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Wunderland

Autore: Jennifer Cody Epstein

Numero di pagine: 402

USA TODAY BESTSELLER • “Searing . . . a heartbreaking page-turner.”—People “Both heartbreaking and hopeful, this story of a daughter searching for the truth about her mother’s secret past, tangled up in old secrets and terrible lies, kept me up late turning pages.”—Martha Hall Kelly, bestselling author of Lilac Girls NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE Once inseparable, Berlin teenagers Ilse Fischer and Renate Bauer find their friendship ripped apart by their nation’s abrupt swing into fascism. Ilse, a so-called Aryan, throws her lot in with the Nazi Party, while Renate sees her once-secure world dismantled by Adolf Hitler’s race laws and then shattered by a shocking betrayal. Decades later, that same betrayal will upend the life of Ilse’s daughter, Ava, as she discovers long-buried truths about her mother’s past. A harrowing page-turner, Wunderland traces the lives of three women across two generations—and the devastating repercussions of choices made in the dark days of wartime Germany. Praise for Wunderland “Engrossing . . . Epstein reveals the devastating choices these women make.”—Real Simple “Wunderland is both an...

The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid

Autore: Dylan Thuras , Rosemary Mosco

Numero di pagine: 113

New York Times bestseller! The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide for the World’s Most Adventurous Kid is a thrilling expedition to 100 of the most surprising, mysterious, and weird-but-true places on earth. For curious kids, this is the chance to embark on the journey of a lifetime—and see how faraway countries have more in common than you might expect! Hopscotch from country to country in a chain of connecting attractions: Explore Mexico’s glittering cave of crystals, then visit the world’s largest cave in Vietnam. Peer over a 355-foot waterfall in Zambia, then learn how Antarctica’s Blood Falls got their mysterious color. Or see mysterious mummies in Japan and France, then majestic ice caves in both Argentina and Austria. As you climb mountains, zip-line over forests, and dive into oceans, this book is your passport to a world of hidden wonders, illuminated by gorgeous art.

Interconnecting Translation Studies and Imagology

Autore: Luc Van Doorslaer , Peter Flynn , Joep Leerssen

Numero di pagine: 343

Isn’t translation all about saying exactly the same thing in another language? Aren’t national images totally outdated in this era of globalization? Most people might agree but this book amply illustrates how persistent and multifaceted clichés on translation and nation can be. Time and again, translating involves making transfer choices and these choices are never neutral. Though globalization has seemingly all but erased national ideologies and cultural borders, such ideologies and borders continue to play a determining role in conflicts, identity politics and cultural profiles. The place where transfer choices and forms of national and cultural representation come together is also the place where Translation Studies and Imagology meet. This book offers a wealth of chapters showing how decisive selection and transfer processes can be in representing national images, both self-images and images of the other(s). It shows also how intensely the two disciplines can work together and mutually benefit from shared data and methodologies.

La maison éternelle

Autore: Yuri Slezkine

Numero di pagine: 1106

Après la révolution de 1917, le nouveau pouvoir soviétique s'engagea résolument dans la destruction de l'ancien monde et dans la construction du socialisme. Dans le même temps, il construisit à Moscou sa propre maison, sur le site d'un ancien marécage, près de la Moskova. Cet ensemble de 505 appartements équipés, modèle d'" organisation communiste de la vie quotidienne ", offrait aux hauts représentants du pouvoir bolchevique ainsi qu'à leur famille tous les services : une banque, une bibliothèque, un réfectoire, un théâtre, un bureau de poste, un court de tennis, etc. Ce livre est l'histoire de cette " maison éternelle ", et de tous ceux, hommes, femmes et enfants, qui y ont vécu. Cette grande saga familiale raconte la conversion au bolchevisme des socialistes de la première génération, elle relate l'exécution ou l'emprisonnement de 800 d'entre eux pour trahison pendant les Grandes Purges des années 1937-1938, et s'achève par la foi perdue de leurs enfants, et la fin de l'Union soviétique. Élaboré à partir de sources largement inédites, de lettres, journaux intimes, mémoires et de centaines de photographies, La Maison éternelle est une épopée qui ...

