Julia Phillips
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Beer
Sam Arthur woont samen met haar zus Elena op San Juan Island, een plek waar mensen komen om de schoonheid van de Amerikaanse Pacific Northwest te bewonderen. Het dagelijks leven van de twee zussen is minder idyllisch: zij moeten zich tot het uiterste inspannen om zichzelf en hun zieke moeder te kunnen onderhouden. Sam droomt van een andere toekomst, waarin zij en Elena vrij zijn van de huishoudelijke plichten, de dagelijkse sleur, en van San Juan Island. Haar droom wordt echter verstoord door de komst van een enorme beer in de buurt van hun huis. Elena is gefascineerd door de vreemde aanwezigheid van het dier en ziet steeds minder in het plan om het eiland te verlaten. Sam wordt daarentegen steeds wanhopiger. Om haar zus terug te krijgen en een beter leven veilig te stellen, wendt ze zich eerst tot buitenstaanders voordat ze drastischer maatregelen neemt. In de pers ‘Phillips laat ons op magistrale wijze raden of het wilde wezen Elena uiteindelijk als vriend of als feestmaal ziet. Beer eindigt met een knal, en met het intrigerende idee dat zusterschap net zo onkenbaar en onvoorspelbaar kan zijn als al het andere in de natuur.’ THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW ‘Phillips’ mythische en betoverende tweede roman diept thema’s uit als zusterschap en de mysteries van de dieren die onder – en in – ons allemaal leven.’ OPRAH DAILY (MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2024) ‘Deze mythische roman over obsessie, morele afrekening en streven naar iets beters straalt van sprookjesmagie.’ THE BOSTON GLOBE ‘Mooi en aangrijpend. Dit is briljant.’ PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, STARRED REVIEW ‘Een betoverend verhaal over hoop, zusterschap en overleven, met een werkelijk schokkende wending aan het einde.’ PEOPLE ‘Een gedurfde en briljante moderne fabel over zusterschap, klasse en onze relatie met de natuur.’ KIRKUS REVIEWS, STARRED REVIEW
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The King is Dead, Long live the Queen Book 2 (Volumes 5 and 6)
"Belief in who you are gives you all the armour you will ever need." What happened next in 'The King is Dead, Long live the Queen: Book 2'? The continuing story of Julia, a trans woman, as she manifests herself as a real person, out in the world. Book two follows Julia's life though eight tumultuous months of 2025. The highs and the lows, as they happened. An honest insight into what it means to up-end your entire life and show the world your true face. "But most of all there is exploration. Exploration of who I am, and exploration of my boundaries and limits - it is so satisfying watching them tumble by the wayside. I've said it before, but my life truly is a Grand Adventure, and I am loving it all.''
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The Glorious M6
The M6 is Glorious! Although sections of this motorway have a reputation for congestion and tedium, the positives of the M6 far outweigh the negatives. There are many treasurers to be seen along this mighty stretch of motorway, or visited within a few minutes' drive from many of its junctions. From Roman roads and medieval castles to Victorian ingenuity and nuclear power stations. From best-selling authors and chart-topping bands to iconic television series and films. The M6 has something for everyone. The chapters of this book are named according to the junctions of Britain's longest motorway, starting at the Catthorpe Interchange, and finishing at Junction 45 on the Scottish border. Motorways are not just mundane concrete infrastructure that facilitate journeys from A to B they are tapestries woven between communities and across eras of history, and the M6 has 232 miles worth of tapestry filled with stories to tell.
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The King is Dead, Long live the Queen - Volume 1 to 4
"When you reach the very end,All the walls fall down.And you see yourself for who you truly are."A personal and true journal of heartbreak, love loss and gender exploration. From despair through self reflection and frank acceptance, to redemption, joy and hope spread over four volumes.Written as a form of therapy, these pages chart the journey of Julia, a trans-woman, confronting her gender head on for the first time in her life. Desperate circumstances forced her to come in terms with who she actually is at her very core, following fifty years of hiding behind a façade.But fundamentally, this is a love story.A true chronicle of the end of a grand romance.
