
White Dresses
¥95.11
A poignant memoir of three generations of women and the white dresses that adorned them As a successful journalist at Good Morning America, Mary Pflum Peterson's persona is at odds with her complicated childhood, where she watched her brilliant yet emotionally vulnerable mother, Anne, unravel before her eyes. But their love of white dresses always united them—from their baptism dresses to their wedding gowns, white dresses embodied hope and new beginnings. After her mother's sudden death, Mary dug deep to understand the events that led to Anne's breakdown. At twenty-one, Anne entered a convent, but lengthy periods of enforced fasting, isolation, and constant humiliation drove her to flee almost a decade later. Hoping to find new purpose as a wife and mother, she married, and was devastated when Mary's father revealed himself to be gay. Anne retreated into chaos. By the time Mary was ten, their house was cluttered with broken appliances, stacks of mail, and teetering piles of assorted "treasures." But in spite of everything, their bond endured. Through the white dresses, pivotal events in their lives were celebrated, marking the journey through loss and redemption as Mary tried to save Anne from herself.

Why New Orleans Matters
¥95.11
Tom Piazza's award-winning portrait of a city in crisis, with a new preface from the author, ten years after.Ten years ago, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the disaster that followed, promises were made, forgotten, and renewed. What would become of New Orleans in the years aheadHow would this city and its people recover and what meaning would its story have, for America and the world?In Why New Orleans Matters, first published only months after the disaster, award-winning author and longtime New Orleans resident Tom Piazza illuminates the storied culture and still-evolving future of this great and vital American metropolis. Piazza evokes the sensuous textures of the city that gave us jazz music, Creole cooking, and a unique style of living; he examines the city's undercurrents of corruption and racism, and explains how its people endure and transcend them. And, perhaps most important, he bears witness to the city's spirit: its grace and beauty, resilience and soul.In the preface to this new edition, Piazza considers how far the city has come in the decade since Katrina, as well as the challenges it still faces and reminds us that people in threatened communities across America have much to learn from New Orleans' disaster and astonishing recovery.

How to Be a Woman
¥95.11
Though they have the vote and the Pill and haven't been burned as witches since 1727, life isn't exactly a stroll down the catwalk for modern women. They are beset by uncertainties and questions: Why are they supposed to get BraziliansWhy do bras hurtWhy the incessant talk about babiesAnd do men secretly hate them?Caitlin Moran interweaves provocative observations on women's lives with laugh-out-loud funny scenes from her own, from the riot of adolescence to her development as a writer, wife, and mother. With rapier wit, Moran slices right to the truth whether it's about the workplace, strip clubs, love, fat, abortion, popular entertainment, or children to jump-start a new conversation about feminism. With humor, insight, and verve, How To Be a Woman lays bare the reasons why female rights and empowerment are essential issues not only for women today but also for society itself.

Viper Pilot
¥95.11
151 combat missions 21 hard kills on surface-to-air-missile sites 4 Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor 1 Purple HeartSure to rank as one of the greatest aviation memoirs ever written, Viper Pilot is an Air Force legend's thrilling eyewitness account of modern air warfareFrom 1986 to 2006, Lt. Col. Dan Hampton was a leading member of the Wild Weasels, the elite Air Force fighter squadrons whose mission is recognized as the most dangerous job in modern air combat. Weasels are the first planes sent into a war zone, flying deep behind enemy lines purposely seeking to draw fire from surface-to-air missiles and artillery. They must skillfully evade being shot down and then return to destroy the threats, thereby making the skies safe for everyone else to follow. Today these vital missions are more hazardous than direct air-to-air engagement with enemy aircraft. Hampton's record number of strikes on high-value targets make him the most lethal F-16 Wild Weasel pilot in American history. This is his remarkable story.Taught to fly at an early age by his father, Hampton logged twenty years and 608 combat hours in the world's most iconic fighter jet: the F-16 "Fighting Falcon," or "Viper" as its pilots call it. Hampton spearheaded the 2003 invasion of Iraq, leading the first flight of fighters over the border en route to strike Baghdad. In the war that followed, he engaged in a series of brilliantly executed missions that earned him three Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor; he notably saved a U.S. Marine unit from certain death by taking out the surrounding enemy forces near Nasiriyah. Two years earlier, on 9/11, Hampton's father was inside the Pentagon when it was attacked; with his dad's fate unknown, Hampton was scrambled into American skies and given the unprecedented orders to shoot down any unidentified aircraft. Hampton also flew critical missions in the first Gulf War, served on the Air Combat Command staff during the Kosovo War, and was injured in the 1996 Khobar Towers terrorist attack.With manned missions rapidly giving way to remote-controlled UAV drones, Viper Pilot may be the last memoir by a true hero of the skies. Gripping and irreverently humorous, it is an unforgettable look into the closed world of fighter pilots and modern air combat.

