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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1892, Anna Julia Cooper published one of the foundational works of Black feminist thought in the United States. Writing as an educator, scholar, Christian intellectual, and Black woman of the post-Reconstruction era, she confronts a nation that discusses race while marginalizing women and discusses womanhood while ignoring Black experience. Her central claim is both moral and practical: no community can rise while the abilities, education, and voices of its women are suppressed.A Voice from the South gathers essays and addresses rather than presenting a single continuous argument. Cooper examines higher education, the responsibilities of teachers, racial prejudice, gender expectations, literary representation, moral leadership, and the failures of reform movements that treat justice as divisible. She challenges paternalism both within and beyond Black communities and insists that those most affected by oppression must be heard as thinkers, agents, and authorities.Cooper's prose is learned, allusive, and rhetorically forceful. Drawing on history, scripture, literature, philosophy, and lived observation, she works within some nineteenth-century conventions even as she presses beyond their limits. Her arguments reveal how deeply questions of race, gender, education, and power are connected-and why no honest pursuit of equality can address them in isolation.First published under the fuller title A Voice from the South: By a Black Woman of the South, the book made authorship itself part of its intervention. Cooper speaks from a position routinely excluded from national debate and transforms that exclusion into intellectual authority. These essays remain essential not because every formulation belongs to the present, but because their central demand still resonates: democracy must be judged by whose knowledge it recognizes, whose development it supports, and whose voice it permits to shape the future.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One of the greatest anti-war novels ever written, All Quiet on the Western Front remains a powerful and deeply human portrait of the devastating cost of war.First published in 1929, Erich Maria Remarque's masterpiece follows Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier whose patriotic enthusiasm quickly dissolves amid the brutal realities of the First World War. Alongside his classmates, Paul enters the trenches believing in honor, duty, and glory, only to discover a world defined by fear, exhaustion, loss, and the daily struggle to survive.Rather than celebrating military heroism, Remarque presents war through the eyes of ordinary soldiers whose youth, innocence, and dreams are slowly consumed by relentless violence. His vivid, unflinching portrayal of trench warfare transformed the way readers understood modern conflict, revealing not only its physical destruction but also its lasting emotional and psychological scars. The friendships forged under impossible circumstances become moments of hope in an otherwise devastating landscape, making the novel as moving as it is unforgettable.Praised for its honesty, compassion, and literary power, All Quiet on the Western Front has become one of the defining novels of the twentieth century. Its themes of loss, humanity, courage, and the tragic consequences of war continue to resonate with readers around the world, reminding each new generation of the profound cost of armed conflict.This edition presents Remarque's original public-domain text in a thoughtfully designed format for today's readers. Whether approaching this classic for the first time or returning to one of literature's most enduring anti-war works, readers will discover a novel whose emotional impact remains as immediate and compelling today as when it first appeared.Perfect for readers of literary fiction, historical fiction, military history, and classic literature, All Quiet on the Western Front stands as a timeless testament to friendship, resilience, and the enduring human cost of war.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have survived wartime danger, international conspiracy, and the uncertain beginnings of married life. Now comfortably settled in London, Tuppence finds domestic routine increasingly dull. The prospect of adventure arrives when Tommy is asked to assume control of the International Detective Agency, operating under the name of its absent proprietor, Theodore Blunt. What begins as an assignment connected to secret intelligence soon becomes an opportunity for the irrepressible couple to test their abilities against a lively assortment of crimes.Their cases range from stolen jewels and mysterious messages to suspicious deaths, elaborate deceptions, and threats hidden beneath respectable appearances. Each investigation demands a different approach, and Tommy and Tuppence enthusiastically imitate the methods and mannerisms of celebrated fictional detectives. Their experiments do not always proceed according to plan, but quick thinking, careful observation, and a willingness to take risks repeatedly carry them through danger.More than a conventional collection of mysteries, Partners in Crime is Agatha Christie's affectionate and mischievous tribute to the detective fiction of her era. Across its linked stories, she parodies the distinctive styles of writers and sleuths familiar to contemporary readers while demonstrating her own command of disguise, misdirection, suspense, and surprise. The literary references add another layer of enjoyment, but each case remains accessible to readers unfamiliar with the works being imitated.At the center of the collection is the partnership between Tommy and Tuppence themselves. Their teasing conversation, contrasting instincts, and genuine affection give the stories an energy distinct from Christie's more formal investigations. They approach detection not only as a profession but as a shared game-one that becomes increasingly dangerous as their successes attract more formidable opponents.First published in book form in 1929, Partners in Crime combines clever puzzles with romantic banter, comic role-playing, and the lingering atmosphere of postwar espionage. Inventive, fast-moving, and knowingly playful, it offers a distinctive showcase for two of Christie's most engaging detectives.