Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them...

"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" ist der erste Roman der berühmten Fantasy-Serie von J.K. Rowling. Die Geschichte beginnt mit dem jungen Waisen Harry Potter, der bei seinen lieblosen Verwandten, den Dursleys, lebt. An seinem...

Hans Blix recounts the events leading up to the declaration of war on Iraq in March 2003, looking back to Saddam Hussein?s long wrangle with the international community since the first Gulf War and forward to the implications for...

"Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond" von Anita Anand und William Dalrymple erzählt die faszinierende und oft blutige Geschichte eines der berühmtesten Diamanten der Welt. Der Koh-i-Noor, dessen Name "Berg des...

In these stories, selected by Gordimer herself, characters from every corner of society come to life, along with the South African landscape they inhabit. The stories have a strong focus on racial issues, yet their implications are...

"Let the Great World Spin" von Colum McCann ist ein vielschichtiger Roman, der das Leben mehrerer Charaktere im New York City der 1970er Jahre miteinander verwebt. Das Buch beginnt mit dem waghalsigen Drahtseilakt des französischen...

It is 1953 in Canvey Island. Len and Auntie Vi are dancing, he in polished shoes and slicked hair, she in fur stole and long gloves. They move lightly, with an easy sway. Uncle George sits and watches, but his mind is elsewhere, still...

"Stalin's Children: Three Generations of Love and War" von Owen Matthews ist eine fesselnde Mischung aus Memoiren und Geschichtsschreibung, die das Leben dreier Generationen einer Familie im Kontext der turbulenten Geschichte Russlands...

Take That were the original British boy band. They sold out arenas in less time than it took to play one of their chart-topping singles. Gary Barlow was the band s gifted front man who not only wrote hits such as Pray and A Million Love...

"The End of Food: The Coming Crisis in the World Food Industry" von Paul Roberts ist ein Buch, das sich mit den Herausforderungen und Problemen der globalen Lebensmittelindustrie auseinandersetzt. Roberts untersucht die komplexen...

It`s 3 a.m. and Elizabeth Gilbert is sobbing on the bathroom floor. She`s in her thirties, she has a husband, a house, they`re trying for a baby - and she doesn`t want any of it. A bitter divorce and a turbulent love affair later, she...

"Milosevic: A Biography" von Adam LeBor ist eine detaillierte Untersuchung des Lebens und der politischen Karriere von Slobodan Milosevic, dem ehemaligen Präsidenten Serbiens und Jugoslawiens. Das Buch zeichnet seinen Aufstieg zur Macht...