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Editore: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0241965268ISBN 13: 9780241965269
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -From the MAN BOOKER PRIZE- and WOMEN'S PRIZE-SHORTLISTED author of Swing Time, White Teeth and On Beauty - a masterful and intimate novel of modern London life'A triumph. Every sentence sings' Guardian'Intensely funny, richly varied, always unexpected. A joyous, optimistic, angry masterpiece' Daily Telegraph'Smith's most satisfying novel. Funny, sexy, weird, full of acute social comedy. She's up there with the best around' Evening StandardZadie Smith's brilliant tragicomic NW follows four Londoners - Leah, Natalie, Felix and Nathan - after they've left their childhood council estate, grown up and moved on to different lives. From private houses to public parks, at work and at play, their city is brutal, beautiful and complicated. Yet after a chance encounter they each find that the choices they've made, the people they once were and are now, can suddenly, rapidly unravel. Funny, poignant and vividly contemporary, NW is as brimming with vitality as the city itself. 384 pp. Englisch.
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Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 1405912650ISBN 13: 9781405912655
Da: Rheinberg-Buch Andreas Meier eK, Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -THE PULSE-RACING FIRST DEPARTMENT Q THRILLER FROM THE NO. 1 INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Six-star suspense! Superbly written' 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review'Unputdownable. Keeps you hooked from start to end' 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review'Taut, thrilling and nail-biting' 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review_______ She scratches at the walls until her fingers bleed. But there is no escape. She doesn't know how long she's been there. She vows not to go mad. She would rather die. Copenhagen detective Carl Mørck has been taken off homicide to run a newly created department for unsolved crimes. His first case concerns politician Merete Lynggaard, who vanished five years ago. Everyone says she's dead. Everyone says it's a waste of time. He thinks they're right. But she isn't dead . . . yet. Can they save her in time _______PRAISE FOR THE DEPARTMENT Q SERIES:'Gripping story-telling' Guardian 'Mesmerising writing' Independent 'Scandinavian crime novels don't get much darker' New York Times Book Review'Everything you could possibly want from a thriller and much, much more' Kirkus 512 pp. Englisch.
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Editore: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0241954665ISBN 13: 9780241954669
Da: Rheinberg-Buch Andreas Meier eK, Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Pankaj Mishra's provocative account of how China, India and the Muslim World are remaking the world in their own image - shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2013SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2013Viewed in the West as a time of self-confident progress, the Victorian period was experienced by Asians as a catastrophe. As the British gunned down the last heirs to the Mughal Empire or burned down the Summer Palace in Beijing, it was clear that for Asia to recover a new way of thinking was needed. Pankaj Mishra re-tells the history of the past two centuries, showing how a remarkable, disparate group of thinkers, journalists, radicals and charismatics emerged from the ruins of empire to create an unstoppable Asian renaissance, one whose ideas lie behind everything from the Chinese Communist Party to the Muslim Brotherhood, and have made our world what it is today.Reviews:'Arrestingly original . this penetrating and disquieting book should be on the reading list of anybody who wants to understand where we are today' John Gray, Independent 'A riveting account that makes new and illuminating connections . deeply entertaining and deeply humane' Hisham Matar'Fascinating . a rich and genuinely thought-provoking book' Noel Malcolm, Sunday Telegraph'Provocative, shaming and convincing' Michael Binyon, The Times 'Lively . engaging . retains the power to shock' Mark Mazower, Financial Times'Subtle, erudite and entertaining' Economist, New DelhiAbout the author:Pankaj Mishra is the author of Butter Chicken in Ludiana, The Romantics, An End to Suffering and Temptations of the West. He writes principally for the Guardian, The New York Times, London Review of Books and New York Review of Books. He lives in London, Shimla and New York. 356 pp. Englisch.