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett is one of the greatest crime novels ever written and a defining masterpiece of hardboiled detective fiction. Sharp, cynical, and brilliantly paced, it introduced readers to Sam Spade, the private detective whose cool intelligence and unsentimental code helped shape the modern noir hero.When a mysterious woman walks into Spade's San Francisco office, she brings with her a story of danger, deception, and desperate pursuit. Soon Spade is drawn into a deadly hunt for the legendary Maltese Falcon, a priceless object desired by thieves, liars, killers, and dreamers willing to risk everything to possess it. Around every corner waits another betrayal, another false identity, another clue that may lead to fortune - or death.With lean prose, unforgettable dialogue, and a cast of morally tangled characters, The Maltese Falcon captures a world where greed drives every move and trust is the most dangerous gamble of all. Hammett's novel did more than tell a gripping mystery; it transformed detective fiction, replacing drawing-room puzzles with streetwise tension, psychological ambiguity, and the hard edge of American crime.This edition is prepared for clear, comfortable reading while preserving the speed, style, and razor-sharp atmosphere of Hammett's original prose. For readers of classic mysteries, noir fiction, crime thrillers, and landmark American literature, The Maltese Falcon remains essential - a tense, stylish, and unforgettable story of obsession, betrayal, and the price of desire.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Olaudah Equiano's life unfolded across the vast and violent networks of the eighteenth-century Atlantic world. In his narrative, he recalls childhood in West Africa, kidnapping and separation from his family, the terror of the Middle Passage, and enslavement in the Americas. Renamed Gustavus Vassa by an enslaver, he served aboard ships, traveled through war zones and trading ports, learned to read, developed commercial skills, and observed slavery in many forms.Equiano's story is not only an account of suffering. It records his determined pursuit of knowledge, spiritual understanding, economic independence, and legal freedom. Permitted to trade on his own account while still enslaved, he saved enough to purchase his manumission in 1766. Freedom did not end his exposure to danger or racial injustice, but it allowed him to work as a sailor, merchant, and public advocate. His travels extended through the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, North America, and the British Isles, giving the book the range of a maritime and travel narrative as well as an autobiography.Published in London in 1789, The Interesting Narrative entered a growing campaign against the British slave trade. Equiano addresses readers directly, combining personal witness with religious conviction, economic argument, and descriptions of cruelty intended to make distant systems impossible to ignore. He promoted the book himself throughout Britain and Ireland, and its success made his life a significant source of abolitionist testimony.The narrative is now recognized as a foundational work in Black Atlantic literature and the tradition of the slave narrative. It also invites careful reading as an eighteenth-century self-portrait shaped for public persuasion. Questions about some details of Equiano's earliest years have generated scholarly debate, but the book's historical importance and its author's documented experience of enslavement, maritime life, freedom, and abolitionist activism remain central. His voice joins individual memory to a wider demand: that readers confront the human reality of a trade sustained by distance, profit, and denial.Its continuing force comes from this union of personal history and public purpose: the narrative asks to be read not only as the record of one life, but as testimony against the institutions that made such a life possible.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Lane Fleming, wealthy businessman and obsessive collector of antique pistols, is dead. The official explanation is an accident: an old revolver discharged while he was cleaning it in his gunroom. His widow, Gladys Fleming, hires private detective and firearms expert Colonel Jefferson Davis 'Jeff' Rand for what appears to be a different problem entirely-to catalogue, appraise, and arrange the sale of Fleming's remarkable collection.Rand quickly discovers that the collection is valuable enough to create motives of its own. Dealers want it. Family members disagree over what it is worth and how it should be sold. Pistols have begun disappearing. Offers that seem suspiciously low raise questions about who may be profiting behind the scenes. And the more Rand learns about the people surrounding Lane Fleming, the less convincing the story of an accidental death becomes.Piper builds the mystery around details that matter. Firearm identification, provenance, condition, collecting practices, prices, and the differences between seemingly similar weapons are not decorative background; they become part of how Rand reads the crime. His knowledge allows him to notice inconsistencies that others overlook and to move between collectors, dealers, family members, lawyers, servants, and police with an understanding of both guns and human motives.The investigation becomes more dangerous when another death brings the hidden conflicts surrounding the Fleming collection into sharper focus. Greed, family resentment, financial interests, theft, and deception begin to overlap, while Rand must determine which suspicious behavior points toward murder and which merely conceals some other secret.First published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1953, Murder in the Gunroom is H. Beam Piper's detective novel and a striking departure from the science fiction for which he became best known. Piper's own interest in firearms gives the book an unusually detailed setting, but the novel remains fundamentally a traditional mystery built around evidence, motive, observation, and deduction.For readers of classic detective fiction, traditional mysteries, antique firearms, and investigations driven by technical knowledge rather than coincidence, Murder in the Gunroom offers a distinctive case in which understanding the collection may be the key to understanding the crime.