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Bear
A mesmerising novel of two sisters whose lives are upended by an unexpected visitor - a tale of family, obsession and a mysterious creature in the woods, by the celebrated, bestselling author of National Book Award-finalist Disappearing Earth
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Bear
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the celebrated author of Disappearing Earth comes a tale of family, obsession, and a mysterious creature in the woods—“a mesmerizing story about hope, sisterhood, and survival with a truly shocking twist at the end” (People, Book of the Week).NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE • A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK! FINALIST FOR THE JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE • LONGLISTED FOR THE CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION • A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, Vulture, Chicago Public Library“Thrilling and propulsive, glorious and terrifying. Julia Phillips is a brilliant writer.”—Ann Patchett“Beautiful and haunting . . . this is brilliant.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)They were sisters and they would last past the end of time.Sam and Elena dream of another life. On the island off the coast of Washington where they were born and raised, they and their mother struggle to survive. Sam works on the ferry that delivers wealthy mainlanders to their vacation homes while Elena bartends at the local golf club, but even together they can’t earn enough to get by, stirring their frustration about the limits that shape their existence.Then one night on the boat, Sam spots a bear swimming the dark waters of the channel. Where is it going? What does it want? When the bear turns up by their home, Sam, terrified, is more convinced than ever that it’s time to leave the island. But Elena responds differently to the massive beast. Enchanted by its presence, she throws into doubt the desire to escape and puts their long-held dream in danger.A story about the bonds of sisterhood and the mysteries of the animals that live among us—and within us—Bear is a propulsive, mythical, richly imagined novel from one of the most acclaimed young writers in America.
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La desaparición
Una apacible tarde de agosto, Aliona y Sofia, de once y ocho años, juegan a orillas del mar. Cuando emprenden el camino de regreso, un extraño se ofrece a llevar a las hermanas en su coche. Ellas, en su ingenuidad, confiadas ante la amabilidad del hombre, aceptan. Las niñas solo se alarman al ver que el hombre pasa de largo el desvío que conduce hacia su casa. Cuando Aliona saca su móvil y él se lo arrebata de las manos, las hermanas comprenden que están en peligro. La pesadilla acaba de comenzar.Así arranca La desaparición, como un noir que transcurre a lo largo de un año en la gélida y remota región de Kamchat-ka, aunque muy pronto se revela como mucho más. Sin duda hay un misterio que resolver: ¿qué incierto destino aguarda a las hermanas Golosóvskaia? Pero, ante todo, la novela ?estructurada en trece capítulos que se centran en otros tantos personajes femeninos, todos ellos conectados por la desaparición de las niñas? plasma con maestría el impacto que el terrible suceso tendrá en la vida de las mujeres de Kamchatka y saca a relucir las distintas formas de violencia que estas padecen. Víctimas de la inestabilidad y el desamparo, todas sienten que la tierra sobre la que caminan podría abrirse bajo sus pies en cualquier momento, y se preguntan qué será lo próximo que la vida les arrebate.Considerada por la crítica en Estados Unidos una de las irrupciones literarias más relevantes de los últimos años, Julia Phillips ha escrito una impactante primera novela que, gracias a su estilo absorbente, sobrio y poético, y a una enorme empatía hacia sus personajes, se erige como una hipnótica historia de historias en la que convergen el suspense, la más acuciante denuncia y la deriva existencial.'Un debut sólido y adictivo que arranca como un thriller y se va transformando en una honda indagación sobre el modo en que la violencia afecta a la vida de las mujeres en la península de Kamchatka. La novela te atrapa desde el primer capítulo'.The New York Times'El desenlace de La desaparición suscita un deseo inmediato de releer los capítulos que nos han conducido hasta el final: ciertos acontecimientos y personajes que habían parecido triviales adquieren nuevos significados'.The New Yorker'Una primera novela magnífica, audaz y prácticamente perfecta. La penetrante indagación sobre la pérdida y el anhelo que lleva a cabo Phillips nos da la medida de la magnitud de esta novela'.The New York Times Book Review'Hace unos días sentí la necesidad de leer un libro que me sumergiera en algún lugar hermoso, duro, aislado, desconocido. Y entonces, como por arte de magia, cayó en mis manos La desaparición, ambientada en la Rusia oriental, y resultó ser todo eso y mucho más'.Jia Tolentino
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The Glorious M5
The M5 is glorious! People often assume that motorways are concrete carbuncles that merely take motorists from A to B, yet they are so much more. They are conduits between communities, different landscapes and points in time.From Roman roads to supersonic aircraft, this uniquely informative book has something for every traveller, adding intrigue and enjoyment to their journey.The reader is taken on a southbound journey through the 31 junctions of the M5, from the West Midlands to the West Country. The route hides many interesting stories and leads to some beautiful scenery and extraordinary villages, towns and cities. After reading this book, travelling on the M5 will be a glorious journey.
