Name: The Queen's Gambit- Now A Major Netflix Drama | Tevis Walter
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The Queen's Gambit- Now A Major Netflix Drama | Tevis Walter

A modern classic about a troubled chess prodigy and her battle to survive --- a coming of age story of feminism, chess and addiction.When she is sent to an orphanage at the age of eight, Beth Harmon soon discovers two ways to escape her surroundings, albeit fleetingly: playing chess and taking the little green pills given to her and the other children to keep them subdued. Before long, it becomes apparent that hers is a prodigious talent, and as she progresses to the top of the US chess rankings she is able to forge a new life for herself. But she can never quite overcome her urge to self-destruct. For Beth, there's more at stake than merely winning and losing.

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Persuasion (Vintage Classics Austen Series) Now A Major Netflix Film | Jane Austen

**FEATURED IN THE TIKTOK BOOKCLUB**'In Persuasion, Jane Austen picks up the pen to tell us who we are and what we want' Independent Eight years ago Anne Elliot bowed to pressure from her family and made the decision not to marry the man she loved, Captain Wentworth. Now circumstances have conspired to bring him back into her social circle and Anne finds her old feelings for him reignited. However, when they meet again Wentworth behaves as if they are strangers and seems more interested in her friend Louisa. In this, her final novel, Jane Austen tells the story of a love that endures the tests of time and society with humour, insight and tenderness. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY LYNNE TRUSS VINTAGE CLASSICS AUSTEN SERIES - all six of Jane Austen's major novels, beautifully designed and introduced by our finest contemporary writers.

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Stranger Things: Music From The Netflix | Various Artists

Tracklist:Intro - Will Singing the Clash - Will ByersEvery Breath You Take - the PoliceShould I Stay or Should I Go - the Clash'Coffee and Contemplation' - Jim HopperHazy Shade of Winter - the BanglesNocturnal Me - Echo & the Bunnymen'Bring Him Home!' - Joyce ByersSunglasses at Night - Corey HartGirls on Film - Duran Duran'Just Because People Tell You...' - Jonathan ByersAtmosphere - Joy Division'Maybe I'm Crazy...' - Joyce ByersTwist of Fate - Olivia Newton-John'Says Logic' - Mike & DustinThe Ghost in You - the Psychedelic FursAfrica - TotoYou Don't Mess Around with Jim - Jim Croce'Accident or Not' - Dustin & LucasWhip It - DevoRunaway - Bon JoviTime After Time - Cyndi LauperTalking in Your Sleep - the Romantics'Mouthbreather' - Mike & ElevenBack to Nature - Fad Gadget'She's Our Friend and She's Crazy!' - DustinRock You Like a Hurricane - ScorpionsHeroes - Peter Gabriel'Friends Don't Lie' - ElevenElegia - New OrderOutro - Will Singing the Clash - Will Byers

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No Rules Rules Netflix And The Culture Of Reinvention | Reed Hastings

From unlimited holidays to abolishing financial approvals, Netflix offers a fundamentally different way to run any organisation, one far more in tune with a fast-paced world. For anyone interested in creativity, productivity and innovation, the Netflix culture is something close to a holy grail. This book will make it, and its creator, fully accessible for the first time.

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Poor Things Now A Major Film | Alasdair Gray

WINNER OF TWO GOLDEN GLOBES and NOMINATED FOR ELEVEN ACADEMY AWARDS, STARRING EMMA STONE, FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE FAVOURITEWinner of the Whitbread Novel Award and the Guardian Fiction PrizeA life without freedom to choose is not worth having.Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realised when he finds the drowned body of the beautiful Bella, who he brings back to life in a Frankenstein-esque feat. But his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for his creation . . .But what does Bella think?This story of true love and scientific daring whirls the reader from the private operating-theatres of late-Victorian Glasgow through aristocratic casinos, low-life Alexandria and a Parisian bordello, reaching an interrupted climax in a Scottish church.________________________'A magnificently brisk, funny, dirty, brainy book' London Review of Books'Visionary, ornate and outrageous' The Independent'Witty and delightfully written' New York Times'…

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See You In My 19th Life (K-Drama) (1 Disc) | Original Soundtrack

