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The Calcutta Chromosome - Amitav Ghosh - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

The Calcutta Chromosome - Amitav Ghosh - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

In this extraordinary novel, Amitav Ghosh navigates through time and genres to present a unique tale. Beginning at an unspecified time in the future and ranging back to the late nineteenth century, the reader follows the adventures of the enigmatic L. Murugan. An authority on the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sir Ronald Ross, who solved the malaria puzzle in Calcutta in 1898, Murugan is in search of the elusive ''Calcutta Chromosome''.With its astonishing range of characters, advanced computer science, religious cults and wonderful portraits of Victorian and contemporary India, The Calcutta Chromosome expands the scope of the novel as we know it, as Amitav Ghosh takes on the avatar of a science thriller writer.

DKK 126.00
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Maths Unwrapped - Per Sundin - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

Maths Unwrapped - Per Sundin - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

Why do so many of us struggle to remember the maths we were taught at school? The answer is that we can successfully memorise things for a short period but we only retain those memories long term if we understand them. Mattias Ribbing is a Grand Master of Memory who will show you how to remember maths through truly understanding it. His methods are simple but will last for life, and unwrap the puzzle of maths forever.The key to confidence with numbers is not remembering complex rules surrounding long division or algebra; it''s understanding the critical components of maths and being able to clearly visualise problems and solutions. This illuminating guide to improving your maths provides logical, long-term strategies that will enable you to finally get maths and hold on to that level of confidence thereafter.

DKK 152.00
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The Chambers Book of Cryptic Crosswords, Book 1 - Chambers - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

The Chambers Book of Cryptic Crosswords, Book 1 - Chambers - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

Give your brain a workout with 100 puzzles from Chambers, the most crossword-friendly dictionary in the world Put your feet up and escape from it all with The Chambers Book of Cryptic Crosswords featuring a ''ton'' of cryptic challenges to give your brain a workout.In each puzzle there are one or two easy clues to provide a way in, and all the solutions, bar the odd exception, can be found in the Chambers Dictionary. No specialist knowledge is required: if you have a good grasp of the English language and an interest in words, you should be able to crack the clues.This collection is designed to provide a fair challenge for seasoned experts, but also give ''average solvers'' a decent chance of completing the puzzles. Entertaining, fun and challenging enough to tax even the most seasoned crossword aficionado, you''ll need quick wits to go head-to-head with Chambers.

DKK 120.00
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Killing Eve: No Tomorrow - Luke Jennings - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

Killing Eve: No Tomorrow - Luke Jennings - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

The basis for KILLING EVE, now a major BBC TV series, starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer SUNDAY TIMES Thriller of the Month In a hotel room in Venice, where she''s just completed a routine assassination, Villanelle receives a late-night call. Eve Polastri has discovered that a senior MI5 officer is in the pay of the Twelve, and is about to debrief him. As Eve interrogates her subject, desperately trying to fit the pieces of the puzzle together, Villanelle moves in for the kill. The duel between the two women intensifies, as does their mutual obsession, and when the action moves from the high passes of the Tyrol to the heart of Russia, Eve finally begins to unwrap the enigma of her adversary''s true identity. Contine the adventure with Die For Me, the final installment of the Killing Eve trilogy, out now! Praise for Killing Eve TV series ''A dazzling thriller . . . mightily entertaining '' Guardian ''Entertaining, clever and darkly comic'' New York Times

DKK 120.00
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Time and Tide - Fiona Stafford - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

Time and Tide - Fiona Stafford - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

''Poetic and profound, Time and Tide is wise, considered and full of surprises'' Observer ''Poignant and touching'' Mail on Sunday ''Miraculous'' Scotsman A village waits at the bottom of a reservoir. A monkey puzzle tree bristles in a suburban garden. A skein of wild geese fly over a rusty rail viaduct. The vast inland sea that awed John Clare has become fields. Chapter by fascinating chapter, alive with literary, local, and her own family history, Fiona Stafford reveals the forces, both natural and human, which transform places. Swooping along coastlines, through forests and across fens, following in the footsteps of Burns and Keats, Celia Fiennes and Charles Dickens, William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Noel Coward and Compton Mackenzie, join her, time-travelling deep into the stories of our Isles. From red squirrels to brick vistas, from botanical gardens to hot springs, the landscapes of Britain are full of delights and surprises. Chance discoveries of rare species, shipwrecks and unlikely ruins, curious trees and startling towers, weird caves and disused airfields, or even just baffling placenames offer ways into unexpected histories and hidden lives. The clues to the past are all round us - Time and Tide will help you find them. ''S hot through with tender delights and unexpected revelations'' RICHARD HOLMES ''Wonderful . . . A fascinating compendium of people and places'' PHILIP MARSDEN

DKK 192.00
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Time and Tide - Fiona Stafford - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

Time and Tide - Fiona Stafford - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

