Auke Leistra Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

A revelatory collection of letters from the nation's favourite storyteller.

A return to the epic romance, heroism, history and warm and eccentric cast of characters that made CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN such an extraordinary hit (2.5 million copies sold). In the brief golden years before the outbreak of World War I, Rosie McCosh and her three very different sisters are growing up in an eccentric household in Kent, with their neighbours the Pitt boys on one side and the Pendennis boys on the other. But their days of childhood adventure are shadowed by the approach of the conflict that will engulf them on the cusp of adulthood. When the boys end up scattered along the Western Front, Rosie is left confused by her love for two young men - one an infantry soldier and one a flying ace. Can she, and her sisters, build new lives out of the opportunities and devastations that follow the Great War?

Lea, Avishag and Yael are school friends in a small town in northern Israel. During dull lessons they play the game Exquisite Corpse and daydream about the boys they fancy. When they hit eighteen they are conscripted into the army.

Born to the sound of one of the very earliest experimental wireless stations, Serge finds himself steeped in a weird world of transmissions, whose very air seems filled with cryptic and poetic signals of all kinds. When personal loss strikes him in his adolescence, this world takes on a darker and more morbid aspect.

David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveller. He eats a hamburger. He has his blood sugar tested. It all sounds so normal, doesn't it? In his new book David Sedaris lifts the corner of ordinary life, revealing the absurdity teeming below its surface. His world is alive with obscure desires and hidden motives - a world where forgiveness is automatic and an argument can be the highest form of love. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim finds one of the wittiest and most original writers at work today at the peak of his form.

Keuze uit de verhalen van de Amerikaanse schrijver (1962- ).

Tamara Chalabi's memoir chronicles her return to Iraq after years in exile, exploring her family's tumultuous history. Through her powerful narrative, she reveals the rich tapestry of Middle Eastern life and the impact of war on Iraq's identity, offering a unique perspective on a country and its people.

Un thriller letterario che non si dimentica facilmente! Susan Morrow ha imparato a dire sempre di sì. A non opporsi, a partecipare, ad accettare le cose come sono: il marito, un chirurgo cardiaco, che ha solo la carriera in mente e probabilmente la tradisce con un'infermiera. Il matrimonio, che si sgretola silenziosamente. I suoi doveri di casalinga e madre. Un giorno riceve una lettera dal suo ex marito Edward, di cui non ha più notizie da vent'anni. Quando lo lasciò, era un aspirante scrittore, pieno di ambizioni. Ora le ha inviato il manoscritto di un romanzo, e con riluttanza inizia a leggerlo. È la storia profondamente inquietante del professor di matematica Tony Hastings, la cui moglie e figlia vengono rapite e brutalmente uccise durante un viaggio. È la storia di un uomo la cui vita si sgretola perché ha imparato a rimanere sempre ragionevole. E perché non vuole credere che le sue peggiori paure possano diventare realtà. Susan viene risucchiata in questo romanzo angosciante e, man mano che legge, inizia a sospettare che Edward non voglia semplicemente il suo parere sul manoscritto, ma che stia raccontando in modo sottile e criptico di lei stessa...

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • WINNER OF THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD • "Netherland tells the fragmented story of a man in exile—from home, family and, most poignantly, from himself.” —Washington Post Book World In a New York City made phantasmagorical by the events of 9/11, and left alone after his English wife and son return to London, Hans van den Broek stumbles upon the vibrant New York subculture of cricket, where he revisits his lost childhood and, thanks to a friendship with a charismatic and charming Trinidadian named Chuck Ramkissoon, begins to reconnect with his life and his adopted country. As the two men share their vastly different experiences of contemporary immigrant life in America, an unforgettable portrait emerges of an "other" New York populated by immigrants and strivers of every race and nationality.

Een liberale joodse vrouw uit New York keert terug naar de orthodox-joodse gemeenschap van Noord-Londen waar haar net overleden vader rabbi was.

Un po' soap opera, un po' studio sociologico, un po' scorpacciata di gossip e un po' corso accelerato di flirt. La rubrica del "New York Observer" Sex and the City che ha reso Candace Bushnell una star e ha ispirato un serial tv di successo in tutto il mondo, è diventata un libro. Un racconto a puntate sulla società degli anni Novanta che descrive con spudorata verità la vita sessuale, i vizi, i sentimenti maligni e sotterranei della high society americana e si avvale delle ricerche fatte "sul campo" dall'autrice in prima persona. Per scrivere i suoi pezzi, la Bushnell ha fatto di tutto: ha condotto indagini sulla vita sessuale delle donne sposate, ha partecipato ai parti più ambiti e si è inserita come una spia negli ambienti presi di mira. Risultato: il libro sulla vita, il sesso e gli amori dei nostri giorni.

Halley is looking into a nobleman's permanent losing streak when he discovers a murdered jockey.

De vriendschap van vier vrouwen in een Amerikaans provinciestadje.

