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I You We Them - Dan Gretton - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

I You We Them - Dan Gretton - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

A WASHINGTON POST NOTABLE WORK OF NON-FICTION A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR ''Meticulous, clinical and sobering, a shockingly important and incisive book'' David Olusoga Vast and revelatory, Dan Gretton''s I You We Them is an unprecedented study of the perpetrators of crimes against humanity: the ''desk killers'' who ordered and directed some of the worst atrocities of the modern era. From Albert Speer''s complicity in Nazi barbarism to cases of ecocide and the deaths of activists, Gretton shines a light on the figures ''who, by giving orders, use paper or a phone or a computer to kill, instead of a gun.'' Over the past twenty years, Gretton has interviewed survivors and perpetrators, and pored over archives and thousands of pages of testimony. His remarkable insight into the psychology of the desk killers is deepened by the intimate journey he travels with his readers.

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A Perfect Partnership - Maureen Martella - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

A Perfect Partnership - Maureen Martella - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Annie McHugh should be happy. She''s 5'' 6", seriously pretty, and despite a ravenous appetite for cream cakes, is a perfect size 10. Well -12-ish. She also runs a detective agency with her delectable partner Gerry. But Annie has a secret. She longs to handle an investigation, to escape from her desk and get down and dirty with the agency detectives. OK, she already gets down and dirty with Gerry - but that''s personal. Her dream is to become an investigator. All that''s standing in her way are three macho detectives, and an increasingly surly bank manager who calls with irritating regularity, demanding that she get the agency account out of the red, or else...

DKK 159.00
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The Magdalene Cipher - Jim Hougan - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Magdalene Cipher - Jim Hougan - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

A stunning international thriller of psychology and conspiracy, espionage and prophecy, history and suspense.After someone he has under surveillance is slaughtered - literally - CIA agent Jack Dunphy is ordered to leave London immediately and return to the US, where he is dumped into a tedious desk job that seems calculated to make him quit. Determined to learn why, Dunphy uses all his CIA tradecraft on the agency that has turned against him - and discovers the fragments of a story that seems too wild to be true, providing him with evidence of a conspiracy that goes back to the time of Christ, a conspiracy so vast and deep and old that the CIA itself is but a cover for it. Embroiled in a plot far more elaborate than he ever could have imagined, with players too powerful and consequences too deadly, Dunphy must uncover the shocking truth - or die trying...

DKK 168.00
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If I am Missing or Dead - Janine Latus - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

If I am Missing or Dead - Janine Latus - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

In April 2002, Janine Latus''s youngest sister Amy wrote a note and taped it to the inside of her desk drawer. ''If I am gone or dead'', it read, ''question Ron''. By the time the letter was found, Amy was already missing. Helicopters and ''missing'' posters went up and search dogs were sent out. It took more than two weeks to find Amy''s body, wrapped in a tarpaulin and buried at a building site. Ron had been Amy''s boyfriend. He is now in prison for her murder. Since childhood, Janine and Amy had been sexualised and belittled. As adults the sisters, trapped in a cycle of abuse, ended up in a series of violent relationships. Finally, Janine faced her demons and, with Amy''s support, escaped in time. But Amy was keeping a terrible secret of her own ... Amy never escaped. She died in silent fear and pain. Janine has resolved to break that silence so that her sister didn''t die in vain.

DKK 159.00
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Inquest - Paul Carson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Inquest - Paul Carson - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The compelling new novel from the No.1 Irish bestselling author of Betrayal . Perfect for fans of Kathy Reichs, M R Hall and Benjamin Black. Dr Mike Wilson is a pathologist with a troubled past and a naturally suspicious mind. As the new Dublin city coroner, he is used to investigating violent, unusual or unexplained deaths. But one case worries Mike. A lot. Patrick Dowling was found hanging in woodland late the previous year. The investigation ended the moment the autopsy result was announced. Suicide. Dowling had been a drug addict with poor life expectancy. Case closed. Then Mike discovers that Dowling’s file was on a previous coroner’s desk. A man who was shot dead by an unknown gunman. Coincidence? Mike doesn’t think so. But as Mike digs deeper, his life comes under threat. Then he and his family are attacked. Just how far is he prepared to go to uncover the truth?

