Verlag: Orion Publishing Co Jun 2007, 2007
ISBN 10: 0575079150 ISBN 13: 9780575079151
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Walter Tevis is the acclaimed author of The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth and The Queen's Gambit.'A moral tale that has elements of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Superman and Star Wars' LA TIMES'A moving examination of people discovering the wonders of human thought and human love' PUBLISHERS WEEKLYThe future is a grim place in which the declining human population wanders, drugged and lulled by electronic bliss. It's a world without art, reading and children, a world where people would rather burn themselves alive than endure.Even Spofforth, the most perfect machine ever created, cannot bear it and seeks only that which he cannot have - to cease to be. But there is hope for the future in the passion and joy that a man and woman discover in love and in books, hope even for Spofforth.A haunting novel, reverberating with anguish but also celebrating love and the magic of a dream.
Verlag: Orion Publishing Co Jun 2007, 2007
ISBN 10: 0753821788 ISBN 13: 9780753821787
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What readers are saying:'Loved it!' 'My favourite book' 'One of the most wonderful books I have ever read' 'Stunningly funny' This is the story of Dr Alfred Jones, a fisheries scientist - for whom diary-notable events include the acquisition of a new electric toothbrush and getting his article on caddis fly larvae published in 'Trout and Salmon' - who finds himself reluctantly involved in a project to bring salmon fishing to the Highlands of the Yemen - a project that will change his life, and the course of British political history for ever.With a wickedly wonderful cast of characters - including a visionary Sheikh, a weasely spin doctor, Fred's devilish wife and a few thousand transplanted salmon - SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN is a novel about hypocrisy and bureaucracy, dreams and deniability, and the transforming power of faith and love.'Warmly recommended to anyone searching for feelgood comedy with surprising bite' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH'I really loved this book' Bill Nighy.
Verlag: Orion Publishing Co Jun 2007, 2007
ISBN 10: 0753822075 ISBN 13: 9780753822074
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Following on from his acclaimed book on the Incas, 'The White Rock', Hugh Thomson takes the reader on a journey back from the world of the Incas to the first dawn of Andean civilisation, to give an immensely personal and accessible guide to the wonders that have been revealed.
Verlag: Orion Publishing Co Jun 2007, 2007
ISBN 10: 0753822008 ISBN 13: 9780753822005
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The story of the persecuted genius who helped create the modern computer, Alan Turing.
Verlag: Orion Publishing Co Jun 2007, 2007
ISBN 10: 0753822148 ISBN 13: 9780753822142
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The story of how the Hungarians tried to topple their soviet masters in 1956, but failed and remained occupied for a further three decades.
Verlag: Orion Publishing Co Jun 2007, 2007
ISBN 10: 0753822091 ISBN 13: 9780753822098
Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The autobiography of one of the greatest pilots in history.