The Trees in My Forest
¥95.11
Ina book destined to become a classic, biologist and acclaimed nature writer Bernd Heinrich takes readers on an eye-opening journey through the hidden life of a forest.

Inner Work
¥95.11
A noted author and Jungian analyst teaches how to use dreams and inner exercises to achieve personal wholeness and a more satisfying life.

Psychology Through the Eyes of Faith
¥95.11
Identifies the major ideas that college and university students will encounter in a basic psychology course and explores connections with Christian belief.

God's Secret Agents
¥94.94
One evening in 1588, just weeks after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, two young men landed in secret on a beach in Norfolk, England. They were Jesuit priests, Englishmen, and their aim was to achieve by force of argument what the Armada had failed to do by force of arms: return England to the Catholic Church.Eighteen years later their mission would be shattered by the actions of the Gunpowder Plotters -- a small group of terrorists who famously tried to destroy the Houses of Parliament -- for the Jesuits were accused of having designed "that most horrid and hellish conspiracy."Alice Hogge follows "God's secret agents" from their schooling on the Continent, through their perilous return journeys and lonely lives in hiding, to, ultimately, the gallows. She offers a remarkable true account of faith, duty, intolerance, and martyrdom -- the unforgettable story of men who would die for a cause undone by men who would kill for it.

Memories of John Lennon
¥94.88
John Lennon . . . as much a part of our world today as he ever was He touched many lives in his brief forty years, and continues to move and inspire millions more to this day. Now, invited by Yoko Ono, friends, family, and fans from all walks of life including some of the great artists of our day reminisce about Lennon as a visionary and friend, musician and performer, husband and father, activist and jokester.In their own words and drawings, poems and photos, Lennon's life from his childhood through the Beatles years to the happiness and tragedy of his final days become stunningly vivid.Intimate glimpses gathered from musicians who knew John, such as Pete Townshend, Sir Elton John, Billy Preston, and Joan Baez; friends and relatives such as producer David Geffen, publicist Elliot Mintz, and cousin Mike Cadwallader; and artists who followed him such as Bono, Alicia Keys, Steve Earle, Jello Biafra, and Carlos Santana.And, for the first time, renowned photographer Annie Liebovitz presents every frame of the historic last session with John and Yoko.Memories of John Lennon is a rich and deeply felt appreciation of a truly great man.

Oscar Micheaux: The Great and Only
¥94.88
Oscar Micheaux was the Jackie Robinson of film, the black D. W. Griffith: a bigger-than-life American folk hero whose important life story is nearly forgotten today. Now, in a feat of historical investigation and vivid storytelling, one of our greatest film biographers takes on one of the most talented and complex figures in the history of American entertainment.The son of freed slaves, Micheaux grew up in Metropolis, Illinois, then roamed America as a Pullman porter before making his first mark as a homesteader in South Dakota. Disaster and defeat there led him to forge a career publishing a successful series of autobiographical novels. Ever the entrepreneur, when Hollywood failed to bid high enough for film rights to his stories, he answered by forming his own film production company. Going on to produce or direct twenty-two silent and fifteen sound films in his lifetime, Micheaux became the king of the "race cinema" industry at a time when black-produced films had to scrounge for venues in a segregated society. In this groundbreaking new biography, award-winning film historian Patrick McGilligan offers a vivid and fascinating portrait of this little-known pioneer. Part visionary, part raffish Barnum-like showman, Micheaux was both a maverick filmmaker and an inveterate hustler who used every weapon at his disposal to break the color barrier and thrive in a profession he helped to invent. He made a fortune and lost it again, and launched repeated con games that were followed by public arrests and bankruptcies. He eagerly took credit for the work of others including his unsung-heroine wife. In his desperate later years, he even sunk to plagiarizing his final novel a discovery McGilligan reveals here for the first time. In this searching exploration, McGilligan tracks down long-lost financial records, unpublished letters, and unmarked pauper's graves, pinpointing Micheaux's birthplace, his tangled personal life, and the circumstances of his tragic death. The result is an epic that bridges a fascinating period in American history, and offers lessons for anyone who would understand the role of black America in forming the culture of our time.