DKK 161.00
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The Unthinkable - Amanda Ripley - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Unthinkable - Amanda Ripley - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

It was 8.46 a.m. on 9/11 when Elia Zedeño, who had worked in the World Trade Center for twenty-one years, heard a booming explosion and felt the building lurch violently to the south. She grabbed her desk, taking her feet off the floor, and screamed, ''What''s happening?''How would you react to a disaster? Would you be paralysed with fear? Would you panic and lose control? Or might you suddenly discover hidden strengths in yourself?In The Unthinkable , award-winning journalist Amanda Ripley investigates some of the most harrowing catastrophes in history in order to piece together exactly how we react in a crisis. Through compelling interviews with survivors and experts she uncovers our instinctive reactions, shows how primitive parts of our brains take over when we''re put under pressure, and demonstrates that we can, in fact, train ourselves to do better.We all have a ''disaster personality'' that reveals itself at moments of crisis. In The Unthinkable you can become acquainted with yours.Who knows? One day, understanding how it works may save your life.

DKK 126.00
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Superheroes - Sophia Thakur - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Superheroes - Sophia Thakur - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

___________________________________ What do you want to be when you grow up? Discover the new daring tales of inspiration from over fifty iconic British icons today, who have each harnessed their curiosity and ambition and turned it into their own superhero power. With a special introduction by Stormzy! Every inspirational figure has something that makes them special, just like you. Just look at: · Princess K , who went from tapping her foot under the desk at school, to dancing centre stage at Glastonbury · Dina Asher Smith , who started out crawling at lightning speed and became the fastest British woman in history · Reggie Yates , who used his power of empathy to connect instantly both in person and through the TV · Riz Ahmed , whose ability to code-switch between cultures and creative outlets let him excel as a scholar, actor, activist, and rapper · Liam Charles , who followed his childhood passion in the kitchen to become a Bake Off masterThis is a book filled with inspiring journeys, to encourage and empower you to harness your power, and become your own superhero. 8% of the RRP for all print sales in the UK of Superheroes will be donated to MERKY FOUNDATION LIMITED (Registered Charity No. 1186891)

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Devil's Advocate - John Humphrys - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Devil's Advocate - John Humphrys - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

________________________ For decades, John Humphrys has been at the beating heart of the BBC''s news division. From the 9 O''Clock News desk to his marathon 32-year stint on the Today Programme, Humphrys has had a remarkable career as a journalist, steering the coverage of stories and issues that have defined multiple generations of British life. If the country has a pulse, John Humphrys is the man whose finger is firmly on it.In Devil''s Advocate , Humphrys draws on his immense experience to detail the huge, sweeping changes that have overtaken Britain during his career. From the thorny geopolitical questions of the UK''s relationship with Europe and America to the subtler ways our national social and moral values have changed, Humphrys sees a deep unease at the heart of a divided union, and identifies what truly links us all: consumer populism.As our lives and media become increasingly commercialised, the fabric of daily life begins to fray and a growing thoughtlessness and even hysteria emerge in public debate. Our children, growing up online, are losing their innocence at an ever-earlier age. In an age when our control over the world seems to be fraying, Humphrys wonders if we''ve ever had much say in our destination. A brilliant and incisive analysis of the changing state of Britain from one of the leading lights of BBC journalism.