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Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0141392177ISBN 13: 9780141392172
Da: Wegmann1855, Zwiesel, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -A moving love story and a vivid depiction of Berlin in the 1870s, from Germany's greatest nineteenth-century novelist Theodor FontaneIn this classic novel-one of the pillars of German literature-Lene, a beautiful, orphaned young seamstress, falls in love with Botho, a handsome, aristocratic cavalry officer. They know they have only a short time together, as society deems their relationship inappropriate and refuses to take their love seriously. But while Botho seems to have a glittering life ahead of him, his love may be his undoing. First published in 1887, this taut, flawless masterpiece caused a scandal with its portrayal of a sexual affair across the classes.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Editore: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0141038225ISBN 13: 9780141038223
Da: Rheinberg-Buch Andreas Meier eK, Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'Really made me think about how I think' - Mohsin Hamid, author of Exit WestTough times don't last. Tough people do. In The Black Swan, Taleb showed us that highly improbable and unpredictable events underlie almost everything about our world. Here Taleb stands uncertainty on its head, making it desirable, even necessary. The antifragile is beyond the resilient or robust. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better and better.Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. What Taleb has identified and calls antifragile are things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish.Antifragile is a blueprint for living in a Black Swan world. Erudite, witty, and iconoclastic, Taleb's message is revolutionary: the antifragile, and only the antifragile, will make it.'The hottest thinker in the world' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times 519 pp. Englisch.
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Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0241967368ISBN 13: 9780241967362
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A completely revised edition of the award-winning, bestselling London Mapguide by Michael Middleditch - the best streetmap on the market.Michael Middleditch has revised and updated his hugely successful LONDON MAPGUIDE - first published in 1983 and now in its eighth edition. Streets and sights are mapped and named, and there is a full index so that it can be used like the London A-Z. In addition, famous landmarks, places of entertainment etc. are indicated on the maps. This edition has a brand-new spread on London architecture, and the Stratford Olympic area is fully incorporated into the book.At 72 pages of full colour maps this is the perfect book for every tourist and city-dweller.For many years Michael Middleditch was chief cartographer at Geographia. He created the Mapguides especially for Penguin, and there are four award-winning and highly successful titles in the series: New York, Paris, London and the Map of the World. 72 pp. Deutsch.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0718177363ISBN 13: 9780718177362
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Discover the journey that led to the No. 1 international bestseller Untamed, from the life-changing guru that every woman needs'Do it. Read it. Live it. Practice it.' ADELE'Profound. I can't stop thinking about this book' Brene Brown'What an absolute guru of a woman' ELIZABETH DAY, author of HOW TO FAIL 'Here's my hunch: nobody's secure, and nobody feels like she completely belongs. Those insecurities are just job hazards of being human. On my deathbed, I'm not going to wish I had danced like JLo; I'm just going to wish I had danced more.' On Mother's Day, 2002, Glennon Doyle was unmarried, addicted to drugs, booze, food and bad love.But by a strange twist of fate, it was on this day that she discovered she was pregnant.After twenty years of wilful self-destruction, how could Glennon rise to the challenge of looking after the helpless, innocent child growing within her, when she couldn't even look after herself This is the inspiring story of Glennon Doyle; the mother who, for the love of her child, was determined to change her life forever.Carry On, Warrior is the life-changing book by Glennon Doyle about the power of the love we hold for our family, and for ourselves.Praise for Glennon Doyle'This book will shake your brain and make your soul scream' Adele'Some books shake you by the shoulders while others steal your heart. Glennon does both at the exact same time' Brené Brown 'Remarkable' Fearne Cotton'A testament to the power of vulnerability.words that anyone who's ever known pain or shame can relate to' Oprah Winfrey'This book will change lives, and I am incredibly grateful that it exists' Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of EAT PRAY LOVE 288 pp. Deutsch.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 1405909889ISBN 13: 9781405909884
