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Naipaul tar utgangspunkt i sine egne barndoms- og ungdomsopplevelser på landsbygden og i hovedstaden Port of Spain i Trinidad. Herfra tar han leseren med bakover på en historie- og geografileksjon som favner vidt: fra Columbus' oppdagelser i 1498, via andre europeiske kolonialisters erobringer, og fiaskoer, til lokale opprørslederes revolusjonsforsøk i forrige århundre.

Boken er inspirert av forfatterens fars liv og handlingen foregår på slutten av kolonitiden. Mr. Biswas blir besatt av tanken om å få seg sitt eget hus. To ganger forsøker han å bygge et, men planene går i vasken. Han får seg en bra jobb, men mister den. Til slutt låner han penger og kjøper et hus på impuls. Det er slitt og mangelfullt, om ikke rett og slett farlig, men det er i det minste et hjem for Mr. Biswas og familien hans. Kort tid etterpå dør han av hjerteattakk, men han forlater denne verden med tilfredsstillelsen over å i det minste ha fått kontroll over sitt eget liv.

Fortellingen ved første øyekast en reiseskildring, en beretning om en ferd gjennom noen av de amerikanske sydstatene. Men dypere sett er boken et nytt bidrag til forfatterens "bekjennelsesprosa" hvis sentrale kapitel er den bevegende Ankomsts gåte (1989).

Forfatteren følger Ibn Battutah på hans tidligste ferd fra Tanger til Konstantinopel, gjennom ørken, over hav og inn i noen av Islams største middelalderbyer. Forfatteren reiser både i Battutahs fotspor og i hans fotnoter, der de underligste ting blir trukket fram. Har register.

From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" comes aa glorious novel of unrequited love, longing and the meaning of friendship.a( Adriana Trigiani, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Big Stone Gap" and "Lucia, Lucia" Riley and Alice, two sisters now in their twenties, and as fiercely different as they are loyal, have spent every summer at their parentsa modest beach house on New Yorkas Fire Island. Each year, they return to the house and community they have known since they were childrenaand to Paul, the boy next door. But this summer marks a season of change: budding love and sexual interest, an illness, and a deep secret force all three to confront the increasing complexities of their lives and friendships.

THE CLASSIC STORIES FEATURING ONE OF HEMINGWAY'S MOST FAMOUS CHARACTERSThe famous Nick Adams stories show a memorable character growing from child to adolescent to soldier, veteran, writer, and parent - a sequence closely paralleling the events of Hemingway's life. "But," as Philip Young writes in the preface, "Hemingway naturally intended his stories to be understood and enjoyed without regard for such considerations - as they have been for a long time."ERNEST HEMINGWAY did more to change the style of English prose than any other writer in the twentieth century, and for his efforts he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1954. Hemingway wrote in short, declarative sentences and was known for his tough, terse prose. Publication of The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms immediately established Ernest Hemingway as one of the greatest literary lights of the twentieth century. As part of the expatriate community in 1920s Paris, the former journalist and World War I ambulance driver began a career that led to international fame. Hemingway was an aficionado of bullfighting and big-game hunting, and his main protagonists were always men and women of courage and conviction, who suffered unseen scars, both physical and emotional. He covered the Spanish Civil War, portraying it in fiction in his brilliant novel For Whom the Bell Tolls, and he subsequently covered World war II. His classic novella The Old man and the Sea won the Pulizer Prize in 1953. He died in 1961.

Forfatteren vokste opp i Liberia og her forteller hun historien om sin idylliske, privilegerte barndom i familiens overdådige villa. Da hun var åtte år, fikk hun en fostersøster, Eunice. Eunice var fattig, men tross for klasseforskjellene ble de to jentene uadskillelige. I 1980 kom det blodige militærkuppet, og familien søkte tilflukt i USA. Eunice lot de være igjen. Etter 23 år er forfatteren tilbake i Liberia på jakt etter sine afrikanske røtter og Eunice.

In the waning days of World War II, the Karangalan family hides with their neighbors in a cramped cellar, where they glean hope from the family stories and folktales they tell each other. These stories of love, survival, and family blend the supernatural with the rich, little known history of the Philippines, the centuries of Spanish colonization, the power of the Catholic church, and the colorful worlds of the Spanish, Mestizo, and Filipino cultures.