DKK 161.00
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The Finest Hotel in Kabul - Lyse Doucet - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Finest Hotel in Kabul - Lyse Doucet - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

When the Inter-Continental Hotel opened in Kabul in 1969, it reflected the hopes of the country: a glistening white edifice that embodied Afghanistan''s dreams of becoming an affluent, modern power.Five decades later, and the Inter-Continental is a dilapidated, shrapnel-damaged shell. It has endured civil wars, terrorist attacks, the US occupation, and the rise, fall and rise of the Taliban. But its decaying grandeur still hints at ordinary Afghans'' hopes of stability and prosperity.Lyse Doucet, the BBC''s Chief International Correspondent, has been staying at the Inter-Continental since 1988. She has spent decades meeting its staff and guests, and listening to their stories. And now, she uses their experiences to offer an evocative history of modern Afghanistan. It is the story of Hazrat, the octogenarian receptionist who for five decades has been witnessing diplomats and journalists, mujahideen and US soldiers, passing through the hotel''s doors. It is the story of Abida, the first female chef to work in the Inter-Continental''s famous kitchen after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. And it is the story of Sadeq, the 24-year-old front-desk worker who personifies the ambitions of a new generation of Afghans.The result is a remarkably vivid account of how ordinary Afghans have experienced half a century of disorder. It captures the soul of Afghanistan from within the walls of the Kabul Inter-Continental.

DKK 166.00
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The Finest Hotel in Kabul - Lyse Doucet - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Finest Hotel in Kabul - Lyse Doucet - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

When the Inter-Continental Hotel opened in Kabul in 1969, it reflected the hopes of the country: a glistening white edifice that embodied Afghanistan's dreams of becoming an affluent, modern power. Five decades later, and the Inter-Continental is a dilapidated, shrapnel-damaged shell. It has endured civil wars, terrorist attacks, the US occupation, and the rise, fall and rise of the Taliban. But its decaying grandeur still hints at ordinary Afghans' hopes of stability and prosperity. Lyse Doucet, the BBC's Chief International Correspondent, has been staying at the Inter-Continental since 1988. She has spent decades meeting its staff and guests, and listening to their stories. And now, she uses their experiences to offer an evocative history of modern Afghanistan. It is the story of Hazrat, the octogenarian receptionist who for five decades has been witnessing diplomats and journalists, mujahideen and US soldiers, passing through the hotel's doors. It is the story of Abida, the first female chef to work in the Inter-Continental's famous kitchen after the fall of the Taliban in 2001. And it is the story of Sadeq, the 24-year-old front-desk worker who personifies the ambitions of a new generation of Afghans. The result is a remarkably vivid account of how ordinary Afghans have experienced half a century of disorder. It captures the soul of Afghanistan from within the walls of the Kabul Inter-Continental.

DKK 211.00
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The Dirk Gently Omnibus - Douglas Adams - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Dirk Gently Omnibus - Douglas Adams - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Two quirky detective stories from Britain''s best sci-fi writer and author of The Hitch Hiker''s Guide to the Galaxy: Douglas Adams.Dirk Gently is a detective - well, a sort of detective. There is a long and honourable tradition of great detectives and Dirk Gently does not belong to it. Dirk Gently calls himself a ''holistic detective'' and above all, he believes in ''the interconnectedness of all things''. Sherlock Holmes observed that once you have eliminated the impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. Dirk Gently, however, does not like to eliminate the impossible. In Dirk Gently''s Holistic Detective Agency a simple search for a missing cat reveals two ghosts, a dodo, an Electric Monk, the devastating secret that lies behind the whole of human history and threatens to bring it to a premature close, and, finally, the utterly terrifying reason why Richard MacDuff has had a sofa stuck on his stairs for three weeks. As The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul opens, a passenger check-in desk at Heathrow Airport shoots up through the roof engulfed in a ball of orange flames. The usual people try to claim responsibility. However, no rational cause can be found for the explosion - it was simply designated an act of God. But, thinks Dirk Gently, which God? And why? What God would be hanging around Terminal Two of Heathrow Airport trying to catch the 15.37 to Oslo?In these two delightfully odd detective stories, Adams explores once again the realm of the unknown, in the style of science fiction that brought him fame with The Hitch Hiker''s Guide to the Galaxy .

