Leveke von Münchhausen erlebt während des Dreißigjährigen Krieges als Lehrschülerin im evangelischen Stift Fischbeck die Besetzung des Stifts durch kaiserliche Truppen.
TATE BOOK OF THE MONTH 2023A timely critique of consumer culture which captures this image-obsessed moment in history, perfect for fans of Zadie Smith's Feel Free and Jia Tolentino's Trick Mirror.
An invaluable resource for general readers investigating climate change, this book examines the impact of climate change on popular culture and analyzes how writers and directors treat the disasters caused by climate change in their novels and films.
Tras más de treinta años como cronista judicial y policial, Carlos Quílez nos presenta, de primera mano y de mano de los presos y expresos, las 18 historias criminales que más le han marcado en su trayectoria profesional y que abarcan desde delincuentes comunes, violadores y asesinos, como Rosa Peral, hasta policías de otras épocas o altos cargos como Sandro Rosell.
This carefully crafted ebook: "The Messalina of the Suburbs (Based on a True Story)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
The hotly anticipated book from 'one of the all-time pop-culture greats' (New York magazine) that chronicles her shocking life and unyielding determination to not only survive but achieve her dreams.
A key player in the worst prison riot in British history at Strangeways Prison in April 1990, Alan Lord was always in the wrong place at the wrong time.
A hilarious collection of all-new true stories of dumb criminals committing stupid crimesA thief breaks into a car, only to leave his phone, and his social media profile, behind.
SUNDAY TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023MOJO BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023A ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023AN UNCUT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023A VARIETY MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023One of the few indisputable geniuses of pop music, Sly Stone is a trailblazer who created a new kind of music, mixing Black and white, male and female, funk and rock; penned some of the most iconic anthems of the 1960s and 70s, from "e;Everyday People"e; to "e;Family Affair"e;; and electrified audiences with a persona and stage presence that set a lasting standard for pop culture performance.
A fourth-generation soldiers tells the story of his fathers tank battalion, the Spearhead, that selflessly led the charge on the front lines from Normandy into Germanyagainst impossible odds, technologically superior weaponry, and a fanatical enemy on its home turfand the heroes whose sacrifice won World War II.
Eine gefährliche Raubmörder-Bande treibt ihr Unwesen in Berlin, als im Herbst 1932 die 75-jährige Frau eines Markthändlers in ihrer Wohnung überfallen und umgebracht wird.
'A pacy legal thriller, packed with a colourful cast of characters' - TelegraphLong-time art critic Richard Dorment reveals the corruption and lies of the art world and its mystifying authentication process.
'The most explosive, mind-blowing business book I've ever read' - Bradley Hope, New York Times bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale'Jaw-dropping .
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*Now with a fun pub quiz*'An idiosyncratic ride through history' Independent 'Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age' The TimesThe nation's favourite historians, Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, take on the most curious moments in history, answering the questions we didn't even think to ask .
El Opus Dei -fundado por san Josemaría Escrivá en 1928- llegó a Sevilla en 1942, y desde Sevilla se extendió en esa década a otras ciudades de Andalucía Occidental, como Córdoba y Cádiz.
"e;I have had the misfortune of being raped twice-once in the park and again in the media,"e; wrote "e;Jane Doe,"e; the victim of an infamous stranger rape in Brooklyn, New York.
Winner of the 2000 Texas Review Fiction Prize Set in Galveston during the 1900 storm, the most devastating natural disaster in the history of the United States, this sweeping novel follows the fates of several richly drawn characters.
This hilarious, sideways look at horse racing vividly recounts many of the strangest moments and oddest incidents from over 150 years of the sport's history.
'An insightful and explosive expose' - Stephen Breen, author of The Cartel and The HitmenIreland's top crime journalist traces the flood of cocaine into Ireland and those behind its unprecedented growth.
Jack Ruby changed history with one bold, violent action: killing accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald on live TV two days after the November 22, 1963, murder of President John F.
For fans of Mindhunter, Criminal Minds, and My Favorite Murder, a riveting memoir of a trailblazing woman's life hunting down serial killers as one of the first female profilers of the FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit and the real-life model for Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs.