Philip - Libros y biografía

A young Irish nun finds herself the guardian of a mysterious manuscript claiming to be the lost gospel of Mary, when she realizes that church authorities are willing to kill to get their hands on it ....

'THE MOST FRIGHTENING NOVEL OF THE YEAR' Esquire'OLD-SCHOOL HORROR' Stephen King The Exorcist meets Lord of the Flies, by way of Midnight Mass, Boys in the Valley is a chilling folk horror set in a remote...

From monster to master, discover the history of the tank in this heavily illustrated book.When the first tank weapon appeared on the killing fields of World War I, it was as if ancient superstitions were...

Philip Reed is coasting toward retirement, looking for one last adventure, when he meets Bill Palis, a professional blackjack player and former member of the legendary MIT team that took the casinos for...

Are you a triathlete, runner, cyclist, swimmer, cross-country skier, or other athlete seeking greater endurance? The Endurance Handbook teaches athletes how to stay healthy, achieve optimal athletic potential,...

The final word on music’s greatest legend, in which Philip Norman reveals a John Lennon the world has never seen. With ground-breaking insight into the pain, beauty and frustration that shaped the genius...

Discover the wartime experiences of the bomber boys in World War II.Flying bombers during World War II was a harrowing ordeal. Unlike the fighter jocks, who pit their skill and wits against each other...

See the excitement and danger of life on an aircraft carrier like never before.How does it feel to sit aboard a thirty-ton jet and be hurled over a ship’s bow at 140 miles per hour? And how does a deck...

See the secret and dangerous world of submarine life and warfare like never before.From the ingenious but impractical designs of seventeenth-century inventors through the nuclear-powered submarines of...

Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries now a movie series on Hallmark Channel starring Jesse Metcalfe! J.W. Jackson returns in another unputdownable mystery as he searches for answers on a beloved local’s strange...

Someone is killing the nuns of Ireland.The grisly discovery of an elderly sister of Saint Brigid’s monastery strangled, bled dry, and thrown into a bog is just the beginning. Soon a beautiful young nun...

American Pastoral is the story of a fortunate American's rise and fall—of a strong, confident master of social equilibrium overwhelmed by the forces of social disorder. Seymour "Swede" Levov—a legendary...

It's autumn in Harmony, and Pastor Sam Gardner has vowed to be ready for Christmas. Determined to redeem a dreadful history of gift giving, Sam enrolls in a scrapbooking class to make a Christmas gift...

A coauthor of the New York Times bestselling guide to Social Security Get What’s Yours authors an essential companion to explain Medicare, the nation’s other major benefit for older Americans. Learn how...

The wave of popular uprisings that swept through the Middle East promised to pave the way for democracy. It brought down dictators and captured the popular imagination, but for most of the region, peace...

A Collection of Stories about Fish, Fishermen, and Favorite Fishing Spots with Action on Every PageThe incomparable Philip Wylie is here writing about one of the things he likes best—fishing. Anyone who...

Reach your full potential on the golf course by improving your mental and physical strengths.All golfers want to improve their swing and, as a result, lower their score. But often, despite numerous golf...

Ce récit, écrit à la première personne, raconte la lente maladie du père de l'auteur âgé de quatre-vingt-six ans, sa lutte obstinée pour vaincre la tumeur au cerveau qui finira par l'emporter. Dans ce...

Parlons travail : ou comment la littérature se fait dans la conscience de l'écrivain sans cesse sollicitée par les affaires du monde. Dans l'intimité de la rencontre intellectuelle, Philip Roth et des...

Nous sommes en 1951, seconde année de la guerre de Corée. Marcus Messner, jeune homme de dix-neuf ans, intense et sérieux, d’origine juive, poursuit ses études au Winesburg College, dans le fin fond de...

Pourquoi la jeune Lyra, élevée dans l'atmosphère confinée du prestigieux Jordan College, est-elle l'objet de tant d'attentions ? De quelle mystérieuse mission est-elle investie ? Lorsque son meilleur...

L'objectif de ce livre est d'expliquer la façon dont l'organisme s'adapte aux conditions de la plongée sous-marine et les causes des limites à ne pas franchir. Il s'adresse à toutes celles et ceux qui...

Que sont les nanotechnologies et comment impacteront-elles nos vies ? Nanorobots, nanosondes, nanogènes… la liste est longue. C’est bien souvent au travers de la science-fiction que le grand public en...

Paris, ville lumière... Vous avez besoin d'un guide de randonnée pour découvrir certaines de ses splendeurs cachées ? ou d'un livre d'histoire qui raconte les évènements qui se sont déroulés dans ces...

The Sunday Times bestseller A Radio 4 Book of the Week, June 2021 ‘Highly readable … deserves to take its place among the first rank of modern...

El protagonista de Roth és Swede Levov, atleta llegendari al seu institut de Newark, que creix durant els anys de postguerra, es casa amb una antiga Miss New Jersey, hereta la fàbrica de guants del seu...

Em vaig casar amb un comunistaés la denuncia del maccarthisme com a«primera floració de postguerra de la irreflexiónord-americana queara s'evidencia pertot arreu».Una trobada casual del cèlebre escriptor...

Una novel·la de Philip Roth: un esdeveniment editorial de primer ordre.Per a Simon Axler, tot s'ha acabat. El protagonista de la nova novel·la de Philip Roth és un dels actors més respectats d'Estats...

Una història explicada amb tota l'energia i la brillantor de Philip Roth, que obre un camí nou respecte de les seves darreres novel·les sobre la vellesa i l'experiència i continua les seves investigacions...

1949. Munich rasée par les bombardements et occupée par les Américains se reconstruit lentement. Bernie Gunther aussi : redevenu détective privé, il vit une passe difficile. Sa femme meurt, il a peu d’argent...