DKK 192.00
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The Hollow Ones - Guillermo Del Toro - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The Hollow Ones - Guillermo Del Toro - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Like a Jack Reacher crime thriller... with a Van Helsing-style demon hunter - The Guardian From the Oscar-winning director of Pan''s Labyrinth , The Shape of Water , and Hellboy, and the authors of The Strain comes a new paranormal thriller - X-Files meets Stephen King''s The Outsider. ______________________________________ A horrific crime that defies ordinary explanation.A rookie FBI agent in dangerous, uncharted territory. An extraordinary hero for the ages. FBI agent Odessa''s life is derailed when she''s forced to turn her gun on her partner, who becomes suddenly, inexplicably violent while apprehending a murderer. Devastated, Odessa is placed on desk leave pending a full investigation.But what troubles her most isn''t the tragedy itself - it''s the shadowy presence she saw fleeing his body after his death.Questioning her future with the FBI, and her sanity, Odessa accepts a low-level assignment to clear out the belongings of a retired agent. What she finds there puts her on the trail of a mysterious figure who claims to have been alive for centuries, and who is either an unhinged lunatic . . . or humanity''s best and only defence against unspeakable evil._______________________________________________________ Praise for THE HOLLOW ONES ''A transporting, page-turning thriller that rips open a brand new universe, filling it with suspense.'' Brad Meltzer, #1 NYT bestselling author of The Escape Artist ''Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan have yet another twisted masterpiece on their hands. An enduring new series combining horror, suspense, and fable.'' Stephen Chbosky, NYT bestselling author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Imaginary Friend ''Inventive and macabre.'' Kirkus ''Horrifying . . . The authors keep the tension high throughout. Fans of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child''s Pendergast books will be enthralled'' Publishers Weekly , Starred Review

DKK 113.00
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Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Volume 2) - Chips Channon - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Volume 2) - Chips Channon - Bog - Cornerstone - Plusbog.dk

The second volume of the remarkable, Sunday Times bestselling diaries of Chips Channon. ''A masterpiece - a time machine that transports the reader back to British politics and high society at the end of the 1930s.'' Robert Harris''The uncensored, unvarnished thought of one of the 20th century''s greatest diarists.'' - Best Biographies of the Year, Telegraph ''An unrivalled guide to the social and political life of Britain in the first half of the 20th century.'' Books of the Year, The Times ''Fascinating.'' New Statesman'' Never a dull day, never a dull sentence.'' Daily Mail_______________________________________________ This second volume of the bestselling diaries of Henry ''Chips'' Channon takes us from the heady aftermath of the Munich agreement, when the Prime Minister so admired by Chips was credited with having averted a general European conflagration, through the rapid unravelling of appeasement, and on to the tribulations of the early years of the Second World War. It closes with a moment of hope, as Channon, in recording the fall of Mussolini in July 1943, reflects: ''The war must be more than half over.''For much of this period, Channon is genuinely an eye-witness to unfolding events. He reassures Neville Chamberlain as he fights for his political life in May 1940. He chats to Winston Churchill while the two men inspect the bombed-out chamber of the House of Commons a few months later. From his desk at the Foreign Office he charts the progress of the war. But with the departure of his boss ''Rab'' Butler to the Ministry of Education, and Channon''s subsequent exclusion from the corridors of power, his life changes - and with it the preoccupations and tone of the diaries. The conduct of the war remains a constant theme, but more personal preoccupations come increasingly to the fore. As he throws himself back into the pleasures of society, he records his encounters with the likes of Noël Coward, Prince Philip, General de Gaulle and Oscar Wilde''s erstwhile lover Lord Alfred Douglas. He describes dinners with members of European royal dynasties, and recounts gossip and scandal about the great, the good and the less good. And he charts the implosion of his marriage and his burgeoning, passionate friendship with a young officer on Wavell''s staff.These are diaries that bring a whole epoch vividly to life.

DKK 168.00
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