La Casa del governo

Autore: Yuri Slezkine

Numero di pagine: 1072

La "Casa del governo" è diverso da qualsiasi altro libro sulla Rivoluzione russa e l’esperimento sovietico. Nella tradizione di "Guerra e pace" di Tolstoj, "Vita e destino" di Grossman e "Arcipelago Gulag" di Solženicyn, la scrittura magnetica di Slezkine racconta le vicende degli abitanti di un enorme edificio di Mosca, dove vissero gli ufficiali del Partito comunista e le loro famiglie prima di essere epurati dalle purghe di Stalin. Una narrazione folgorante delle vite pubbliche e private di donne e uomini che hanno creduto nel bolscevismo, che comincia con la loro conversione al comunismo e finisce con la perdita della fede da parte dei loro figli, mentre sullo sfondo crolla l’Unione Sovietica. Completata nel 1932, la Casa del governo, oggi conosciuta come la Casa sul lungofiume, era non lontano dal Cremlino, lungo la Moscova. Cinquecentocinque appartamenti ammobiliati erano collegati da spazi comuni che contenevano tutto, dal cinema alla biblioteca, dal campo da tennis al poligono di tiro. Slezkine racconta la storia spaventosa degli abitanti della Casa, di come vivessero tranquillamente negli appartamenti e governassero lo stato sovietico, fino al giorno in cui quasi...

The Wunder War

Autore: Hal Colebatch , Larry Niven

Numero di pagine: 261

"The humans wanted to destroy it, but the kzin saw an opportunity to conquer the human worlds. The only hope was a kzin telepath raised by humans from a cub. Which side would he choose, his Inner Monkey or his war-cat heritage?"--BOOK JACKET.

In miniatura

Autore: Simon Garfield

Numero di pagine: 280

È più probabile farsi un’idea dell’universo creando oggetti infinitesimali che nel rifare il cielo intero. A metterla su questo piano è lo scultore Alberto Giacometti che, per afferrare la verità e darle forma tangibile, finiva spesso per ridurre in scala l’esistente. D'altronde gli oggetti rimpiccioliti hanno qualità profondamente rivelatrici: fin da bambini maneggiamo macchinine, omini, mattoncini, dando vita a imperi in miniatura da poter dominare, mettendoci alla pari di un adulto, forse perfino di un gigante. Un’aspirazione che non sempre si estingue una volta cresciuti, e che talvolta si trasforma in dedizione totale alle imprese più eccentriche. Come è accaduto negli anni venti a Edwin Lutyens, che progettò con minuziosa maniacalità la casa delle bambole per la regina Maria, dotandola di oggetti piccoli, piccolissimi, tutti perfettamente funzionanti e realizzati dai più famosi artisti e artigiani dell’epoca. Simon Garfield si muove nel tempo e nello spazio alla scoperta di un microcosmo popolato di collezionisti, modellisti e appassionati irriducibili. Ne celebra il puntiglio e l’ossessione, indaga l’origine di questa scintilla e riesce a scovare...

Atlas Obscura

Autore: Joshua Foer , Dylan Thuras , Ella Morton

Numero di pagine: 1154

Nato da un popolarissimo sito web, Atlas Obscura raccoglie oltre 600 luoghi tra i più bizzarri e misteriosi al mondo. Un compendio di prodigi naturali e architettonici in grado di ispirare al tempo stesso meraviglia e il desiderio irrefrenabile di viaggiare. Dal pozzo a gradini in India che ricorda un'opera di Escher alle grotte delle lucciole in Nuova Zelanda, dal gigantesco baobab in Sudafrica che ospita al suo interno un bar alla "festa del salto del neonato" in Spagna, Atlas Obscura ci delizia mostrandoci tutto quanto, al mondo, è inaspettato, misterioso, nascosto. E ancora, il grande organo a stalattiti in Virginia, il cratere in Turkmenistan - detto la "Porta dell'inferno" - che brucia da oltre 45 anni, le bare appese alle pareti rocciose di un promontorio nelle Filippine, o il "pronosticatore di tempeste" azionato da sanguisughe conservato nel Devon, in Inghilterra... Più Wunderkammer che guida tradizionale, Atlas Obscura è dedicato al viaggiatore da poltrona come all'amante delle avventure più estreme. Con descrizioni accurate e avvincenti, centinaia di fotografie, grafici e mappe di ogni regione del mondo, è un libro da aprire dove capita e leggere. Con un'unica...

Kinderliterarische Komparatistik

Autore: Emer O’sullivan

Numero di pagine: 554

In diesem Band werden erstmals grundlegende Fragestellungen und Konzepte der Vergleichenden Literaturwissenschaft unter kinderliteraturspezifischen Aspekten weiterentwickelt. Gleichzeitig erhält die Kinderliteraturforschung einen Aufriss ihrer komparatistischen Arbeitsfelder und einen Grundriss ihrer komparatistischen Kerngebiete. Dabei erfährt das kinderliterarische Übersetzen spezielle Aufmerksamkeit durch die Einführung der narratologischen Instanz des impliziten Übersetzers und die Analyse ihrer Manifestation in der Stimme des Erzählers des übersetzten Textes. Diese umfassende Positionsbestimmung einer kinderliterarischen Komparatistik endet in der Diskussion der Konzepte Weltliteratur für Kinder und Klassiker der Kinderliteratur.

Rick Steves Best of Germany

Autore: Rick Steves

Numero di pagine: 690

Hit Germany's can't-miss art, sights, and bites in two weeks or less with Rick Steves Best of Germany! Expert advice from Rick Steves on what's worth your time and money Two-day itineraries covering Munich, Bavaria, Rothenburg and the Romantic Road, the Rhine Valley, Berlin, and Salzburg, Austria Over 60 full-color maps and vibrant photos Rick's tips for beating the crowds, skipping lines, and avoiding tourist traps The best of local culture, flavors, and haunts, including walks through the most interesting neighborhoods and museums Trip planning strategies like how to link destinations and design your itinerary, what to pack, where to stay, and how to get around Suggestions for side trips to Dachau Memorial, Würzburg, Nürnburg, Burg Eltz, Cologne, Baden-Baden, Frankfurt, Dresden, and Hamburg Experience Germany's Old World romance and New World excitement for yourself with Rick Steves Best of Germany! Planning a longer trip? Rick Steves Germany 2018 is the classic, in-depth guide to exploring the country, updated annually. Time for a shorter getaway? Colorful Rick Steves Pocket guidebooks to Vienna, Munich, and Salzburg are perfect when you have a week or less. Pocket guides...

A Distant Star

Autore: Raymond Hardcastle

Numero di pagine: 238

This book approaches in novel form what steps Humanity needs to take to become a more than single planet species so we humans don’t become extinct. The dinosaurs didn’t have a Space Program. Picture a Tyrannosaurus in a space suit. It uses current and projected developments to advance into low Earth orbit, the Moon and the Lagrangian balanced gravity points. A small dedicated crew of explorers advance beyond earth orbit to Mars, the Asteroid Belt and dwarf planet Ceres. On an exploration of Jupiter’s Trojan points in search of geologic resources they discover something that leads them eventually to a Star Gate. Established Scientists keep telling them what they are doing can’t be done, but then take credit for their accomplishments.

Politics of Occupation-Centred Practice

Autore: Nick Pollard , Dikaios Sakellariou

Numero di pagine: 261

POLITICS OF OCCUPATION-CENTRED PRACTICE Reflections on occupational engagement across cultures Politics of Occupation-Centred Practice: Reflections on occupational engagement across cultures addresses the cultural aspects of occupational identity and draws out the implications for practice, moving beyond the clinical environment to include the occupational therapist’s work in the wider community. It explores the development of individual occupational narratives, community traditions and their roots in everyday experiences, offering a range of examples from distinctive populations to demonstrate approaches to forming sustainable occupational engagements. Chapters span such key areas as ‘Experiences of Disaster’, ‘Social Inclusion’, ‘Disability and Participation’, and ‘Sexuality, Disability Cultures and Occupation’. This cutting-edge text, coordinated by two distinguished researchers and educators in the global field of occupational therapy and science, is designed to meet the needs of students studying the conceptual foundations of occupational therapy, occupational science, role emerging practice, occupational justice, community development and community-based...

Insiders' Guide® to Portland, Oregon

Autore: Rachel Dresbeck

Numero di pagine: 273

Insiders' Guide to Portland, Oregon is a beautiful full-color guide and the essential source for in-depth travel information for visitors and locals to this ever-growing city. Written by a local (and true insider), Insiders' Guide to Portland, Oregon offers a personal and practical perspective of this location that makes it a must-have guide for travelers as well as residents looking to rediscover their hometown