Raheen and her best friend Karim are raised together from birth. They share an idyllic childhood in upper-class Karachi with parents who are also best friends. But when Karim's family migrates from Pakistan to London, distance and adolescence split the young friends apart. Karim takes refuge in the rationality of maps while Racheen searches for the secret behind her parents' exchange. She uncovers a story not just of a family's turbulent history but that of a country - and finds herself poised between strained friendship and fated love with Karim.

Forfatteren Benjamin Stern blir drept i sitt eget hjem i München. I Venezia får kunstkonservator og Mossad-agent Gabriel Allon beskjeden om Sterns død, og at han må komme med en gang. I Vatikanet vandrer Pave Paul VII i hagen mens han tenker på det han har fått vite. Han tror han forstår hvorfor Gud har valgt han til dette oppdraget, men vet at det vil bli en farefull ferd. I de neste ukene leter de tre mennene etter godt begravde hemmeligheter, og deres veier krysses. De leter etter hemmeligheter om grusomme udåder som har tatt flere millioner uskyldige menneskeliv, og som er regissert og velsignet av den katolske kirke. Dette er den tredje boken om Gabriel Allon.

A witty, sharply observed debut novel about a young woman who finds unexpected salvation while working in a quirky used bookstore in Manhattan.Brilliant, idealistic Esme Garland moves to Manhattan armed with a pres­tigious scholarship at Columbia University. When Mitchell van Leuven—a New Yorker with the bluest of blue New York blood—captures her heart with his stunning good looks and a penchant for all things erotic, life seems truly glorious...until a thin blue line signals a wrinkle in Esme’s tidy plan. Before she has a chance to tell Mitchell about her pregnancy, he suddenly declares their sex life is as exciting as a cup of tea, and ends it all. Determined to master everything from Degas to diapers, Esme starts work at a small West Side bookstore, finding solace in George, the laconic owner addicted to spirulina, and Luke, the taciturn, guitar-playing night manager. The oddball customers are a welcome relief from Columbia’s high-pressure halls, but the store is struggling to survive in this city where nothing seems to last. When Mitchell recants his criticism, his passion and promises are hard to resist. But if Esme gives him a second chance, will she, like her beloved book­store, lose more than she can handle? A sharply observed and evocative tale of learning to face reality without giv­ing up on your dreams, The Bookstore is sheer enchantment from start to finish.

What if you wanted your best friend's two goldfish so much that you'd swap anything for them, even your father? And what if your mother came home and found out what you'd done? Read this adventure and find out what it could've been like.

This book brings together a selection of Newton's fashion catalog work from as early as 1962 through 2003 and his last editorial photographs for US and Italian Vogue - all work he made as a "gun for hire." The client list includes: BiBA, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Versace, Thierry Mugler, Blumarine, "Italian Vogue", "US Vogue", "German Vogue", Villeroy & Boch, Bikini Calendar for "Sportsmagazine", "Absolute Vodka". His work is so powerful, so striking, that it defies categorization. In refusing to call his work "art," Newton leaves us free to do so, and judging from the amount of museum and gallery shows that have featured his work, it is clear that the option has been widely exercised.

Alison Jackson has photographed the Queen of England on the toilet, George Bush and Tony Blair chatting in the sauna, Mick Jagger doing gymnastics, and Monica Lewinsky lighting Bill Clinton's cigar. Or has she? The likenesses are uncanny, but of course, her subjects are look-alikes. Her photos demonstrate that while seeing is believing, the truth is another story entirely. In her work, Jackson says, "Likeness becomes real and fantasy touches on the believable. The viewer is suspended in disbelief. I try to highlight the psychological relationship between what we see and what we imagine. This is bound up in our need to look - our voyeurism - and our need to believe." Indeed, by showing "celebrities" ostensibly caught unawares, Jackson's pictures show us what we imagine might go on behind closed doors. Her work has caused controversy, not least because it treads in a very gray area between parody and realism by seeming to break down the carefully fortified private lives of public figures. For this edition, Jackson has been commissioned to shoot a broad selection of new portraits of dead-ringers for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, George Bush, J Lo, Eminem, Britney Spears, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, and many more. Expect the unexpected!

