Tad Wise Libri

Maggio 1995. In un bar di Woodstock, tra un concitato vociare di cadenze europee, si incontrano due singolari personaggi. Il primo è una delle più indiscusse autorità del buddhismo tibetano in America, colui che il Dalai Lama ha ribattezzato Tenzin, il Sostenitore della Dottrina; il secondo è uno scrittore dalla vita turbolenta, segnata da alcool, relazioni instabili e ambizioni frustrate. Nulla li accomuna, se non il luogo di nascita, Woodstock appunto, un posto ottuso e mondano per il primo, attraente per il secondo. Eppure, tra presentazioni e convenevoli, dolci e caffè, i due progettano insieme una spedizione sul Kailash, il monte che, nella tradizione buddhista tibetana, è il centro dell'universo, la sede del palazzo dell'Illuminato e delle sessantadue divinità beate. Per Thurman, il Kailash non evoca soltanto il cuore della dottrina buddista, ma è la chiave per accedere al mutamento vero dell'esistenza. Per Wise, invece, il bisogno disperato di sottoporsi a una disciplina e, insieme, neve e gelo, altitudini inebrianti e paesaggi incomparabili. Questi due punti di vista, così opposti e complementari, alimentano il racconto della spedizione racchiuso in questo libro e ne fanno una delle più complete descrizioni del Kailash e della civiltà tibetana.

The true father of radio, and the inventor of fluorescent lighting, remote control, and robotics, Nikola Tesla (1856-1942) opened the door to the modern world. Now, in the tradition of Ragtime, a vibrant and compelling historical novel about the bizarre and tragic life of one of the great scientific minds of all time.

A great companion for international travelers in the Middle East, this handy, pocket-size bilingual At a Glance phrasebook is designed for those who lack time to learn Arabic but need common words and phrases to help them get around in an Arabic-speaking country. The phrasebook holds more than 1500 expressions that travelers need for making themselves understood in hotels, airports, train stations, restaurants, and other places they're likely to visit. The book also contains an additional 2,000-word bilingual dictionary, plus travel tips, driving tips, simplified maps of major cities, and more. Barron's publishes At a Glance phrasebooks in nine different languages.

In the distant future, when mortals mingle with the gods in deep space, an out-of-date automaton, a recovering addict, and an angel race to solve the Pope’s murder in an abandoned corner of the galaxy. Dreamy, beautifully written queer science-fantasy novella, for fans of Becky Chambers and This is How You Lose the Time War. Scribe IV is an obsolete automaton living on the Bastion, a secluded monastery in an abandoned corner of the galaxy. When the visiting Pope is found murdered, Scribe IV knows he has very little time before the terrifying Sisters of the Drowned Deep rise up to punish all the Bastion’s residents for their supposed crime. Quin, a recovering drug addict turned private investigator, agrees to take the case. Traumatized by a bizarre experience in his childhood, Quin repeatedly feeds his memories to his lover, the angel Murmuration. But fragmented glimpses of an otherworldly horror he calls the crawling dark continue to haunt his dreams. Meanwhile in heaven, an angel named Angel hears Scribe IV’s prayer. Intrigued by the idea of solving a crime with mortals, xe descends to offer xyr divine assistance. With the Drowned Sisters closing in, Scribe IV, Quin, and Angel race to find out who really murdered the Pope, and why. Quin’s missing memories may hold the key to the case – but is remembering worth what it will cost him?

Find the second star from the right, and fly straight on 'til morning, all the way to Neverland, a children's paradise with no rules, no adults, only endless adventure and enchanted forests - all led by the charismatic boy who will never grow old.But Wendy Darling grew up. She has a husband and a young daughter called Jane, a life in London. But on night, after all these years, Peter Pan returns. Wendy finds him outside her daughter's window, looking to claim a new mother for his Lost Boys. But instead of Wendy, he takes Jane.Now a grown woman, a mother, a patient and a survivor, Wendy must follow Peter back to Neverland to rescue her daughter and finally face the darkness at the heart of the island...

Životopisný román o Nikolu Teslovi, vynálezci a vědeckém géniovi. Přestože byl synem prostého venkovského kněze srbského původu, vypracoval se až na vrchol slávy. Předváděl své vynálezy a přátelil se se slavnými osobnostmi, zemřel však zapomenut jako žebrák. -- 1. vydání. -- zdroj: Masarykova veřejná knihovna Vsetín --

Beschrijving van een pelgrimstocht naar de heiligste plaats in het Tibetaans boeddhisme, de berg Kailas.