Jacques Meerman Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Waarom is moderne kunst wat het is, waarom wordt een onopgemaakt bed als kunst tentoongesteld? Waarom is een uitvergroot roze opblaasbaar varken zo verrekte veel geld waard? Elke museumbezoeker vraagt het zich wel eens af: is dit kunst? Is dit echt zo veel waard? In Dat kan mijn kleine zusje ook prikt de vermaarde Engelse kunstkenner Will Gompertz het pretentieuze kunstgebazel door en geeft hij op heldere en enthousiaste wijze antwoord op de belangrijkste vragen die elke kunstbeschouwer zich wel eens stelt. Een bezoek aan een museum of galerie zal na lezing van dit boek niet meer zo intimiderend zijn, maar wel veel interessanter. Gompertz maakt op overtuigende wijze de bizarre wereld van de moderne kunst voor iedereen begrijpelijk. Met grappige en interessante historische anekdotes laat hij zien hoe de kunst zich heeft ontwikkeld tot wat die nu is. Maar hij voert de lezer ook langs alle indrukwekkende en belangrijke gebeurtenissen uit de kunstgeschiedenis: we gaan koffiedrinken met de impressionisten en kopen met Marcel Duchamps in New York zijn kunstwerk dat veel stof deed opwaaien: de pisbak.Naast het inzichtelijk maken van de kunstgeschiedenis legt Gompertz ook uit wat de betekenis van de moderne kunst is voor de moderne wereld, onder andere aan de hand van Monty Python. Die televisieserie had nooit kunnen bestaan zonder de kunststroming Dada.

Matt Hunter è uscito di galera dopo nove anni di reclusione, colpevole unicamente di essersi intromesso in una rissa in cui una persona aveva perso la vita. Fuori dal carcere Matt è solo un ex detenuto con una strada tutta in salita. Lo aiutano a rialzarsi la moglie Olivia e il figlio che lei porta in grembo. Ma il passato in qualche modo sembra tornare a perseguitare Matt quando una serie di omicidi sembrano indicare in lui il principale sospetto. Uscire dalla legalità per cercare di trovare la propria innocenza per Matt e Olivia diventerà un percorso obbligato.

Sembrano appartenere a un'altra vita i giorni in cui Eragon era solo un ragazzo nella fattoria dello zio, e Saphira una pietra azzurra in una radura della foresta. Da allora, Cavaliere e dragonessa hanno festeggiato insperate vittorie nel Farthen Dûr, assistito ad antiche cerimonie a Ellesméra, pianto terribili perdite a Feinster. Una sola cosa è rimasta identica: il legame indissolubile che li unisce, e la speranza di deporre Galbatorix. Non sono gli unici a essere cambiati: Roran ha perso il villaggio in cui è cresciuto, ma in battaglia si è guadagnato rispetto e un soprannome, Fortemartello; Nasuada ha assunto il ruolo di un padre morto troppo presto; il destino ha donato a Murtagh un drago, ma gli ha strappato la libertà. E ora, per la prima volta nella storia, umani, elfi, nani e Urgali marciano uniti verso Urû'baen, la fortezza del traditore Galbatorix. Nell'ultima, terribile battaglia che li attende rischiano di perdere ciò che hanno di più caro, ma poco importa: in gioco c'è una nuova Alagaësia, e l'occasione di lasciare in eredità al suo popolo un futuro in cui la tirannia del re nero sembrerà soltanto un orribile sogno. Tutto è iniziato con "Eragon", tutto finisce con "Inheritance".

Two tours of Iraq under his belt, Sergeant Dave Henley has seen something of how modern battles are fought. But nothing can prepare him for the posting to Forward Operating Base Senzhiri, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. This is a warzone like even he's never seen before.

Washington, 2010. Il presidente degli Stati Uniti è più che mai deciso a riuscire dove tutti finora hanno fallito: sconfiggere i narcotrafficanti che riversano ogni anno tonnellate di cocaina nel mondo occidentale, causando povertà e morte. Ma per affrontare uomini così spietati occorre qualcuno come loro, forse peggiore di loro: il Cobra, Paul Devereaux, una delle menti più brillanti del controspionaggio mondiale. All'ex agente della CIA, sprezzante e privo di scrupoli, viene affidata l'operazione volta ad annientare l'impero economico creato dal capo del cartello colombiano, il potentissimo Don Diego Esteban. Devereaux ha carta bianca e piena fiducia da parte del presidente. Sceglie come suo stretto collaboratore una vecchia conoscenza, Calvin Dexter, l'unico dimostratosi in grado di batterlo sul suo terreno preferito: l'astuzia. I due orchestrano così la più micidiale offensiva mai tentata contro i narcos colombiani, scatenando una lotta senza precedenti. Con Il cobra Frederick Forsyth si riconferma maestro del thriller attingendo all'attualità più scottante e dando vita a un romanzo coinvolgente ed estremamente documentato dove, seguendo le rotte della droga dagli Stati Uniti al Sudamerica, passando per l'Africa fino all'Europa, fiction e realtà si intrecciano con un impatto formidabile sul lettore.

