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Chemical Garden Trilogy

Lauren DeStefano: The Chemical Garden
Collection (Boxed Set)

The Chemical Garden Collection (Boxed Set)

Wither; Fever; Sever

In a moment of interlocking and compounding crises that many commentators have aptly termed the "polycrisis," a leading economist offers a clear-eyed account of the underlying trends fueling the global instability and market mayhem that have come to characterize contemporary capitalism. 
 
Rampant inequality. Unchecked climate change. A global pandemic. And now, seething international divisions and the escalatory spiral of war and state violence. As the world moves toward the end of the 2020s, each of the pieces of this mosaic are becoming impossible to ignore, but how do they all fit together? And where is it all heading? 
 
To answer these questions, Marxist economist Michael Roberts draws on his forty-plus years of experience working in various financial institutions in the City of London to provide an empirically grounded and wide-ranging appraisal of the global situation. 
 
Roberts takes readers on a tour of the contemporary global economy, first by turning back to the Great Recession of 2008, and then offering a granular look at the economic priorities and contradictions of every region of the world. 
 
What emerges from this accounting of the polycrisis is the inescapable fact that capitalism's rapacious drive toward profit over and against any geopolitical boundaries or ecological limits threatens both humanity and the planet.&nbsp;

Depression, Polycrisis, and the World Economy in the 2020s

Time Is Running Out

"Say Yes to the Dress meets Rosemary's Baby" (Margie Sarsfield) in this fresh, darkly funny horror novel in which a woman finally agrees to marry the man of her mother’s dreams. . . only to discover that wedding planning will eat you alive.&nbsp; If Ophelia Cohen learned one thing from her parents, it’s that getting married is a bad idea.&nbsp;But if she’s learning anything from her widowed mother’s dementia, it’s that dying alone is worse. So when she meets Luke—the man of her mother’s dreams—marriage suddenly doesn’t seem so crazy. But none of Ophelia’s obsessive scrolling on wedding forums can prepare her for the nightmare of planning her own. Why is her mother-in-law going crazy over every detail? Why is Luke’s family so eager to host the wedding in their vineyard’s ancient chapel? And what exactly will Ophelia have to sacrifice if she and her mother both hope to survive her special day? Shot through with wicked humor, pitch-black horror, and unexpected romance,&nbsp;Until Death&nbsp;is a deliciously dark and funny send-up of the wedding industrial complex—and a mother-daughter story unlike any you’ve read before. "Recognizes the Gothic horror inherent to planning a wedding and creates from it a painfully incisive and genuinely haunting fever dream.” —Kay Chronister, author of The Bog Wife&nbsp; “Completely unique, deeply unnerving, and deviously funny.” —Samantha Allen, author of Patricia Wants to Cuddle “Grabbed me like a creeping vine and wouldn't let go." —Kerry Cullen, author of House of Beth “Glistens with humor and horror. An electrifying and affecting debut.” —Samantha Hunt, author of The Seas

A Novel

Until Death

For the first time available from Penguin Classics U.S., a new translation for one of the greatest writers of twentieth-century France A Penguin Classic Claudine lives in a large house with a rose-filled garden and a vegetable patch smelling of tomato leaves and apricots. Beyond her house is the village, where traveling performers stop for the night and wedding feasts take place under a bright summer moon. Inside her house are Mama, who loves animals, Papa, who lost his leg in the war, and a library full of forbidden and irresistible books . . . Based on Colette’s own early life, Claudine’s House is a rich and enchanting depiction of childhood, animals, flowers, trees, books, families, and love in late-nineteenth-century France.

For the first time available from Penguin Classics U.S., a new translation for one of the greatest writers of twentieth-century France A Penguin Classic Claudine lives in a large house with a rose-filled garden and a vegetable patch smelling of tomato leaves and apricots. Beyond her house is the village, where traveling performers stop for the night and wedding feasts take place under a bright summer moon. Inside her house are Mama, who loves animals, Papa, who lost his leg in the war, and a library full of forbidden and irresistible books . . . Based on Colette’s own early life, Claudine’s House is a rich and enchanting depiction of childhood, animals, flowers, trees, books, families, and love in late-nineteenth-century France.

Claudine's House

Penitence

Ein Mord. Eine Erinnerung. Ein Sommer zwischen Geistern, Göttern und dunklen Wahrheiten: Als Jingnan in der Mittagshitze Taipeis vor seinem Nudelstand sitzt, erreicht ihn eine Nachricht, die sein Leben aus der Bahn wirft: Julia, die Frau, die er einst heiraten wollte, ist tot. Sie wurde erschossen, während sie sich - wie viele ungelernte Frauen aus schlechten Verhältnissen - als ,Betelnuss-Mädchen' verdingte. Doch warum war ausgerechnet sie, die einstige Musterschülerin und Hoffnungsträgerin, in diese zwielichtige Welt abgerutscht?

