Gisela Stege Livres

Eine repräsentative Auswahl namhafter Fotografen, die die Hollywood-Legende ablichteten

Helen West ist überzeugt, daß die Frau des Apothekers ermordet wurde – auch wenn die bei der Obduktion gefundene Dosis Chloroform nicht tödlich gewesen sein kann. Und sie ist sicher, daß der Ehemann der Toten lügt. Mit ihrer Hartnäckigkeit handelt sich Helen allerdings eine Menge Ärger ein. Denn nicht nur ihr Chef ist gegen eine weitere Untersuchung des Falls, sondern auch ihre inzwischen feste Beziehung, Superintendent Bailey ...

Terre, début du XXIe siècle. Un signal musical d'origine inconnue a été capté par une station de scientifiques. Commanditée par les jésuites, une mission dirigée par le jeune Emilio Sandoz, tout à la fois prêtre et linguiste de haut niveau, part dans l'espace à la recherche des extraterrestres. Tous se préparent à affronter la mort et la solitude, mais la catastrophe qui les attend va bien au-delà de ce qu'ils redoutaient. Rome, 2059. Enfin de retour sur Terre, Emilio Sandoz - unique survivant de l'expédition - est traduit devant un tribunal chargé de sonder son âme et de le punir pour les horribles crimes dont on l'accuse. Cet homme, transformé par son expérience, aurait-il été abandonné par Dieu ? Tout à la fois roman d'aventure, conte moral, parabole religieuse, épopée futuriste, histoire d'amour et tragédie, " Le moineau de Dieu " mêle passion, émotion et érudition. Un livre d'une maîtrise rare, retenu aux Etats-Unis comme " l'un des dix meilleurs livres de l'année 1996 ".

A westerner raised in Japan, he survived the destruction of Hiroshima to emerge as the world's most artful lover and its most accomplished assassin. His greatest desire is to attain a state of effortless perfection . . . shibumi. But he is about to face his most sinister and corrupt enemy -- a supermonolith of espionage and monopoly bent on destroying him. . . . From the Paperback edition.

EDUCATION: none.SKILLS: none. MERITS: none.RECOMMENDATIONS: none.Such is the official verdict on Gully Foyle, unskilled space crewman. But Gully has managed to survive for 170 days in the airless purgatory of deep space after the wreck of his ship, and has escaped to Earth carrying a murderous grudge and a secret that could change the course of history.

After Mario Puzo wrote his internationally acclaimed The Godfather, he has often been imitated but never equaled. Puzo's classic novel, The Sicilian, stands as a cornerstone of his work--a lushly romantic, unforgettable tale of bloodshed, justice, and treachery. . . . The year is 1950. Michael Corleone is nearing the end of his exile in Sicily. The Godfather has commanded Michael to bring a young Sicilian bandit named Salvatore Guiliano back with him to America. But Guiliano is a man entwined in a bloody web of violence and vendettas. In Sicily, Guiliano is a modern day Robin Hood who has defied corruption--and defied the Cosa Nostra. Now, in the land of mist-shrouded mountains and ancient ruins, Michael Corleone's fate is entwined with the dangerous legend of Salvatore Guiliano: warrior, lover, and the ultimate Siciliano. From the Paperback edition. Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0345441702

Haroun's father is the greatest of all storyletters. His magical stories bring laughter to the sad city of Alifbay. But one day something goes wrong and his father runs out of stories to tell. Haroun is determined to return the storyteller's gift to his father. So he flies off on the back of the Hoopie bird to the Sea of Stories - and a fantastic adventure begins.

A collection of six short stories in which Rushdie explores the relationship, the shared history, and the misunderstandings that both bind and separate East and West. From the winner of the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children, and the Booker of Bookers in 1993.