Marco Sandano is een jonge, succesvolle bankier bij een Zwitserse investeringsbank. Wanneer hij zonder autorisatie aandelen koopt in Astorian, een autofabriek uit München, en het aandeel vervolgens hard onderuit gaat, verandert Sandano's leven in een hel. Als rogue trader slaat hij op de vlucht, zijn werkgever op de rand van een bankroet achterlatend. Maar hoe heeft dit kunnen gebeuren? Astorian was een zekere investering. Samen met de mooie Alexandra Seiler reist Sandano af naar Zuid - Amerika, op zoek naar de waarheid. In 1943 vlucht een groep nazi's naar Zuid - Amerika met een grote hoeveelheid goud en gestolen kunstschatten. Via geheime offshorekeningen bouwen zij na de oorlog een legitiem zakenimperium op. De winst wordt met behulp van een netwerk van vertrouwelingen in de Duitse economie geïnvesteerd. Politici worden onder druk gezet, ambtenaren omgekocht, en langzaam maar zeker komen verscheidene West - en Oost Duitse bedrijven in de macht van het nazinetwerk. Een daarvan is Astorian...

When an accident takes the life of his daughter, Emma, ATF agent Jack McClure blames himself, numbing the pain by submerging himself in work. Then he receives a call from an old friend whose daughter has been kidnapped.

Bravo Shaw always knew his father had secrets, he just didn't realise how dangerous they were... When Bravo's father dies in mysterious circumstances, his hidden life is laid bare. Dexter Shaw belonged to a secret religious order long thought extinct. For centuries, this order has guarded a lost Testament that could end Christianity as we know it. Dexter was the Keeper of the Testament - now his son must take his place. Bravo has to solve the clues his father left behind, locate this precious document and ward off those who want it destroyed. But his enemies are powerful, and will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried...

ruim 700 Slow Food-gerechten uit de Italiaanse keuken

A kitchen classic for nearly 35 years, this book has been hailed as "a minor masterpiece" by Time magazine since its 1984 debut. It serves as the essential resource for food lovers and professional chefs seeking to understand the origins, compositions, and transformative processes of food. For its twentieth anniversary, Harold McGee released a fully revised edition, rewriting the text almost entirely, expanding it by two-thirds, and adding over 100 new illustrations. This new edition remains engaging and readable, offering countless insights into food preparation and enjoyment. It pioneered the translation of technical food science into accessible kitchen science and played a key role in the rise of "molecular gastronomy." While other kitchen science books exist, this one stands out for its unmatched accuracy, clarity, and thoroughness, blending scientific explanations with the historical evolution of foods and cooking techniques. Key themes include traditional and modern food production methods, diverse preparation techniques across cultures, tips for selecting and preparing ingredients, the substances that contribute to flavor, and evolving knowledge about food health benefits and risks. This monumental compendium is invaluable for anyone who has ever cooked, savored, or been curious about food.

Rosa, reprinted with a revised cover, is the author's third novel after The Overseer and The Book of Q and is the first in the Berlin Trilogy. Shadow and Light was the second and The Second Son the third.

Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN 9781569472422 Qiu Xiaolong's Anthony Award-winning debut introduces Inspector Chen of the Shanghai Police. A young “national model worker,” renowned for her adherence to the principles of the Communist Party, turns up dead in a Shanghai canal. As Inspector Chen Cao of the Shanghai Special Cases Bureau struggles to trace the hidden threads of her past, he finds himself challenging the very political forces that have guided his life since birth. Chen must tiptoe around his superiors if he wants to get to the bottom of this crime, and risk his career—perhaps even his life—to see justice done.

