Klaus Timmermann Libri

Kann ein Todesfall zu natürlich aussehen, um natürlich zu sein?Detective Deb Ralston zweifelt den Herztod ihrer Schwester an: Zu sauber. Dann stößt sie bei zwei weiteren Leichen auf die Spur eines Mörders, der aus Ordnungsliebe keine Spuren hinterlässt. Alle Opfer waren Mitglieder von 'Mensa' dem Club für Menschen mit überdurchschnittlichem IQ. Was immer das Motiv für den Serienkiller ist - irgendwo da draußen muss es einem putzwütigen Mörder geben. Wer weiß, ob er nicht als nächstes bei Deb Ralston aufräumen will.

La storia del leggendario capostipite della famiglia Cole che si spinge fino alla favolosa Persia per apprendere i segreti dell'arte della medicina e di quel "dono" misterioso che gli è toccato in sorte… Londra, 1021. Rob Cole ha solo nove anni quando si accorge di "sentire" l'istante in cui la vita abbandona il corpo. è la scoperta di una vocazione travolgente: diventare medico. All'Università di Ispanhan diviene l'allievo prediletto e l'assistente di Avicenna, il principe dei medici. L'arte di Rob Cole non ha rivali: la sua vita sarà una lotta contro la sofferenza e la morte. Un viaggio decisivo e affascinante attraverso il mondo storico del Medioevo euroasiatico, per scoprire antiche e nuove pratiche mediche e il mondo etico dei valori umani.

Chemist Elizabeth Zott stands out in the male-dominated world of the early 1960s, where her colleagues at Hastings Research Institute hold outdated views on equality. Her life takes a turn when she meets Calvin Evans, a brilliant but lonely scientist who appreciates her intellect. Their chemistry leads to unexpected changes, and soon Elizabeth finds herself a single mother and the star of a popular cooking show, Supper at Six. Her unconventional cooking methods, merging science with culinary art, inspire many, but also draw criticism. Elizabeth is not just teaching recipes; she is empowering women to challenge societal norms. This story features Elizabeth as an iconic feminist heroine who values her child's individuality and refuses to be constrained by societal expectations. The narrative is engaging and thought-provoking, showcasing Elizabeth's journey against the odds. The book has garnered widespread acclaim, becoming a bestseller and winning multiple awards, including the Goodreads Choice Best Debut Novel Award. It has been recognized by various publications as a top book of the year and is set to be adapted into an Apple TV series starring Brie Larson.

"Those old cows knew trouble was coming before we did." So begins the story of Lily Casey Smith, Jeannette Walls's no-nonsense, resourceful, and spectacularly compelling grandmother. By age six, Lily was helping her father break horses. At fifteen, she left home to teach in a frontier town-riding five hundred miles on her pony, alone, to get to her job. She learned to drive a car and fly a plane. And, with her husband, Jim, she ran a vast ranch in Arizona. She raised two children, one of whom is Jeannette's memorable mother, Rosemary Smith Walls, unforgettably portrayed in The Glass Castle. Lily survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and the most heartbreaking personal tragedy. She bristled at prejudice of all kinds- against women, Native Americans, and anyone else who didn't fit the mild. Rosemary Smith Walls always told Jeannette that she was like her grandmother, and in this true-life novel, Jeannette Walls channels that kindred spirit. Half Broken Horses is Laura Ingalls Wilder for adults, as riveting and dramatic as Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa or Beryl Markham's West with the Night. Destined to become a classic, it will transfix readers everywhere

Commissario Achille Peroni wird nach Verona nach Venedig versetzt, wo er sich in der Touristenstadt gelangweilt fühlt. Er bevorzugt skurrile Verbrechen mit Medienaufmerksamkeit. Bei Ermittlungen unter den Gondolieri wegen illegaler Wettaktivitäten stößt er jedoch auf ein gefährliches Abenteuer, das ihn in Schwierigkeiten bringt.

Eine amüsante, charmante, nostalgische Zeitreise durch die Welt der Stars, ein Karussell der Eitelkeiten, voller komischer oder auch wehmütiger Anekdoten und haarsträubender gesellschaftlicher Katastrophen. 101 Begegnungen zwischen den Großen ihrer Zeit: Dichter, Politiker, Popstars, Schauspieler, Komponisten; gekrönte Häupter, die sich wie auf einer glanzvollen Dinnerparty sozusagen die Klinke in die Hand geben, denn nach einem ersten Zusammentreffen zweier Giganten wird einer von ihnen in einer zweiten Begegnung gezeigt, dessen Gegenüber dann wieder den nächsten Prominenten trifft, und so fort, dabei wild zwischen den Zeiten springend, bis zurück ins 19. Jahrhundert. Alles, was hier so großartig erzählt wird von dem genialen britischen Satiriker Craig Brown, ist wahr und basiert auf Memoiren, Tagebüchern und anderen Zeugnissen. Eine Auswahl der Partygäste: Rudyard Kipling, Mark Twain, Martha Graham, Elizabeth Taylor, James Dean, Alec Guinness, Evelyn Waugh, Igor Strawinsky, Walt Disney, Frank Lloyd Wright, Marilyn Monroe, Nikita Chruschtschow, Frank Sinatra, Leonard Cohen, Janis Joplin, Patti Smith, Allen Ginsburg, Truman Capote, Richard Nixon, Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney, Grigori Rasputin, Zar Nikolaus II, Harry Houdini, Theodore Roosevelt, Leo Tolstoi, Harpo Marx, J.D. Salinger, Ernest Hemingway, Marcel Proust, James Joyce, Mick Jagger, Gustav Mahler ...