Während ganz Taiwan den Geistermonat begeht - eine Zeit, in der die Toten in die Welt der Lebenden zurückkehren und die Gehwege mit Opfergaben vollgestellt sind, - begibt sich Jingnan auf die Suche nach Antworten. Und je tiefer er in die Vergangenheit eintaucht, desto unklarer wird, was Wahrheit und was Aberglaube ist.
,Geistermonat' ist ein spannender Kriminalroman und zugleich ein literarischer Trip durch das urbane Taiwan, das sich zwischen Moderne und Mythos bewegt. Sarkastisch, melancholisch, voller Atmosphäre und mit einem Protagonisten, den man so schnell nicht vergisst.

Ein Taiwan-Thriller

Geistermonat

How apprenticeship shaped the English economy Apprenticeship dominated training and skill formation in early modern Europe. Years spent learning from a skilled master were a nearly universal experience for young workers in crafts and trade. In England, when apprenticeship reached its peak, as many as a third of all teenage males would serve and learn as apprentices. In The Market for Skill, Patrick Wallis shows how apprenticeship helped reshape the English economy. Some historians see apprenticeship as a key ingredient in the industrial revolution; others agree with Adam Smith in seeing it as wasteful and conservative. Wallis shows that neither of these perspectives is entirely accurate. He offers a new account of apprenticeship and the market for skill in England, analyzing the records of hundreds of thousands of individual apprentices to tell the story of how apprenticeship worked and how it contributed to the transformation of England. Wallis details the activities of apprentices and masters, the strategies of ambitious parents, the interventions of guilds and the decisions of town officials. He shows how the system of early modern apprenticeship contributed to the growth of cities, the movement of workers from farms to manufacturing and the spread of new technologies and productive knowledge. In this groundbreaking study, Wallis argues that apprenticeship succeeded precisely because it was a flexible institution which allowed apprentices to change their minds and exit contracts early. Apprenticeship provided a vital channel for training that families could trust and that was accessible to most young people, whatever their background.

Apprenticeship and Economic Growth in Early Modern England

The Market for Skill

This book explores the fascinating backstories and unexpected sequels of bigamous marriages from the 17th century to the present day. A woman remarries after hearing that her husband has drowned, only for him to turn up alive and well. Is she now a criminal? A deserted husband, unable to afford a divorce, finds happiness in a new union. How many did the same? A conman advertises for a wife and then disappears with her lifesavings; he has already done the same to many other women. How was he brought to justice? These are just a few of the hundreds of bigamous remarriages put under the microscope in Double Lives. As a companion volume to Double Trouble: Bigamy and the Law in England and Wales, 1604-2024, this book goes behind the law reports to reconstruct the stories of those involved. Drawing on archival sources, pamphlets, newspapers, census data, parish registers, divorce petitions and family histories, it shows the different forms that bigamy might take - accidental, consensual, deceptive or exploitative - and how bigamists' stories in turn helped to shape the law. Double Lives shows how bigamy should not be dismissed as a comical or victimless crime. Every case had its own complex mix of desire and deception, and, all too often, heartbreak for someone.

Stories of Bigamy in England and Wales, 1604-2024

Double Lives

Enemies & Lovers

'Der oberste Grundsatz dieses Spiels lautet: Du spielst nach meinen Regeln oder du verlierst.' 

 Auf der Suche nach dem Mann, dem sie vor einem Jahr ihre Seele verkauft hat, gerät Enya an den erbarmungslosen Seelenhändler Spades. Weil er ihre einzige Chance ist, sich nicht selbst zu verlieren, geht sie einen verhängnisvollen Deal mit ihm ein. Obwohl Spades ihr Verderben sein könnte, fühlt sie sich auf verbotene Weise zu ihm hingezogen und besiegelt damit ihr Schicksal. Gebunden an einen Mann, der ihre Seele und ihren Körper, nicht jedoch ihr Herz will, droht Enya in seinem Schattenreich zu versinken ...
 'My Soul to Keep' gehört zur Dark Romantasy-Dilogie 'Enemies &amp; Lovers' (unabhängig lesbar). 

 Für Fans der Tropes: Enemies to lovers / lovers to enemies
 

 ¿ possessive MMC 
 

 ¿ secret identity 
 

 ¿ touch her and die 
 

 ¿ forced proximity
 

 ***Leseprobe***

 

 Obwohl er nicht fest zudrückte, fühlte sich mein Hals auf einmal ganz eng an, das Blut rauschte lauter in meinen Ohren, und mir wurde schummrig zumute. Ich wollte wütend auf ihn sein, ihn hassen für das falsche Spiel, das er mit mir spielte, doch zu meiner Überraschung konnte nicht einmal der verfluchte Teil von mir solche Gefühle für ihn empfinden. Genauso wenig konnte er verhindern, dass mein Blick wie von selbst hinab zu Spades' Lippen wanderte ...

