; an accordionist ; some fanatical germans ; a jewish fist fighter ; and quite a lot of thievery.
Oliver Twist
ISBN : 9780141198880
Features some of the most memorably drawn villains in all of fiction - the treacherous gangmaster Fagin, the menacing thug Bill Sikes, the Artful Dodger and their den of thieves in the grimy London backstreets.
The black swan: the impact of the highly improbable
ISBN : 9780141034591
What have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? And, what can Catherine the Great's lovers tell us about probability? This book shows us how to stop trying to predict everything and take advantage of uncertainty.
WONDER
ISBN : 9780552565974
Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go.
One Of Us Is Lying
ISBN : 9780141375632
Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule. Sports star Cooper only knows what he's doing in the baseball diamond. Bad boy Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime. Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life. And outsider Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won't ever talk about any of them again. He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators conclude it's no accident. All of them are suspects.
Blockchain Revolution - How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World
ISBN : 9780241237861
Blockchain technology will change the world. in fact, it already has. Blockchain is the technology driving the future of the economy. It's best known for powering Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but it has the potential to transform every industry it touches. It allows virtually anything we value - from stocks, music and intellectual property to health records and even our identities - to be stored in a secure and anonymous system that no one person or company owns. From birth and death certificates to insurance claims, land titles and even votes, data will never be managed in the same way again. Written by Don Tapscott, the author of Wikinomics, and his son, blockchain expert Alex Tapscott, Blockchain Revolution is not only an essential and simple introduction to a complex subject, it is also a vital guide to how it will change all our lives. Read it, or be left behind.
THE SECOND SEX - VINTAGE FEMINISM SHORT EDITION
ISBN : 9781784870386
When first published in 1949, this title led to outrage and scandal. This work contains the key passages of the book that changed perceptions of women forever.
Percy jackson and the greek heroes
ISBN : 9780141362250
IF YOU LIKE POISONINGS, BETRAYALS, MUTILATIONS, MURDERS AND FLESH-EATING FARMYARD ANIMALS, KEEP READING . . . In this gripping follow-up to Percy Jackson and the Greek Gods , demigod Percy Jackson tells the stories of twelve of the original Greek heroes in all their gory, bloodthirsty glory. Want to know who cut off Medusa's head? Which hero was raised by a she-bear? Who tamed Pegasus, the winged horse? Percy has all the answers . . .