Sutherland house jun 2026 (4 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The astonishing true story behind the 1977 Vancouver Safety Deposit Vaults robbery--one of Canada's most ambitious and mysterious heists.What began as background research for a crime novel evolved into a years-long investigation, leading Levers to police archives and forgotten news stories. Despite the passage of nearly five decades, many witnesses still refused to speak openly--a silence that only deepened the intrigue. With a cast of seasoned criminals, an impenetrable vault, and a plan bold enough for Hollywood, the heist seemed destined for legend.Much of the loot was never recovered, and key questions remain unanswered.Part true-crime thriller, part investigative memoir, The (Almost) Perfect Heist peels back the layers of a long-buried caper and asks: how close did they come to pulling off the perfect crime.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Pursuit of Tomorrow is the stunning new biography of an innovator, engineer, explorer, and relentless dreamer.Sandford Fleming directed the building of the intercontinental then the transcontinental railway; reset the world's clocks with the adoption of global time zones; championed an undersea cable linking the British empire and a bias-free cable news network; founded an institute to stir imaginations and forge progress; laid out roads, towns, and waterfronts; and even designed Canada's first postage stamp.A university chancellor, corporate director, and mountaineer, he was a restless polymath who was as comfortable in royal courts as uncharted wilderness while reimagining time, space, and nationhood. He was a naive idealist and a shrewd pragmatist. He knew fawning international celebrity and crushing public humiliation. His stunning accomplishments then and the searing questions his life poses now are current and crucial. Fleming's unrelenting pursuit of tomorrow offers urgent lessons for our age of disruption.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Intimate and inspiring interviews with six-string legends Bonnie Raitt, Nancy Wilson, Suzi Quattro, Jennifer Batten, Kay Dyson, Orianthi, and many more.In 1989, guitarist Sue Foley left home in Ottawa for the music capital of the world, Austin, Texas, where she landed a gig at Antone's, the famous blues label and nightclub. Over twenty albums and thousands of performances later, she established herself as one of the world's great blues guitarists and a serious student of her instrument. Increasingly curious about the lives and careers of women guitarists who preceded her, she interviewed more than a hundred of them across every musical genre, including folk-blues pioneer Joan Armatrading to classical star Liona Boyd.The result is Guitar Women, a compelling account of the cultural and personal struggles faced by women playing an instrument associated with masculine prowess in a male-dominated industry. Through personal essays and intimate interviews, Foley highlights the resilience, determination, and creativity of her six-string heroines, celebrating their achievements and honoring their influence on her own life and career.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What if every tap, swipe, and scroll was rewriting who you are In You Were Never Just Using It, Alexander Manu shows how technology's true power lies not in devices but in the quiet transformations they spark in us. Since 1978, each innovation has been less about invention and more about absorption: desktops that reshaped work, smartphones that redefined memory, AI systems that anticipate thought. Organized in three acts--from disruptive tools, to ambient shifts, to the rise of the post-digital self--this book maps how convenience became identity and how interfaces became mirrors of our inner lives. Provocative and deeply reflective, Manu argues that technology is never just something we use; it is something that rewrites us, one unnoticed gesture at a time.…