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Clive Cussler (Author) Clive Cussler is the author and co-author of a great number of international bestsellers, including the famous Dirk Pitt¿ adventures, such as Celtic Empire; the NUMA¿ Files adventures, most recently The Rising Sea; the Oregon Files, such as Shadow Tyrants; the Isaac Bell historical thrillers, which began with The Chase; and the recent Fargo Adventures which lastly included The Oracle. He lives in Arizona.Dirk Cussler (Author) Dirk Cussler, the son of Clive Cussler, has an MBA from Berkeley. He is the co-author of Crescent Dawn, Black Wind, Treasure of Khan, Arctic Drift, Poseidon's Arrow and Havana Storm. 512 pp. Deutsch.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 014104635XISBN 13: 9780141046358
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Paperback edition of the 2nd novel from the much-loved comedian French, which follows the success of 'A Tiny Bit Marvellous', which sold more than half a million copies. Features the eponymous Silvia, who lies in a coma listening to a constant stream of visitors who are set to uncover the mystery of her broken life. 'Really enjoyable and highly recommended. Dawn French is a wonderful writer - witty, wise and poignant' 'Daily Mail' 432 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 1405912669ISBN 13: 9781405912662
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Fans of Jo Nesbo, The Killing, and Scandi noir will love this gripping thriller from international bestselling crime-writing sensation A closed case hides a terrible secret . . . _______ Department Q solves the unsolvable. So when a file on the brutal murder of a brother and sister 20 years ago lands on the desk of Detective Carl Mørck, he doesn't understand why. Because the killer has already been found, and the case is closed. Why has it turned up on Carl's desk And more importantly, who put it there _______ Praise for Jussi Adler-Olsen: 'The new 'it' boy of Nordic Noir' The Times 'Gripping story-telling' Guardian 'Mesmerising . . . As impressive as it is unnerving' Independent 'Engrossing' Sunday Express 544 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0143118358ISBN 13: 9780143118350
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A dual-language edition of Chinese stories-many appearing in English for the first time This new volume of eight short stories, with parallel translations, offers students at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature from the world's most spoken language, without having to constantly to refer back to a dictionary. The stories-many of which appear here in English for the first time-are by well-known writers as well as emerging voices. From a story by Li Rui about the honest simplicity of a Shanxi farmer to one by Ma Yuan exposing the seamy underside of contemporary urban society, they are infused with both rural dialect and urban slang and feature a wide range of styles and points of view. Complete with notes, the stories make excellent reading in either language. 256 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0241963990ISBN 13: 9780241963999
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Beautifully packaged reissue of one of Muriel Spark's best loved novels, The Girls of Slender Means'Long ago in 1945 all the nice people in England were poor, allowing for exceptions'In the May of Teck Club - a London hostel 'three times window shattered since 1940 but never directly hit' - the young lady residents do their best to act as if the war never happened. They practice elocution, and jostle one another over suitors and a single Schiaparelli gown. But behind the girls' giddy literary and amorous peregrinations they hide some tragically painful secrets and wounds.'You girls are my vocation . . . I am dedicated to you in my prime''Reading the novel as a young woman was a random gift; rereading it today is to encounter the rarest of fiction and to appreciate the early and enduring genius of Muriel Spark' Carol Shields, Guardian'One of Spark's most evocative novels' Anne TaylorMuriel Spark was born and educated in Edinburgh. She was active in the field of creative writing since 1950, when she won a short-story writing competition in the Observer, and her many subsequent novels include Memento Mori (1959), The Ballad of Peckham Rye (1960), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961), The Girls of Slender Means (1963) and Aiding and Abetting (2000). She also wrote plays, poems, children's books and biographies. She became Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1993, and died in 2006. 144 pp. Deutsch.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0241964008ISBN 13: 9780241964002
