Alpes
- 124pages
- 5 heures de lecture
Thomas Berger Livres
20 juillet 1924 – 13 juillet 2014
Thomas Berger était un romancier américain prolifique dont l'œuvre a abordé et subverti avec maestria de nombreux genres littéraires. Tout au long de sa carrière, il a exploré la fiction policière, la science-fiction, les récits utopiques et réinterprété les mythes et légendes classiques avec une touche stylistique unique. Bien que son esprit vif et son humour souvent mordant aient conduit beaucoup à le qualifier de satiriste, Berger lui-même a rejeté de telles classifications. Ses explorations plongent dans diverses formes narratives, offrant aux lecteurs une expérience littéraire distincte et souvent surprenante.
The story of Jack Crabbe, raised by both a white man and a Cheyenne chief. As a Cheyenne, Jack ate dog, had four wives and saw his people butchered by General Custer's soldiers. As a white man, he participated in the slaughter of the buffalo and tangled with Wyatt Earp.
The Gnome Craft Book
- 96pages
- 4 heures de lecture
Gnome crafts offer a wealth of possibilities for activities with children. This books shows how to make gnomes out of walnuts, twigs, wool and paper and other media.
Arthur Rex : a legendary novel
- 540pages
- 19 heures de lecture
Reinterpreting and expanding upon the Arthurian legend, the author begins to inject his own personality into the narrative, which constitutes a salute to the Age of Chivalry
Crafts Through the Year
- 176pages
- 7 heures de lecture
Step-by-step instructions for making a range of toys and decorations to help children engage with festivals and seasons of the year.
Return of Little Big Man
- 448pages
- 16 heures de lecture
Jack Crabb was ill when he dictated his memoirs, Little Big Man. His supposed death cut short his tale as he finished recounting how he was the last white survivor of Custer's Last Stand. This newly discovered manuscript reveals that he faked his own death to escape his publishing contract. schovat popis
Neighbors
- 275pages
- 10 heures de lecture
Suburban regular guy Earl Keese confronts the yawning pit of chaos in the persons of Harry and Ramona, a younger couple who have just moved into the only other house on their dead-end street. Literally overnight, Earl's painstakingly controlled world is turned upside down. Soon he is engaged in guerilla warfare with his new neighbors, who seem to threaten the very fabric of his carefully constructed reality.
Vital Parts
- 416pages
- 15 heures de lecture
Abenteuer einer künstlichen Frau Ellery Pierce, Techniker bei einer Firma zur Herstellung animatronischer Geschöpfe, hat kein Glück mit dem weiblichen Geschlecht. Also beschließt er, sich seine Traumfrau einfach selbst zu bauen – und das Ergebnis kann sich sehen lassen. Roboterdame Phyllis ist die perfekte Ehefrau, intelligent und wunderschön. Zum Unmut ihres Schöpfers entwickelt sie jedoch schnell eigene Pläne und verlässt Ellery, um in Hollywood Karriere zu machen. Schon bald fasst sie einen ehrgeizigen Entschluss: Sie will die erste Präsidentin der USA werden.