A settant’anni, Owen Mackenzie ripercorre tutta la sua vita. Ricorda i luoghi in cui ha vissuto, la storia di una lunga carriera, ma soprattutto le donne che ha conosciuto e amato: dagli oggetti delle fantasie adolescenziali, fino ai primi baci e alla scoperta del sesso, da Elsie alla prima moglie Phyllis, per poi arrivare a Faye, Stacey, Vanessa, Alissa, tanti nomi per altrettanti amori e tradimenti. E poi Julia, l’ultima moglie, la donna che adesso, ogni mattina, si sveglia accanto a lui. E lungo questa trafila erotica che sembra non avere fine, Owen, pioniere dell’informatica in pensione, rivive anche il progresso tecnologico che ha attraversato questi ultimi cinquant’anni, dai primi IBM fino a Apple e a Windows; e naturalmente anche i villaggi che di quelle avventure e di quel progresso sono stati lo scenario quasi inconsapevole: luoghi di un’America provinciale e periferica, dalla Pennsylvania al Connecticut al Massachusetts, ognuno con i suoi segreti da custodire, ognuno con le sue relazioni ambigue e le sue donne da sedurre.

Het hoofd van een onderzoeksteam krijgt opdracht een cel van Al Quaida, die een aanval op Europa voorbereidt, te ontmantelen.

Broken music , "brandelli di musica": sono le parole con cui un'anziana signora inglese definisce i cacofonici esperimenti al pianoforte dell'irrequieto nipotino. Figlio di un lattaio e di una casalinga, il piccolo Gordon Sumner cresce a Newcastle nella dura realtà industriale degli anni Cinquanta. Gordon cerca una via di fuga e trova una chitarra, ereditata da uno zio. l'inizio di un sogno: "farcela", liberarsi dalle catene della solitudine e sfondare nel mondo della musica. Un sogno che cresce inarrestabile fino ad avverarsi oltre ogni aspettativa: dopo mille tentativi, passi falsi e delusioni Gordon finirà per diventare Sting, uno dei musicisti più apprezzati dalla critica e amati dal pubblico internazionale degli ultimi venticinque anni, prima come leader dei Police poi come solista. Un musicista capace di sorprendere anche la critica e i lettori anglosassoni con un libro che mette in luce il suo straordinario talento letterario.

By the author of The Magician's Assistant, the Orange Prize runner-up, this novel features the combinatin of opera and terrorism. Latin terrorists storm an international gathering, only to find that their intended target has failed to show up.

Kroniek van de paringsriten van een groep welgestelde New Yorkers.

For Edvard Munch (1863-1944), painting was an act of self-liberation. His explorations of fear, despair, and death continue to exert a strong visual and psychological impact on modern viewers. Among all of Munch's paintings, The Scream (1893), which depicts a figure tormented by horror, is the most famous and certainly one of the most expressive. The artist reflected his innermost feelings in his work: In reality, my art is a free confession, an attempt to clarify my own relationship with life. Although Edvard Munch cannot be clearly assigned to a single movement, he is considered a pioneer of Expressionism.

Best-selling crime fiction author James Ellroy returns with the fourth in his LA Quartet.Klein's been hung out as bait, a bad cop to draw the heat, and the heat's coming from all sides: from local politicians, from LAPD brass, from racketeers and drug kingpins--all of them hell-bent on keeping their own secrets hidden.

Tim Cahill reports on the road trip to end all road trips: a journey that took him from Tierra del Fuego to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, in a record-breaking twenty three and a half days.

'Brace yourself. I'm going to be accused of murder and rape. A beautiful young girl i've never seen before...' Target of a ruthless frame-up, Tweed is forced to flee into snow-bound europe. Paula Grey insists on accompanying him on his journey into the unknown. The relentless manhunt is directed by Lance Buckmaster, newly appointed Minister for External Security. Europe's top security chiefs, once Tweed's friends, are alerted to arrest the fugitive. The unknown enemy hires Armand Horowitz, Europe's top assassin. His mission: kill Tweed. Racing down Germany's authobahns, Tweed and Paula face lethal ambushes. Why is it vital Tweed never returns alive? Is the key to these bizarre events Shockwave, sheet anchor of Western Europe's defence? Transported abroad the Lampedusa, sailing Britain, the giant computer could guarantee the safety of the world. And Tweed was in charge of its uninterupted passage. Joined by foreign correspondent Bob Newman, Tweed seeks desperately to elude his mysterious pursuers. Arriving at his Swiss sanctuary via the ice-cole Black Forest, Tweed hears of the catastrophe. The Lampedusa has been hijacked.... Colin Forbes 'has no equal' Sunday Mirror

Is it just a case of summertime blues or a full-blown career crisis? Newspaper reporter Jim Qwilleran isn't sure, but he's hoping a few days in the country will help him sort out his life.With cats Koko and Yum Yum for company, Qwilleran heads for a cabin owned by a long-time family friend, "Aunt Fanny." But from the moment he arrives, things turn strange. Eerie footsteps cross the roof at midnight. Local townsfolk become oddly secretive. And then while fishing, Qwilleran hooks onto a murder mystery. Soon Qwilleran enters into a game of cat and mouse with the killer, while Koko develops a sudden and uncanny fondness for classical music...

In een verre toekomstwereld komt de werker Kain met behulp van een magische ring in opstand tegen de wrede heersers.