World War II in Europe

Autore: David T. Zabecki

Numero di pagine: 1989

World War II defined the 20th century and shaped many events, from the decolonization of Africa to the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. This encyclopedia offers a focused overview of this complex and volatile era, the circumstances that led up to war, the underlying causes, its unfolding and consequences. Organized for quick and precise access More than 1300 entries by 150 experts are arranged in six sections for easy reference and consultation. All the key ideas, events, actions, weapons, individuals, and organizations that played vital roles in the war are covered, from the Axis Pact to the Arab League, from the OSS to the Africa Korps, from the Chetniks to the Jedburghs, from the battle of Kursk to Operation Mincemeat, from Bill Donovan to Otto Skorzeny, from Gestapo to SMERSH, from Georgi Zhukov to Jean Leclerc, from the 88 gun to the Norden Bombsight. Covers important neglected subjects The Encyclopedia puts special emphasis on the often-neglected operations in Eastern Europe and Russia. A key section inspects and rates all the major weapons, with handy tables for easy comparison. And in recognition of the first large-scale participation of women in the war, the volume...

Plutonium

Autore: Frank Von Hippel , Masafumi Takubo , Jungmin Kang

Numero di pagine: 193

This book provides a readable and thought-provoking analysis of the issues surrounding nuclear fuel reprocessing and fast-neutron reactors, including discussion of resources, economics, radiological risk and resistance to nuclear proliferation. It describes the history and science behind reprocessing, and gives an overview of the status of reprocessing programmes around the world. It concludes that such programs should be discontinued. While nuclear power is seen by many as the only realistic solution to the carbon emission problem, some national nuclear establishments have been pursuing development and deployment of sodium-cooled plutonium breeder reactors, and plutonium recycling. Its proponents argue that this system would offer significant advantages relative to current light water reactor technology in terms of greater uranium utilization efficiency, and that separating out the long-lived plutonium and other transuranics from spent fuel and fissioning them in fast reactors would greatly reduce the duration of the toxicity of radioactive waste. However, the history of efforts to deploy this system commercially in a number of countries over the last six decades has been one of...

Treasure Planet

Autore: Hal Colebatch , Jessica Q. Fox , Larry Niven

Numero di pagine: 373

A thrilling stand-alone novel addition to the long-running, popular Man-Kzin Wars series created by New York Times multiple best seller, Larry Niven. “Ah, the wealth o’ the treasure planet be beyond the dreams of Man or the hopes o’ Kzin!” On Wunderland, a generation after Liberation, memories of the bloody kzin conquest and Occupation have faded, and men and kzin live largely in peace. But the fabulous treasure of the kzin pirates, hidden on a distant world, remains a magnet for freebooters. Young Peter Cartwright and his kzinrett friend Marthar receive information and map from a most unlikely source and soon themselves fighting the most ruthless pirates in Known Space for an unimaginable prize. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About the Man-Kzin War Series: “[The Man-Kzin Wars series is] excellent . . .gripping . . .and expands well on Larry Niven’s universe. . . .” –Locus

Dramaturgies of Immersion

Autore: Janek Szatkowski , Thomas Rosendal Nielsen

Numero di pagine: 219

Dramaturgies of Immersion draws on case studies from international productions to conceptualise and analyse the state of contemporary immersive theatre. Immersion appears in different forms, raising the core question: What is at stake in immersive theatre for participants, artists, and society? The answer depends on the underlying values of the different immersive poetics. The book takes a multifaceted approach to immersive theatre and its dramaturgies to explore the forms of emersion rendered possible by immersion in a number of cases from international and Danish performances. The edited collection examines how theatre in the 21st century finds adequate forms that allow it to both entertain and stay socially relevant. The chapters build on each other, developing a specific way of thinking about and analysing dramaturgies in immersive theatre, as well as offering tools for dramaturgical analysis. An insightful exploration of the potentials of immersive theatre, Dramaturgies of Immersion is essential for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of dramaturgy and immersive theatre, scholars and researchers in these fields, as well as theatre practitioners.

Secret Marvels of the World

Autore: Lonely Planet

Numero di pagine: 704

Featuring communist bunkers, burning gas craters and at least one sponge-rock fluorescent grotto built by Polish monks, this book reveals weird and wonderful sights the crowds don't reach. We've all heard of India's Taj Mahal, but what about Karna Mata Temple? It's a building teeming with rats so revered they enjoy A-list treatment with daily offerings of milk and fruit. It's no secret that visitors to Berlin can see parts of its infamous Wall still standing in the city. Not so many people know that segments of the wall have travelled all around the world and can be found in places including Los Angeles, Japan and Iceland. Stonehenge is one of the UK's most popular tourist sites. So why not beat the crowds and head to Nebraska instead, where you can marvel at a Carhenge - a replica of the great monolith site constructed entirely from vintage cars. This packed and fascinating title takes its readers on a journey through the world's lesser known marvels. Dive into an underworld of the planet's most surprising, fun, perplexing, kitsch and downright bizarre sights - and explore human stories and mysterious happenings that you won't find inside a regular guidebook. From eerie natural...