Lisboa 1944. Byen er full av spioner og informanter, og i dette miljøet møtes Andrea Aspinall, matematiker og spion og Karl Voss, den tyske militærattachéen. Andreas karriere som spion fører henne fra det brutale fascist-regimet i Portugal til Tyskland under den kalde krigen. Her blir hun tvunget til å gjøre det avgjørende og hardeste valget.

Most famous in the realm of holiday literature for his 1843 publication, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens was in fact a prolific writer in the yuletide genre and a great contributor to many now-prevalent traditions of the holiday itself. In 1944, A Christmas Carol, Dickens released The Chimes: A Christmas Story of Some Bells That Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In, which combined his usual sympathy for the poor with the notion that we must always strive to live in nobler ways. In 1845 came the novella The Cricket on the Hearth. The years 1846 and 1848 respectively saw published The Battle of Life and The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain. Because of this wealth of Christmas-themed works, Dickens is sometime referred to as  the man who invented Christmas."Lexile score: 990LAbout the Word Cloud Classics series:Classic works of literature with a clean, modern aesthetic! Perfect for both old and new literature fans, the Word Cloud Classics series from Canterbury Classics provides a chic and inexpensive introduction to timeless tales. With a higher production value, including heat burnished covers and foil stamping, these eye-catching, easy-to-hold editions are the perfect gift for students and fans of

Tradition says there are three ways to grow a company's profits: Fire up the sales team with empty promises, cut costs and downsize, or cook the books. But what if there's a better way-a way that nine amazingly profitable and well-run companies are already embracing?Jason Jennings and his research team screened more than 100,000 Amer­ican companies to find nine that rarely end up on magazine covers, yet have increased revenues and profits by ten percent or more for ten consecutive years. Then they interviewed the leaders, workers, and customers of these quiet super­stars to find the secrets of their astoundingly consistent and profitable growth.What they have in common is a culture-a community-based on a shockingly simple precept: Think big, but act small. It works for retailers like PETCO, Cabela's, and O'Reilly Automotive, manufacturers like Medline Industries, service compa­nies like Sonic Drive-In, private educational companies like Strayer, industrial giants like Koch Enterprises, and software companies like SAS.These companies think big ideas about solving customers' problems, making better products, and creating value. And yet they never stop acting like start-ups-staying humble, treating every employee like the owner, and teaching managers to get their hands dirty.Jennings and his researchers have updated this book with new stories and insights about why these companies continue to thrive-through the economic downturn-and have now increased revenues and profits for fifteen consecu­tive years. Any company, no matter the size or industry, can benefit from fol­lowing their examples.

Adam Sabir has discovered the missing quatrains of Nostradamus, and the events they foretell are coming true. But there's one prophecy he can't fully decipher, and it warns of the imminent arrival of the Third Antichrist. Sabir's every move is the Corpus Maleficus, an ancient cabal devoted to serving the Antichrist. Disfigured, orphaned, groomed for cruelty and violence, they are prepared to do anything to stop him. As Sabir puzzles over the riddle, a descendant of the Mayans embarks on a dangerous journey. He must deliver a sacred codex to the Palace of the Masks. Only then can the secret of Nostradamus' prophecy be revealed...

In all that was left of humanity there was only one man who dared to think, seek, and love. He, Equality 7-2521, would place his life in jeopardy. For his knowledge was regarded as a treacherous blasphemy. He had rediscovered the lost and holy word..."I".

Boka presenterer arbeidene til 52 designere og designfirmaer fra heile verden. Parallell tekst på engelsk, tysk og fransk.

What does the future look like? The clues are in the work of today's most forward-thinking designers, 100 of which have been selected for this guide. Names like Philippe Stark, Ross Lovegrove, Jonathan Ive, Ron Arad, and Marc Newson mingle with those of newer designers such as Fernando and Humberto Campana, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Michael Young, Harri Koskinen, and Shin and Tomoko Azumi. The A-Z listings include images of work and biographical/contact information, as well as each designer's answer to the question: "What is your vision for the future of design?"