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Muriel Spark was born and educated in Edinburgh. She was active in the field of creative writing since 1950, when she won a short-story writing competition in the Observer, and her many subsequent novels include Memento Mori (1959), The Ballad of Peckham Rye (1960), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961), The Girls of Slender Means (1963) and Aiding and Abetting (2000). She also wrote plays, poems, children's books and biographies. She became Dame Commander of the British Empire in 1993, and died in 2006. 128 pp. Deutsch.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0141036591ISBN 13: 9780141036595
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Zadie Smith is the author of the novels White Teeth, The Autograph Man, On Beauty, NW and Swing Time, as well as a novella, The Embassy of Cambodia, and a collection of essays, Changing My Mind, and editor of The Book of Other People. Zadie was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2002, and was listed as one of Granta's 20 Best Young British Novelists in 2003 and again in 2013. White Teeth won multiple awards including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Guardian First Book Award. On Beauty was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Orange Prize for Fiction, and NW was shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. Zadie Smith is currently a tenured professor of fiction at New York University and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. 384 pp. Deutsch.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 1405910275ISBN 13: 9781405910279
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Entwined with You will take you to the very limits of obsession - and introduce you to a hero you'll never forget . . .One of the bestselling love stories of the century_______As Eva and Gideon face the demons of their pasts, they also must accept the consequences of their obsessive desires . . .From the moment I first met Gideon Cross, I recognized something in him that I needed.Something I couldn't resist.I also saw the dangerous and damaged soul inside - so much like my own. I was drawn to it. I needed him as surely as I needed my heart to beat.No one knows how much he risked for me . . .Entwined by our secrets, we tried to defy the odds. We made our own rules and surrendered completely to the exquisite power of possession.Daringly sensual and intensely romantic, this is a love story that will have you glued to the page._______Praise for Sylvia Day:'A hundred degrees hotter than anything you've ever read before' Reveal'Riveting, sensual . . . You won't be disappointed' 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review'Lots of sex and gripping story lines' Sun'If you like Fifty Shades then you will love these books' 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review'A powerful love story' 5\*\*\*\*\* Reader Review 384 pp. Deutsch.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0718194381ISBN 13: 9780718194383
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Free yourself from your fear of flying with this LIFE-CHANGING book and start enjoying your holidays again!'Brilliant - fear of flying is no more! If you hate flying, read this. You've got nothing to lose apart from your fear' 5\*\*\*\*\* READER REVIEW'I actually got bored on my last fight thanks to this book! Have shared with other nervous flyers who are all now excited to fly' 5\*\*\*\*\* READER REVIEW'A must read. I have suffered a fear of flying since I was 16 . . . Now I can say hand on heart, 'I love flying'' 5\*\*\*\*\* READER REVIEW_______ Learn to enjoy your holidays and never fear flying again with this essential, life-changing, practical and easy-to-read book. This unique method pioneered by Allen Carr dispels all the most common flying fears as well as revealing the truth behind media scare stories. It removes the root of the fear, not just the symptoms and is packed with tips to help you on your next flight. Allen Carr, author of the world's bestselling guide to stopping smoking, uses his unique approach to help make flying an enjoyable part of your work or holiday. By the time you have finished reading this book, you will be looking forward to taking your next flight._______ 'His method is absolutely unique' Sir Richard BransonHear from some of the THOUSANDS of people whose flying fears have been cured by this life-changing book . . .'I have been terrified of flying for years . . . This book has changed all that. Finally I am cured!' 