A compelling narrative exploring the culture and civilization of the most famous "warrior people": the Spartans of ancient Greece, told żeby the world's leading expert. The narrative...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
From the vogue for nubile models to the explosion in the juvenile crime rate, this modern classic of social history and media traces the precipitous decline of childhood in America today-and the...
How well do you know your dog? Did you know that dogs have dreams and fears? That they do see colour, that they smell electric storms, and feel scent as an emotion? Jeffrey Masson takes us into the...
Gabimarus ehemalige Shinobi-Kameraden haben es in all dem Chaos auf der Insel nicht nur auf das Lebenselixier abgesehen, sondern hauptsachlich auf ihn selbst! Wahrenddessen stellen die neu...
Mann und Frau, Yin und Yang, vereint zu einem grausigen Untier: In die Ecke gedrängt fusionieren die beiden Tensen Jufa und Taofa miteinander und zeigen, welche Macht wirklich in ihnen steckt. Mit...