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    These Violent Delights

    The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city in chaos. Juliette Cai is the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang - a network of criminals far above the law.

    Roma Montagov is the prodigal son of her greatest rivals, the White Flowers, who have fought the Scarlets for generations. He is also Juliette's first love . . . and first betrayal.

    When a deadly madness strikes gangsters on both sides, the people start to whisper.

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    How We Do It: In-Store Displays

    By Naomi It all starts with a dinner. About twice a year, the members of the display teams for The Hague and Leidschendam dine together to plan the in-store displays for the coming six months. The four of us try to have a plan so we know what we’re going to do [...]

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    ABC Interview: Else

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    The Courage to Be Disliked

    Stop people-pleasing and achieve true happiness.

    A philosopher and a student have a discussion. Their conversation reveals a profoundly liberating way of thinking: by developing the courage to change, set healthy boundaries and resist the impulse to please others, it is possible to find genuine and lasting happiness.

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    Back to the future: Swap the social posts for nonfiction books!

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  • Interviews,Life as a Bookseller

    ABC Interview: Emma

    We decided to play the Q&A game with the ABC staff, and asked all sorts of bookish questions. In the coming weeks we will be posting their (sometimes cheeky!) answers here on the blog, so you can learn a little more about us. Enjoy! This time around we talk to Emma, our [...]

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  • Book Review

    The Seven Year Slip

    An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate…only to discover he lives seven years in the past, in this witty and wise novel from the bestselling author of "The Dead Romantics."

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  • Best of lists,News & Trending

    Interesting books on Autism

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    Bookbits for 7 August 2024

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    ABC Bestsellers – July 2024

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    ABC Staff Picks: Season 4 kick off!
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