М.: Центрполиграф, 2011. — 528 с. — ISBN: 978-5-227-02786-3. Афоризм - это сконцентрированная в одной фразе мудрость. Не всякая яркая личность способна к афористичному мышлению, не всякий взлет человеческой мысли можно выразить несколькими словами. В этом сборнике особенно заметно, как мало изменился человек. Любовь, семья, дети волновали философов Древней Греции, поэтов...
660 tons of Semtex is detonated in a massive explosion in Libya. The operation seems to have gone smoothly, but within minutes of the explosion, CIA agent Richard Lawrence discovers that one shipment of the explosive has been hijacked. Days later, a glory-seeking 'Emir' broadcasts to the world that he is planning a massive terrorist strike against a U.S. landmark. And he gives a...
When authorities in Alaska receive a disturbing call from a teenage girl, their investigation leads them to discover an entire family of researchers dead. Joe Rush is called to help examine the bodies. On the surface, it looks like a brutal murder/suicide. But the situation is nowhere near that simple — nor is it over.
Upon closer investigation, Rush discovers the terrifying...
In the remote, frozen waters of the Arctic Ocean, the high-powered and technically advanced submarine U.S.S. Montana is in peril. Adrift and in flames, the boat — and the entire crew — could be lost. The only team close enough to get to them in time is led by Marine doctor and bio-terror expert Joe Rush.
With only thirty-six hours before the surviving crew perish, Joe and his...
At the height of its power in World War two, the Imperial Japanese war machine controlled much of the Far East. Their early, almost un-checked conquests allowed them to loot vast unrecorded hoards of treasure and huge amounts of gold bullion from the banks.
Consequently tons of gold and silver were buried, in one hundred and seventy five separate sites, including many of the deep...
A lushly romantic novel from the author of call me by your name.
Eight White Nights is an unforgettable journey through that enchanted terrain where passion and fear and the sheer craving to ask for love and to show love can forever alter who we are. A man in his late twenties goes to a large Christmas party in Manhattan where a woman introduces herself with three words: "I am...
Einst zierte er eine Götterstatue und faszinierte Maharadschas, Kaiser und Könige: Der Florentiner, einer der wertvollsten Diamanten der Welt, wurde unter mächtigen Herrschern weitergereicht – doch allen hat er nur Unglück gebracht. Jetzt scheint er wieder aufgetaucht zu sein. Die Schmuckexpertin Marie-Claire de Vries erhält den Auftrag, die Geschichte des Diamanten zu erkunden,...
It was a wet, bad year on the Old Western Trail. From Red River north and all along was herd after herd waterbound by high water in the rivers. Our outfit lay over nearly a week on the South Canadian, but we were not alone, for there were five other herds waiting for the river to go down. This river had tumbled over her banks for several days, and the driftwood that was coming...
While walking her poodle, Olivia Limoges discovers a dead body buried in the sand. Could it be connected to the bizarre burglaries plaguing Oyster Bay, North Carolina? At every crime scene, the thieves set up odd tableaus: a stick of butter with a knife through it, dolls with silver spoons in their mouths, a deck of cards with a missing queen. Olivia realizes each setup represents...
In the small coastal town of Oyster Bay, North Carolina, you'll find plenty of characters, ne'er-do-wells, and even a few celebs trying to duck the paparazzi. But when murder joins this curious community, the Bayside Book Writers are there to get the story...
Olivia Limoges is the subject of constant gossip. Ever since she came back to town-a return as mysterious as her...
Olivia Limoges and the Bayside Book Writers are excited about Oyster Bay's newest resident: bestselling novelist Nick Plumley, who's come to work on his next book. But when Olivia stops by Plumley's rental she finds that he's been strangled to death. Her instincts tell her that something from the past came back to haunt him, but she never expects that the investigation could spell...
Purple Hibiscus is the first novel by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It was first published by Algonquin Books in 2003. Purple Hibiscus is set in postcolonial Nigeria, a country beset by political instability and economic difficulties. The central character is Kambili Achike, aged fifteen for much of the period covered by the book, a member of a wealthy family dominated...
The Thing Around Your Neck is a short story collection by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, it was first published in April 2009 by Fourth Estate in the UK and by Knopf in the US. It received many positive reviews including: 'She makes storytelling seem as easy as birdsong' (Daily Telegraph) 'Stunning. Like all fine storytellers, she leaves us wanting more' (The Times).
On India's south-western coast, between Goa and Calicut, lies Kittur – a small, nondescript every town. Aravind Adiga acts as our guide to the town, mapping overlapping lives of Kittur's residents. Here, an illiterate Muslim boy working at the train station finds himself tempted by an Islamic terrorist; a bookseller is arrested for selling a copy of "The Satanic Verses"; a rich,...
