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March 2006Lesen: Lieben
Gedichte aus vier Jahrzehnten
by Tomaž Šalamun, Fabjan Hafner, Fabjan Hafner
Der slowenische Dichter Tomaz Salamun, wie sein serbischer Freund Bora Cosic einer der Matadore der südosteuropäischen Avantgarde, zählt in den USA längst zu den größten Lyrikern seiner Generation, während er in Europa erst nach und nach entdeckt wird. Eigentlich erstaunlich, denn die Lektüre seiner Gedichte, in denen Provokation und Nüchternheit, Vision und Experimentierlust, Beschwören und Erzählen gleichermaßen lebendig sind, kann süchtig machen. Seit Anfang der siebziger Jahre lebte er mit Unterbrechungen in Amerika, entdeckte die Nachfahren der Beat Poets, befreundete sich mit John Ashbery und Charles Simic - und stellte fest, daß es vermutlich die kurze Geschichte der eigenen Sprache ist, die er als poetische Freiheitserfahrung mit den amerikanischen Kollegen teilt.
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Literary FictionCheckmate
Portraits of Power
by Doug Thompson
Three novellas which focus on the abusive uses of power in very varied circumstances, two of them 'contemporary', the third one historical (Renaissance Italy).
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Football (Soccer, Association football)October 2015Matador, The
The Life and Career of Tony Currie
by Elliot Huntley
As one of the most complete and compelling English midfield schemers of his generation, Tony Currie could pass the ball long or short with either foot, could dictate the pace of a game and could surge past opponents with deceptive speed and contemptuous ease. He was strong, skilful, athletic and difficult to dispossess in full flow - and he could score the kind of goals that mere mortal players could only dream of. In the 70s, TC was the footballing equivalent of PT Barnum. In a career that took in spells with Watford, Sheffield United, Leeds United, QPR and Torquay United, Currie was idolised by the supporters who flocked to see him play - and yet, like many of his era's so-called Mavericks, 17 international caps seemed scant reward for his lavish gifts. This breathtaking, inspirational, fully authorised tribute marks the first full-scale appreciation of Tony Currie's life, career and achievements.
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Biography: generalAugust 2017Shute
The engineer who became a prince of storytellers
by Richard Thorn
Nevil Shute was a writer whose books were frequently looked down on by literary critics and yet when he died in 1960 he was one of the best selling novelists of his day. Today, books such as A Town Like Alice and On the Beach continue to attract new generations of fans. However there was more to Shute than his books, a great deal more. Richard Thorn explores Shute’s personal and professional life, drawing from extensive research carried out using archives and sources in the UK, USA and Australia. Nevil Shute Norway began his professional life as an aeronautical engineer working on the outskirts of London for the newly established de Havilland Aircraft Company. He quickly went on to play a key role in Britain’s ill-fated and final airship programme, before co-founding an aircraft manufacturing company at the height of an economic depression. All the while, using the pseudonym Nevil Shute, he spent his time writing for relaxation in the evenings. After the Second World War, he flew a single-engined aeroplane to Australia and back in search for new material for his novels. Fascinated by the new world that he had seen, the novelist sold up and moved his family to Australia, buying a farm in a small town on the outskirts of Melbourne. For the remainder of his life, Australia was his home and the inspiration for many of his best-loved novels. Shute tells the story of the life and times of an extraordinary man who made a significant contribution to twentieth century popular literature. This book will appeal to fans of Shute’s work, those interested in his background and personal life or to readers interested in the early years of the aviation industry in Britain.
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Historical fictionNovember 2012Mrs McKeiver's Secrets
by Margaret Morgan
Mrs McKeiver is a herbal healer and the Hills' midwife, as well as the 'go to' woman, for all needs. She is supported by the Reverend Reeves and farmer, Andrew Logan. 1799 sees everyone in need, of food, clothes and boots. The Enclosures Act of 1795 has thrust the Hills into poverty. Her immediate concern is the hastily arranged wedding of the Reverend's cook Hester, to farm manager, Edward. As well as planning herbal treatment for the pregnant Hester, she has to see two women at the Parish House, who will give birth any day. In addition, she has to look after her crippled adult son and ease the pain of the bedridden wife of the Reverend. The overseer of the Parish House is a thief and child rapist as well as the father of one of Parish Houses' unborn babies. Mrs McKeiver knows she will have to intervene with the two little abused girls, as well as deliver babies. The local landowner is Sir Lofthouse Small; newly married, he hates his wife as she is unable to read and he cannot consummate the marriage. The reason, he is a homosexual and desperately longs for a relationship with Mrs McKeiver's brilliant, handsome heterosexual son, Clement. He is totally unaware of this and thinks he is a friend of Sir Lofthouse Small.