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When a wealthy American heiress is murdered aboard the luxurious Blue Train en route to the French Riviera, a glamorous journey becomes a deadly puzzle.The victim's priceless jewels have vanished, her marriage was unraveling, and several passengers had reasons to want her dead. Fortunately, Hercule Poirot is among the travelers. As he begins to examine conflicting stories, hidden relationships, and carefully guarded secrets, the celebrated detective discovers that appearances aboard the Blue Train can be dangerously misleading.The investigation draws Poirot into a world of wealth, jealousy, betrayal, and deception, where romantic entanglements and financial motives are difficult to separate. Every passenger seems to know more than they admit, and every new clue raises another question. With a missing jewel at the center of the mystery and suspicion spreading through the elegant compartments of the train, Poirot must determine who is lying, who is afraid, and who had the strongest reason to kill.Set amid the sophistication of 1920s continental travel and the glittering resorts of the French Riviera, The Mystery of the Blue Train combines the glamour of the Jazz Age with the intricate plotting that made Agatha Christie one of the most celebrated mystery writers of all time. The contrast between luxury and danger gives the novel a distinctive atmosphere, while Poirot's careful observation and psychological insight drive the investigation toward an unexpected conclusion.A classic Golden Age mystery filled with murder, deception, romance, and intrigue, The Mystery of the Blue Train is an engaging choice for fans of Hercule Poirot, traditional detective fiction, locked-room-style puzzles, vintage crime, and atmospheric mysteries. Readers who enjoy elegant settings, suspicious characters, hidden motives, and carefully constructed clues will find much to enjoy in this enduring Agatha Christie mystery.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - George Bernard Shaw turns the young Napoleon Bonaparte into the center of a sharp and entertaining battle of wits in The Man of Destiny.Set in Italy during Napoleon's early military career, the play begins when an important packet of dispatches is stolen from a French lieutenant by a mysterious stranger. The missing papers soon become Napoleon's concern, but recovering them proves more complicated than expected. At the heart of the mystery is a clever and determined woman who may know far more than she is willing to reveal.What follows is less a military confrontation than a contest of intelligence, pride, and persuasion. Napoleon is already ambitious, calculating, and fiercely protective of his reputation, yet Shaw also exposes the insecurity and vanity beneath the image of the future emperor. His opponent understands exactly where his weaknesses lie and uses wit, secrecy, and psychological insight to challenge a man accustomed to command.Through rapid dialogue and comic reversals, Shaw explores the difference between public greatness and private character. Napoleon's instinct for power and strategy is tested not on the battlefield, but in a far more personal struggle involving honor, romance, reputation, and the dangerous consequences of knowing too much.Written with Shaw's characteristic irony, The Man of Destiny blends historical fiction, political satire, and drawing-room comedy into a compact and lively portrait of ambition in the making. Rather than presenting Napoleon simply as a heroic conqueror or ruthless tyrant, Shaw gives readers a witty, human, and deliberately unconventional version of the legendary figure.For readers of classic drama, historical comedy, political satire, and stories built around clever verbal duels, The Man of Destiny offers an engaging glimpse of Napoleon before the legend had fully taken shape-and a reminder that even the most formidable figures in history can find themselves outmaneuvered.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - There Is Confusion by Jessie Redmon Fauset is a landmark novel of the Harlem Renaissance that remains as thoughtful and compelling today as when it was first published. A Novel of Ambition, Family, and Art, it follows the lives of talented young Black men and women striving to build meaningful lives while navigating the expectations of family, love, race, and social class in early twentieth-century America. Through richly drawn characters and emotionally nuanced storytelling, Fauset explores what it means to pursue success without losing one's identity.More than a portrait of a particular historical moment, There Is Confusion asks enduring questions about belonging, purpose, artistic ambition, and the sacrifices demanded by personal growth. Set against the cultural awakening that would come to define the Harlem Renaissance, the novel offers a rare and deeply human perspective on the aspirations of Black middle-class Americans. Its characters seek not only professional achievement but dignity, self-expression, and the freedom to shape their own futures.Jessie Redmon Fauset's graceful prose and psychological insight reward careful reading while remaining accessible to modern audiences. The historical setting provides a fascinating window into the social customs, opportunities, and limitations of the period, yet the emotional conflicts at the heart of the story remain immediately recognizable. Love, family loyalty, friendship, ambition, and the search for self-worth continue to resonate across generations.This edition has been prepared for clear, comfortable reading while preserving the language, structure, and historical character of Fauset's original work. The subtitle and presentation are designed to help contemporary readers discover one of the defining novels of the Harlem Renaissance without diminishing its literary richness or historical significance.Whether approaching the novel for the first time or returning to it after many years, readers will discover a work that rewards both emotional engagement and thoughtful reflection. There Is Confusion stands as an important achievement in American literature-one that combines memorable storytelling with enduring insight into identity, community, and the pursuit of a meaningful life.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Set against the devastation of World War I, A Farewell to Arms is Ernest Hemingway's unforgettable novel of love, war, and the fragile hope of escape.Frederic Henry is an American serving as an ambulance driver with the Italian army. Amid the violence and uncertainty of the Italian front, he meets Catherine Barkley, an English nurse grieving a loss of her own. What begins as flirtation gradually deepens into an intense relationship that offers them both a refuge from the chaos surrounding them.But war has little respect for private happiness. After Frederic is wounded and sent to Milan, his relationship with Catherine grows more serious. When he later returns to the front, he is swept into the disastrous retreat from Caporetto, where confusion, fear, and arbitrary violence force him to make a choice that changes the course of his life. Determined to leave the war behind, Frederic and Catherine attempt to build a life together beyond its reach.First published in 1929, A Farewell to Arms combines Hemingway's spare, direct prose with a deeply moving exploration of love, courage, disillusionment, and loss. Rather than romanticizing combat, the novel portrays war as chaotic, destructive, and indifferent to individual hopes. Against that brutal landscape, the bond between Frederic and Catherine becomes both an act of resistance and a reminder of how vulnerable happiness can be.Powerful, intimate, and unsentimental, A Farewell to Arms remains one of Hemingway's defining works and one of the most enduring American novels to emerge from the experience of World War I. It is a compelling choice for readers of classic literature, historical fiction, wartime romance, and novels that explore how people search for meaning and connection in a world shaped by violence and uncertainty.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - George Bernard Shaw gathers a brilliant, eccentric group of English men and women beneath one roof-and lets their comfortable world drift toward catastrophe.Young Ellie Dunn arrives at Heartbreak House, the Sussex home of the elderly inventor and former sea captain Shotover, facing a future she does not entirely want. She is expected to marry the wealthy businessman Boss Mangan despite loving another man, but almost nothing she believes about the people around her proves quite what it seems. Among Shotover's unconventional family and guests, romances unravel, identities shift, fortunes prove uncertain, and declarations of principle repeatedly collide with inconvenient realities.Beneath the comedy, however, something far more serious is happening. Heartbreak House is not merely an eccentric country home but Shaw's portrait of a cultivated English society that can talk brilliantly about its problems while doing remarkably little to solve them. Its inhabitants are intelligent, educated, charming, and often perceptive, yet they drift through romantic entanglements and philosophical arguments while the larger world moves toward disaster.Written during the First World War and set in the atmosphere of prewar England, Heartbreak House combines drawing-room comedy with an increasingly ominous sense of approaching catastrophe. Shaw described the play as 'A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes,' acknowledging the influence of Chekhov while turning his attention toward the failures of Britain's privileged classes. The result is at once funny, melancholy, absurd, and unsettling.Captain Shotover, whose house resembles a ship, understands that civilization itself may be badly off course. Around him, Shaw examines wealth, marriage, class, romantic illusion, political complacency, and the dangerous gap between recognizing a problem and acting upon it. His characters are not simply hypocrites to be exposed; many understand more than they are willing or able to change. Their self-awareness makes their paralysis more troubling rather than less.As the play moves toward its extraordinary conclusion, the comfortable separation between private heartbreak and public catastrophe begins to disappear. The question is no longer merely who will marry whom or which illusions will survive. Shaw asks what happens when a society possesses intelligence, culture, and privilege but lacks the purpose to steer itself away from destruction.Heartbreak House is one of Shaw's darkest and most unusual comedies-a portrait of people entertaining themselves at the edge of an abyss. Its wit makes their world seductive; its gathering sense of danger makes their complacency impossible to ignore. In a house full of intelligence, romance, argument, and illusion, the most disturbing question is whether anyone will recognize the approaching crisis in time to change course.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - George Bernard Shaw turns politics into a brilliant battle of wits in The Apple Cart, a provocative comedy about monarchy, democracy, corporate power, and the question of who truly governs.In a future Britain, King Magnus finds himself confronted by Prime Minister Proteus and a cabinet determined to reduce the monarchy to little more than a ceremonial institution. Magnus, however, has no intention of surrendering his political influence quietly. When the conflict reaches an impasse, he threatens an extraordinary response: he may abdicate, enter democratic politics himself, and appeal directly to the electorate.Behind the struggle between king and cabinet lies an even larger force. Breakages, Limited, a powerful industrial corporation, exerts enormous influence over public life and government policy. Through this fictional monopoly, Shaw examines the uneasy relationship between political authority and economic power, asking whether elected governments can truly act independently when private interests possess the resources to shape national decisions.Written in 1928 and first performed in 1929, The Apple Cart is a witty and intellectually charged political satire. Shaw uses sharp dialogue, comic confrontation, and deliberately provocative arguments to examine monarchy, democracy, capitalism, bureaucracy, political ambition, and the influence of public opinion.At once entertaining and unsettlingly relevant, The Apple Cart challenges readers to consider where power actually resides-and whether democratic institutions are always as independent as they appear. With its lively characters, verbal sparring, and characteristic Shavian irreverence, the play remains a compelling exploration of government, wealth, and political authority.