Lorsque John Wheelwright évoque avec nostalgie le puzzle invraisemblable de sa jeunesse, un personnage en émerge : Owen, son ami dont la frêle enveloppe dissimulait une volonté de fer, une foi absolue ou la conviction profonde qu'il était l'instrument de Dieu. Cet ange du Bizarre ne s'était-il pas assigné la double tâche de réparer le tort causé à John et de sauver le monde ?
Growing up in the slums of East End London, Charlie Trumper dreams of someday running his grandfather's fruit and vegetable barrow. That day comes suddenly when his grandfather dies leaving him the floundering business. With the help of Becky Salmon, an enterprising young woman, Charlie sets out to make a name for himself as "The Honest Trader." But the brutal onset of World War I takes Charlie far from home and into the path of a dangerous enemy whose legacy of evil follows Charlie and his family for generations. Encompassing three continents and spanning over sixty years, "As the Crow Flies" brings to life a magnificent tale of one man's rise from rags to riches set against the backdrop of a changing century.
This definitive biography is based on five years of interviews with de Beauvoir, and is written with her full cooperation. Bair penetrates the mystique of this brilliant and often paradoxical woman, who has been called one of the great minds of the 20th century, and surely, one of the most famously unconventional figures of her generation. "As a reference work . . . Simone de Beauvoir can be considered definitive."--The Atlantic. 16-page photographic insert.
Bloemlezing
Bloemlezing van teksten uit de westerse filosofie en filosofisch getinte literatuur die troost kunnen betekenen bij lijden en verdriet.
Inleidend, royaal geïllustreerd overzicht van de westerse filosofie.
Door middel van veel illustraties wordt een overzicht gegeven van het werk van de post-impressionistische schilders en van de invloeden die hun werk hebben bepaald. Vanaf ca. 14 jaar.
