block - Libros y biografía

Un jour de la fin des années 60, alors qu’il émerge difficilement d’une sérieuse cuite, Alex Penn découvre avec horreur que ses vêtements sont couverts de taches de vin. Ou plutôt, de sang. Celui d’une...

Matthew Scudder knows that justice is an elusive commodity in the big city, where a harmless man can be shot dead in a public place criminals fly free through holes in a tattered legal system. But now...

A successful socialite's beautiful wife was raped and murdered in her own home -- and Matt Scudder believes the victim's "grieving" husband was responsible for the outrage. But to prove it, the haunted...

A philosophical yet practical gentleman, Bernie Rhodenbarr possesses many admirable qualities: charm, intelligence, sparkling wit, and unwavering loyalty. Of course, he also has this special talent and...

The craft of writing is a lot like spinning a web: You take threads and weave them skillfully together, and only you know where this intricate network of twists and turns begin and how it will end. Now,...

The Cold War's boiling over. Global tensions are near the breaking point. So what's the perfect assignment for a super-spy who hasn't slept since the Korean conflict? A fun-filled trip to the Montreal...

The pretty young prostitute is dead. Her alleged murderer—a minister's son—hanged himself in his jail cell. The case is closed. But the dead girl's fatherhas come to Matthew Scudder for answers, sending...

Bad cop Jerry Broadfield didn't make any friends on the force when he volunteered to squeal to an ambitious d.a. about police corruption. Now he'saccused of murdering a call girl. Matthew Scudder doesn't...

A deranged derelict, a crazed Vietnam vet, has been arrested for gunning down successful young lawyer Glenn Holtzmann at a corner phone booth on Eleventh Avenue -- and the suspect's brother wants p.i....

Small-time stoolie, Jake " The Spinner" Jablon, made a lot of new enemies when he switched careers, from informer to blackmailer. And the more "clients", he figured, the more money -- and more people...

Keller is a regular guy. He goes to the movies, works on his stamp collection. Call him for jury duty and he serves without complaint. Then every so often he gets a phone call from White Plains that sends...

It's not that used bookstore owner and part-time burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr believes the less legal of his two professions is particularly ethical. (It is, however, a rush, and he is very good at it.)...

In this newly revised edition of the award-winning Come to Your Senses: Demystifying the Mind-Body Connection, Dr. Stanley Block offers his Ten-Day Plan to optimize your life -- a breakthrough program...

Use this atlas-style guide to master implant procedures and techniques! Written by leading expert Michael S. Block, DMD, Color Atlas of Dental Implant Surgery, 3rd Edition provides clear, full-color clinical...

Draußen zu Hause. Dann sollten Sie ein paar Regeln kennen. Dieses Buch will Ihnen einen ersten Überblick über das sogenannte Outdoor-Recht geben, indem es den Schilderwald von Abfall bis Wanderwegweiser...

Daniel I. Block certamente está entre os mais respeitados autores de comentários exegéticos dos livros do Antigo Testamento. Nesta obra, ele concentra o seu vasto conhecimento, bem como sua paixão pela...

« À la fois un garçon et une légende: tu avais dix-sept ans lorsqu’une balle de calibre .22 t’a scindé en deux. Dans un des deux mondes, celui qui gravite autour de ton lit d’hôpital, tu es devenu le...

Francesca Lia Block, critically acclaimed author of Weetzie Bat, brings this eerie and redemptive ghost story to life with her signature, poetic prose. It's perfect for fans of supernatural stories with...

Two magical-realist coming-of-age Weetzie Bat stories from Francesca Lia Block: Witch Baby and Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys.

But this is what I could not give up:I could not give up myselfPsyche has known Love—scented with jasmine and tasting of fresh oranges. Yet he is fleeting and fragile, lost to her too quickly. Punished...

Dirk MacDonald, a sixteen-year-old boy living in Los Angeles, comes to terms with being gay after he receives surreal storytelling visitations from his dead father and great-grandmother.

“Transcendent.” —New York Times Book Review“Magnificent.” —Village Voice“Sparkling.” —Publishers WeeklyFrancesca Lia Block’s dazzling debut novel, Weetzie Bat, is not only a genre-shattering, critically...

When Bee woke up, there was a girl standing in her room. "You are me," the girl said. Then she was gone.I am a thirteen-year-old double Gemini. I get bad grades, write poetry with my left hand, dance...

“Weetzie’s many fans will most appreciate this reunion. . . but those just meeting Block’s whimsical entourage and sparkling prose will also appreciate the book’s message: that magic can be found in stolen...

With their parents away, four young people form a rock band that becomes wildly popular, carrying them into a "freer" life than they can cope with.

“[A] mesmerizing alchemy of fairy-tale fantasy and Hollywood glitz. . . about an L.A. nanny who uses magic to land the hunk of her dreams.” —PeopleFrom the beloved author of Necklace of Kisses comes a...

In a little house from another time, with lace curtains in every window and paintings hung in gold doily frames, Wildflower, Rockstar, and Miss Selene live a warm and cozy life. They wear fancy dresses,...

A celebration of girls and women in a three part poetry collection that is powerful, hopeful, authentic, and universal.

For devotees of Bird by Bird and The Artist's Way, a memoir-driven guide to healing through the craft of writing Francesca Lia Block is the bestselling author of more than twenty-five books, including...

People pity me, but mostly they feel envy. I have all the luxury and freedom a girl my age could want.Something is happening to Charlotte Emerson. Like the fires that are ravaging the hills of Los Angeles,...