China Dream

China DreamOne of China's greatest living novelists' GuardianBlending fact with fiction, China Dream is an unflinching satire of totalitarianism. After decades of loyal service, Ma Daode, a corrupt and lecherous party official, has been appointed director of the China Dream Bureau, charged with promoting President Xi Jinping's China Dream of national rejuvenation. But just as he is about to present his plan for a microchip that will be implanted into the brain

or ornamentation for our streets and gardens

"Hausfrau" boasts taut pacing and melodrama

The world is full of wonderful places to eat

Rumaan Alam deftly explores how the attachments we form in childhood shift as we adapt to our adult lives - and how the bonds of friendship endure

Loory's collection of wry and witty

Written for professionals who recognize the need for innovation within their organizations but may need guidance on plotting out the roadmap

originally published in the US only as individual short books

TWO WOULD-BE SUCCESSORS

and the vengeful Roman legions already marshalling against them

Featuring Pirro's unique insider's perspective on the crimes

Jacky Ickx

horns and claws - draws parallels to the way humans develop and employ our own weapons