Open Your Eyes
¥94.88
For nearly forty years and in numerous books, Alexandra Stoddard has shared her keen eye for design and sure sense of style. Now this renowned decorator and lifestyle philosopher teaches you hoe to see with the expertise and clarity of professional designers.First, Alexandra helps you become more attuned to your surroundings-as you set a table, straighten out a linen closet, stroll through a garden, or browse in a thrift shop. Then, through personal anecdotes; examples from masters; a rich array of ideas, tips, and techniques, she reveals hundreds of ways to see and solve problems or proportion, pattern, color, and composition. Her simple suggestions-whether it's changing a lampshade, rearranging treasured objects on a table, or moving a chair-will yield dramatic results. Filled with practical solutions offered with warmth and encouragement , Open Your Eyes helps make each day a visual feats as it deepens your understanding not only of what makes something beautiful but what makes something beautiful to you.

The Great Mortality
¥94.87
La moria grandissima began its terrible journey across the European and Asian continents in 1347, leaving unimaginable devastation in its wake. Five years later, twenty-five million people were dead, felled by the scourge that would come to be called the Black Death. The Great Mortality is the extraordinary epic account of the worst natural disaster in European history -- a drama of courage, cowardice, misery, madness, and sacrifice that brilliantly illuminates humankind's darkest days when an old world ended and a new world was born.

Viharfelh?
¥94.83
J VILGOK VRNAK RD. res lakás, a családnak semmi nyoma, eléggé hátborzongató. De az egész olyan, mintha katonai támaszpontra lelnénk, amit senki se riz. Pilóta nélküli vadászgépek és tankok tétlenkednek a felszállópályán. Rosszindulatú dzsudzsut érzek itt. Valami rettenetes trtént. Az lenne a legokosabb, ha mindenkit figyelmeztetnél, hogy mielbb húzzanak el innen." Miután a térkapuk ezernyi új világhoz nyitottak utat, megkezddtt a bolygók gyarmatosítása. j életre vágyó telepesek ezrei znlenek ki a Naprendszerbl. Az Ilosz, e roppant új határvidék els emberi kolóniája vérben és tzben születik. A független telepesek pusztán elszántságukra, bátorságukra és az otthoni hosszú háborúk tapasztalataira támaszkodva szállnak szembe a hivatalos engedéllyel rendelkez nagyvállalat gyarmatosító hajójával. A küzdelem egyre inkább elfajul. Ráadásul az új, idegen világ felderítése kzben egyre félelmetesebb dolgokra derül fény. James Holdent és kis hajójának legénységét bízzák meg azzal, hogy békét teremtsenek a háborúskodó felek kztt, és értelmet vigyenek a káoszba. m minél jobban belebonyolódik, Holdenben annál határozottabbá válik a meggyzdés, hogy a küldetése eleve kudarcra ítéltetett. Egy halott ember szavai pedig arra emlékeztetik, hogy a galaktikus civilizáció, amely egykor e fldet birtokolta, rkre eltnt. Ugyanis valami elpusztította.

