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Edigna Hackelsberger

    Mr. President
    Having It and Eating It
    Gold Diggers
    Touching the Void
    James Bond Encyclopedia
    • Joe Simpson, with just his partner Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000 foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in June 1995. But before they reached the summit, disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead. For three days he wrestled with guilt as they prepared to return home. Then a cry in the night took them out with torches, where they found Joe, badly injured, crawling through the snowstorm in a delirium. Far from causing Joe's death, Simon had paradoxically saved his friend's life. What happened, and how they dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted when Simon was forced into the appalling decision to cut the rope, makes not only an epic of survival but a compelling testament of friendship.

      Touching the Void2011
      4,2
    • Gold Diggers

      • 596pages
      • 21 heures de lecture

      From Monte Carlo to Lake Como, St Moritz to St Barts, 'Gold Diggers' takes us on a heady journey through the social circuit of the super-rich, plunging the reader into a world of sex, murder and scorching betrayal."

      Gold Diggers2010
      4,1
    • James Bond Encyclopedia

      • 320pages
      • 12 heures de lecture

      Twenty-three Bond movies, six James Bonds and all the Bond villains, girls, vehicles and cool gadgets in one single volume Written by James Bond authorities John Cork and Collin Stutz, the updated James Bond Encyclopedia explores every aspect of the 007 story, including Skyfall, the most successful Bond film ever made. Created in full collaboration with EON Productions, producers of the Bond films, and illustrated with more than 1,000 amazing photographs, the books takes you right inside James Bond's world, from 007's history, to his style and personal tastes. A-Z sections bring you face to face with every aspect of his thrilling career. Meet the criminal masterminds he has defeated and the beautiful and dangerous women he has encountered. Jump inside the vehicles, explore weapons and gadgets and discover background information on key film-makers and the making of each Bond film. The James Bond Encyclopedia is a must-buy for any Bond fan. (c) 2014 Danjaq, LLC and Eon Productions Limited. All Rights Reserved. "James Bond," the 007 logo and related James Bond Trademarks (c) 1962-2014 Danjaq, LLC and United Artists Corporation. All Rights Reserved. "James Bond," the 007 logo and related James Bond Trademarks are trademarks of Danjaq, LLC, licensed by EON Productions Limited.

      James Bond Encyclopedia2008
      4,4
    • Having It and Eating It

      • 352pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      Claire Masterson was the girl at school that Maggie Owen always wanted to be. Confident, good-looking, she was the first to know the facts of life, the first to Sun-In her hair, the first, easily the first, to go all the way. And when Maggie bumps into her twenty years later, it is as if nothing has changed: Claire's life is one of career moves to New York and great sex with married men; Maggie's is one of bringing up her children and never seeing her partner Jake, whose ever-demanding job has become his 'other woman'. Or has it? Jake is consistently working late, working weekends, taking working trips abroad . . . Maggie is suspicious, and when Claire talks a little too knowledgeably about Jake, she starts thinking the unthinkable. Her friends think she should confront them, but Maggie's got a better idea: she's going to have her cake and eat it.

      Having It and Eating It2004
      3,3
    • Mr. President

      Roman

      • 348pages
      • 13 heures de lecture

      Brilliant A technical masterpiece. When the Independent Party decides to run, not a man but a hologram for president against the sonorous traditional party candidates, life becomes complicated and quirky. But when they have the genius to unearth Thomas Jefferson and his running mate Buffalo Bill, this story takes on an unreal and fascinating demeanor. Captivating, right down to the last page.

      Mr. President2003