Wunderland

Autore: Pauline Clavière

Numero di pagine: 0

"1977, un soir de fête nationale dans un village du Cantal. Deux jeunes femmes débarquent en plein bal. Brunhilde et Mariella, deux Allemandes nimbées de mystère. Très vite, leur présence suscite fascination et méfiance au sein de la communauté paysanne. Espionnes ou sorcières ? Que viennent faire ici ces étrangères? Dans ce pays taiseux, rythmé par la vie des bêtes et des champs, où les cicatrices de la guerre sont restées cachées, elles deviennent le spectre des blessures du passé et des inquiétudes du présent. Retrouvant, au fil de son enquête, les lieux et personnages familiers de son enfance, Pauline Clavière restitue d'une plume magistrale la beauté et l'atmosphère d'une région hors du temps. Wunderland est le récit de vies déracinées, de femmes audacieuses, du village qu'elles vont bouleverser par la force du désir."--Page 4 of cover.

Guide Europe à Moto 2025/2026 Petit Futé

Autore: Dominique Auzias , Jean-paul Labourdette

Numero di pagine: 531

Après le succès de la France à moto, Petit Futé sort le guide de l'Europe à moto. 52 circuits sont ainsi déclinés sur toute l'Europe. Résolument pratiques et attractifs, ils sont illustrés d'un plan, détaillés dans un carnet de route et étoffés de bonnes adresses (visites de sites remarquables, hébergement essentiellement en hôtel-restaurant et camping, restauration?). Et toujours en première partie, ce qu'il faut savoir sur l'équipement, la préparation de son voyage, la sécurité, les clubs, forums et contacts clés.

Visa pour la certification d'allemand

Autore: Oldendorf Hélène , Martin Julie

Numero di pagine: 138

Un ouvrage complet de préparation à la certification en allemand (DSD der KMK). Un ouvrage qui se présente comme un cahier d’entraînement : • conçu par des auteurs confirmés diplômés en allemand ; • un ouvrage pratique, ludique et concret respectant l’ensemble des règles de l’examen ; • un ouvrage pouvant être utilisé en classe ou en autonomie. Chaque cahier de préparation à la certification respecte les objectifs et les composantes de l’examen : type d’exercices - consignes - présentation - temps de réalisation. Chaque cahier propose : Une organisation par chapitre/compétence : compréhension écrite/expression écrite/compréhension orale/expression orale. Une visite des villes scénarisée : Deux jeunes adolescents français – Charlotte et Nicolas – sillonnent chaque ville accompagnés d’un guide. Ils sont le fil rouge de notre cahier et introduisent les exercices. Ils permettent aux élèves de faire un voyage culturel, géographique et linguistique ! La correction de la moitié des exercices : pour faciliter également le travail en autonomie. Un examen blanc : sur l’ensemble des compétences pour placer l’élève dans le contexte...

Comparative Children's Literature

Autore: Emer O'sullivan

Numero di pagine: 192

Emer O'Sullivan traces the history of children's literature studies, from the enthusiastic internationalism of the post-war period - which set out from the idea of a world republic of childhood - to modern comparative criticism.

The House of Government

Autore: Yuri Slezkine

Numero di pagine: 1123

On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the epic story of an enormous apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destruction The House of Government is unlike any other book about the Russian Revolution and the Soviet experiment. Written in the tradition of Tolstoy's War and Peace, Grossman’s Life and Fate, and Solzhenitsyn’s The Gulag Archipelago, Yuri Slezkine’s gripping narrative tells the true story of the residents of an enormous Moscow apartment building where top Communist officials and their families lived before they were destroyed in Stalin’s purges. A vivid account of the personal and public lives of Bolshevik true believers, the book begins with their conversion to Communism and ends with their children’s loss of faith and the fall of the Soviet Union. Completed in 1931, the House of Government, later known as the House on the Embankment, was located across the Moscow River from the Kremlin. The largest residential building in Europe, it combined 505 furnished apartments with public spaces that included everything from a movie theater and a library to a tennis court and a shooting range. Slezkine tells the chilling story...