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Major Barbara Undershaft has devoted herself to saving souls and fighting poverty through her work with the Salvation Army. Her estranged father, Andrew Undershaft, has built an immense fortune manufacturing weapons. To Barbara, his wealth represents everything her faith should oppose. To Undershaft, poverty-not money-is the greatest evil, and good intentions mean little without the power to change material conditions.When the Salvation Army accepts large donations from a whisky distiller and from Undershaft himself, Barbara's moral certainty is shaken. If charitable work depends upon money, does the source of that money matter Can wealth created through destructive means be used for good And what happens when uncompromising ideals encounter people whose hunger cannot wait for moral purity First performed in 1905 and published in 1907, George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara turns these questions into a provocative battle of ideas. Barbara's religious conviction confronts her father's unapologetic philosophy of wealth and power, while the Salvation Army shelter where she works brings their arguments into contact with poverty, desperation, hypocrisy, and practical need.Yet Shaw refuses to make the conflict simple. Undershaft is an arms manufacturer, but he provides his workers with security and material comfort. Barbara dedicates herself to the poor, but the institution through which she serves them cannot operate without financial support. Charity, capitalism, religion, warfare, and social reform become entangled as each character is forced to consider the difference between moral intentions and tangible results.Filled with Shaw's characteristic wit and argumentative energy, Major Barbara asks uncomfortable questions about the relationship between money and morality. Is poverty itself a moral evil Does accepting compromised money compromise the good accomplished with it Can spiritual salvation matter without material security And who possesses greater power to transform society-the idealist who condemns injustice or the industrialist with the resources to reshape people's lives More than a century after its first performance, Major Barbara remains a sharp and surprisingly modern debate about faith, poverty, wealth, power, and the price of doing good. Shaw offers no comfortable division between heroes and villains. Instead, he forces competing ideals into collision and leaves readers to confront the unsettling possibility that doing good in an imperfect world may require choices that moral certainty alone cannot resolve.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1892, Anna Julia Cooper published one of the foundational works of Black feminist thought in the United States. Writing as an educator, scholar, Christian intellectual, and Black woman of the post-Reconstruction era, she confronts a nation that discusses race while marginalizing women and discusses womanhood while ignoring Black experience. Her central claim is both moral and practical: no community can rise while the abilities, education, and voices of its women are suppressed.A Voice from the South gathers essays and addresses rather than presenting a single continuous argument. Cooper examines higher education, the responsibilities of teachers, racial prejudice, gender expectations, literary representation, moral leadership, and the failures of reform movements that treat justice as divisible. She challenges paternalism both within and beyond Black communities and insists that those most affected by oppression must be heard as thinkers, agents, and authorities.Cooper's prose is learned, allusive, and rhetorically forceful. Drawing on history, scripture, literature, philosophy, and lived observation, she works within some nineteenth-century conventions even as she presses beyond their limits. Her arguments reveal how deeply questions of race, gender, education, and power are connected-and why no honest pursuit of equality can address them in isolation.First published under the fuller title A Voice from the South: By a Black Woman of the South, the book made authorship itself part of its intervention. Cooper speaks from a position routinely excluded from national debate and transforms that exclusion into intellectual authority. These essays remain essential not because every formulation belongs to the present, but because their central demand still resonates: democracy must be judged by whose knowledge it recognizes, whose development it supports, and whose voice it permits to shape the future.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett is one of the greatest crime novels ever written and a defining masterpiece of hardboiled detective fiction. Sharp, cynical, and brilliantly paced, it introduced readers to Sam Spade, the private detective whose cool intelligence and unsentimental code helped shape the modern noir hero.When a mysterious woman walks into Spade's San Francisco office, she brings with her a story of danger, deception, and desperate pursuit. Soon Spade is drawn into a deadly hunt for the legendary Maltese Falcon, a priceless object desired by thieves, liars, killers, and dreamers willing to risk everything to possess it. Around every corner waits another betrayal, another false identity, another clue that may lead to fortune - or death.With lean prose, unforgettable dialogue, and a cast of morally tangled characters, The Maltese Falcon captures a world where greed drives every move and trust is the most dangerous gamble of all. Hammett's novel did more than tell a gripping mystery; it transformed detective fiction, replacing drawing-room puzzles with streetwise tension, psychological ambiguity, and the hard edge of American crime.This edition is prepared for clear, comfortable reading while preserving the speed, style, and razor-sharp atmosphere of Hammett's original prose. For readers of classic mysteries, noir fiction, crime thrillers, and landmark American literature, The Maltese Falcon remains essential - a tense, stylish, and unforgettable story of obsession, betrayal, and the price of desire.