 

 Eine Reaktion, die ihm nicht entging. Ein verführerisches Lächeln umspielte seine Mundwinkel, und mit seinem Griff zwang er meinen Kopf in den Nacken, sodass es nur noch eine winzige Bewegung gebraucht hätte, um unsere Münder miteinander verschmelzen zu lassen. 'Und die zweite Regel lautet', raunte er. 'Je mehr du mich von dir wegstößt, desto härter werde ich in dich stoßen, sobald sich mir die Gelegenheit dazu bietet.'

 

 Mein Fluch setzte sofort ein, und ich verengte die Augen. 'Du wirst niemals die Gelegenheit bekommen.'

 

 Spades verzog keine Miene. 'Mach dir nichts vor. Ich kann deine Seele sehen. Und ich sehe, wie sie anfängt zu glühen, wenn du mit mir sprichst. Wenn ich dich berühre. Ich weiß genau, was du willst, und ich werde es dir geben. Früher oder später.' Seine Lippen teilten sich leicht, als sein Blick über meine glitt. 'Ich werde mich in dir versenken. Ich werde in dir untergehen.'

Urban Dark Romantasy zwischen Liebe und Hass im Schattenreich

My Soul to Keep

She shot her husband on a crowded Melbourne street.

Witnesses heard her shout, "I did it!"

Then she pleaded not guilty.

The case ignites the city. Newspapers circle. Society whispers. And inside the courtroom, two of Melbourne's fiercest legal minds go to war: a principled prosecutor chasing justice, and a flamboyant defence showman who plays to the gallery.

At the centre stands Kathleen Fraser: volatile, defiant, and impossible to ignore. Is she a cold-blooded killer? A woman dismissed as "hysterical" by her time? Or someone pushed beyond endurance in a world designed to silence her?

The Dangerous Wife resurrects a true crime murder trial that once gripped Australia. Now reconstructed in full from the original evidence. Court transcripts, depositions, private letters, shorthand notes, and hundreds of newspaper reports bring the testimony, contradictions, and turning points to life with the pace of a legal thriller.

What you'll get as a reader:

-A public shooting, a shocking confession, and a not-guilty plea that changes everything.
-A courtroom battle where strategy, reputation, and performance can decide a verdict.
-Evidence you can weigh for yourself, drawn from primary sources and contemporary reporting.

A vivid look at how class, gender, and public opinion shaped justice in Australia. Gripping, unsettling, and meticulously sourced, this is true crime for readers who want the law in action and a legal showdown where the stakes are life and death.

"A gripping true crime story told with the insight of a forensic legal mind." -Roy Maloy, true crime history

M. J. Checketts is the author of The Dangerous Wife: A True Legal Thriller, a meticulously researched and compelling narrative that resurrects one of Australia's most sensational courtroom battles. Drawing on his deep legal experience as a former senior partner of a major Australian law firm, he brings unmatched insight into the human drama and procedural intricacies of real-world justice.

Trained in England and based in Melbourne, Checketts spent his legal career advising on complex matters and now serves on several professional services boards. His writing blends crisp narrative pacing with the analytical precision of a seasoned lawyer, capturing both the emotional stakes and forensic detail that define high-profile trials. The Dangerous Wife is his first work of narrative non-fiction and reflects his commitment to telling true legal stories that engage, inform, and challenge readers.

A True Legal Thriller

The Dangerous Wife

The Martini Club

Don't miss the brand new, action-packed, hugely fun thriller starring retired spy Maggie Bird. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Spy Coast, The Summer Guests, and the bestselling Rizzoli &amp; Isles series.***AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW*** Being retired has never been more dangerous - or more fun! 'The Thursday Murder Club on steroids' SAGA Magazine 'Could spies be any more fun? Travel, tension and twists-great entertainment!' SHARI LAPENA, Sunday Times bestselling author of She Didn't See it Coming 'I love her books. She is a big influence' FREIDA McFADDEN, bestselling author of The Housemaid ***** THE MARTINI CLUB ISN'T WHAT YOU THINK . . . Maggie Bird's 'book group' is an unusual one - a group of retired spies living an anonymous life in the quiet town of Purity. But a shocking murder at the Cod Cove Resort hotel coincides with the disappearance of Maggie's friend Ingrid. Ingrid's husband Lloyd is devastated. He has no experience in covert operations, but he is determined to find his wife - wherever in the world she is. With a concerned Maggie at his side, Lloyd unwittingly sets off a chain of events that threats Ingrid's life. Meanwhile in Maine, local cop Jo Thibodeau and her unlikely allies uncover startling evidence that turns all their assumptions upside down . . . Living in Purity has never been more dangerous. Could this be the end of the Martini Club? PRAISE FOR THE MARTINI CLUB SERIES: 'What a ride . . . Immersive, compelling, utterly addictive - a masterclass in storytelling.' ANDREA MARA, bestselling author of No One Saw a Thing 'Irresistible and highly recommended!' LEE CHILD, author of the Jack Reacher series 'Hugely entertaining!' ANN CLEEVES, author of the Vera Stanhope series *Book 3 in the Sunday Times bestselling, Martini Club series, after The Spy Coast and The Summer Guests*

