In a series of chapters built round poems by a number of writers including himself . . . [Ted Hughes] explores, colourfully and intensively, themes such as 'Capturing Animals', 'Wind and Weather' and 'Writing about People'.
In its vast scope, this book presents the continuum of Western philosophy. Ranging from ancient Greece to nineteenth-century America, it traces the history of our civilization through the seminal works of its most influential thinkers.
Fading southern belle Blanche Dubois depends on the kindness of strangers and is adrift in the modern world.When she arrives to stay with her sister Stella in a crowded,boisterous corner of New Orleans,her delusions of grandeur bring her into conflict..
Made into a film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a masterly portrayal of family tensions and individuals trapped in prisons of their own making.
Loneliness, sexual tension and the need for human kindness pervade these three plays by Tennessee Williams, as their characters rage against personal demons and the modern world.
Terézia Mora öffnet die Tür zu einer merkwürdigen Welt. Man sollte gerüstet sein für eine verstörende Leseerfahrung. Gleich zu Anfang ihrer Geschichte wird der Protagonist Abel Nema mehr tot als lebendig an einem Klettergerüst aufgefunden.
Geschenkausgabe im kleinen Format, bedrucktes Ganzleinen mit Lesebändchen. Ein junger Mann kann nicht mehr in seine osteuropäische Heimat zurückkehren – dort wird Krieg geführt.
Ein ganz alltägliches Schicksal vielleicht, doch wen es trifft, der kann daran zerbrechen. So geht es Darius Kopp, dem IT-Experten, der erst seine Stelle verliert, dann die große Liebe seines Lebens.
Er ist Anfang 40, verheiratet und einziger Vertreter einer US-amerikanischen Firma für drahtlose Netzwerke in den Ländern Mittel- und Osteuropas: In einer Zeit globaler Wirtschaftskatastrophen macht sich Darius Kopp daran, sein Lebensidyll zu verteidigen
From internationally bestselling author Terry Goodkind, comes this outstanding epic adventure set in the captivating world of his classic Sword of Truth novels.
Sally, Joshua, and Lobsang are all involved in this perilous work when, out of the blue, Sally is contacted by her long-vanished father and inventor of the original Stepper device, Willis Linsay.
1916: the Western Front. Private Percy Blakeney wakes up. He is lying on fresh spring grass. He can hear birdsong, and the wind in the leaves in the trees. Where has the mud, blood and blasted landscape of No Man's Land gone?
1916: the Western Front. Private Percy Blakeney wakes up. He is lying on fresh spring grass. He can hear birdsong, and the wind in the leaves in the trees. Where has the mud, blood and blasted landscape of No Man's Land gone?