The SS was one of the most important institutions of Third Reich Germany, yet it is also among the least well understood. From the end of 1935, the SS had control over all police and internal security duties in Germany and the militarised Waffen SS had more than eight hundred thousand men serving in the field, in direct rivalry with the traditional German armed forces, the Wehrmacht. Making use of

Once a successful surgeon, Frederick Welin now lives in self-imposed exile on an island in the Swedish archipelago. Nearly twelve years have passed since he was disgraced for attempting to cover up a tragic mishap on the operating table. One morning in the depths of winter, he sees a hunched figure struggling towards him across the ice. His past is about to catch up with him. The figure approaching

For the first time in Italy, Contrasto offers to the public an exclusive book, from the book collection In Parole, that merges Jack London incredible and well-known literature with his yet unpublished photographs, creating a dialogue between the visual and literary arts and building up towards the completion of the Jack London artist.

\'One of the very best collections of pop songs written in the style of William Shakespeare that I\'ve read so far this year!\' \'Weird Al\' Yankovic Think modern pop music is missing a little poetry? Prefer rhyme schemes to the club scene? Wait for the volta more often than the drop? If so, Pop Sonnets is the anthology for you. From ABBA, The Beatles and Michael Jackson to Beyonce, Miley Cyrus and

The little old lady is back! Martha Andersson and the League of Pensioners have left behind their dreary care home in Stockholm and headed for the bright lights of Las Vegas. This is their opportunity for a new lease of life and they plan to make the most of it. But before long they are up to their old tricks and with ingenious tactics, a pair of false teeth and a wheelchair each, they plot to outwit

Known as \'The Ice Queen\', Anneliese Zander de St Phalle is one of the world\'s most celebrated fashion designers. With an empire that stretches across continents, she\'s a truly global brand, in every sense. Yet despite her success, she\'s a mystery; a reclusive disciplined perfectionist who rarely grants interviews. She\'s successful and she\'s talented, and that\'s all anyone needs to know. Anneliese

1930s Hollywood. The depression has receded, the studios are booming, and the glitz and glamour are bewitching. But for Cecilia Brady, this is just life. That is, until she meets Monroe Stahr...Stahr is at the centre of it all. A genius production chief in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Cecilia is mesmerised. But Stahr\'s attentions are caught elsewhere - in the arms of a mysterious woman - and Cecilia

Becky Brandon (nee Bloomwood) is in Hollywood ! It\'s as if all her life has been leading to this moment. She\'s hanging out with the stars. Or at least she will be, when she finally gets to meet movie superstar Sage Seymour, whom husband Luke is now managing. There\'s so much to see and do! And getting Minnie through the hurdles for her A-list Hollywood pre-school will require some her help. Becky

Publikace představuje 16 nejpozoruhodnějších australských mladých architektonických ateliérů a jejich 60 projektů. This book explores the sixteen most exciting young architectural studios in Australia, and the progressive projects built in Australasia tha

A novel which is both playful and serious, hilarious and melancholy. It takes a journey which starts at the foot of the Benjamin Franklin statue in Washington Square, San Francisco, and wanders through the wonders of America\'s rural waterways.

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Un abogado poco serio, un tipo guapo y misterioso, un maletín, un negocio diferente, unos cuantos ladrones, muchos enredos y la taxista Pepa Villa recorriendo las calles y los bajos fondos de Barcelona.... for the 18+ only!

Das lyrische Werk Hermann Hesses (1877-1962) steht gleichwertig neben den großen Romanen \"Siddharta\", \"Der Steppenwolf\", \"Narziss und Goldmund\". Dem Autor selbst waren seine Gedichte stets unverzichtbare Möglichkeit zu unmittelbarem, wahrem Ausdruck von Sorgen und Sehnsüchten. Der Band \"Musik des Einsamen\" (1915) führt dies in eindrücklicher Weise vor Augen. In den leisen und zarten Tönen dieser

The one thing to remember about an adventure is that if it turns out the way you expect it to, it has not been an adventure at all ...Shanghai, 1925. Irene, a museum curator (and, unofficially, a treasure hunter) is searching for a set of legendary copper scrolls which describe the forgotten history of Cambodia\'s ancient Khmer civilisation. Her mentor has sent her to China to enlist the help of Simone,

The life of Hannibal, the Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with his army in 218 BCE, is the stuff of legend. And the epic choices he and his Roman enemies made on the battlefield and in life offer timeless lessons to us today about how we should respond to our own victories and defeats. Inspired by ancient history, Hannibal and Me explores the triumphs and disasters in our lives by examining

FROM THE GLOBALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF CAST IRON, COFFIN ROAD AND THE BLACKHOUSE **** AN EXPLOSIVE NEW THRILLER SET IN THE OUTER HEBRIDES**\'Peter May is an author I\'d follow to the ends of the earth\' New York TimesHusband and wife Niamh and Ruairidh Macfarlane co-own Ranish Tweed: a Hebridean company that weaves its own special variety of Harris cloth, which has become a sought-after brand in the

Welcome to the Palladium, Brickley. Once the grandest music-hall south of the river, now its peeling foyer is home to stale popcorn, a depressed manager, and a cast of disparate picture goers who touch and shape each other\'s destinies. Amongst them is Mark, the cynical intellectual who seeks sensuality and finds spirituality; Clare, his girlfriend, who loses faith and discovers passion; Father Kipling,