Current Geographical Publications

Autore: American Geographical Society Of New York , University Of Wisconsin--milwaukee. Library

Numero di pagine: 566

The Soviet Arctic

Autore: Pier Horensma

Numero di pagine: 243

The Soviet Arctic is the first book to consider Soviet policy in this area from an historian's point of view. Horensma assesses the importance of historic legacies to current Soviet Arctic policy and their consequences on an international level. The book also discusses the significance of historic precedents in the determination of polar sovereignty.

The Grand Tour of Tiny Tracks

Autore: Barrett Williams , Chatgpt

Numero di pagine: 105

**The Grand Tour of Tiny Tracks Embrace the Magic of Model Train Festivals** Step into a captivating world where imagination meets artistry with *The Grand Tour of Tiny Tracks*, your ultimate gateway to the enchanting universe of model train festivals. Whether you're a seasoned enthusiast or a curious newcomer, this eBook offers a mesmerizing exploration of miniature railroads across continents, celebrating their artistic brilliance and intricate craftsmanship. Begin your journey with a fascinating introduction to the history and charm of model trains. Discover what draws thousands to marvel at these small-scale wonders and what truly makes a model train festival an unforgettable experience. From the breathtaking displays in Germany to the steam traditions in the British Isles, and the precision marvels of Scandinavia, every chapter reveals the distinct character and allure of festivals around the world. Venture beyond Europe to explore the diverse landscape of North American shows, where the nostalgia of historical influences mingles with the rich tapestry of Canadian displays. Then, shift your gaze to Asia, where the fusion of tradition and technology delivers a unique...

Top 50 Best Things to do in Hamburg, Germany

Autore: Nicholas Khatch

Numero di pagine: 130

This carefully curated list of 50 activities and attractions in Hamburg, Germany offers a comprehensive overview of the city's best offerings. From the moment you step foot in Hamburg, you'll be greeted by the city's vibrant energy and a multitude of options to explore. Whether you're a first-time visitor or a seasoned traveler, this list provides a diverse range of experiences that cater to all interests and preferences. Start your journey by immersing yourself in Hamburg's maritime heritage. Embark on a boat tour of the Port of Hamburg, witnessing the bustling activity and historic warehouses of the iconic Speicherstadt district. The grandeur of the Elbphilharmonie awaits, where you can attend a concert or simply marvel at the stunning architecture and panoramic views of the city. For a unique adventure, visit the Miniatur Wunderland, an awe-inspiring exhibition that transports you into a miniature world of intricate model railways, captivating landscapes, and bustling city scenes. Delve into Hamburg's rich art scene by visiting renowned institutions such as the Hamburger Kunsthalle and the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe. These cultural treasures house impressive collections...

Man-Kzin Wars V

Autore: Larry Niven , S. M. Stirling , Jerry Pournelle , Thomas T. Thurston

Numero di pagine: 313

GIVE PEACE A CHANCE A Kzin's instinctively combative responses make for poor diplomatic relations between species. But now that their "first you scream and then you leap" approach to interstellar relations have led to three straight losses to the hairless hominidae of Sol III, there has begun to arise in Kzinti consciousness the faintest glimmering that there may be a Better Way. And in the resulting calm between wars, humans and Kzin are beginning to collaborate. Now the Universe really has something to worry about. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

The Space Opera Renaissance

Autore: Kathryn Cramer , David G. Hartwell

Numero di pagine: 1887

From two acclaimed editors comes the best-ever anthology of science fiction's most vigorous subgenres: the space opera. "Space opera," once a derisive term for cheap pulp adventure, has come to mean something more in modern SF: compelling adventure stories told against a broad canvas, and written to the highest level of skill. Indeed, it can be argued that the "new space opera" is one of the defining streams of modern SF. Now, World Fantasy Award–winning anthologists David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer have compiled a definitive overview of this subgenre, both as it was in the days of the pulp magazines, and as it has become in the 2000s. Included are major works from genre progenitors, popular favorites, and modern-day pioneers.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Hamburg

Numero di pagine: 274

The DK Eyewitness Hamburg Travel Guide will lead you straight to the best attractions Hamburg has to offer. The guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the city's stunning architecture, plus 3D aerial views of the key districts to explore on foot. You'll find detailed listings of the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets in this fully updated and expanded guide, plus insider tips on everything from where to find the best markets and nightspots to great attractions for children. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide also includes in-depth coverage of all the unforgettable sights. The DK Eyewitness Hamburg Travel Guide shows you what others only tell you. Now available in PDF format.

