Biblioteca civica di Merano, Biblioteca di Sinigo
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Cabinet of natural curiosities : 1734-1765 / Albertus Seba
Köln [etc.] : Taschen, c2017
Titolo e contributi: Cabinet of natural curiosities : 1734-1765 / Albertus Seba
Pubblicazione: Köln [etc.] : Taschen, c2017
Descrizione fisica: 745 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
ISBN: 9783836558099
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: Guinea-Bissau
East West street / Philippe Sands
London : Weidenfeld Nicolson, 2017
Titolo e contributi: East West street / Philippe Sands
Pubblicazione: London : Weidenfeld Nicolson, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 464 S. ; 22 cm
ISBN: 9781474603553
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: Part historical detective story, part family history, part legal thriller, Philippe Sands guides us between past and present as several interconnected stories unfold in parallel. The first is the hidden story of two Nuremberg prosecutors who discover, only at the end of the trials, that the man they are prosecuting may be responsible for the murder of their entire families in Nazi-occupied Poland, in and around Lviv. The two prosecutors, Hersch Lauterpacht and Rafael Lemkin, were remarkable men, whose efforts led to the inclusion of the terms 'crimes against humanity' and 'genocide' in the judgement at Nuremberg. The defendant, Hans Frank, Hitler's personal lawyer and Governor-General of Nazi-occupied Poland, turns out to be an equally compelling character.
The pearl sister / Lucinda Riley
London : Pan, 2017
Titolo e contributi: The pearl sister / Lucinda Riley
Pubblicazione: London : Pan, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 687 S. ; 19 cm
ISBN: 9781509840076
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: CeCe D’Aplièse has never felt she fitted in anywhere. Following thedeath of her father, the elusive billionaire Pa Salt –so-called by the six daughters headoptedfrom aroundtheglobe and namedafter the Seven Sisters star cluster – shefinds herselfat breaking point.Dropping out of art college, CeCe watches as Star, her beloved sister, distances herselfto follow her new love,leaving her completely alone. eration, she decides to follow the first clue she has been left, which leads her to an antiquarian bookshop in London, and the start of a whole new world . . .
The ministry of utmost happiness / Arundhati Roy
London : Hamish Hamilton, 2017
Titolo e contributi: The ministry of utmost happiness / Arundhati Roy
Pubblicazione: London : Hamish Hamilton, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 445 S. ; 23 cm
ISBN: 9780241303986
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness takes us on a journey of many years-the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the burgeoning new metropolis and beyond, to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India, where war is peace and peace is war, and where, from time to time, 'normalcy' is declared.
A country road, a tree / Jo Baker
London : Black Swan, 2017
Titolo e contributi: A country road, a tree / Jo Baker
Pubblicazione: London : Black Swan, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 391 S. ; 20 cm
ISBN: 9780552779524
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: Paris, 1939: The pavement rumbles with the footfall of Nazi soldiers marching along the Champs Elysees. A young writer, recently arrived from Ireland to make his mark, smokes one last cigarette with his lover before the city they know is torn apart. Soon, he will put is own life and those of his loved ones in mortal danger by joining the Resistance.. Spies, artists, deprivation, danger and passion: this is a story of life at the edges of human experience, and of how one man came to translate it all into art.
The vanishing man / Laura Cumming
London : Vintage Books, 2017
Titolo e contributi: The vanishing man / Laura Cumming
Pubblicazione: London : Vintage Books, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 306 S. ; 19 cm
ISBN: 9780099587040
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: In 1845, a Reading bookseller named John Snare came across the dirt-blackened portrait of a prince at a country house auction. Suspecting that it might be a long-lost Velázquez, he bought the picture and set out to discover its strange history - a quest that led from fame to ruin and exile. Fusing detection and biography, this book shows how and why great works of art can affect us, even to the point of mania. And on the trail of John Snare, Cumming makes a surprising discovery of her own. But most movingly, The Vanishing Man is an eloquent and passionate homage to the Spanish master Velázquez, bringing us closer to the creation and appreciation of his works than ever before.
New York : Flatiron Books, 2017
Titolo e contributi: Caraval / Stephanie Garber
Pubblicazione: New York : Flatiron Books, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 405 S. : Ill. ; 20 cm
ISBN: 9781250141491
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: Scarlett has never left the tiny isle of Trisda, pining from afar for the wonder of Caraval, a once-a-year week-long performance where the audience participates in the show. Caraval is Magic. Mystery. Adventure. And for Scarlett and her beloved sister Tella it represents freedom and an escape from their ruthless, abusive father. When the sisters' long-awaited invitations to Caraval finally arrive, it seems their dreams have come true. But no sooner have they arrived than Tella vanishes, kidnapped by the show's mastermind organiser, Legend. Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But nonetheless she quickly becomes enmeshed in a dangerous game of love, magic and heartbreak. And real or not, she must find Tella before the game is over, and her sister disappears forever.