Engel des doods: een juridische thriller
¥94.83
Soms kun je het verleden beter laten rusten...Tijdens een boottochtje naar een afgelegen eiland aan boord van een luxueus jacht heeft fraudeonderzoeker Katerina Carter al snel het gevoel dat de charmante, praatjesmakende eigenaar van de boot een duister geheim verbergt. Die manier die hij aanprijst om snel geld te verdienen – zij kan toch niet de enige zijn die doorheeft dat het zaakje stinkt?Eenmaal op het eiland onderzoeken Kat en haar vrienden de geruchten die de ronde doen over een sinistere sekte, de Aquarian Foundation, en gaan ze op zoek naar verborgen schatten. De sekte heeft mensen geld afgetroggeld en het begint erop te lijken dat dezelfde geschiedenis zich weer herhaalt. Tenminste, als Kat aan de anderen kan bewijzen dat sommige dingen te mooi klinken om waar te zijn...Als niemand haar waarschuwingen serieus neemt, gaat ze op pad om een vreselijke waarheid te onthullen die de mensen waarvan ze het meest houdt in doodsgevaar kan brengen. Nu is het een race tegen de klok: Kat moet de moordenaar ontmaskeren voor hij opnieuw kan toeslaan. Dutch books, Dutch thrillers

20 koraka prema naprijed
¥94.50
One man. Four women. Seventeen mysterious years. Dóra, Gabi, Szilvi, and Judit: They were best friends in high school, but a terrible secret bound them together for life. After a delirious night ending in tragedy, they make a pact to leave the country. They must flee to where the past can’t catch up with them. But before they say good-bye, they vow to meet again in Budapest, seventeen years later. Life scatters them to four corners of the world. Dóra starts her new life on the Island of Bali, and though she lives in the land of Earthly Paradise, all she can think about is her unfulfilled, lost love. Szilvi secretly writes a novel in which their shared past plays an important role. Gabi is torn between two successful and charming men, while Judit finally gets the man she’d never even dared to dream of... Seventeen years pass and the date of their reunion draws near. Have they found happiness? Can best friends betray each other for the sake of love? What other surprises does their mysterious past have in store for them? Is it possible to forgive and forget? Eva Fejos is a reporter and novelist, author of eighteen best-sellers. She loves sunshine, coffee, chocolate, and travel, writes her novels in the evening and late at night, and hates getting up early.

Oblik du?e
¥94.42
Din petice surprinz?tor de diferite, ca nuan?? ?i lucr?tur?, Dincolo de ferestre este o p?tur? multicolor? de pove?ti care pe mul?i ?i va ?nc?lzi. Jongl?nd cu emo?ii ?i st?ri, cu situa?ii ?i detalii, scriind despre orori ?i splendori, st?p?n? deja pe acest nou teritoriu, Irina Georgescu debuteaz? – deloc nea?teptat – cu un volum remarcabil. - Veronica D. Niculescu O colec?ie de dou?zeci ?i dou? de fic?iuni cu miez de magie, montate la limita dintre real ?i fantastic, av?nd ca numitor comun misterul ?i suspansul. ?n spatele pove?tilor se ascund ?ngerii. Ei s?nt pe urmele de?inutului care ?ncearc? s? evadeze din realitatea absurd? a unui penitenciar circular, f?r? ie?ire (?Encarcerado“), sau ale surorilor care scap? de atacatori datorit? muzicii (?Radio“). ?ngerii ?l privesc pe b?rbatul orb care, m?cinat de gelozie, ??i caut? rivalul ?n propria cas? (??ntuneric“) ?i afl? c? locatarii unei sc?ri de bloc s?nt alunga?i de farmecele unei vr?jitoare (?Rebound“). Surprinse ?n momentele cele mai vulnerabile, unele personaje ??i pierd capul – socrul sedus de cuscr? sare pe fereastr? sub privirile ginerelui (?Père Tinel“), b?iatul care g?se?te un pe?te auriu ?n para du?ului ??i pune o dorin?? neinspirat? (?Un tip f?r? noroc“), iar pendula vr?jit?, care d? verdicte la sf?r?itul proceselor, ?l pune ?n ?ncurc?tur? pe judec?tor (?Pendula lui Costic?“). Dincolo de Ferestre vorbe?te despre fragilitatea realit??ii, de limitele ei permeabile ?i de faptul c?, odat? traversat? aceast? barier?, lucrurile nu mai s?nt ce p?reau a fi. (Irina Georgescu Groza)