Part memoir and part education, this book chronicles NPR contributor A.J. Jacobs's hilarious quest to read the Encyclopaedia Britannica from A to Z. To address the gaps in his Ivy League education, Jacobs embarks on the daunting task of reading all thirty-two volumes. His wife, Julie, thinks it's a waste of time, friends question his sanity, and his father, who once attempted the same feat, is supportive yet skeptical. With self-deprecating humor and candor, Jacobs details the unexpected and comical disruptions this project brings to his life, affecting his new marriage, his relationship with his father, and his job as an editor at Esquire. This endeavor tests his stamina and prompts him to explore the true meaning of intelligence as he aims to join Mensa, compete on Jeopardy!, and absorb 33,000 pages of knowledge. Along the way, he discovers strange, funny, and profound facts about various topics while grappling with fatigue, ridicule, and the anxiety of impending fatherhood. This memoir is a captivating exploration of one man's intellectual journey, neuroses, and obsessions, highlighting the tension between the pursuit of knowledge and the value of hard-won wisdom.

Tra gli studenti dell'Università di Princeton, Paul Harris è senza dubbio il più brillante. Eppure, da tre anni e mezzo, Paul si sforza inutilmente di concludere la sua tesi: una nuova interpretazione della "Hypnerotomachia Poliphili", antico testo tra i più enigmatici di tutti i tempi. Molti prima di lui si sono cimentati nell'impresa, non ultimo Patrick Sullivan, noto storico del Rinascimento morto in un tragico e misterioso incidente. Quando Paul si imbatte in un indizio utile a svelare il mistero che l'ossessiona, l'amico Tom Sullivan, figlio di Patrick, accetta di aiutarlo. Solo decifrando l'enigmanascosto tra le pagine, Paul e Tom potranno sventare i piani di chi è disposto a tutto, anche a uccidere, pur di batterli sul tempo...

The year is 1311, in the highest tower of Cloud of Sparrows Castle, a beautiful woman watches from the window as the city is set alight and a mob runs riot destroying everything they can lay their hands on. She begins to write down the events unfolding around her and the secret history of the Okumichi Clan. Six centuries later the lost scrolls fall into the hands of American missionary Emily Gibson, a new arrival at Edo Harbour and racing from her tragic past. Emily quickly finds herself translating the text, caught up in the gripping tale of ancestry, heroism and forbidden love. At the same time Emily is desperately trying to unravel the complexities in her own life as two men fight for her love. As Emily sifts through the fragile scrolls, she begins to see threads of her own life woven into the ancient writings. As past and present collide, a hidden history comes to life, and with it a secret prophecy that has been shrouded for centuries and may now finally be revealed.

Paula Wolfert brengt het zuidwesten van Frankrijk, de inwoners en het voedsel in kaart in een verzameling van recepten, bestaande uit een inventarisatie van gerechten van (groot)- moeders en de kookkunst van regionale chef-koks. Door de jaren heen werden de traditionele gerechten verfijnd tot wat nu het hart is van een delicate streekkeuken. Ze proefde verschillende versies van een gerecht alvorens ze te omgeven door de literatuur en mondeling overgeleverde verhalen en er haar eigen methoden en technieken op toe te passen die ze van verschillende koks leerde. Dit is een boek voor iedereen die een regionaal maal prefereert boven de haute cuisine en zich wil laten verleiden door de volle smaken van het land.

De 12-jarige Vidamia Farrell, half Puerto-Ricaans, half Iers, gaat op zoek naar haar biologische vader, een jazzpianist die in Vietnam gewond is geraakt waardoor hij niet meer kan spelen.

Een Engelsman koopt een afgelegen boerderij op een idyllisch plekje in Andalusië en probeert daar samen met zijn vrouw een bestaan op te bouwen.

Het jaar is 4368 v. Chr. Marrah trekt met haar vriend Stavan ten strijde tegen het kwaad dat de sterke en oorlogszuchtige krijgers van de nomadische stam der Hansi belichamen. Haar hechte vriendschap met Stavan, zelf een Hansi, wordt door vriend en vijand met argwaan bekeken, maar wanneer Marrah moeder wordt van een tweeling is hun band door niets en niemand meer te verbreken. In het onherbergzame oosten van Europa, aan de oevers van een onbekende zee, worden Marrah en Stavan opnieuw geconfronteerd met de agressieve stam die zich woest en wild te paard verplaatst. Stavan wordt zelfs gevangen genomen. Marrah blijft achter, bedroefd maar niet bang, want haar geestkracht en haar energie, geërfd van vele vrouwelijke voorouders, geven haar moed.....

Op een parkeerplaats bij een supermarkt wijst een dolgedraaide sekteleider een hoogbegaafd jongetje aan als de reïncarnatie van de duivel. Hij zal moeten gedood worden. Dan begint een brute, beklemmende heksenjacht. De sekte is overal...