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A young woman hears a call that will change the fate of a nation-and place her in conflict with the most powerful institutions of her age.Joan is a teenage peasant girl from rural France, yet she possesses an extraordinary certainty about her purpose. Convinced that divine voices have commanded her to help restore the rightful king and drive the English from French territory, she refuses to accept the limits imposed by birth, gender, or social rank. Through intelligence, courage, and relentless conviction, she persuades soldiers, nobles, and churchmen to take her seriously, eventually becoming a central figure in the struggle for France.Her rise is astonishing, but it is also dangerous. Joan's independence challenges military authority, political calculation, and religious hierarchy alike. To those inspired by her, she is a visionary and a patriot. To those threatened by her, she is reckless, disobedient, and potentially heretical. As her influence grows, admiration gives way to fear, and the institutions that once benefited from her success begin to question whether they can continue to tolerate someone who places conscience and divine command above established authority.First produced in 1923 and published in 1924, Saint Joan stands among George Bernard Shaw's most celebrated dramas. Rather than presenting Joan of Arc as a simple saint, martyr, or nationalist symbol, Shaw portrays her as a complex human being: practical, humorous, intelligent, impatient, courageous, and profoundly certain of her mission. He also refuses to reduce her judges to crude villains. Instead, the play examines how intelligent and sincere people can become participants in injustice when they believe they are defending order, faith, law, and social stability.Through Joan's story, Shaw explores the conflict between individual conviction and institutional power, the danger faced by people whose ideas challenge established systems, and the uneasy relationship between religious faith and political necessity. The play asks whether reformers are celebrated only after they are safely dead, whether conscience can survive within rigid institutions, and how societies transform those they once condemned into heroes.Historically grounded yet dramatically immediate, Saint Joan combines political debate, spiritual inquiry, vivid characterization, and unexpected humor. Shaw's interpretation remains compelling because it offers no simple villains and no easy answers. Joan's courage is undeniable, but so is the fear she inspires in those charged with preserving the world as they understand it.For readers of classic literature, historical drama, political theater, religious history, and works exploring courage, conscience, martyrdom, and institutional power, Saint Joan remains a powerful examination of what happens when one person's vision collides with the authority of an entire age.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Brown's landmark novel follows Currer and her daughters Clotel and Althesa, women whose lives are devastated by slavery, racial hierarchy, sale, and family separation. Drawing on nineteenth-century claims and public discussion surrounding Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, Brown creates a fictional family story that turns the contradictions of American freedom into personal tragedy.Across interwoven plots, Clotel depicts sexual exploitation, passing, escape, religious hypocrisy, racial prejudice, and the constant insecurity faced by enslaved families. Brown combines melodrama and romance with satire, abolitionist argument, songs, speeches, newspaper material, and documentary-style passages, giving the novel a form that is both literary and openly political.The story repeatedly exposes the distance between American ideals and American practice. Characters speak of liberty while participating in slavery; religious language coexists with cruelty; family bonds are treated as property interests; and racial identity can determine whether a person is protected, sold, pursued, or forced to conceal who they are. Brown makes those contradictions central to the lives of his characters rather than treating them as abstract political arguments.Family separation gives the novel much of its emotional force. Mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, and parents and children remain vulnerable to sale and displacement, while characters attempt to preserve relationships within a system designed to deny their permanence. Questions of freedom are therefore inseparable from questions of family, identity, and the right to determine one's own life.Published in London in 1853 while Brown was living abroad, Clotel; or, The President's Daughter is widely regarded as the first novel published by an African American. Brown later reworked the material in substantially revised versions under different titles, making the 1853 text the starting point of an evolving literary and political project.Part abolitionist novel, part social satire, and part family tragedy, Clotel confronts slavery through the human consequences of law, race, hypocrisy, and forced separation. Its power lies in the way Brown brings the nation's promises of liberty into direct conflict with the lives of people denied its protection.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When a doctor has the power to save only one life, how should he decide who deserves to live Sir Colenso Ridgeon has developed a promising new treatment for tuberculosis, offering hope to patients once considered beyond saving. But his resources are limited, and he can accept only a small number of cases. When two very different men urgently need his care, Ridgeon is forced into a decision that tests both his professional judgment and his personal integrity.One patient is a decent but undistinguished physician who has devoted his life to helping others. The other is Louis Dubedat, a brilliant young artist whose extraordinary talent is matched by selfishness, dishonesty, and a troubling disregard for those around him. Complicating the decision is Dubedat's devoted wife, Jennifer, whose loyalty to her husband begins to affect Ridgeon in ways that have little to do with medicine.What begins as a question of medical necessity soon becomes entangled with desire, jealousy, reputation, ambition, and the dangerous belief that one human life may be more valuable than another.First performed in 1906, The Doctor's Dilemma is one of George Bernard Shaw's most provocative plays. With characteristic wit and intellectual force, Shaw examines the medical profession at a time when scientific advances were transforming public expectations of doctors. He exposes professional vanity, questionable treatments, financial incentives, and the limits of medical expertise while challenging the assumption that physicians can make life-and-death decisions without bias.Yet the play reaches far beyond medicine. Through Ridgeon's moral conflict, Shaw asks whether artistic genius can excuse personal cruelty, whether professional duty can ever be separated from private desire, and whether anyone possesses the wisdom to decide whose life is most worth saving. His characters are sharply drawn, frequently comic, and morally complicated, ensuring that the central dilemma never produces a simple answer.Intelligent, unsettling, and often darkly funny, The Doctor's Dilemma remains strikingly relevant in an age still confronting questions of medical ethics, limited healthcare resources, professional authority, unequal access to treatment, and the human biases that shape difficult decisions.A compelling blend of drama, satire, and moral inquiry, the play is an excellent choice for readers of classic literature, social criticism, medical ethics, philosophical drama, and works that explore what happens when professional responsibility collides with personal desire.