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Historical fictionTo the Great Sea
A Story for Christmas
by Doug Thompson
A literary interpretation of the Christmas story, To The Great Sea imaginatively extends, probes, conjectures about and questions the original version to provide a much fuller and more humanly plausible version. What is this man afraid of? What is he fleeing from? Where is he going? Who, indeed, is he? Having crossed the great river, he has vague notions of heading westwards towards the Great Sea – until chance intervenes. On a whim, he changes direction to follow a moving star that can stop men dead in their tracks. Crossing the vast, empty desert, he encounters another much larger group of travellers, led by a ‘seeker after truth’; the fabled magus Melichior of Ninevah. The unfolding story this man’s life spent wandering, endlessly searching, and the wisdom he has acquired, enthral the fugitive and they agree to travel on together. Melichior is also following the star, though apparently with far more knowledge about it. After strange, coincidental and inexplicable encounters, they eventually end up at an encampment of travellers outside a small town. They go up into this town to see what they can find – anything that might point to the fulfilment of the age-old prophecies of the coming of a king who will conquer and rule the whole Earth... Doug is influenced by Eliot’s poems The Journey of the Magi and Four Quartets. He also takes inspiration from Cesare Pavese, John Fowles and William Golding. To The Great Sea is a work of well-crafted prose that will be enjoyed by high-brow readers.
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Health & Personal DevelopmentFuture Sense
Five Explorations of Whole Intelligence for a World That's Waking Up
by Malcolm Parlett, Ph.D.
Future Sense takes off from the question: ‘How can humanity respond more intelligently to our urgent global challenges?’ Drawing on his experience as a psychological researcher and practitioner, the author suggests that an expanded notion of intelligence is essential if we are to survive as a species. Leaders, experts, governments, and agencies, as well as grassroots activists and individual citizens, need to develop their ‘whole intelligence’ – abbreviated here as whi. Specifically, they need to be able to (1) handle unique situations with insight and flexibility; (2) collaborate successfully with others different from themselves; (3) live fully in their bodies and re-claim ‘animal sensibilities’; (4) cultivate mindfulness, wisdom, and understanding of self; (5) experiment with courage, creativity, and discernment, . Malcolm Parlett invites readers to explore these key dimensions of whi alongside him. He weaves together case studies, stories, and his own experiences in a lively, non-technical account that appeals to thoughtful readers who want to change themselves and the world at the same time. Radical applications include empowering women and men with whi who have been insufficiently recognised; re-thinking education; challenging non-whi practices; and upgrading local life in a whi direction that can have distant ripple effects affecting millions. These manifestations of future sense amount to a new form of values-led activism that will make a significant difference. Many are waking up to similar realisations. This book could fit in any of the following categories: personal and social issues; psychological theory and schools of thought; educational: citizenship and social education; relationships; peace studies and conflict resolution; self-help and personal development; social issues: environment and green issues; social, group, or collective psychology; changes in consciousness; political activism
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Mind, Body, SpiritJuly 2017The Voice of Animals
10 Life-Healing Lessons We Can Learn From Animals
by Margrit Coates
All animals have teachings to offer that could not only help humans save the planet, but show us individually how to realise our full potential. Through heart-warming, amazing true stories, Margrit explains why it is so important to pay attention to the guidance and wisdom of animals if we wish to live more mindful and happier lives. Through their inspiration, we can begin to find inner calm and harness our own life-healing power. Although animals are verbally silent, they offer profound messages through their varied means of communication. Animals encourage us to delve into our psyche and to find a route to inner peace and harmony and a more fulfilling life. In fact, animals, and the way that we are with them, hold up a mirror to society itself. Learning from animals, and nature, offers the opportunity for spiritual development on a daily basis. As the world appears to become increasingly troubled and chaotic, spirituality can help to counterbalance the effects of this and find a path forward. This is where animals can help us out, by adding to our understanding gradually, one step at a time, through their ongoing presence in our lives – although sometimes this can happen in a spectacular way.
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Children's & young adult fiction & true storiesFebruary 2012Eeek! The Runaway Alien
by Karen Inglis
A boy, an alien and World Cup football. A match made in heaven for soccer fans aged 7-10! 'Laugh-out-loud funny!' Eleven-year-old Charlie Spruit can't believe his luck when he opens his door to an alien one morning. Who is he? Why has he come? Charlie soon discovers that this alien has run away from space to Earth to be with him because he's soccer mad and the World Cup is on...! 'Eeek,' as Charlie decides to call him, takes up secret residence in Charlie's bedroom where he sleeps on the ceiling by night and pores over Charlie's football magazines and stickers by day. All is going surprisingly well until slimy sci-fi mad Sid Spiker, who lives out the back, spots Eeek through his telescope. Sid has his own plans for this alien, which bring surprises that no-one could have imagined... Praise for Eeek! Eeek! has been praised by teachers, children’s book editors, reading charities and parents as a great book for boys age 7-10, including reluctant readers, and several UK schools have adopted it for Year 3 class readers or children’s books clubs. Girls who love football love it too!
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Lifestyle, Sport & LeisureJune 2022Perder
by Francisco Cabezas
Carlos García is told in the newspaper that his name is too common. For this reason, when he begins to write the chronicles of FC Barcelona, he signs as K. Behind the mask of the pseudonym, the student who dreamed of newsrooms engulfed in smoke and screams at closing time begins his promising career without having left university. But dreams are seldom made of real material. Between football stadiums, ballpoint pen caps and lonely hotel rooms, K. imposes on himself a happiness that he will never own. The rise and fall of a legendary team, the decrepitude of a profession that only finds refuge in the big headlines and some journalists who hide behind their screens set a chronicle of chronicles in which the final result remains to be discovered. Soccer players, journalism or K. Who will accept the final defeat?