5\*\*\*\*\* READER REVIEW'After over 40 years of traumatic flying this book has transformed the way I look at flying. It's changed my life' 5\*\*\*\*\* READER REVIEW'It works! I can't wait to get on my flight' 5\*\*\*\*\* READER REVIEW'An excellent book, very helpful and reassuring. Left me excited about and not terrified of my flight' 5\*\*\*\*\* READER REVIEW'This book cured my flying issues. It really does work' 5\*\*\*\*\* READER REVIEW'I had a complete and irrational fear of flying which made life a misery for the last 15 years . . . Suffice to say, I'm now excited about my holiday and looking forward to the flight. It's one amazing book!' 5\*\*\*\*\* READER REVIEW'This book has changed my life. I now can't wait to go places; my trips are exciting instead of nightmares . . . I can't recommend this book enough' 5\*\*\*\*\* READER REVIEW'You will not regret buying this book . . . Still have no idea how a short book can have so much effect!' 5\*\*\*\*\* READER REVIEW'I've tried almost everything to cure my fear of flying . . . and this book works!' 5\*\*\*\*\* READER REVIEW 192 pp. Deutsch.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0241957044ISBN 13: 9780241957042
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Simon Spence collaborated with Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham on the acclaimed memoirs Stoned and 2Stoned. He has written for the NME, i-D, Dazed & Confused and the Independent. He was at the Stone Roses' legendary Blackpool and Alexandra Palace shows in 1989 and covered their era-defining Spike Island show for The Face. 400 pp. Deutsch.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0241951879ISBN 13: 9780241951873
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Sebastian Seung is Professor of Computational Neuroscience at MIT and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He has made important advances in robotics, neuroscience, neuroeconomics, and statistical physics. His research has been published in leading scientific journals, and also featured in The New York Times, Technology Review, and The Economist. 384 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 1405911891ISBN 13: 9781405911894
Da: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - THE GRIPPING FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNT OF BIN LADEN'S EXECUTION For the first time, read the first-hand account of the planning and execution of the extraordinary mission to kill the terrorist mastermind. No Easy Day puts readers inside the elite, handpicked twenty-four-man team known as SEAL Team Six as they train for the most important mission of their lives. From the crash of the Black Hawk helicopter that threatened the mission with disaster, to the radio call confirming their target was dead, the SEAL team raid on bin Laden's secret HQ is recounted in nail-biting second-by-second detail. Team leader Mark Owen takes readers behind enemy lines with one of the world's most astonishing fighting forces, in the only insider's account of their most spectacular mission. 'No Easy Day amounts to a cinematic account of the raid to kill Bin Laden: you feel as if you're sitting in the Black Hawk as it swoops in' NY Times 'A blistering first-hand account' The Sun 384 pp. Deutsch.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 014102187XISBN 13: 9780141021874
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Chosen 16 times as a 'Book of the Year' - the top non-fiction pick of 2012'The best work of modern history I have ever read' A. N. Wilson, Financial TimesAt the end of the Second World War, the Soviet Union unexpectedly found itself in control of a huge swathe of territory in Eastern Europe. Stalin and his secret police set out to convert a dozen radically different countries to a completely new political and moral system: Communism. Anne Applebaum's landmark history of this brutal time shows how societies were ruthlessly eviscerated by Communist regimes, how opposition was destroyed and what life was like for ordinary people who had to choose whether to fight, to flee or to collaborate.A haunting reminder of how fragile freedom can be, Iron Curtain is an exceptional work of historical and moral reckoning.ANNE APPLEBAUM is a historian and journalist, a regular columnist for the Washington Post and Slate, and the author of several books, including Gulag: A History, which won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction. She is the Director of Political Studies at the Legatum Institute in London, and she divides her time between Britain and Poland, where her husband, Radek Sikorski, serves as Foreign Minister.'The outstanding book of the year . a masterpiece' Oliver Kamm, The Times, Books of the Year'Exceptionally important, wise, perceptive, remarkably objective' Antony Beevor 'Explains in a manner worthy of Arthur Koestler what totalitarianism really means . it is a window into a world of lies and evil that we can hardly imagine' Edward Lucas, Standpoint'At last the story can be told . a magisterial history' Orlando Figes, Mail on Sunday 613 pp. Englisch.