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Iron Heel by Jack London is a visionary dystopian classic about oligarchy, labor, and revolt. Written in 1908, the novel imagines a future America ruled by a brutal alliance of wealth, industry, and political power. Through the voice of Avis Everhard, London tells the story of Ernest Everhard, a revolutionary leader who challenges the rise of the oppressive regime known as the Iron Heel.Part political warning, part speculative fiction, and part revolutionary drama, The Iron Heel anticipates many of the themes that would later define modern dystopian literature: authoritarian power, class conflict, propaganda, surveillance, and the violent suppression of dissent. Its force comes not only from its imagined future, but from the urgency with which it examines the struggle between ordinary people and the systems that seek to control them.This edition is prepared for clear, comfortable reading while preserving the character and historical power of the original text. For readers of classic dystopian fiction, political novels, and Jack London's wider body of work, The Iron Heel remains a fierce and unsettling vision of power, resistance, and the cost of freedom.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One of the greatest anti-war novels ever written, All Quiet on the Western Front remains a powerful and deeply human portrait of the devastating cost of war.First published in 1929, Erich Maria Remarque's masterpiece follows Paul Bäumer, a young German soldier whose patriotic enthusiasm quickly dissolves amid the brutal realities of the First World War. Alongside his classmates, Paul enters the trenches believing in honor, duty, and glory, only to discover a world defined by fear, exhaustion, loss, and the daily struggle to survive.Rather than celebrating military heroism, Remarque presents war through the eyes of ordinary soldiers whose youth, innocence, and dreams are slowly consumed by relentless violence. His vivid, unflinching portrayal of trench warfare transformed the way readers understood modern conflict, revealing not only its physical destruction but also its lasting emotional and psychological scars. The friendships forged under impossible circumstances become moments of hope in an otherwise devastating landscape, making the novel as moving as it is unforgettable.Praised for its honesty, compassion, and literary power, All Quiet on the Western Front has become one of the defining novels of the twentieth century. Its themes of loss, humanity, courage, and the tragic consequences of war continue to resonate with readers around the world, reminding each new generation of the profound cost of armed conflict.This edition presents Remarque's original public-domain text in a thoughtfully designed format for today's readers. Whether approaching this classic for the first time or returning to one of literature's most enduring anti-war works, readers will discover a novel whose emotional impact remains as immediate and compelling today as when it first appeared.Perfect for readers of literary fiction, historical fiction, military history, and classic literature, All Quiet on the Western Front stands as a timeless testament to friendship, resilience, and the enduring human cost of war.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have survived wartime danger, international conspiracy, and the uncertain beginnings of married life. Now comfortably settled in London, Tuppence finds domestic routine increasingly dull. The prospect of adventure arrives when Tommy is asked to assume control of the International Detective Agency, operating under the name of its absent proprietor, Theodore Blunt. What begins as an assignment connected to secret intelligence soon becomes an opportunity for the irrepressible couple to test their abilities against a lively assortment of crimes.Their cases range from stolen jewels and mysterious messages to suspicious deaths, elaborate deceptions, and threats hidden beneath respectable appearances. Each investigation demands a different approach, and Tommy and Tuppence enthusiastically imitate the methods and mannerisms of celebrated fictional detectives. Their experiments do not always proceed according to plan, but quick thinking, careful observation, and a willingness to take risks repeatedly carry them through danger.More than a conventional collection of mysteries, Partners in Crime is Agatha Christie's affectionate and mischievous tribute to the detective fiction of her era. Across its linked stories, she parodies the distinctive styles of writers and sleuths familiar to contemporary readers while demonstrating her own command of disguise, misdirection, suspense, and surprise. The literary references add another layer of enjoyment, but each case remains accessible to readers unfamiliar with the works being imitated.At the center of the collection is the partnership between Tommy and Tuppence themselves. Their teasing conversation, contrasting instincts, and genuine affection give the stories an energy distinct from Christie's more formal investigations. They approach detection not only as a profession but as a shared game-one that becomes increasingly dangerous as their successes attract more formidable opponents.First published in book form in 1929, Partners in Crime combines clever puzzles with romantic banter, comic role-playing, and the lingering atmosphere of postwar espionage. Inventive, fast-moving, and knowingly playful, it offers a distinctive showcase for two of Christie's most engaging detectives.