Irene Ketman Ordre des livres (chronologique)

U ovom raskošnom povijesnom romanu, utemeljenom djelomično na historijskim činjenicama, autorica oživljuje likove dviju sestara glazbenica, koje su svoje glazbeno umijeće izgradile u samostanu Pieta` u Veneciji te ga nadogradile zahvaljujući jednom od najslavnijih baroknih skladatelja i violinista, Antonija Vivaldija. Od najranijeg djetinjstva, kad su se, napuštene od majke, našle u samostanu, prelijepa i zavodljiva Chiaretta i njezina starija sestra, ponešto suzdržana i skromna Maddalena, otkrivaju ljubav prema glazbi. Dok će Chiarettin put voditi od slavne solo-pjevačice u samostanskom zboru do aristokratove nevjeste i sudionice pomalo razvratnog života u osamnaestostoljetnoj Veneciji, Maddalena će ostati posvećena samostanskom životu i svojoj strasti prema violini, ali i prema Vivaldiju. No, usprkos različitim putovima i nedaćama koje će uslijediti, sestre će ostati vjerne jedna drugoj kao i svojoj ljubavi prema glazbi. Četiri godišnja doba otvaraju okno u prostor-vrijeme Venecije u njezinu zlatnom dobu i otkrivaju kako je nastalo jedno od najvećih remek-djela klasične glazbe, Vivaldijevi koncerti okupljeni pod naslovom ovog romana.

Ça se passe un jour en mai. En 1972. Alex Pappas, 16 ans, décide de suivre ses acolytes pour une virée dans le quartier noir, histoire de semer un peu la pagaille. Forcément, l'affaire tourne mal. Trente-cinq ans plus tard, le souvenir de l'" incident " est toujours vivace. Certains cherchent à se racheter, d'autres veulent à nouveau en découdre. Tous ont encore la rage au ventre.

A novel told in the voices of two narrators: Violet, who in 1944 is imprisoned in the tower of a rambling country house by her family; and Claudine, a modern-day property negotiator who becomes involved in handling the sale of the derelict Whitecliff in 2004.

The Orange Prize-winning author Kate Grenville recalls her family's history in an astounding novel about the pioneers of New South Wales. Already a best seller in Australia, The Secret River is the story of Grenville's ancestors, who wrested a new life from the alien terrain of Australia and its native people. London, 1806. William Thornhill, a Thames bargeman, is deported to the New South Wales colony in what would become Australia. In this new world of convicts and charlatans, Thornhill tries to pull his family into a position of power and comfort. When he rounds a bend in the Hawkesbury River and sees a gentle slope of land, he becomes determined to make the place his own. But, as uninhabited as the island appears, Australia is full of native people, and they do not take kindly to Thornhill's theft of their home. The Secret River is the tale of Thornhill's deep love for his small corner of the new world, and his slow realization that if he wants to settle there, he must ally himself with the most despicable of the white settlers, and to keep his family safe, he must permit terrifying cruelty to come to innocent people.

Een Britse vrouw stuit op een groot onrecht: de kwestie Tibet en besluit daartegen de protesteren; ze richt onder meer de organisatie Act for Tibet op.

'A gleeful satire on the self-help industry and a must-read' JONATHAN COE schovat popis

Du passé mystérieux de la Seconde Guerre mondiale à l'avenir proche des réseaux tout-puissants et omniprésents, une constante : la cryptographie, qui permet de chiffrer les messages les plus secrets. Est-il toujours possible de briser un code ? Ou bien faut-il recourir à des moyens... plus directs ? Après Le Samouraï virtuel et L'Age de diamant (Prix Hugo 1997), publiés dans la même collection, Neal Stephenson nous propose avec Le Code Enigma, premier volet de la trilogie Cryptonomicon, un technothriller haletant, à la lisière du roman d'espionnage, de la science-fiction et de l'uchronie. Un livre d'une verve éblouissante qui est en train de devenir un texte culte aux Etats-Unis.

Onderzoek naar het thema lichamelijke schoonheid, waarbij wordt geconcludeerd dat schoonheid een universeel onderdeel is van de menselijke ervaring dat gezien kan worden als een biologische aanpassing.

This book does a great job in illustrating Feng Shui and your landscapes, home, and business.