Little women / Louisa May Alcott
London : Puffin, 2017
Puffin classics
Titolo e contributi: Little women / Louisa May Alcott
Pubblicazione: London : Puffin, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 369 S. : Ill. ; 18 cm
Serie: Puffin classics
ISBN: 9780141385587
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: Meg is the eldest and on the brink of love. Then there's tomboy Jo who longs to be a writer. Sweet-natured Beth always puts others first, and finally there's Amy, the youngest and most precocious. Together they are the March sisters. Even though money is short, times are tough and their father is away at war, their infectious sense of fun sweeps everyone up in their adventures - including Laurie, the boy next door. And through sisterly squabbles, their happy times and sad ones too, the sisters discover that growing up is sometimes very hard to do.
New York [u.a.] : Grand Central Publishing, 2017
Titolo e contributi: Belgravia / Julian Fellowes
Pubblicazione: New York [u.a.] : Grand Central Publishing, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 402 S. ; 20 cm
ISBN: 9781538760376
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: On the evening of 15 June 1815, the great and the good of British society have gathered in Brussels at what is to become one of the most tragic parties in history - the Duchess of Richmond's ball. For this is the eve of the Battle of Waterloo, and many of the handsome young men attending the ball will find themselves, the very next day, on the battlefield. For Sophia Trenchard, the young and beautiful daughter of Wellington's chief supplier, this night will change everything. But it is only twenty-five years later, when the upwardly mobile Trenchards move into the fashionable new area of Belgravia, that the true repercussions of that moment will be felt. For in this new world, where the aristocracy rub shoulders with the emerging nouveau riche, there are those who would prefer the secrets of the past to remain buried..
London : Vintage Books, 2017
Titolo e contributi: A rising man / Abir Mukherjee
Pubblicazione: London : Vintage Books, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 386 S. ; 19 cm
ISBN: 9781784701345
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: India, 1919. Desperate for a fresh start, Captain Sam Wyndham arrives to take up an important post in Calcutta's police force. He is soon called to the scene of a horrifying murder. The victim was a senior official, and a note left in his mouth warns the British to leave India - or else. With the stability of the Empire under threat, Wyndham and Sergeant 'Surrender-not' Banerjee must solve the case quickly. But there are some who will do anything to stop them..
London : Razorbill, 2017
Titolo e contributi: 13 reasons why / Jay Asher
Pubblicazione: London : Razorbill, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 288 S. ; 21 cm
ISBN: 9780451478290
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: Clay Jensen returns home from school one day to find a mysterious box, with his name on it, lying on the porch. Inside he discovers 13 cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker - his classmate - who committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she did what she did - and Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out how he made the list - and it'll change Clay's life forever
The murders in the Rue Morgue / Edgar Allan Poe ; Retold by Jennifer Bassett
3rd revised ed.
Oxford [u. a.] : Oxford University press, 2017
Oxford Bookworms Library. Stage 2
Titolo e contributi: The murders in the Rue Morgue / Edgar Allan Poe ; Retold by Jennifer Bassett
3rd revised ed.
Pubblicazione: Oxford [u. a.] : Oxford University press, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 52 S. : Ill. ; 20 cm
Serie: Oxford Bookworms Library. Stage 2
ISBN: 9780194790789
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: The room was on the fourth floor, and the door was locked - with the key on the inside. The windows were closed and fastened - on the inside. The chimney was too narrow for a cat to get through. So how did the murderer escape? And whose were the two angry voices heard by the neighbours as they ran up the stairs? Nobody in Paris could find any answers to this mystery. Except Auguste Dupin, who could see further and think more clearly than other people. The answers to the mystery were all there, but only a clever man could see them.
Future home of the living god / Louise Erdrich
London : Corsair, 2017
Titolo e contributi: Future home of the living god / Louise Erdrich
Pubblicazione: London : Corsair, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 337 S. ; 19 cm
ISBN: 9781472153340
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: The world as we know it is ending. Evolution has reversed itself, affecting every living creature on earth. Science cannot stop the world from running backwards, as woman after woman gives birth to infants that appear to be primitive species of humans. Thirty-two-year-old Cedar Hawk Songmaker, adopted daughter of open-minded Minneapolis liberals, is as disturbed as the rest of America around her. But for Cedar, this change is profound and deeply personal. She is four months pregnant. Cedar feels compelled to find her birth mother, Mary Potts, an Ojibwe living on the reservation, to understand both her and her baby's origins. As Cedar goes back to her own biological beginnings, society around her begins to disintegrate, fueled by a swelling panic about the end of humanity. There are rumors of martial law, of Congress confining pregnant women, of a registry, and rewards for those who turn these wanted women in. It will take all Cedar has to avoid the prying eyes of potential informants and keep her baby safe.