The Shadow Friends

Die 1897 geborene Edith Peritz ist die erste Frau in fast allem, was sie tut: im Wanderclub, Medizinstudium, Operationssaal ¿ und als Pionierin der plastischen Chirurgie. Um sie herum eine weitverzweigte jüdische Großfamilie, deren Schicksale sich mit der dramatischen Geschichte Europas verflechten - vom Kaiserreich bis zur Katastrophe der Verfolgung, von der Emigration bis zum Neustart in der ganzen Welt. Edith Peritz gelingt nach ihrer Flucht in die USA die erfolgreiche Karriere als Schönheitschirurgin zwischen New Yorker Hautevolee und medizinischer Avantgarde.
Die Historikerin und erfolgreiche Buchautorin Felicitas von Aretin zeichnet in diesem erzählenden Sachbuch mitreißend den Lebensweg einer großartigen Frau und die Brüche des 20. Jahrhunderts nach - einer Zeit des Umbruchs, in der Frauen wie Edith Peritz, Erika Mann, Annot Jacobi oder die erste Neurochirurgin der Welt, Alice Rost, sich begegnen und neue Terrains erobern. 
Breslau, Berlin, Paris, New York - vier Städte, eine jüdische Familie, fünf Generationen.
Eine Familiengeschichte, die Weltgeschichte ist. 
Ein Frauenleben, das heute noch Mut macht.

Die 1897 geborene Edith Peritz ist die erste Frau in fast allem, was sie tut: im Wanderclub, Medizinstudium, Operationssaal − und als Pionierin der plastischen Chirurgie. 
 Um sie herum eine weitverzweigte jüdische Großfamilie, deren Schicksale sich mit der dramatischen Geschichte Europas verflechten – vom Kaiserreich bis zur Katastrophe der Verfolgung, von der Emigration bis zum Neustart in der ganzen Welt. Edith Peritz gelingt nach ihrer Flucht in die USA die erfolgreiche Karriere als Schönheitschirurgin zwischen New Yorker Hautevolee und medizinischer Avantgarde.
 Die Historikerin und erfolgreiche Buchautorin Felicitas von Aretin zeichnet in diesem erzählenden Sachbuch mitreißend den Lebensweg einer großartigen Frau und die Brüche des 20. Jahrhunderts nach
 – einer Zeit des Umbruchs, in der Frauen wie Edith Peritz, Erika Mann, Annot Jacobi oder die erste Neurochirurgin der Welt, Alice Rost, sich begegnen und neue Terrains erobern. 
 
 Breslau, Berlin, Paris, New York – vier Städte, eine jüdische Familie, fünf Generationen. 
 
 Eine Familiengeschichte, die Weltgeschichte ist. 
 
 Ein Frauenleben, das heute noch Mut macht.

Edith Peritz – Schönheitschirurgin zwischen Breslau und New York

Die Frau mit dem Skalpell

This book provides the first in-depth study of the crime of bigamy from the 17th century to the present day. Between 1604 and 2024, around 30,000 individuals were prosecuted for bigamy in England and Wales. A few were able to establish a defence to the charge, but most were convicted. How they were punished varied hugely across the centuries - from execution, branding, whipping, transportation, and imprisonment through to fines and community service. Double Trouble details the legal framework that underpinned such prosecutions. As a companion volume to Double Lives: Stories of Bigamy in England and Wales, 1604-2024, it sets the offence in the context of the changing laws on marriage and divorce, and examines the consequences of bigamy for those involved, including the remedies that were available to the often-deceived second spouse. Drawing on a wide array of sources from the 17th century to the present day, including formal law reports, legal treatises, newspapers, censuses, parish registers, divorce petitions and Parliamentary debates, this book shows how bigamy should be taken seriously as an offence that all too often involved deception, abandonment and heartbreak.

Bigamy and the Law in England and Wales, 1604-2024

Double Trouble

The Chemical Garden Collection (Boxed Set)

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