A compelling narrative exploring the culture and civilization of the most famous "warrior people": the Spartans of ancient Greece, told by the world's leading expert. The narrative also...
Volomari Volotinen a deux passions: son épouse, Laura, et les antiquités. De voyages en Laponie en expéditions archéologiques, il constitue une collection très particulière. D'une touffe de...
L'inspecteur principal Jalmari Jyllänketo est envoyé par la Sécurité nationale finlandaise dans l'ouest de la Laponie. Alors que des rumeurs font état de mystérieuses disparitions, il doit...
London, 1840: Wagner's latest opera plays to packed houses while disgruntled workers gather in crowded pubs to eat ice cream and plan the downfall of the bourgeoisie. Meanwhile, the Pirate...
Ron Kamonohashi ist ein Meister seines Faches. Als Jahrgangsbester der namhaftenDetektiv-Akademie BLUE und mit einer Aufklärungsratevon 100% steht seiner steilen Karriere eigentlich nichts mehr im...
Fasziniert von der bunten Welt der Otakus Light Novel: Der Sommer ist vorbeistreift Yuji mit dem genervten Megumi im Schlepptau durch Akihabara. Und obwohl esan jeder Ecke etwas Neues zu entdecken...
In the third volume of the Millennium series, Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition in a Swedish hospital, a bullet in her head. But she's fighting for her life in more ways than one: if...
Aladin, ein sonderbarer junger Bursche mit einer geheimnisvollen Flöte, trifft auf den mittellosen Träumer Ali Baba. Zusammen machen sie sich auf zu einem verheißungsvollen und gefährlichen Abenteuer.
This electrifying book exposes the inner logic of eating disorders, demolishes the myths surrounding them, and outlines a radical new approach to their successful, permanent treatment.
Une terrible guerre divise les royaumes de Pyrrhia. Selon une mystérieuse prophétie, seuls cinq jeunes dragons nés lors de la Nuit-la-plus-Claire pourront mettre fin aux combats et apporter la...
On the occasion of what would have been his 80th birthday, the Modern Library presents the first collection that includes all of Truman Capote's short fiction--a volume that confirms his status...
In her singular voice--both humble and brave, touching and humorous--Maxine Hong Kingston gives us a poignant and beautiful memoir-in-verse that captures the wisdom that comes with age. As she...
An international publishing sensation, Stieg Larsson's Girl with the Dragon Tattoo combines murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue into one satisfyingly complex and...
Comment Aurel Timescu peut-il être Consul de France? Avec sa dégaine des années trente et son accent roumain, il n'a pourtant rien à faire au Quai d'Orsay. D'ailleurs, lui qui déteste...
Wars come and go across the headlines and television screens, but for those who survive them, scarred and scattered, they never end. This is a book about post-conflict irresolution, about the lives...
For the past 140 years, Germany has been the central power in continental Europe. Twenty-five years ago a new German state came into being. How much do we really understand this new Germany, and...
The electrifying follow-up to the phenomenal bestseller "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" features Lisbeth Salander, the troubled, wise-beyond-her-years genius hacker, as the focus and...
A new collection of stories from A. S. Byatt is always a winner, and this one takes an unexpected turn, bringing shivers as well as delights. Leaves rustle underfoot in a dark wood: two middle-aged...
Piet Barol has an instinctive appreciation for pleasure and a gift for finding it. When his mother dies, Piet applies for a job as tutor to the troubled son of Europe's leading hotelier--a...
Written with a dark pain and drama that recalls the novels of Dickens, Gathering Evidence is a powerful and compelling memoir of youth by one of the twentieth century's most gifted writers....
We will spend up to 120,000 hours at work in our lifetimes. But how do we best use those hours? And how do we adapt to today's working world?'Life has questions. They have answers' New...
Ilheus in 1925 is a booming town with a record cacao crop and aspirations for progress, but the traditional ways prevail. When Colonel Mendonca discovers his wife in bed with a lover, he shoots and...
Essential for historians, yet written for the general reader, this elemental narrative is a magnificent account of the Mediterranean, from its geologic beginnings through the ancient civilizations...
Charles Sobhraj remains one of the world's great con men, and as a serial killer, the story of his life and capture endures as legend. Born in Vietnam to a Vietnamese mother and Indian father,...