The Rhine Cycle Route

Autore: Mike Wells

Numero di pagine: 311

Guidebook to cycling-touring the river Rhine from its source high in the Swiss Alps, through Germany and the Netherlands to the North Sea. This mostly downhill 850-mile (1368km) trail follows EuroVelo route 15, and is ideal for cyclists with limited experience of touring, as well as seasoned long-distance cyclists. With 27 stages of 20–42 miles (33–67km) in length, the route makes use of waymarked national cycle trails, most of which are well-surfaced dedicated cycle tracks and minor roads Plentiful accommodation allows stages to be combined into an itinerary that suits your time, budget and the places you want to visit, ranging from a fast 14-day ride to a more leisurely month-long trip Highlights include Lake Constance, Rheinfall, Basel, Strasbourg, Rheingau wine region, Rüdesheim, Rhine gorge, Loreley rock, Bonn, Cologne, Kinderdijk windmills and Rotterdam Contains clear route descriptions with 1:100,000 maps, detailed city maps and elevation profiles for stages with significant ascent and descent Passes through Switzerland, Germany, France and the Netherlands, with short sections in Liechtenstein and Austria, via centres including Basel, Strasbourg, Mainz, Köln,...

Kiss Me, Love Me, Kill Me!

Autore: Ashlee North

Numero di pagine: 199

Kiss Me, Love Me, Kill Me! is the whole package. Full of tension, life, love, passion, deceit, and ultimately death, it has all the twists and turns of a roller coaster ride! Join the teenage characters, Skye and Marco, as they find themselves in love, long passionately for their first kiss, and uncover a murderous plot in Wunderland, an exciting and thrilling theme park that’s their choice of fun! Meet Shontelle, Skye’s sister, who will love and lose love, hope and have hope dashed, and hope again. Get to know Roger, Clarke and Joshua, the men in her life, and find out how they all fit together within a terrible crime. Ride with the young lovers and feel the vibrations of the park’s carriages, as you realise that in this place of frivolity and enjoyment, all is not as it seems. There is evil lurking everywhere! Feel the desire, passion, dreams, hopes and needs of true love, while you try to solve the mystery of the killer’s identity, why he dwells in the shadows, and where he hid the body of the man he despises. Take nothing for granted, trust no one, for all have their part to play in the final outcome. Don’t miss out on the ride of your life!

The Story of Alice

Autore: Robert Douglas-fairhurst

Numero di pagine: 497

Following his acclaimed life of Dickens, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst illuminates the tangled history of two lives and two books. Drawing on numerous unpublished sources, he examines in detail the peculiar friendship between the Oxford mathematician Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) and Alice Liddell, the child for whom he invented the Alice stories, and analyzes how this relationship stirred Carroll’s imagination and influenced the creation of Wonderland. It also explains why Alice in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass (1871), took on an unstoppable cultural momentum in the Victorian era and why, a century and a half later, they continue to enthrall and delight readers of all ages. The Story of Alice reveals Carroll as both an innovator and a stodgy traditionalist, entrenched in habits and routines. He had a keen double interest in keeping things moving and keeping them just as they are. (In Looking-Glass Land, Alice must run faster and faster just to stay in one place.) Tracing the development of the Alice books from their inception in 1862 to Liddell’s death in 1934, Douglas-Fairhurst also provides a keyhole through which to observe a larger, shifting...

Man-Kzin Wars XI

Autore: Larry Niven , Hal Colebatch , Matthew Harrington

Numero di pagine: 506

The Kzin were the mightiest warriors in the galaxy, which they were wasting no time in conquering, one star system at a time. Then those feline lords of creation ran into those ridiculous weed-eating pacifistic apes who called themselves humans. And the catlike Kzin found they had their collective tail caught in a meat grinder. When the mighty Kzin moved in to take over the monkey-infested worlds, they got clobbered. The humans, with their underhanded monkey cunning, turned communications equipment and space drives into weapons that cut the dauntless Kzin heroes into ribbons. And then those underhanded humans gained a faster-than-light drive, and no amount of screaming and leaping could keep the Kzin from losing their first war in centuries of successful conquest. But you can't keep a good warcat down, and the Kzin have by no means given up. New weapons, new strategies, and new leaders. Here they come again and those monkey-boys from Earth had better watch their backs. Once again, it's howling time in Known Space! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

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