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FictionJanuary 2015Graveyard Grapevine
by Kim Ekemar
Not everything is what it seems – a tombstone doesn’t necessarily mean the end of a person’s life. The remarkable short stories included in this book narrate eleven extraordinary cases with the common theme that life challenges death. So, prepare yourself for the meeting with a Tibetan monk as he contemplates his way out of a Chinese prison, a Mexican mythomaniac’s idea of true beauty, and the secret caller of a Russian Duchess. You will encounter a ruthless German concentration camp commander, a shipwreck survivor in the Indian Ocean, and a spy novel writer with emerald eyes. You will be shown how too much luck can become a strikingly sad experience, how the prospect of taxes can be more aggravating than the knowledge of looming death, and that orchestrating your own demise for a new life is a daunting task indeed. There’s an account of the repeated delays for a man condemned to death because he refuses the humiliation of getting down on his knees yet another time. Most terrifying of these captivating tales is, perhaps, the unique opportunity to listen in on the cut-up confession of a plastic surgeon after his execution.
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Tantalum's rule
by Claudio Forti
Una luce penetrante. Un uomo confuso recuperato dalla polizia. E tante, troppe cornacchie. Norman Barclay è un dirigente di successo, uso a tutti gli agi di New York, ma da quattro anni non dorme più. Le sue notti sono devastate dal ricordo ancora vivido di quella luce e alleviate solo dalle inebrianti prostitute di Madame Trilly. L’improbabile equilibrio è rotto da un uomo grigio e misterioso: John Smith. Così anonimo da non lasciare alcuna traccia di sé, se non un enigmatico biglietto da visita: ‘Professor Jeremy Kalwinsky, psicopatologo della memoria’. Sarà un secondo biglietto, lascito di una coinvolgente notte d’amore, a spingere Norman a cercare l’aiuto di Kalwinsky per sbarazzarsi dei ricordi che lo tormentano. Insieme al sollievo dell’oblio arriverà però una inattesa discesa negli inferi dei dimenticati. Qui Barclay scoprirà una grigia verità ben più inquietante dei ricordi...
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July 2015Quiero ser artista
by Pablo Ottonello
Nothing is known beforehand of these blind, halftruths distributed in “Kovacic,” nor of the apparent lack of turbulence that imprints “Founding a sex” with a kind of backdrop scenery, or of the speck of flour or talcum powder that confines “Buy cream” to a whiteness that plays on two points, from the hinting glimpse to the concluding sentence with experimentation and innocence. Quiero ser artista changes from a yearning and methodical aspiration into a tautological confession: Literature is the best possible means for such things to happen.
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Combat sports & self-defenceJune 2010Wrestling's 101 Strangest Matches
by Oliver Hurley
There’s nothing else in the world of sport or pantomime to compare with the manic mat mayhem of pro wrestling, which amalgamates high-flying stunts with melodrama, spandex, bodybuilding and blood – and sometimes it gets really weird. Wrestling’s 101 Strangest Matches scours 100 years of history to reveal bouts that bordered on the unbelievable. Take the grappler who lost his foot in the middle of a match, the bout that took place in an exploding swimming pool, or the baroque carnage of ultraviolent deathmatches – and then sprinkle liberally with double-crosses, drunkenness, riots, time travel, broken rings and broken bones. Boasting an impressive breadth of coverage which takes in old-school British wrestling and present-day WWE, the bill features Hulk Hogan, Kendo Nagasaki, Muhammad Ali, a wrestling robot and a monkey. Many of the stars and bizarre attractions submit to revealing interviews in a celebration of the grap game at its very strangest.
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Children's & YAHeroes Atlas
by Miralda Colombo
One hundred and one inspiring stories of the notable men and women who shaped the world with their ideas, their genius, their creativity or courage. From super scientists to clued-up creatives, from writers to dreamers, these profiles explore the life of each personality in detail, with gorgeous illustrations. This educational book includes worldwide famous figures, as well as lesser-known personalities, but all very inspiring for children.
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Lifestyle, Sport & LeisureApril 2021Sueños de la Euro
El torneo que reconcilió a un continente
by Miguel L. Pereira
As Paul Auster once said, football is the miracle that allowed Europe to hate itself without destroying itself. The ball has done more than any other political project for brotherhood in a land too used to fighting with itself. After each conflict, it was necessary for the ball to be there to make the continent a space of union and not a perpetual trench. For this reason, every time the European Championship is held, there is a part of the world that looks into each other's eyes and shakes hands. For this reason, when we write about the 60 years of history of this emblematic tournament, we are really drawing our memories, our fears and our desires as Europeans. Because the dreams of Delaunay, Panenka, Charisteas, Aragonés or Éder are also our dreams.
