Oneworld publications sep 2018 (6 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Our world has stood on the brink of Armageddon five times - discover how it came back from the brink'Gripping.' The New YorkerApocalypse, now Death by fire, ice, poison gas, suffocation, asteroid. At five moments through history life on Earth was dragged to the very edge of extinction.Now, armed with revolutionary technology, scientists are uncovering clues about what caused these catastrophes. Deep-diving into past worlds of dragonflies the size of seagulls and fishes with guillotines for mouths, they explore how - against all the odds - life survived and what these ominous chapters can tell us about our future.\*\*\*'Evocative. A remarkable journey into the deep past that has much to teach us about the future of our planet.' Guardian'Fascinating.' Economist'A book about one apocalypse - much less five - could have been a daunting read, were it not for the wit, lyricism, and clarity that Peter Brannen brings to every page.' Ed Yong, author of I Contain Multitudes.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Never before have our cities been as important as they are now. The drivers of innovation and growth, they are essential to the prosperity of nations. But they are also destructive, plunging us into housing crises and deepening inequality. How can we keep the good and break free of the bad In this bracingly original work of research and analysis, leading urbanist Richard Florida explores the roots of this new crisis and puts forward a plan to make this the century of the fairer, thriving metropolis.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Introducing a witty and unique voice poised to take the literary world by storm. For fans of The Borrowers, Munmun and The Truckers. Everybody became a bit mean. A bit individual. Units. That's all humanity could say for itself well, it couldn't actually, because it was made up of too many, um, units. And then there were the elderly, who could never bear to be so isolated, yet isolated they were. It was cruel, really it was. And kids not that many people had them any more they seemed to be born sitting in one of those egg-shaped chairs, only seeing what was right in front of them. So, the government asked a doctor, that famous one, to get a team together and figure it all out. He did. Everyone got a playmate. Well, everyone who wanted one, could buy a playmate. About a foot tall, they stood, naked (except in winter), very affectionate, not too intelligent. Mute, but cute - exactly what every home needs. Something to love, little units of love. The Biggerers is set in a dystopian future where our two heroes, Bonbon and Jinx, spend their days gathering stones and feathers for their basket, and waiting to be fed by their owners. But it's not long before getting sick, falling in love and wondering why they can't eat with a spoon pushes them to realise they are exactly the same as their owners?only smaller.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Video game villains and real-life dictators dominate daily life for eleven-year-old Ali.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTIONWINNER OF THE KITSCHIES GOLDEN TENTACLE AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD 2019A SATIRICAL REIMAGINING OF MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEINSET IN MODERN-DAY BAGHDAD,BRILLIANTLY CAPTURING THE HORROR OF A CITY AT WARFrom the rubble-strewn streets of US-occupied Baghdad, Hadi collects body parts from the dead, which he stitches together to form a corpse.He claims he does it to force the government to recognise the parts as real people, and give them a proper burial.But when the corpse goes missing, a wave of eerie murders sweeps across the city, and reports stream in of a horrendous-looking, flesh-eating monster that cannot be killed. At first it's the guilty he attacks, but soon it's anyone who crosses his path.'A remarkable book'Observer \* 'Brave and ingenious.' The New York TimesPetersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg 288 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTIONWINNER OF THE KITSCHIES GOLDEN TENTACLE AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD 2019A SATIRICAL REIMAGINING OF MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEINSET IN MODERN-DAY BAGHDAD,BRILLIANTLY CAPTURING THE HORROR OF A CITY AT WARFrom the rubble-strewn streets of US-occupied Baghdad, Hadi collects body parts from the dead, which he stitches together to form a corpse.He claims he does it to force the government to recognise the parts as real people, and give them a proper burial.But when the corpse goes missing, a wave of eerie murders sweeps across the city, and reports stream in of a horrendous-looking, flesh-eating monster that cannot be killed. At first it's the guilty he attacks, but soon it's anyone who crosses his path.'A remarkable book'Observer \* 'Brave and ingenious.' The New York Times 288 pp. Englisch.…