V - Libros y biografía

In the book 'Class Unionism' by Eugene V. Debs, readers are given an insightful look into the principles and practices of labor unions in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Debs discusses the importance...

H. V. Cheney's 'The Rivals of Acadia' is a meticulously researched historical novel that delves into the rivalry between two prominent families in Acadia during the 18th century. Through vivid descriptions...

In 'Highways and Byways in Sussex', E. V. Lucas takes the reader on a literary journey through the picturesque landscapes and charming towns of Sussex. Written in a descriptive and engaging style, Lucas...

Diese Geschichte richtet sich an jene, die in den fünfziger Jahren an der Schwelle zur Pubertät standen, und an jüngere, von ihren Eltern auf die friedvollen Jahre nach den verheerenden Weltkriegen neugierig...

Shame and Scandal in the Family bescheren Billy, Ranchersohn aus Wyoming, einen Halbbruder, Manuel aus Salamanca. Die Jungen sind in eine bizarre, erotisch gefärbte Freundschaft verstrickt, bis Billy...

Das Universum ist ein unwirtlicher Ort. Es ist kalt, leer und dunkel, es gibt kein Oben und kein Unten, alles dreht sich und ist unüberschaubar relativ. Gleichzeitig stellt es ein majestätisches Kunstwerk...

Nachdem ein kehhl'daaranischer Stoßtrupp eine Forschungsstation auf dem Mond G-greea im d-goriaanischen System in seine Gewalt gebracht hat, herrscht beim Oberkommando der Space Navy Aufregung, denn in...

Von Lao-Tses Tao-Te-King gibt es eine schier unendlich scheinende Vielfalt an Übersetzungen, Nachdichtungen und Interpretationen. Eine der wenigen guten und wirklich flüssig lesbaren Übertragungen entstammt...

Makro-Mathematik ist Mathematik mit einer Tabellenkalkulation unter konsequenter Nutzung der Möglichkeit, kleine Programme - 'Makros' - einzubinden. Vom Fachlichen her erweist sich ein algorithmisch-numerischer...

Sind wir nicht alle wie Bäume? Ständiges Gedankenrascheln in unserer Baumkrone, mit den Jahren wird der Stamm immer knorriger und ohne starke Wurzeln wird es uns bange vor jedem herannahenden Sturm....

When Raif and Drey Sevrance return home to their clan as the only survivors of a vicious attack in which both their father and the clan chief, were killed, everything changes for Raif. Uneasy with the...

It is 1846: the ship was bound for Australia. Aboard were Josh Retallick and Miriam Thackeray, prisoners destined for the convict settlements . . . until the random hand of fate wrecked their vessel on...

Sally is an orphan living in Plymouth's Barbican, a late 19th century dockside slum, where a vile trade flourishes in young girls, duped and shipped off to the brothels of Europe. Her sister, Ruth, is...

The outbreak tore the USA in two. The east remains a safe haven. The west has become a ravaged wilderness. They call it the Evacuated States. It is here that Henry Marco makes his living. Hired by grieving...

Cornish farmer Joseph Moyle's loyalty to the crown goes well rewarded - his stepson Ralf is appointed page to the future Charles II. And when Ralf takes up his post, Britain is in the midst of its most...

In the tin mines of Cornwall during the first decades of the nineteenth century, death is the constant companion of the working man. Ben Retallick has grown to sturdy manhood among the miners and fisherfolk,...

'No one ever did it better' NEW YORK TIMES'If you haven't read George V. Higgins you can't call yourself a fan of crime fiction' Val McDermidArthur McKeach and Nick Cistero have been behind most of the...

Josh Retallick and his wife Miriam take on an exciting new challenge as owners of Ruddlemoor china clay works on the outskirts of St Austell. But a family tragedy forces Josh to leave almost immediately....

Cornwall, 1914 - Perys Tremayne arrives at St Austell to stay with relatives at the ancient family home of Heligan House. But this is not a social visit: Perys is hoping to use his family connections...

Daniel Retallick has grown to manhood during the years of flood tide in the chronicles of Africa. The son of Josh and Miriam Retallick, he settles with his wife and children on a homestead in a valley...

Sixteen, pregnant, and brave beyond her years, Cassie refuses to remain patiently at home, praying for the return of her soldier lover from war. Instead she leaves the small Cornish fishing village of...

Fergus Vine has left the Navy to seek out his mentor, Henry Gordon. But Gordon lies dead, a victim of the scourge of the poor: alcoholism. Grieving for the loss of his friend, Fergus decides to fulfil...

South-West England, 1812. England is at war with America and when two hundred and fifty American prisoners-of-war arrive at Dartmoor prison, it is already overcrowded with French prisoners. Among the...

This wide-ranging book explores the diversity of esoteric and occult beliefs.Neo-Paganism is one of the fastest-growing new religions in the western world where witchcraft or Wicca, Druidry, and Urban...

Politics is all about power, and power--its composition, creation, and use--pervades this unique and clearly written assessment of the paradigms by which anthropologists explain and understand political...

'Flawless of its kind - never a false word, phrase, rhythm, gesture.' - The New Republic'Every American crime writer of the past 30 years owes a debt to George V Higgins. Higgins is the daddy. Read him...

A crime masterpiece brought back into print - and transformed into the major film, Killing Them Softly, starring Brad Pitt.'Brilliant' WASHINGTON POST 'Gripping' TIMES 'Masterly' WALL STREET JOURNALJackie...

From dungeon to cathedral, from brothel to hermit's hut, the gambits of the mighty face the power of seers and stars. In the fortress of Bren, mad King Kylock and the wizard Baralis spread their sadistic...

The Long Night has begun. The Endlords and their dark army of Unmade prepare to unleash untold destruction upon the world. Every Sull warrior must step forward and fight, or risk the North falling into...

For Alan Carter the greatest personal sacrifice of the Great War of 1914-18 is being called-up after only one week of marriage. Leaving his new bride is even more painful than the wound that, months...