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Who decides how to use the UK military budget and how can we be sure that the UK’s armed forces can meet the threats of tomorrow? This book provides the answers to these questions. Concentrating on decisions taken below the political level, it uncovers the factors that underpin the translation of strategic direction into military capability.

Emma i Dex? Doprawdy, trudno o mniej dobraną parę. Ona - zakompleksiona idealistka w grubych okularach. On - superprzystojniak z poczuciem, że świat należy do niego. Ona na wszystko musi ciężko zapracować. Jemu natychmiast udaje się to, o czym zamarzy. Ona szuka miłości, on seksu... Jest rok 1988. 15 lipca. Oboje dostają dyplomy uniwersyteckie i spędzają ze sobą noc. Następnego dnia każde pójdzie w swoją stronę. Gdzie będą w ten dzień za rok? Za dwa lata? I każdego następnego roku? Czy mają szansę spotkać się, a jeśli tak, to czy będzie im ze sobą po drodze?

Michael is coming undone. Adrift after his wife's departure, he has begun taking himself on long, solitary walks across the English countryside. Becoming ever more reclusive, he'll do anything to avoid his empty house. Marnie, on the other hand, is stuck. Hiding alone in her London flat, she avoids old friends and any reminders of her rotten, selfish ex-husband. Curled up with a good book, she's battling the long afternoons of a life that feels like it's passing her by. When a persistent mutual friend and some very unpredictable weather conspire to toss Michael and Marnie together on the most epic of ten-day hikes, neither of them can think of anything worse. Until, of course, they discover exactly what they've been looking for. Michael and Marnie are on the precipice of a bright future... if they can survive the journey.

Exploring the complexities of marriage and family dynamics, this novel blends humor with insightful observations. It delves into the challenges that threaten to unravel relationships, showcasing the resilience and vulnerabilities of its characters. David Nicholls skillfully captures the essence of love and commitment, making readers reflect on what truly binds people together amidst life's trials.

Nichts ist so verzweifelt schön und so komisch wie die erste große Liebe. In seinem ersten Jahr auf der Uni verliebt sich der in allen Dingen lerneifrige Brian in die charismatische Alice. Ein Mann, ein Plan: Er wird an dem anspruchsvollen Fernsehquiz "The Challenge" teilnehmen und so das Herz der Angebeteten erobern. Alice gefällt Brians tapsiger Charme. Sie selbst träumt von einer Karriere als Schauspielerin, doch sie sehnt sich nach echten Gefühlen. Kann Brian mit seiner Liebe die Leere in ihr füllen? "Eine bewegende, komische Liebesgeschichte." The Times "Herrlich albern, dabei unglaublich tiefsinnig." The Guardian "Selbstironisch, anrührend und mit einem Hang zu pointiertem Slapstick." Spiegel Online

One life-changing summer Charlie meets Fran... In 1997, Charlie Lewis is the kind of boy you don't remember in the school photograph. His exams have not gone well. At home he is looking after his father, when surely it should be the other way round, and if he thinks about the future at all, it is with a kind of dread. Then Fran Fisher bursts into his life and despite himself, Charlie begins to hope. But if Charlie wants to be with Fran, he must take on a challenge that could lose him the respect of his friends and require him to become a different person. He must join the Company. And if the Company sounds like a cult, the truth is even more appalling. The price of hope, it seems, is Shakespeare. Poignant, funny, enchanting, devastating, Sweet Sorrow is a tragicomedy about the rocky path to adulthood and the confusion of family life, a celebration of the reviving power of friendship and that brief, searing explosion of first love that can only be looked at directly after it has burned out.

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.