検索キーワード： 著者 "Walter" すべてのカテゴリー

Nach dem Tod seiner geliebten Ehefrau Mary reist der verzweifelte Dr. Watson auf Anraten seines Freundes Sherlock Holmes zur Erholung nach Griechenland. Auf einer einsamen Kykladeninsel wird der Doktor unerwartet von der freizügigen Engländerin Elizabeth Snargrove verführt. Als diese in türkischen Hoheitsgewässern von einer höchst eifersüchtigen blauhäutigen Meerjungfrau mit drei Brüsten ermordet wird, gerät Watson als Mordverdächtiger in die Fänge des brutalen türkischen Feldwebels Adülkadir Acar.

Auf der Jagd nach den verschollenen Manuskripten des Karl Marx Dr. Edward Aveling, der "Schwiegersohn" des soeben verstorbenen Philosophen Karl Marx, hat einen schlechten Charakter, sonst würde er Band 2 und 3 von Das Kapital nicht als Pfand für seine Verluste beim Glücksspiel hinterlegen. Als er sie auslösen will, hat sich der Gewinner damit bereits aus dem Staub gemacht.

Sherlock Holmes lebt längst in den Sussex Downs im Ruhestand, als eine dubiose Filmproduktion ohne sein Wissen einen erotischen Stummfilm über ihn dreht, der in speziell dafür eingerichteten Pubs gezeigt wird. Seine lieben Arztkollegen haben nichts Besseres zu tun, als Watson das Lichtspiel vorzuführen. Watson ist entsetzt. Noch entsetzter ist er, als erfährt, dass sein Freund Opfer des Hauptdarstellers, eines Gelegenheits-Hochstaplers, geworden ist, der als angeblicher Sherlock Holmes Geld von einem potentiellen Kunden unterschlagen hat.

Nach dem Tod seiner geliebten Ehefrau Mary reist der verzweifelte Dr. Watson auf Anraten seines Freundes Sherlock Holmes zur Erholung nach Griechenland. Auf einer einsamen Kykladeninsel wird der Doktor unerwartet von der freizügigen Engländerin Elizabeth Snargrove verführt. Als diese in türkischen Hoheitsgewässern von einer höchst eifersüchtigen blauhäutigen Meerjungfrau mit drei Brüsten ermordet wird, gerät Watson als Mordverdächtiger in die Fänge des brutalen türkischen Feldwebels Adülkadir Acar.

No one is more surprised than Asher, one of the oldest vampires on Earth, that he's attracted to vamp hunter Jo Radcliffe. She's smart, a talented slayer, and she's gorgeous. Something about her pulls at him, like no one ever has before. For a man whose name strikes fear in everyone - this is something new and intriguing. And quite possibly deadly, if she discovers his secret.

He's the butt of political jokes, frequently subjected to ridicule, and almost never absent a "Worst Presidents" list where he most often ends up at the bottom. Historians have labeled him the "Worst President Ever," "Dead Last," "Unfit," and "Incompetent," to name but a few. Many contemporaries were equally cruel. H. L. Mencken called him a "nitwit." To Alice Roosevelt Longworth, he was a "slob."

This is the first book-length survey of the Union's "hard war" against the people of the Confederacy. It chronicles the St. Louis massacre - the events leading to, and suffering caused by, the federal decree that forced 20,000 Missouri civilians into exile. Thoroughly researched from sources including letters, diaries, and newspaper accounts of the time, it also pays attention to the suffering of African-American victims of Federal brutality. The title serves to set the record straight, to show that the war on civilians was not justified or necessary to save the union.

Wir schreiben das Jahr 1645. Im Heiligen Römischen Reich tobt seit 28 Jahren ein mörderischer Krieg und er scheint kein Ende zu nehmen. Nach dem Tod seines Meisters Martin steht Gustav vor dem Nichts. Einzig Anike tröstet ihn über den schweren Verlust hinweg. Als sie ihn bittet, ihrem besessenen Vater zu helfen, erkennt Gustav, dass der Schlüssel dazu - Martins Codex Daemonum - für ihn keinen Sinn ergibt. Er muss erst seine Lehre abschließen, um mit dem geheimnisvollen Buch zurechtzukommen.

In this 40th anniversary edition of the classic book from one of the most influential biblical scholars of our time, Walter Brueggemann, offers a theological and ethical reading of the Hebrew Bible.

Heather Douglas appears to have it all. But living on a farm in the Scottish Highlands with her partner, Rory Fraser, while bringing up their adorable toddler, Harry, isnt easy. As a former librarian, Heather is worried that shell never fully fit into life on Fraser Farm. And after the death of her beloved mum eight years ago, Heather feels lost, as well as guilty for holding back accepting Rorys marriage proposal because she cant imagine her wedding without her mother.

It’s Love Day! Mr Brown has forgotten to book a table for the Browns’ special Love Day dinner, and Paddington is on a mission to deliver Love Day cards to all his friends.

When the Browns discover a box of garden games in the shed, Paddington can’t wait to have a go. Mr Brown is determined to win every game, but who will be the summer games champion? A delightful new Paddington picture book that teaches children that taking part is more important that winning.

It’s Paddington’s first Christmas at Windsor Gardens. Jonathan has written a letter to Father Christmas, but unfortunately Paddington has sent it to Aunt Lucy in Peru instead of the North Pole! Can he retrieve the lost letter in time and save Christmas?

Paddington is a polite little bear from Darkest Peru who lives with a family called the Browns at 32 Windsor Gardens. He is kind, curious and rather accident-prone. When Paddington learns all the Browns have a list of jobs to do around the house, he can’t wait to have his own. But chaos follows when he takes the wrong list! Taking a lead from Michael Bond’s original books and the spirit of the hugely successful Paddington movies, each new Paddington story is packed with vibrancy, humour and charm.

It’s Paddington’s first ever Halloween. Instead of trick or treating, Paddington decides it would be nicer to go ‘treat or treating’ around Windsor Gardens dressed up as a pigeon. His grumpy neighbour Mr Curry refuses to join in the Halloween fun...or does he?

It’s snowing in Windsor Gardens, and Paddington has lost the woolly hat given to him by Aunt Lucy. Will the brave polar explorers Jonathan, Judy and Paddington be able to find it in the snow? And will they encounter a Yeti along the way?

Dorset, 1642. When bloody civil war breaks out between the king and Parliament, families and communities across England are riven by different allegiances. A rare few choose neutrality. One such is Jayne Swift, a Dorset physician from a royalist family, who offers her services to both sides in the conflict. Through her dedication to treating the sick and wounded, regardless of belief, Jayne becomes a witness to the brutality of war and the devastation it wreaks.

CIA analyst Brynn Taylor developed a new program to combat terrorism, and she invited members of foreign intelligence agencies to America to foster cooperation between countries. Now one of them, Egyptian spy Remon Riad, is missing. Jack Hudson has been working for the Strategic Neutralization and Protection Agency for almost nine years and takes the lead in hunting down the missing spy. But he isn’t at all pleased to find out Brynn is involved.

We all live like we’re famous now, curating our social media presences, performing our identities, withholding those parts of ourselves we don’t want others to see. In this riveting collection of stories from acclaimed author Jess Walter, a teenage girl tries to live up to the image of her beautiful, missing mother. An elderly couple confronts the fiction writer eavesdropping on their conversation.

Einstimmung auf die schönste Zeit des Jahres. Eine literarische Sammlung von acht Weihnachtsgeschichten und -gedichten großer Autorinnen und Autoren, gefühlvoll gelesen von Gert Heidenreich, Sabine Kastius, Ulrich Noethen u. a.