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This novel, written in 1993, links the murder of a real estate agent in Wallender's town of Ystad to South Africa, where Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison, and to Russia, where the KGB is busy planning Mandela's fate. Wallender is a classically dour but dedicated policeman whose progress through his cases is a combination of hard slogging and lucky breaks. But several factors render this effort less compelling than its...
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Nemirovsky brings the characters to life with a light touch.
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Everything is over for Simon Axler. One of the leading American stage actors of his generation, now in his sixties, he has lost his magic, his talent and his assurance. When he goes on stage he feels like a lunatic and looks like an idiot. His wife has gone, his audience has left him, his agent can't persuade him to make a comeback. In this long day? journey into night, told with Roth? inimitable urgency, bravura and gravity, all our life?...
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Cheese is a metaphor for what you want in life - be it a good job, a loving relationship, money or possessions, health or spiritual peace of mind. And the maze is where you look for what you want - the organization you work in, or the family or community where you live. This book shows how to anticipate change, adapt quickly, enjoy the change and be ready for more, so that you suffer from less stress and enjoy more success in life.
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| Autor: |
H. Lee |
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Vintage Books |
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320 |
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2001 |
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978-0-09-941978-5 |
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The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic.Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill A Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human...
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Sparkling with comic genius and narrative exuberance, I Served the King of England is a story of how the unbelievable came true. Its remarkable hero, Ditie, is a hotel waiter who rises to become a millionaire and then loses it all again against the backdrop of events in Prague from the German invasion to the victory of Communism. Ditie's fantastic journey intertwines the political and the personal in a narrative that both enlightens and...
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There is widespread confusion about the nature of religious truth. For the first time in history, a significantly large number of people want nothing to do with God. Mlitant atheists preach a gospel of godlessness with the zeal of missionaries and find an eager audience. What has happened? Tracing the history of faith from the Palaeolithic Age to the present, Karen Armstrong shows that meaning of words such as 'belief', 'faith', and 'mystery' has...
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The Counterlife is about people enacting their dreams of renewal and escape, some of them going so far as to risk their lives to alter seemingly irreversible destinies. Wherever they may find themselves, the characters of The Counterlife are tempted unceasingly by the prospect of an alternative existence that can reverse their fate. Illuminating these lives in transition and guiding us through the book's evocative landscapes, familiar and...
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Subtitled "A Romantic Novel in Honour of the Passing of a Great Race", "The Torrents of Spring" - Hemingway's second published work - wonderfully parodies the themes and styles of the 'great race' of writers of his generation. Spring is coming to the small towns of Michigan, but the snow still covers the land when Scripps O'Neil sets of for Chicago, decides to stop a while in Petoskey, and meets up with Yogi Johnson. Their bizarre stories are a...
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The Third Man is Greene’s brilliant recreation of post-war Vienna. Rollo Martins, a second-rate novelist, arrives penniless to visit his friend and hero, Harry Lime. But Harry has died in suspicious circumstances, and the police are closing in on his associates. The Fallen Idol is the chilling story of a small boy caught up in the games adults play. Left in the care of the butler and his wife while his parents go on holiday, Philip...
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Sooner or later, everybody pays and the dead will set the price'erry Fegan, a former paramilitary contract killer, is haunted by the ghosts of the 12 people he has slaughtered. Every night he drowns their screams in drink, on the point of losing his mind. Then one of the ghosts offers Fegan a solution: kill those who engineered their deaths. From the greedy politicians to the corrupt security forces, the street thugs to the complacent bystanders...
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The most comprehensive and authoritative history of communism. `Balanced, insightful, illuminated by intriguing detail and flashes of humour, this worldwide panorama is a miracle of compression.' -- Independent `scholarly, well-paced and critical...few can match him for insider knowledge' --Sunday Times This superb book gives the history of the ideology and the reasons for its decline --Telegraph
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Nathan Zuckerman returns to New York after being away for 11 years and finds that everything has changed. Roth's previous book "Everyman" was a popular recommendation in the Books of the Year round-ups, and he is widely regarded as being the greatest living American writer. 'Consistently enthralling...full of tart humour and dancing intelligence' John Dugdale, "Literary Review"
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'A stylish thriller... Strands of history and imagination are beautifully woven together.' --The Times 'A serious, well-informed and interesting thriller... Excellent period setting and numerous psychological insights - highly recommended.' --The Literary Review 'A first-rate historical thriller... Sington's grasp of period detail is awesome...His writing has a rich, lustrous quality.' --The Guardian 'Sington creates a sense of unease from the...
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Drawing from two political and several literary homelands, this collection presents a remarkable series of trenchant essays, demonstrating the full range and force of Salman Rushdie's remarkable imaginative and observational powers. With candour, eloquence and indignation he carefully examines an expanse of topics; including the politics of India and Pakistan, censorship, the Labour Party, Palestinian identity, contemporary film and...
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One frozen January morning at 5am, Inspector Wallander responds to what he believes is a routine call out. When he reaches the isolated farmhouse he discovers a bloodbath. An old man has been tortured and beaten to death, his wife lies barely alive beside his shattered body, both victims of a violence beyond reason. Wallander's life is a shambles.
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Re-issues of three classic titles featuring Mankell's Swedish detective Kurt Wallander. Republished to tie in with the new series of 'Wallander', starring Kenneth Branagh, as these books have been adapted.
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Inspector Kurt Wallander is home from an idyllic holiday in Rome, full of energy and plans for the future. Autumn settles in, and Wallander prays the winter will be peaceful. But when he investigates the disappearance of an elderly birdwatcher he discovers a meticulously planned murder - a body impaled in a trap of sharpened bamboo poles.
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| Wydawnictwo: |
Vintage Books |
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| Data wydania: |
2010 |
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Journeys Through Modern Conflict The reporter and the photojournalist witness up close what no one else should see. Only those who have been there can comprehend. The Secret Life of War is an awesome read, the best enquiry into killing and suffering I've encountered. A plea for resolution, a document of brutal honesty, the bare truth: in it beats the pulse of being there in the throes of modern conflict
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What the Japanese Know About Cooking Japan is the pre-eminent food nation on earth. The Japanese go to the most extraordinary lengths and expense to eat the finest, most delectable, and downright freakiest food imaginable. Their creativity, dedication and ingenuity, not to mention courage in the face of dishes such as cod sperm, whale penis and octopus ice cream, is only now beginning to be fully appreciated in the sushi-saturated West, as are...
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Ciąża to wspaniały okres dla przyszłej mamy oraz jej otoczenia. Wyczekiwanie na badanie USG, pierwsze ruchy dziecka, obserwacja rosnącego brzuszka. Oprócz wielkich oczekiwań i radości, ciąża jest również czasem ogromnych zmian w sposobie odżywiania i stylu życia. Przyszła mama musi pamiętać o terminach wizyt u lekarza oraz wykonywać badania w określonym czasie.
O tym, jakich pytań nie zadawać nieznajomym, jak być dobrym gościem, kiedy Polak zostaje starym kawalerem i dlaczego Amerykanie nie proszą o pomoc – razem z autorką przekraczamy ocean znaczeń i wdzieramy się w dżunglę kulturowych symboli polskiego przylądka.
Coraz częściej mówi się o stosowania kar wobec dzieci. Rodzice, nauczyciele i opiekunowie muszą sobie zdawać sprawę z konsekwencji jakie niesie za sobą stosowanie przemocy wobec najmłodszych.