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Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0141011939ISBN 13: 9780141011936
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The compelling and provocative history of world government, from acclaimed author Mark MazowerShortlisted for the RUSI 2013 Duke of Wellington Medal for Military LiteratureIn 1815 the shocked and exhausted victors of the decades of fighting that had engulfed Europe for a generation agreed to a new system for keeping the peace. Instead of independent states changing sides, doing deals and betraying one another, a new, collegial 'Concert of Europe' would ensure that the brutal chaos of the Napoleonic Wars never happened again.Mark Mazower's remarkable new book recreates two centuries of international government - the struggle to spread values and build institutions to bring order to an anarchic and dangerous state system.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0241962161ISBN 13: 9780241962169
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Waging Heavy Peace is the remarkable memoir of rock icon Neil YoungNeil Young is a singular figure in the history of rock and pop culture in the last four decades, inducted not once but twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Reflective, insightful and disarmingly honest, Waging Heavy Peace is his long-awaited memoir. From his youth in Canada to his crazy journey out to California, through Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills & Nash, to his massively successful solo career and his re-emergence as the patron saint of grunge on to his role today as one of the last uncompromised and uncompromising survivors of rock 'n' roll - this is Neil's story told in his own words.Young presents a kaleidoscopic view of personal life and musical creativity; it's a journey that spans the snows of Ontario to the LSD-laden boulevards of 1966 Los Angeles to the contemplative paradise of Hawaii today. Along the way he writes about the music, the victims, the girls and the drugs; about his happy family life but also about the health problems he and his children have experienced; about guitars, cars and sound systems; about Canada and California and Hawaii. Candid, witty and revealing, this book takes its place beside the classic memoirs of Bob Dylan and Keith Richards.'Wryly funny, deeply moving, painfully honest' Guardian'He's talking to you, not at you, unravelling himself as well, and you don't want it to end . . . You see rock and roll history from the inside out, and in the present tense' Independent'Young appears bounteous and joyful, a genuinely happy hippy . . . Unusually for a rock memoir, this one is almost completely angst-free' Sunday Times'Dryly hilarious . . . poignant . . . Waging Heavy Peace shows that Young is still in full possession of that stubborn, brilliant, one-of-a-kind instrument' Rolling Stone'A real treat . . . he writes openly and movingly abut the key figures in his life.you feel you know Young better for reading it' Metro.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0241145643ISBN 13: 9780241145647
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Yuki Gomi is a Japanese chef who has taught thousands of people how to make their own sushi. After studying at Le Cordon Bleu in Chicago, she trained under a master noodle chef, before moving to London and beginning to teach Japanese home cooking classes. Sushi at Home is her first book.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 0143106902ISBN 13: 9780143106906
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - For the centennial of Swann's Way: the most complete volume of Proust's poetry ever assembled, in a gorgeous deluxe edition As a young man, Proust wrote both poetry and prose. Even after he embarked on his masterful In Search of Lost Time at the age of thirty-eight, he never stopped writing poetry. His verse is often playful, filled with affection and satire, and is peppered with witty barbs at friends and people in his social circle of aristocrats, writers, musicians, and courtesans.Few of the poems collected here under the editorship of Harold Augenbraum, founder of the Proust Society of America, have ever been published in book form or translated into English until now. In this dual-language edition of new translations, Augenbraum has brought together nineteen renowned poets and poetry translators to bring Proust's exuberant verse back to life.For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Editore: Penguin Books Ltd Jun 2013, 2013
ISBN 10: 1846143586ISBN 13: 9781846143588
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In Halik Kochanski's extraordinary book, the untold story of Poland and the Poles in the Second World War is finally heardBy almost every measure the fate of the inhabitants of Poland was the most terrible of any group in the Second World War. Following the destruction of its armed forces in the autumn of 1939, the Republic of Poland was partitioned between Nazi and Soviet forces and officially ceased to exist. As the war progressed millions of Poles were killed, with each phase unleashing a further round, from the industrialised genocide of Treblinka to the crushing of the Warsaw Rising. Polish Jews were all to be murdered, Christians reduced to a semi-literate slave class. This powerful and original new book is perhaps the most important 'missing' work on the whole conflict, describing both the fate of those trapped within occupied Poland and of the millions of Poles who were able to escape.