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Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Mai 2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 1444708694ISBN 13: 9781444708691
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Unremittingly glorious. I and the world demand more and we shall thump our tin mugs on the table demanding it until we are satisfied.'Stephen FryLoveable. Dreadful. Amazing. Learned. Baroque. Exquisite. Utterly wonderful. Uplifting. Stupendously Acute. Very scary. Genuinely mad.Having written acclaimed biographies of uncompromising and glittering geniuses such as Peter Sellers, Laurence Olivier, Carry On star Charles Hawtrey, and Anthony Burgess, of A Clockwork Orange fame, Roger Lewis, rotund, dark and difficult, has at long last stumbled upon the greatest monster of all - himself.As with bestselling and beloved Seasonal Suicide Notes, in this new book Lewis has produced a funny and appalling self-portrait, crammed with his clashes and frustrations.The calamities he describes, however, such as coming a pathetic fifth in the Oxford Chair of Poetry Election or throwing a party in what turned out to be a Cornish old peoples' home, are always offset by beautiful riffs - about Seville, a city he can't keep away from; or the train ride from Salzburg to Venice, where he stays in the restaurant car so long he alights in Zagreb by mistake; or the lush flowering magnolias he sees at Agatha Christie's house on the River Dart.It was when Lewis suggested in the press that Agatha Christie was a lesbian that the death threats began.Hearing the overture to Iolanthe played on Radio Three, and his own name mentioned by the announcer, Lewis is conveyed back to his extraordinary Welsh past, where Gilbert & Sullivan was put on in the village hall, and where Roger Lewis knew at once that his destiny was to become Evil Fairy, complete with wand.Who is to say he has not succeeded in this ambition What Am I Still Doing Here will win its author hordes more passionate devotees.'There is only one writer alive today who is as mordantly funny as Kingsley Amis, as acute about human misery as Philip Larkin, and as brilliant in skewering pretension and vanity as both. His name is Roger Lewis. Nothing funnier or wise has been published all year. If you love someone buy them this book. If they don't appreciate the gift then purge them from your life.' Mail on Sunday'The funniest book of the year. What Am I Still Doing Here by Roger Lewis is a wonderfully splenetic journal - part-diary, part-diatribe - by a man who rages with an indignant eloquence against the modern world. But Lewis' furious rants are never far from hilarity, and his anger is redeemed by flashes of pur poetry. Like all the best comics, Lewis is a disappointed optimist rather than an outright cynic, and it's this thwarted idealism which makes this such a liberating, life-affirming read.'Independent 384 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Mai 2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 1444713930ISBN 13: 9781444713930
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Investigator and former Marine Wayne Weston is found at home, killed by a single gunshot wound to the head, the gun still lying in his right hand. There is no sign of his wife and six-year-old daughter.The police believe Wayne Weston killed his family before turning the gun on himself. Weston's father is convinced his son was murdered. He turns to Lincoln Perry, former cop, now private investigator, for help.All the evidence supports the police's conclusions, but as soon as he starts asking questions, Lincoln hears rumours of gambling, extortion, and links to Cleveland's Russian mob. When the FBI asks him to back off, followed by a second murder, Lincoln is more determined than ever to uncover the truth, even if that means putting himself in danger . . . 320 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Mai 2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 1444711989ISBN 13: 9781444711981
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Captain Kydd's first mission after the triumph of Trafalgar is to capture and protect a fragile new British colony in Cape Town. This latest title in the historical adventure series provides plenty of action plus rich detail on colonial life in South Africa, 200 years ago. 352 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Mai 2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 144471645XISBN 13: 9781444716450
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Deaver's James Bond adventure is set in the present day and has all the edge of a contemporary thriller while displaying the utmost respect for Ian Fleming's original character. 'Deaver's enthusiasm for Bond comes through on every page and puts the gift for plotting that has garnered him such massive popularity to superb use here. Excellent fun, a great read and Jeffery Deaver has breathed new life into an old favourite' 'Sunday Express' 512 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Mai 2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 1444708007ISBN 13: 9781444708004
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The action packed true story of the Chinook helicopter force in Afghanistan. 352 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Hodder & Stoughton Mai 2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 1444721313ISBN 13: 9781444721317
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Criminal. Killer. Hero. Welcome to Low Town. 384 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Hodder And Stoughton Ltd. Mai 2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 1444155830ISBN 13: 9781444155839
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Philosophy: All That Matters, bestselling philosopher Julian Baggini shows how abstract ideas feed into the most important existential questions of all. He tells the story of Philosophy, bringing together and interlinking all its different areas, to create what is perhaps the first non-historical narrative of the subject - one that takes you right to its heard.It places philosophy firmly at the centre of what makes us human. From ethics and metaphysics, to the philosophy of science and religion, Baggini explains what makes us different to other species, why philosophy lies at the heart of that difference, and why that matters.This accessible and readable book will appeal to both students and general readers, giving a fascinating taste of philosophy - and what matters most within it. 160 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Hodder And Stoughton Ltd. Mai 2012, 2012
ISBN 10: 0719568897ISBN 13: 9780719568893
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The sequel to the Man Booker shortlisted 'Sea Of Poppies', opening a fascinating historical window on the opium wars and the shocking colonial exploits in the East. 'Any good historical novel should teach the reader some history as well as sweeping him or her along with the unfolding narrative. Few do this as well as Amitav Ghosh. A book whose conclusion again left me panting for the next volume in this trilogy' 'Financial Times' 584 pp. Englisch.