Groene schijn: juridische thriller
¥94.42
Lawinegevaar is niet het enige dat levens bedreigt in de bergen…Fraudeonderzoeker Katerina Carter en haar vriend Jace gaan een gezellig weekendje weg naar een huisje in de bergen. De dagen voor kerst zijn immers nog veel romantischer in de juiste omgeving. Bovendien heeft Jace een klus: overdag werkt hij aan de biografie voor een stinkendrijke milieugoeroe terwijl Kat gaat wandelen in de besneeuwde bergen.Maar dan overlijden er twee milieuactivisten uit de buurt onder verdachte omstandigheden. Kat en Jace moeten de waarheid achterhalen voor er nog meer ongelukken gebeuren. Want de bergen kennen geen genade... en de moordenaar net zomin. In de eenzame Rocky Mountains passen mensen normaal goed op elkaar, maar een koelbloedige moordenaar denkt daar anders over. En hij komt steeds dichterbij. Iemand wil duidelijk niet dat de waarheid aan het licht komt en doet er alles aan om Kat te dwarsbomen. Als je van spanning, mysterie en een winterse sfeer houdt, mag je Groene Schijn niet missen!? thrillers kobo plus, thriller ebooks nederlands, bestseller boeken nederlands, thriller boeken

Septuagenarian Stew
¥94.15
Septuagenarian Stew is a combination of poetry and stories written by Charles Bukowski that delve into the lives of different people on the backstreets of Los Angeles. He writes of the housewife, the bum, the gambler and the celebrity to evoke a portrait of Los Angeles

Manifest Your Destiny
¥94.10
From the inspirational leader and author of the international bestsellers Your Sacred Self and the classic Your Erroneous Zones comes this mind-awakening guidebook for making your desires reality. Based on ancient principles and spiritual practices, Manifest Your Destiny introduces the Nine Spiritual Principles that will help you overcome the barriers--both within and around you--that prevent you from getting what you want, including: Developing spiritual awareness Trusting yourself Reconnecting to your environment Attracting your desires Accepting your own worthiness Practicing unconditional love Meditating to unlock the power within you Letting go of demands Filled with warmth and insight, this invaluable book will help you achieve your goals--and take you to a level higher than you've ever dreamed.

The Clockwork Universe
¥94.10
The Clockwork Universe is the story of a band of menwho lived in a world of dirt and disease but pictured auniverse that ran like a perfect machine. A meld ofhistory and science, this book is a group portrait ofsome of the greatest minds who ever lived as theywrestled with nature's most sweeping mysteries. Theanswers they uncovered still hold the key to how weunderstand the world.At the end of the seventeenth century an age ofreligious wars, plague, and the Great Fire of London when most people saw the world as falling apart, theseearliest scientists saw a world of perfect order. They declaredthat, chaotic as it looked, the universe was in factas intricate and perfectly regulated as a clock. This wasthe tail end of Shakespeare's century, when the naturaland the supernatural still twined around each other. Diseasewas a punishment ordained by God, astronomy hadnot yet broken free from astrology, and the sky was filledwith omens. It was a time when little was known andeverything was new. These brilliant, ambitious, curiousmen believed in angels, alchemy, and the devil, and theyalso believed that the universe followed precise, mathematicallaws a contradiction that tormented them andchanged the course of history. The Clockwork Universe is the fascinating and compellingstory of the bewildered geniuses of the RoyalSociety, the men who made the modern world.

The Perennial Philosophy
¥94.10
An inspired gathering of religious writings that reveals the "divine reality" common to all faiths, collected by Aldous Huxley"The Perennial Philosophy," Aldous Huxley writes, "may be found among the traditional lore of peoples in every region of the world, and in its fully developed forms it has a place in every one of the higher religions." With great wit and stunning intellect—drawing on a diverse array of faiths, including Zen Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Christian mysticism, and Islam—Huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains how they are united by a common human yearning to experience the divine. The Perennial Philosophy includes selections from Meister Eckhart, Rumi, and Lao Tzu, as well as the Bhagavad Gita, Tibetan Book of the Dead, Diamond Sutra, and Upanishads, among many others.