Balram Halwai ist ein ungewöhnlicher Ich-Erzähler: Diener, Philosoph, Unternehmer, Mörder. In diesem Roman erzählt er uns die schreckliche und zugleich faszinierende Geschichte seines Erfolges. Balram – der «weiße Tiger» – kommt aus einem Dorf im Herzen Indiens. Er sieht, wie seinesgleichen, die Diener, aber auch ihre reichen Herren mit ihrer Jagd nach Alkohol, Geld und Mädchen...
Balram Halwai ist ein ungewöhnlicher Ich-Erzähler: Diener, Philosoph, Unternehmer, Mörder. In diesem Roman erzählt er uns die schreckliche und zugleich faszinierende Geschichte seines Erfolges. Balram – der «weiße Tiger» – kommt aus einem Dorf im Herzen Indiens. Er sieht, wie seinesgleichen, die Diener, aber auch ihre reichen Herren mit ihrer Jagd nach Alkohol, Geld und Mädchen...
A tale of one man refusing to leave his home in the face of property development. Tower A is a relic from a co-operative housing society established in the 1950s. When a property developer offers to buy out the residents for eye-watering sums, the principled yet arrogant teacher is the only one to refuse the offer, determined not to surrender his sentimental attachment to his home...
Manju is fourteen. He knows he is good at cricket — if not as good as his elder brother Radha. He knows that he fears and resents his domineering and cricket-obsessed father, admires his brilliantly talented brother and is fascinated by CSI and curious and interesting scientific facts. But there are many things, about himself and about the world, that he doesn't know. . Everyone...
Marsilio, 2012. — 373 p. — ISBN 978-88-317-3374-8. Un gruppo di persone influenti, la cui maggiore aspirazione è vivere al limite. Gente esperta, che ha lasciato un’impronta sul paese e pensa più in grande degli individui comuni. Un collegio esclusivo li ha uniti in gioventù, hanno fatto di Arancia meccanica il loro film culto, e dopo vent’anni la passione per la caccia li...
Marsilio, 2012. — 373 p. — ISBN 978-88-317-3374-8. Un gruppo di persone influenti, la cui maggiore aspirazione è vivere al limite. Gente esperta, che ha lasciato un’impronta sul paese e pensa più in grande degli individui comuni. Un collegio esclusivo li ha uniti in gioventù, hanno fatto di Arancia meccanica il loro film culto, e dopo vent’anni la passione per la caccia li...
Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, 2012. Als Bryan das Rote Kreuz auf den Dächern sah, atmete er tief durch. Trotz der vielen Sandsäcke, trotz der vergitterten Fenster im ersten und zweiten Stock und trotz etlicher Wachen mit Hunden wirkte die Anlage tatsächlich wie ein ganz normales Krankenhaus. ›Aber lass dich nicht täuschen‹, dachte Bryan, als man ihn zu den Gebäuden brachte. Wer...
München: DTV, 2009. — 432 S. Teil 1 der Reihe "Carl-Mørck" Die verzerrte Stimme kam aus einem Lautsprecher irgendwo im Dunklen: "Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu deinem Geburtstag, Merete. Du bist jetzt hier seit 126 Tagen, und das ist unser Geburtstagsgeschenk: Das Licht wird von nun an ein Jahr lang eingeschaltet bleiben. Es sei denn, du weißt die Antwort: Warum halten wir dich...
München: DTV, 2009. — 432 S. Teil 1 der Reihe "Carl-Mørck" Die verzerrte Stimme kam aus einem Lautsprecher irgendwo im Dunklen: "Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu deinem Geburtstag, Merete. Du bist jetzt hier seit 126 Tagen, und das ist unser Geburtstagsgeschenk: Das Licht wird von nun an ein Jahr lang eingeschaltet bleiben. Es sei denn, du weißt die Antwort: Warum halten wir dich...
München: DTV, 2011. — 592 S. Teil 3 der Reihe "Carl-Mørck" Niemand hatte die verwitterte Flaschenpost beachtet, der Hilfeschrei in ihrem Inneren war ungehört verhallt. Jahre später gelangt das verblasste Schriftstück ins Sonderdezernat Q in Kopenhagen. Die Materialanalyse zeigt, dass die Botschaft mit menschlichem Blut geschrieben wurde. Die Entzifferung der Buchstaben führt...
München: DTV, 2013. — 576 S. Teil 5 der Reihe "Carl-Mørck" Marco ist fünfzehn – und er hasstsein Leben in einem Clan, dessen Mitglieder von dem gewalttätigenund zynischen Anführer Zola in die Kriminalität gezwungen werden. Als Marco seinem Sklavendasein entflieht, findet er in der Nähe von Zolas Wohnsitz eine Männerleiche.