This title is a Taschen 25 - Special edition! This is a drawing delight. Following the success of "Illustration Now!", this installment presents a completely new selection of illustrators from all around the world. Whereas the first volume brought together a fascinating mix of star illustrators and brand new faces that together formed the face of illustration around the world, "Illustration Now! 2" is even more exciting, featuring illustrators from 25 countries, with styles ranging from cutting edge to traditional. Also included is a dialog between design specialist Steven Heller and German illustrator Christoph Niemann about illustration's role in the world today. This book is perfect not only for creative professionals and illustration students, but also artists and anyone with an appreciation for visual language.

The new, brilliantly high-concept religious conspiracy-theory thriller from the author of 'The Righteous Men', set against the backdrop of the world's bitterest conflict. April 2003: as the Baghdad Museum of Antiquities is looted, a teenage Iraqi boy finds an ancient clay tablet in a long-forgotten vault. He takes it and runs off into the night ! Several years later, at a peace rally in Jerusalem, the Israeli prime minister is about to sign a historic deal with the Palestinians. A man approaches from the crowd and seems to reach for a gun -- bodyguards shoot him dead. But in his hand was a note, one he wanted to hand to the prime minister. The shooting sparks a series of tit-for-tat killings which could derail the peace accord. Washington sends for trouble-shooter and peace negotiator Maggie Costello, after she thought she had quit the job for good. She follows a trail that takes her from Jewish settlements on the West Bank to Palestinian refugee camps, where she discovers the latest deaths are not random but have a distinct pattern. All the dead men are archaeologists and historians -- those who know the buried secrets of the ancient past. Menaced by fanatics and violent extremists on all sides, Costello is soon plunged into high-stakes international politics, the worldwide underground trade in stolen antiquities and a last, unsolved riddle of the Bible.

This title brings together some prominent authorities on globalization (including Susan George, David Korten and Naomi Klein), who take a hard-hitting look at the myths and reality behind this phenomenon and show us how we can all fight it.The book deals with a diverse range of the issues surrounding globalization, including human rights, the environment, international trade and finance, health, the food we eat and the clothes we wear. Ultimately, it is a call to action, showing how each and every one of us can take on the corporate giants and make a real difference.

For the first time, former Vice President Dick Cheney opens up about a life and career in politics that has spanned more than four decades.

This book takes us on a visual journey through the best spaces that define the aesthetic minimalist interiors. The projects uncovered herein are not linked solely by minimalist tendencies, but also by the way in which light influences their spaces; the shapes they form and which configure the spaces inside them; their design and structure; and the texture of their materials; all of these take on fundamental importance, to the detriment of any sort of décor or ornamentation, and these elements refuse to yield to comfort or to evoke unnecessary sentiments. This, then, is an architecture that advocates specific forms, which are thought out in such a way as to relate to their surroundings, and whose identity is an amalgam of functionality, clean lines and geometric forms.

A mother-daughter story about the strong pull of tradition, and the lure and cost of breaking free of it. When Shoko decided to marry an American GI and leave Japan, she had her parents' blessing, her brother's scorn, and a gift from her husband-a book on how to be a proper American housewife. As she crossed the ocean to America, Shoko also brought with her a secret she would need to keep her entire life... Half a century later, Shoko's plans to finally return to Japan and reconcile with her brother are derailed by illness. In her place, she sends her grown American daughter, Sue, a divorced single mother whose own life isn't what she hoped for. As Sue takes in Japan, with all its beauty and contradictions, she discovers another side to her mother and returns to America unexpectedly changed and irrevocably touched.

Inspired by a babysitter he surprised in front of the bathroom mirror shooting pictures of herself with his Polaroid, photographer Uwe Ommer decided to put together a book of erotic self-portraits by inexperienced photographers. Arming participants with cameras and basic technical instructions, Ommer asked them to photograph themselves in any way they pleased - liberated, so to speak, from the voyeuristic eye of the photographer. Some chose to use mirrors as they captured their portraits, while others braved the camera without the help of their reflections. While many subjects required no intervention by Ommer, for others he acted as "ghost photographer", helping them with the lighting and setup; in both cases, the models were free to indulge their inspirations in any ways they pleased - from sexy and provocative to romantic to simply being themselves. The cast of self-portraitists includes a wide range of personalities, from students to artists, actors, stylists, dancers, models, musicians, teachers, and more. This highly original book gives us a rare glimpse at the way everyday women see themselves - or wish they did.