''Poetic and profound, Time and Tide is wise, considered and full of surprises'' Observer ''Poignant and touching'' Mail on Sunday ''Miraculous'' Scotsman A village waits at the bottom of a reservoir. A monkey puzzle tree bristles in a suburban garden. A skein of wild geese fly over a rusty rail viaduct. The vast inland sea that awed John Clare has become fields. Chapter by fascinating chapter, alive with literary, local, and her own family history, Fiona Stafford reveals the forces, both natural and human, which transform places. Swooping along coastlines, through forests and across fens, following in the footsteps of Burns and Keats, Celia Fiennes and Charles Dickens, William and Dorothy Wordsworth, Noel Coward and Compton Mackenzie, join her, time-travelling deep into the stories of our Isles. From red squirrels to brick vistas, from botanical gardens to hot springs, the landscapes of Britain are full of delights and surprises. Chance discoveries of rare species, shipwrecks and unlikely ruins, curious trees and startling towers, weird caves and disused airfields, or even just baffling placenames offer ways into unexpected histories and hidden lives. The clues to the past are all round us - Time and Tide will help you find them. ''S hot through with tender delights and unexpected revelations'' RICHARD HOLMES ''Wonderful . . . A fascinating compendium of people and places'' PHILIP MARSDEN

DKK 127.00
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Elixir - Theresa Levitt - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

Elixir - Theresa Levitt - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

Set amidst the unforgettable sights and smells of 18th and 19th Century Paris, Elixir tells the story of Edouard Laugier and Auguste Laurent, the son of a perfumer and a fellow aspiring chemist, who met on the Left Bank while pursuing their passion for science. Spurned by the scientific establishment of the time, the pair ended up working out of Edouard''s family perfume shop, Laugier père et fils. By day they prepared the revitalizing elixirs and rejuvenating eaux it was famous for, but by night using the ingredients and techniques of the perfumery and the principles of alchemy, they pursued the secret of life itself.Beautifully written, , Elixir reads like a novel, brimming with eccentric characters, experimental daring, and the romance of the Bohemian salon. It is also the story of a long-standing scientific puzzle. and the struggle to gain acceptance and recognition for a new way of thinking about the building blocks of living matter which went on long after those who discovered it were both dead. Yet it is also a story of hope and determination. For while the scientific establishment ignored, and even ridiculed their work at the time, teen-aged lab assistant Louis Pasteur took it seriously and over the course of an exceptionally successful career, was able to show that not only were they correct, but that their work pointed to a deep, inexplicable asymmetry in the molecular arrangement of living things. This unexplained asymmetry remains one of science''s great mysteries and an important avenue for examining the origins of life on Earth.

DKK 168.00
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Swift River - Essie Chambers - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

Swift River - Essie Chambers - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

Discover a sweeping story that will break your heart and mend it again, perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing and The Vanishing Half . ''I love a novel this much maybe just once or twice a year.'' - Curtis Sittenfeld, author of RODHAM and ROMANTIC COMEDY ''A beautiful multi-generational story of belonging, identity and what it means to find yourself when you''ve lost your family. Sentence by sentence, the writing can take your breath away. '' - Elizabeth Day, author of FRIENDAHOLIC What if the price of moving forward is losing the only family you''ve ever known? Summer, 1987. On the sweltering streets of the dying New England mill town of Swift River, sixteen-year-old Diamond Newbury is desperately lonely. It''s been seven years since her father disappeared, and while her mother is determined to move on, Diamond can''t distance herself from his memory. When Diamond receives a letter from a relative she has never met, she unearths long-buried secrets of her family''s past and discovers a legacy she never knew she was missing. The more she learns, however, the harder it becomes to reconcile her old life with the one she wants to lead.So begins an epic story spanning the twentieth century that reveals a much larger picture of prejudice and love, of devotion and abandonment - and will change Diamond''s life forever.''Told with warmth and humor by a memorable, irrepressible heroine .'' - Rumaan Alam, author of LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND '' Swift River broke my heart, and then offered me hope.'' - Ann Napolitano, author of HELLO BEAUTIFUL ''Infused with that satisfying feeling one gets when you realize the missing piece to the puzzle is a sense of self . . . a sensational debut.'' - Paul Beatty, author of THE SELLOUT

DKK 166.00
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Elixir - Theresa Levitt - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

Elixir - Theresa Levitt - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

A FINANCIAL TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARA STRONG WORDS TOP 50 BOOKS OF THE YEAR''Dizzying and fragrant . . . truly a captivating achievement!'' Aimee Nezhukumatathil ''If you read this book you will be changed . . . this book feels like an actual elixir'' Kiese Laymon ''A fascinating tale of discovery, wonder, and revolution'' Matthew Stanley Two friends in a Parisian perfume shop make a discovery that will transform our understanding of the world and the origins of life on Earth forever. Set amidst the unforgettable sights and smells of 18th and 19th Century Paris, Elixir tells the story of Edouard Laugier and Auguste Laurent, the son of a perfumer and a fellow aspiring chemist, who met on the Left Bank while pursuing their passion for science. Spurned by the scientific establishment, the pair ended up working out of Edouard''s family perfume shop, Laugier père et fils. By day they prepared the revitalizing elixirs and rejuvenating eaux it was famous for, but by night using the ingredients of the perfumery and the principles of alchemy, they pursued the secret of life itself. Elixir reads like a novel, brimming with eccentric characters, experimental daring, and the romance of the Bohemian salon. It is the story of a long-standing scientific puzzle and the struggle to gain acceptance for a new way of thinking about the building blocks of living matter long after those who discovered it were both dead. Yet this is also a story of hope and determination. For while the scientific establishment ridiculed their work at the time, teenage lab assistant Louis Pasteur took it seriously and over the course of an exceptional career, was able to show that their work pointed to a deep, inexplicable asymmetry in the molecular arrangement of living things - an unexplained asymmetry which remains one of science''s great mysteries.

DKK 141.00
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Small Data - Martin Lindstrom - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

Small Data - Martin Lindstrom - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

The New York Times Bestseller named one of the "Most Important Books of 2016" by Inc, and a Forbes 2016 "Must Read Business Book" ''If you love ''Bones'' and ''CSI'', this book is your kind of candy'' Paco Underhill, author of Why We Buy ''Martin''s best book to date. A personal, intuitive, powerful way to look at making an impact with your work'' Seth Godin, author of Purple Cow Martin Lindstrom, one of Time Magazine''s 100 Most Influential People in The World and a modern-day Sherlock Holmes, harnesses the power of "small data" in his quest to discover the next big thing.In an era where many believe Big Data has rendered human perception and observation ''old-school'' or passé, Martin Lindstrom shows that mining and matching technological data with up-close psychological insight creates the ultimate snapshot of who we really are and what we really want. He works like a modern-day Sherlock Holmes, accumulating small clues - the progressively weaker handshakes of Millenials, a notable global decrease in the use of facial powder, a change in how younger consumers approach eating ice cream cones - to help solve a stunningly diverse array of challenges. In Switzerland, a stuffed teddy bear in a teenage girl''s bedroom helped revolutionise 1,000 stores - spread across twenty countries - for one of Europe''s largest fashion retailers. In Dubai, a distinctive bracelet strung with pearls helped Jenny Craig offset its declining membership in the United States and increase loyalty by 159% in only one year. In China, the look of a car dashboard led to the design of the iRobot, or Roomba, floor cleaner - a great success story.SMALL DATA combines armchair travel with forensic psychology in an interlocking series of international clue-gathering detective stories. It shows Lindstrom using his proprietary CLUES Framework - where big data is merely one part of the overall puzzle - to get radically close to consumers and come up with the counter-intuitive insights that have in some cases helped transform entire industries. SMALL DATA presents a rare behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to create global brands, and reveals surprising and counter-intuitive truths about what connects us all as humans.

DKK 139.00
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The Manor of Dreams - Christina Li - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

The Manor of Dreams - Christina Li - Bog - John Murray Press - Plusbog.dk

At night, the garden comes alive... Mexican Gothic meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in Christina Li's completely addictive and beautifully haunting gothic page-turner. Vivian Yin is dead. The trailblazing starlet was the first Chinese actress to win an Oscar ­- but at what should have been the peak of her career, she became a recluse. The rest of her life was shrouded in mystery... Now, her daughters gather for the reading of her will. They expect to inherit their childhood home: a grand Southern California manor house with a sprawling, labyrinthine garden. But due to a last-minute change to the will, the house is passed on to another family instead. The two families haven't seen each other for decades - not since the tragedy that fractured all of their lives. Vying for the estate, both families move into the crumbling, vine-covered manor. As Vivian's daughters race to piece together what happened in the last weeks of their mother's life, they soon discover they are being haunted by something far more sinister and vengeful than just their memories. After so many years of silence, will the families finally confront the truth behind the house's origins and the last, tragic summer they spent there? Or will the manor of dreams - and its deadly secrets - finally lay claim to its owners?Praise for The Manor of Dreams:'A true modern classic. The Manor of Dreams is beautiful, eerie, and woven with enough intrigue to hold all who enter captive. Christina Li remains unmatched in breathing characters to life - and the hauntings thereafter' Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Longings'The Manor of Dreams peels back the promises of the American Dream to reveal something more painful, more heartbreaking, and ultimately, more true. An ambitious, evocative meditation on the hurts passed down across generations - and how we heal' Grace D. Li, New York Times bestselling author of Portrait of a Thief 'Richly imagined... Fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic ought to take note of this beautiful and haunting novel' Publishers Weekly'Packed with gothic plot, gushing blood, choking clods of dirt, and angry ghosts - a smorgasbord for devotees' Kirkus'A bejewelled puzzle box to unlock' Shelf Awareness'A lushly crafted haunted house gothic, full of family secrets and forbidden romance and grounded in Hollywood's long history of racism and patriarchy' CrimeReads'A clever, unexpected, and lush ghost story. I curled up with The Manor of Dreams and read it over a single weekend' Lisa See, author of Lady Tan's Circle of Women'Haunting, tender, and intoxicating. Written with gorgeous prose and unforgettable characters, Li's gothic adult debut will leave you devastated until the very end, and then long after you've put the book down' Carolyn Huynh, author of The Fortunes of Jaded Women'Deliciously eerie, culturally vibrant, and historically profound, The Manor of Dreams is a dark pleasure' Jamie Ford, author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

DKK 211.00
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