DTV, 2010. — 464 S. Wieder krachte ein Schuss über die Baumwipfel. Das Rufen der Treiber war jetzt schon deutlich zu hören. Das Blut pochte in den Ohren, und die Lungen schmerzten vom scharfen Einatmen der feuchten Luft. Los, los, weiter, lauf, und fall bloß nicht hin. Du kommst sonst nie wieder hoch. Scheiße, Scheiße, warum bekomme ich die Hände nicht frei? Weiter, na los......
The third novel in the compelling Conquest series (1066: The Bloody Aftermath) from the author of Sworn Sword. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwall, Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane. AUTUMN, 1071. The struggle for England has been long and brutal. Five years after the fateful Battle of Hastings, only a desperate band of rebels in the Fens stands between King William and absolute...
January 1069. Less than three years have passed since Hastings and the death of the usurper, Harold Godwineson. In the depths of winter, two thousand Normans march to subdue the troublesome province of Northumbria. Tancred a Dinant, an ambitious and oath-sworn knight and a proud leader of men, is among them, hungry for battle, for silver and for land. But at Durham the Normans...
England, 1070. Renowned for his exploits, the knight Tancred has become a lord in his own right, with men to command and a manor to call home on the turbulent Welsh Marches. But his hard-fought gains are soon placed in peril, as the Normans’ newly won kingdom falls under siege on all sides. A coalition of enemies both old and new prepares to march, and King William’s fragile hold...
Milano: Fratelli Treves Editori, 1918. — 127 p. Indice: Le figurine. Il camiciotto rosso. La cassaforte di don Fiorenzo. La forfecchia. La ciocchettina. Il nido. Ferdina. Il chiodo. Cinquantamila lire. La stella Sirio. L'asino nel fiume. Il diavolo nell'ampolla.
Bologna, 2011. — 125 p. "Parvenze e sembianze" di Adolfo Albertazzi è un'opera che esplora la complessità dell'identità umana attraverso una prosa raffinata e stratificata. Ambientata in un contesto urbano contemporaneo, il libro tratteggia le vite di personaggi che si confrontano con le loro percezioni e le aspettative sociali. Lo stile di Albertazzi, caratterizzato da una...
Bologna, 2012. — 96 p. "Vecchie Storie d'Amore" di Adolfo Albertazzi è una raccolta di storie ambientate in contesti storici, incentrate sui temi dell'amore, della passione e delle emozioni umane. Il libro esplora la natura immutabile delle passioni umane, nonostante i costumi e gli atteggiamenti mutevoli nel tempo. Le storie approfondiscono la complessità delle relazioni, i...
Iran is bracing for war and poised to make an armed grab for regional hegemony. Its leadership in Tehran is preparing to play a secret military trump card. Long in preparation, Iran's nuclear warfare program has yielded an array of weapons of mass destruction and delivery systems to drop nukes onto targets in the Middle East and as far away as the continental reaches of the United...
A Tuareg youth ventures into trackless desert on a life-threatening quest to find the father he remembers only as a shadow from his childhood, but the spirit world frustrates and tests his resolve. For a time, he is rewarded with the Eden of a lost oasis, but eventually, as new settlers crowd in, its destiny mimics the rise of human civilization. Over the sands and the years, the...
Rejected by his tribe and hunted by the kin of the man he killed, Ukhayyad and his thoroughbred camel flee across the desolate Tuareg deserts of the Sahara. Between bloody wars against the Italians in the north and famine raging in the south, Ukhayyad rides for the remote rock caves of Jebel Hasawna. There, he says farewell to the mount who has been his companion through thirst,...
Isan, the novel s protagonist, is either Seth himself or a latter-day avatar. A desert-wandering seer and proponent of desert life, he settles for an extended stay in a fertile oasis. If Jack Frost, the personification of the arrival of winter, were to visit a tropical rain forest, the results might be similarly disastrous. Not surprisingly, since this is a novel by Ibrahim...
"Will put Allen in the company of writers such as James Joyce, August Wilson, and Ralph Ellison." — The Philadelphia Inquirer.
When it was first published fifteen years ago, Jeffery Renard Allen's debut novel, Rails Under My Back, earned its author comparisons to some of the giants of twentieth-century modernism. The publication of Allen's equally ambitious second novel, Song of...
A contemporary American masterpiece about music, race, an unforgettable man, and an unreal America during the Civil War era.
At the heart of this remarkable novel is Thomas Greene Wiggins, a nineteenth-century slave and improbable musical genius who performed under the name Blind Tom.
Song of the Shank opens in 1866 as Tom and his guardian, Eliza Bethune, struggle to adjust to...
Salani, 2009. — 57 p. — ISBN 9788862560429. Nel garage della nuova casa, Michael scopre qualcosa di magico: una creatura, un po' uomo un po' uccello, che sembra avere bisogno di aiuto. Si chiama Skellig e adora il cibo cinese e la birra scura. Non sapremo mai di preciso cos'è; c'è del mistero in questa storia, ma va bene così. L'importante per Michael, e per la sua sorellina...
