The Day Of The Triffids - John Wyndham, Kartoniert (TB)

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When a freak cosmic event renders most of the Earth's population blind, Bill Masen - one of the lucky few to keep his sight - finds himself trapped in a London jammed with sightless mobs who prey on those who can still see. But another menace stalks... Mehr

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Shocking and controversial when it was first published in 1939, Steinbeck's Pulitzer Prize-winning epic remains his undisputed masterpiece. Set against the background of dust bowl Oklahoma and Californian migrant life, it tells of the Joad family, who,... Mehr

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The book investigates the spectrum of meaning inherent in six orchestral works by Leos Janácek. It codifies his compositional style, demonstrating its development from features of Moravian folk song. The analyses investigate the affective and... Mehr

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New edition of the SF classic, first published in 1951. Mehr

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___________ 'Incredibly tense and thriller-like . . . I totally recommend it' LEE CHILD 'The dialogue is punchy, cinematic . . . we get inside the mind of Patterson's villain, the delusional Chapman, through periodic chapters from his point of view as... Mehr

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First published in 1955, The Chrysalids is a post-nuclear story of genetic mutation in a devastated world, which tells of the lengths the intolerant will go to to keep themselves pure. David Strorm's father doesn't approve of Angus Morton's unusually... Mehr

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WINNER OF THE 2019 DUFF COOPER PRIZEA SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'With emotional and psychological insight, Barton unlocks this sleeping giant of our culture. In the process, he has produced a masterpiece.' Sunday Times The Bible is the central book of... Mehr

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In dem Roman The Grapes of Wrath sucht die Farmerfamilie Joad, sogenannte Okies, auf den Obst- und Baumwollplantagen Kaliforniens nach der Erfüllung des amerikanischen Traums, um der Armut und den Umweltkatastrophen in den Great Plains im südlichen... Mehr

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Journey through outer space with the latest non-fiction comic collection from Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley's award-winning series. Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley team up once again to give you a taste of a day in the life of Space. Mehr

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This work consists of two parts: The Idea of Public Reason Revisited, published in 1997, and The Law of Peoples, a reworking of an article published in 1993. Taken together, they are the culmination of more than 50 years of reflection on liberalism and... Mehr

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In the Gospel of John, one aspect of Jesus¿ divinity is his lordship. Paul C.J. Riley examines Jesus¿ lordship through the use of one Christological title, kyrios, a word which can be translated as Lord, master, owner or sir. Because kyrios is often... Mehr

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`The Vampyre' was first published in 1819 in the London New Monthly Magazine. The present volume - a companion to Tales of Terror from Blackwood's Magazine in World's Classics - selects thirteen other tales of the macabre first published in the leading... Mehr

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If you've ever wanted to know what a panda does all day long, how your heart manages to shift all that blood around your body or what makes a rainbow shine, you've come to the right book. A day in the life of everything you can imagine - from an... Mehr

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New York Times bestseller From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, comes an exposé of international corruption, and an inspired plan to turn the tide for future generations With a presidential... Mehr

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A classic on the secrets and illusions of modern imperialism, from the acclaimed film maker and journalist. Mehr