Maigret, Lognon ET Les Gangsters

One boy, one boat, one tiger...After the tragic sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild, blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen years-old boy named Pi, a hyena, a zebra (with a broken leg), a female orang-utan? And a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary and best-loved works of fiction in recent year

Sookie\'s beginning to get used to being surrounded by all varieties of undead, changeling, shapeshifting and other supernatural beings - but even she has her limits. She\'d really like to take a while to get over being betrayed by Bill, her long-time vampire lover, and get used to her new relationship with the sexy shapeshifter Quinn - but instead, she finds herself attending the long-planned vampire

This is the second book from Robbie Williams, written with acclaimed music writer Chris Heath. For the first time the full, unexpurgated story of his life - brutally frank, funny and honest. First came Ebury\'s massively successful, 2001 illustrated account of Robbie\'s touring world, \"Somebody Someday\". Now the time has come for the complete, intimate story of Robert P Williams. Spanning his childhood

A message from a dead acquaintance prompts a bus tour to an unknown crime...In utter disbelief Miss Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr Rafiel - an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. Recognising in Miss Marple a natural flair for justice, Mr Rafiel had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed

Hajime, el narrador, nacio

From rural Japan to international icon - Yayoi Kusama has spent her remarkable life immersed in her art. Follow her incredible journey in this vivid graphic biography which details her bold departure from Japan as a young artist, her embrace of the buzzing New York art scene in the 1960s, and her eventual return home and rise to twenty-first-century super-fame.

The gateway to China, and Asia beyond, Hong Kong has long straddled the divide between East and West. Its dining hotspots infuse Asian design principles with a dash of international flair. As you might expect from a world-class commercial metropolis, the dining scene here is multi-faceted and always welcomes innovative newcomers. This addition to teNeues’ highly successful Cool Restaurants series is

Taste real magic.Drawing on her eclectic craft, harnessing influences from Wiccan and rootwork practices, Anais Alexandre shares a collection of delicious potions for the modern witch. From potent cocktails, to restorative elixirs and captivating brews, this book of drinkable spells offers the powers of time-honoured wisdom in truly delectable form. Each potion is accompanied by a simple ritual to

The second volume of the BATMAN & ROBIN ADVENTURES series, spinning off from the Emmy-winning BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, continues its first-time run in graphic novel form! Gotham\'s most iconic foes are here to terrorize the city, but they have to get through the dynamic duo first! Batman and Robin face off against the worst of the worst on the planet and will need some help along the way to defeat

In this final volume of \"The Forsyte Saga\", Galsworthy writes about the lives and loves of the Cherrell family, cousins of the Forsytes. For centuries, the Cherrell sons have left their home of Condaford Grange to serve the state as soldiers, clergymen and administrators, but the 1930s bring uncertainty in a world of rapidly altering morals and unemployment. Galsworthy\'s portrayal of the effect

\"This volume showcases the nuanced, playful, ever-expanding definitions of the genre and celebrates its current renaissance.\" --Washington Post Science fiction and fantasy can encompass so much, from far-future deep-space sagas to quiet contemporary tales to unreal kingdoms and beasts. But what the best of these stories do is the same across the genres--they illuminate the whole gamut of the human

Two men possess vital data on Russia\'s Star Wars missile defense system. One isted by the KGB. The other is Jack Ryan, hero of The Hunt for Red October,ld to peace. A 4-month #1 New York Times bestseller, with 1.3 million hardcover copies in print. HC: Putnam.

RomanErscheinungsjahr: 2007Gewicht: 340 gr / Abmessung: 19 cmVon Zweig, StefanieIn Form einer Romanbiographie erzählt Stefanie Zweig, Jahrgang 1932, die Geschichte ihrer Familie. 1938 können sich die Redlichs, Juden aus Oberschlesien, nach Ostafrika retten. Auf einer einsam gelegenen Farm, versuchen sie zu überleben. Was dem Vater, der an seiner Liebe zu Deutschland leidet, nicht gelingt, schafft Regina,

Lesehefte für den Förderunterricht Altersangemessene Ganzschriften sind häufig zu umfangreich und zu schwierig für leseschwächere Schüler/innen. Die Reihe einfach lesen! präsentiert gekürzte und vereinfachte Jugendbücher. Jedes Kapitel wird mit einer textentlastenden Illustration eröffnet und schließt mit Aufgaben und Übungen, die das Textverständnis sichern. Es werden sowohl inhaltliche als auch sprachliche

A Pocketful of Houses features more than 60 great houses from around the world, including Europe and the UK, North America, Australia and South America. The book\'s pocket size makes it an excellent option for the smart traveller. The format closely follows the best-selling 100 of the World\'s Best series, which continues to inspire and delight not only architects, but also the general savvy book-buying

Doone Penny is a child with a gift - he was born to dance. But though others recognise his talent, there is little encouragement from his family. His mother preens over his pretty sister, Crystal, also a dancer, but fiercely competitive and vain. Doone\'s father would never allow a son of his to have ballet lessons, and his brothers think he\'s a sissy. But Doone has passion and ambition beyond his

Ā«Starik i moreĀ» ā€” nastojaschij shedevr Hemingueja. Povest posvjaschena Ā«tragicheskomu stoitsizmuĀ»: pered zhestokostju mira chelovek, dazhe proigryvaja, dolzhen sohranjat muzhestvo i dos-toinstvo. Izobrazhenie jarostnoj shvatki s chudovischnoj ryboj,

New in paperback. As cities have grown, housing has had to be provided to accommodate the increasing population. Driven primarily by the need to provide housing as cheaply and efficiently as possible, the ideas developed by the early Modernists have informed housing schemes worldwide. Today, in the context of a very different urban landscape, architects optimistic about high- density living are revisiting

In the broom cupboard of a Rose Cottage, stands a house fit for a mouse - well, two mice actually. A house made of pebblestone, with gables on the windows and turrets peeking out of the roof. A house with a ballroom, a billiard room, a banqueting room, a butler\'s room and a drawing room. The house belongs to Mr and Mrs Nutmouse, or Tumtum and Nutmeg as they affectionately call each other.When General