Mϋnchen, Wilhelm Heine Verlag, 1983; ISBN: 3-453-30978-2. Viele Jahrtausende vor unserer Zeitrechnung bildeten Europa, Asien und Afrika noch eine zusammenhängende Landmasse: den hyborischen Kontinent. Es ist die Welt und die Zeit von CONAN, dem Abenteurer aus dem düsteren nördlichen Grenzland Cimmerien, der die Steppen und Dschungel, die Gebirge und Ebenen auf der Jagd nach...
Mϋnchen, Wilhelm Heine Verlag, 1966. Er hieß Nicholas van Rijn und war ein interstellarer Abenteurer, ein Handelsmann und Frauenheld des 21. Jahrhunderts. Er zog alle Register seines Könnens, als es darum ging, das Versteck der Extraterrestrier ausfindig zu machen, den sterbenden Planeten zu retten und das Rätsel der Wilden von Kain zu lösen. Drei Abenteuer des Sternenhändlers,...
Mϋnchen, Wilhelm Heine Verlag. 1998. ISBN: 3‐453‐11946‐0. Geschichte ist ein zerbrechliches Gebilde. Immer wieder gibt es Bestrebungen einzelner oder ganzer Gruppen, die Geschichte durch Eingriffe zu manipulieren, um sich Vorteile zu verschaffen. Deswegen wacht die Zeitpatrouille über das Muster des Zeitstroms und greift ein, wenn es zu verdächtigen Kräuselungen kommt, die auf...
Dominic Flandry, ein Fähnrich im Dienst der terranischen Flotte, wird zur Schlüsselfigur im Ringen der beiden kosmischen Großmächte Terra und Merseia.
Der junge Flandry erhält eine Information aus dem Geheimarchiv Merseias zugespielt. Er enträtselt die Botschaft und erfährt, daß ein Planet, auf dem zwei verschiedenartige Völker beheimatet sind, von der Vernichtung bedroht ist —...
Im Jahre 1345 trägt sich eine höchst erstaunliche Geschichte zu. Ein Raumschiff der eroberungslustigen Wersgorix — blaugesichtige Aliens, die sich ein Stemenimperium zusammengeraubt haben — landet im englischen Lincolnshire. Angesichts der Burg von Sir Roger Baron de Toumeville und der armseligen Hütten des Dorfes am Fuße der Burg sowie der mittelalterlichen Rüstung und Bewaffnung...
Open Road Integrated Media, 2023. — 262 p. — ISBN 978-1504084970. A German actor conscripted into WWII will play the role of his life as he makes a daring escape in this espionage thriller inspired by true events. When the SS orders banned entertainer Max Kaspar to impersonate a US officer during the Battle of the Bulge, Max devises his own secret mission to escape the war and...
Yucca Publishing, 2014. — 276 p. — ISBN 978-1504085069. Forced into the Battle of the Bulge, two soldiers on opposing sides find the courage to desert when their honor is betrayed in this WWII thriller. Belgium, 1944. For both American GI Wendell Lett and German seaman Holger Frings, the relentless bloodbath of World War II has become a prison and a curse. Just as Lett meets a...
Il Maestrale, 2009. — 241 p. — ISBN 9788886109918. Alba Pistis è la sorella maggiore dei gemelli Carlo e Valentina, verso i quali si comporta come una madre, specie dopo la morte dei genitori e nonostante i suoi impegni di lavoro notturno in un istituto di genetica. Eppure Alba non si accorge delle difficoltà esistenziali dei suoi fratelli, e scopre all'improvviso, per...
Il Maestrale, 2009. — 241 p. — ISBN 9788886109918. Alba Pistis è la sorella maggiore dei gemelli Carlo e Valentina, verso i quali si comporta come una madre, specie dopo la morte dei genitori e nonostante i suoi impegni di lavoro notturno in un istituto di genetica. Eppure Alba non si accorge delle difficoltà esistenziali dei suoi fratelli, e scopre all'improvviso, per...
Il maestrale, 2007. — 209 p. Alta Italia, nell'inverno fra il 1944 e il 1945 si muove il protagonista di questa storia: Efis Brau, sardo. Cinque anni prima - ora ne ha solo diciassette - attraversando il mare, è arrivato in Piemonte per studiare dai preti, ma da qualche mese si ritrova costretto nelle file di un esercito mezzo tedesco e mezzo italiano che solo la confusione di...
Il maestrale, 2007. — 209 p. Alta Italia, nell'inverno fra il 1944 e il 1945 si muove il protagonista di questa storia: Efis Brau, sardo. Cinque anni prima - ora ne ha solo diciassette - attraversando il mare, è arrivato in Piemonte per studiare dai preti, ma da qualche mese si ritrova costretto nelle file di un esercito mezzo tedesco e mezzo italiano che solo la confusione di...