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When a wealthy American heiress is murdered aboard the luxurious Blue Train en route to the French Riviera, a glamorous journey becomes a deadly puzzle.The victim's priceless jewels have vanished, her marriage was unraveling, and several passengers had reasons to want her dead. Fortunately, Hercule Poirot is among the travelers. As he begins to examine conflicting stories, hidden relationships, and carefully guarded secrets, the celebrated detective discovers that appearances aboard the Blue Train can be dangerously misleading.The investigation draws Poirot into a world of wealth, jealousy, betrayal, and deception, where romantic entanglements and financial motives are difficult to separate. Every passenger seems to know more than they admit, and every new clue raises another question. With a missing jewel at the center of the mystery and suspicion spreading through the elegant compartments of the train, Poirot must determine who is lying, who is afraid, and who had the strongest reason to kill.Set amid the sophistication of 1920s continental travel and the glittering resorts of the French Riviera, The Mystery of the Blue Train combines the glamour of the Jazz Age with the intricate plotting that made Agatha Christie one of the most celebrated mystery writers of all time. The contrast between luxury and danger gives the novel a distinctive atmosphere, while Poirot's careful observation and psychological insight drive the investigation toward an unexpected conclusion.A classic Golden Age mystery filled with murder, deception, romance, and intrigue, The Mystery of the Blue Train is an engaging choice for fans of Hercule Poirot, traditional detective fiction, locked-room-style puzzles, vintage crime, and atmospheric mysteries. Readers who enjoy elegant settings, suspicious characters, hidden motives, and carefully constructed clues will find much to enjoy in this enduring Agatha Christie mystery.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Lane Fleming, wealthy businessman and obsessive collector of antique pistols, is dead. The official explanation is an accident: an old revolver discharged while he was cleaning it in his gunroom. His widow, Gladys Fleming, hires private detective and firearms expert Colonel Jefferson Davis 'Jeff' Rand for what appears to be a different problem entirely-to catalogue, appraise, and arrange the sale of Fleming's remarkable collection.Rand quickly discovers that the collection is valuable enough to create motives of its own. Dealers want it. Family members disagree over what it is worth and how it should be sold. Pistols have begun disappearing. Offers that seem suspiciously low raise questions about who may be profiting behind the scenes. And the more Rand learns about the people surrounding Lane Fleming, the less convincing the story of an accidental death becomes.Piper builds the mystery around details that matter. Firearm identification, provenance, condition, collecting practices, prices, and the differences between seemingly similar weapons are not decorative background; they become part of how Rand reads the crime. His knowledge allows him to notice inconsistencies that others overlook and to move between collectors, dealers, family members, lawyers, servants, and police with an understanding of both guns and human motives.The investigation becomes more dangerous when another death brings the hidden conflicts surrounding the Fleming collection into sharper focus. Greed, family resentment, financial interests, theft, and deception begin to overlap, while Rand must determine which suspicious behavior points toward murder and which merely conceals some other secret.First published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1953, Murder in the Gunroom is H. Beam Piper's detective novel and a striking departure from the science fiction for which he became best known. Piper's own interest in firearms gives the book an unusually detailed setting, but the novel remains fundamentally a traditional mystery built around evidence, motive, observation, and deduction.For readers of classic detective fiction, traditional mysteries, antique firearms, and investigations driven by technical knowledge rather than coincidence, Murder in the Gunroom offers a distinctive case in which understanding the collection may be the key to understanding the crime.…

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - There Is Confusion by Jessie Redmon Fauset is a landmark novel of the Harlem Renaissance that remains as thoughtful and compelling today as when it was first published. A Novel of Ambition, Family, and Art, it follows the lives of talented young Black men and women striving to build meaningful lives while navigating the expectations of family, love, race, and social class in early twentieth-century America. Through richly drawn characters and emotionally nuanced storytelling, Fauset explores what it means to pursue success without losing one's identity.More than a portrait of a particular historical moment, There Is Confusion asks enduring questions about belonging, purpose, artistic ambition, and the sacrifices demanded by personal growth. Set against the cultural awakening that would come to define the Harlem Renaissance, the novel offers a rare and deeply human perspective on the aspirations of Black middle-class Americans. Its characters seek not only professional achievement but dignity, self-expression, and the freedom to shape their own futures.Jessie Redmon Fauset's graceful prose and psychological insight reward careful reading while remaining accessible to modern audiences. The historical setting provides a fascinating window into the social customs, opportunities, and limitations of the period, yet the emotional conflicts at the heart of the story remain immediately recognizable. Love, family loyalty, friendship, ambition, and the search for self-worth continue to resonate across generations.This edition has been prepared for clear, comfortable reading while preserving the language, structure, and historical character of Fauset's original work. The subtitle and presentation are designed to help contemporary readers discover one of the defining novels of the Harlem Renaissance without diminishing its literary richness or historical significance.Whether approaching the novel for the first time or returning to it after many years, readers will discover a work that rewards both emotional engagement and thoughtful reflection. There Is Confusion stands as an important achievement in American literature-one that combines memorable storytelling with enduring insight into identity, community, and the pursuit of a meaningful life.…

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