Telling the story of a woman who remembers all of her past lives, this fantasy romance takes us into her nineteenth life. Here, the memories of her previous life and love are so profound that she seeks out the people that she loved, hoping to connect their fates once again.Tracklist:Disc 1무음 - 선우정아Star - Colde(콜드Star (Organic Ver. - Colde (콜드DOWN (Juicy Juicy - 조유리너의 지난날을 내가 안아줄게 - 안보현Secret - YELO(옐로Here with me - 도영(DOYOUNGRememberPure LoveStarlightColdnessBlueEuropeRomanticwhat!!ItchySad MemoryTriangleHoroPiririChildhoodBreezeVice VersaForgottenPossessedShamanWhat’s in the Box:1x CD1x Photo Book (60 pages)6x Postcards1x Stand Paper4x Photo Cards

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The Ballad Of Never After - The Stunning Sequel To The Sunday Times Bestseller Once Upon A Broken Heart

The Ballad of Never After is the fiercely-anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestseller Once Upon a Broken Heart, starring Evangeline Fox and the Prince of Hearts on a new journey of magic, mystery, and heartbreak.After Jacks, the Prince of Hearts, betrays her, Evangeline Fox swears she'll never trust him again. Now that she's discovered her own magic, Evangeline believes she can use it to restore the chance at happily ever after that Jacks stole away.But when a new terrifying curse is revealed, Evangeline finds herself entering into a tenuous partnership with the Prince of Hearts again. Only this time, the rules have changed.Jacks isn't the only force Evangeline needs to be wary of. In fact, he might be the only one she can trust, despite her desire to despise him.Instead of a love spell wreaking havoc on Evangeline's life, a murderous spell has been cast. To break it, Evangeline and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads an…

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Financial Feminist - Overcome The Patriarchy's Bullsh*T To Master Your Money & Build A Life You Lov | Tori Dunlap

An instant New York Times bestsellerFrom the globally-recognized personal finance educator and social media star behind Her First $100K, an inclusive guide to all things money-from managing debt to investing and voting with your dollarsTori Dunlap was always good with money. As a kid, she watched her prudent parents balance their checkbook every month and learned to save for musical tickets by gathering pennies in an Altoids tin. But she quickly discovered that her experience with money was pretty unusual, especially among her female friends.It wasn't our fault. Investigating this financial literacy and wealth gap, Tori found that girls are significantly less likely to receive a holistic financial education; we're taught to restrain our spending, while boys are taught about investing and rewarded for pursuing wealth. In adulthood, women are hounded by the unfounded stereotype of the frivolous spenders whose lattes are to blame for the wealth gap. And when something like, say, a global …

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Financial Feminist - Overcome The Patriarchy's Bullsh*T To Master Your Money & Build A Life You Lov | Tori Dunlap

An instant New York Times bestsellerFrom the globally-recognized personal finance educator and social media star behind Her First $100K, an inclusive guide to all things money-from managing debt to investing and voting with your dollarsTori Dunlap was always good with money. As a kid, she watched her prudent parents balance their checkbook every month and learned to save for musical tickets by gathering pennies in an Altoids tin. But she quickly discovered that her experience with money was pretty unusual, especially among her female friends.It wasn't our fault. Investigating this financial literacy and wealth gap, Tori found that girls are significantly less likely to receive a holistic financial education; we're taught to restrain our spending, while boys are taught about investing and rewarded for pursuing wealth. In adulthood, women are hounded by the unfounded stereotype of the frivolous spenders whose lattes are to blame for the wealth gap. And when something like, say, a global …

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Death of A Bookseller The Unmissable & Most Gripping New Debut Crime Thriller of 2023 | Alice Slater

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER!WOULD YOU KILL FOR A GOOD STORY?'A confident, sassy, pitch-black debut' CAROLINE KEPNES'Your new obsession' ERIN KELLY'Savage, witty and all-consuming' ABIGAIL DEAN'A dark masterpiece. It will work its way under your skin like a splinter' CATRIONA WARD ***** Roach - bookseller, loner and true crime fanatic- is not interested in making friends. She has all the company she needs in her serial killer books, murder podcasts and her pet snail, Bleep. That is, until Laura joins the bookshop. With her cute literary tote bags and sunny smile, she's everyone's favourite bookseller. But beneath the shiny veneer, Roach senses a darkness within Laura, the same darkness Roach possesses. And as curiosity blooms into morbid obsession, Roach becomes determined to be a part of Laura's story - whether Laura wants her in it or not.*****'A spectacularly creepy debut ... a tense and disturbing read' GUARDIAN'Tense, addictive and sticky underfoot' JULIA ARMFIELD'A sharp a…

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