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Verdwijnende aarde
**** 'Imponerend romandebuut.' de Volkskrant Op een middag in augustus, aan de kust van Kamtsjatka, verdwijnen twee zusjes. In de daaropvolgende maanden lukt het de politie niet de zaak op te lossen. Echo’s van de verdwijning weerklinken in een hechte gemeenschap, de angst en het verdriet zijn vooral voelbaar onder de vrouwen. Gedurende een jaar volgen we met verbazingwekkende scherpte de levens van hen die zijn verbonden door de misdaad: een getuige, een buurvrouw, een detective, een moeder. Op de achtergrond de ruige schoonheid van het gebied: dichtbeboste wouden, uitgestrekte toendra’s, stomende vulkanen en ijzige zeeën die grenzen aan Japan en Alaska. Een gebied even complex als verleidelijk, waar sociale en etnische spanningen sudderen en waar buitenstaanders vaak als eerste worden beschuldigd. In de pers ‘Schrijven kan Phillips: ieder hoofdstuk brengt een ander perspectief op de vermissing, spannend tot het einde.’ Trouw ‘Een bijzonder briljante roman.’ De Morgen ‘Verdwijnende aarde is een parelketting van aaneengeregen verhalen.’ De Groene Amsterdammer ‘Een heel origineel en bijzonder en goed geschreven, indrukwekkend boek.' JAN ‘Een dijk van een boek, spannend van de eerste tot de laatste bladzijde.’ De Limburger ‘Imponerend debuut.’ VPRO Gids
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You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again
"The Hollywood memoir that tells all . . . Sex. Drugs. Greed. Why, it sounds just like a movie."-The New York Times Every memoir claims to bare it all, but Julia Phillips's actually does. This is an addictive, gloves-off exposé from the producer of the classic films The Sting, Taxi Driver, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind-and the first woman ever to win an Academy Award for Best Picture-who made her name in Hollywood during the halcyon seventies and the yuppie-infested eighties and lived to tell the tale. Wickedly funny and surprisingly moving, You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again takes you on a trip through the dream-manufacturing capital of the world and into the vortex of drug addiction and rehab on the arm of one who saw it all, did it all, and took her leave.Praise for You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again"One of the most honest books ever written about one of the most dishonest towns ever created."-The Boston Globe "Gossip too hot for even the National Enquirer . . . Julia Phillips is not so much Hollywood's Boswell as its Dante."-Los Angeles Magazine "A blistering look at La La Land."-USA Today"One of the nastiest, tastiest tell-alls in showbiz history."-People
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Discovering Your Hidden Power
Emmy award winning news anchor and motivational speaker Julian Phillips chronicles periods in his own life to demonstrate how the power of the scriptures helped him through personal trials and crisis. Dr. A.R. Bernard, Senior pastor of New York Christian Cultural Center unlocks the keys to harness the power of the words in scriptures that deal with life's many challenges. Julian Phillips is an award winning journalist, motivational speaker and media consultant. He most recently served as a correspondent for the nationally syndicated faith-based program, The A.R. Bernard show and is perhaps best known as the former co-host of Weekend Fox & Friends, the #1 cable morning news show in America on the Fox News Channel. Julian is a two-time Emmy award winner and eight-time nominee. He is also the recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in journalism. Julian serves on the Board of Directors for Boys Town New York. He and his wife, inspirational jazz vocalist Barbara King live in New York. Contact information: www.julianphillips.net In November of 1979 Dr. A. R. Bernard left a 10-year career with a major New York banking institution to go into full time ministry. What started as a small storefront church in Williamsburg, Brooklyn has now blossomed into a 30,000 + member church that sits on an 11.5 acre campus in Brooklyn, New York. He is now founder and CEO of Christian Cultural Center. A.R. Bernard, Sr. is also the President of the Council of Churches of the City of New York representing 1.5 million Protestants, Anglicans and Orthodox Christians. Bernard sits on the NYC Economic Development Corporation Board and the NYC School Chancellor's Advisory Cabinet. He has been married for 37 years to his wife, Karen. For speaking engagements or more information contact Executive Assistant Joyce Julien at 718-306-1083.
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Miranda, Queen of Argyll
Four days are left now, and Miranda and her friends are running out of time and resources to stop Kadar from taking over Dalriada Castle and using his pathway into the world; Bryn. The less Miranda sees of a future, the more she turns to her past. Defined by events she cannot alter, she is forced to look inside for strength and she is not finding it. Slowly, her allies arrive at the castle, prepared to face the enemy; but as Kadar's forces gather, they will be outnumbered. Hope is in short supply as a traitor wreaks havoc on the inner circle, but it is the unexpected players that will tip the scale; one way or the other.
€ 20,10