Miller's valley / Anna Quindlen
New York : Random House, 2017
Titolo e contributi: Miller's valley / Anna Quindlen
Pubblicazione: New York : Random House, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 304 S. ; 20 cm
ISBN: 9780812985900
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: In a small town on the verge of big change, a young woman unearths deep secrets about her family and unexpected truths about herself. For generations the Millers have lived in Miller's Valley. Mimi Miller tells about her life with intimacy and honesty. As Mimi eavesdrops on her parents and quietly observes the people around her, she discovers more and more about the toxicity of family secrets, the dangers of gossip, the flaws of marriage, the inequalities of friendship and the risks of passion, loyalty, and love. Home, as Mimi begins to realize, can be "a place where it's just as easy to feel lost as it is to feel content."
Everything i never told you / Celeste NG
London : Abacus, 2017
Titolo e contributi: Everything i never told you / Celeste NG
Pubblicazione: London : Abacus, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 297 S. ; 19 cm
ISBN: 9780349134284
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee; a girl who inherited her mother's bright blue eyes and her father's jet-black hair. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue - in Marilyn's case that her daughter become a doctor rather than a homemaker, in James's case that Lydia be popular at school, a girl with a busy social life and the centre of every party. But Lydia is under pressures that have nothing to do with growing up in 1970s small town Ohio. Her father is an American born of first-generation Chinese immigrants, and his ethnicity, and hers, make them conspicuous in any setting. When Lydia's body is found in the local lake, James is consumed by guilt and sets out on a reckless path that may destroy his marriage. Marilyn, devastated and vengeful, is determined to make someone accountable, no matter what the cost. Lydia's older brother, Nathan, is convinced that local bad boy Jack is somehow involved. But it's the youngest in the family - Hannah - who observes far more than anyone realises and who may be the only one who knows what really happened.
Rise and shine / Anna Quindlen
New York : Random House, 2017
Titolo e contributi: Rise and shine / Anna Quindlen
Pubblicazione: New York : Random House, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 279 S. ; 20 cm
ISBN: 9780812977813
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: It's an otherwise ordinary Monday when Meghan Fitzmaurice's perfect life hits a wall. A household name as the host of 'Rise and Shine', the country's highest-rated morning talk show, Meghan cuts to a commercial break, but not before she mutters two forbidden words into her open mike. In an instant, it's the end of an era - not only for Meghan, who is unaccustomed to dealing with adversity, but also for her younger sister, Bridget, a social worker in the Bronx who has always lived in Meghan's long shadow. The effect of Meghan's on-air foible reverberates through their lives, affecting Meghan's son, husband, friends, and fans, as well as Bridget's perception of her sister, their complex childhood, and herself. What follows is a story about how the Fitzmaurice women adapt, survive, and manage to bring the whole teeming world of New York to heel, by dint of their smart mouths, quick wits, and their powerful connection, one that even the worst tragedy cannot shatter.
Last exit Waterloo Bridge : 3 Kurzkrimis / Bernie Martin ; Sarah Trenker
München : Compact-Verl., 2017
Lernkrimi Englisch - Compact Lernkrimi Englisch
Titolo e contributi: Last exit Waterloo Bridge : 3 Kurzkrimis / Bernie Martin ; Sarah Trenker
Pubblicazione: München : Compact-Verl., 2017
Descrizione fisica: 155 S. ; 20 cm
Serie: Lernkrimi Englisch - Compact Lernkrimi Englisch
ISBN: 9783817418633
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: Guinea-Bissau
Abstract: Ein Profikiller außer Kontrolle, mysteriöse Todesfälle im Dorf Little Meadow und eine Tote im Londoner Battersea Park.. Hochspannung mit drei englischen Kurzkrimis. Die Lektüre wird didaktisch aufbereitet durch textbezogene Übungen, die schwerpunktmäßig den Wortschatz für das Niveau A2 (geübte Anfänger) trainieren.
Learning by killing : 3 Kurzkrimis / Michael Bacon ; Alison Romer ; Sarah Trenker
München : Compact-Verl., 2017
Lernkrimi Englisch - Compact Lernkrimi Englisch
Titolo e contributi: Learning by killing : 3 Kurzkrimis / Michael Bacon ; Alison Romer ; Sarah Trenker
Pubblicazione: München : Compact-Verl., 2017
Descrizione fisica: 155 S. ; 20 cm
Serie: Lernkrimi Englisch - Compact Lernkrimi Englisch
ISBN: 9783817413881
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: Guinea-Bissau
Abstract: Eine Theateraufführung in einer Sprachschule, die blutig endet, ein höchst mysteriöser Entführungsfall und eine Jagdveranstaltung auf einem nordenglischen Landsitz, bei der nicht nur Wild geschossen wird .. It's Crime Time! Drei spannende englische Kurzkrimis für geübte Anfänger.
Sisi - empress on her own : a novel / Allison Pataki
New York : Random House, 2017
Titolo e contributi: Sisi - empress on her own : a novel / Allison Pataki
Pubblicazione: New York : Random House, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 437 p. ; 20 cm
ISBN: 9780812989335
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: Married to Emperor Franz Joseph, Elisabeth--fondly known as Sisi--captures the hearts of her people as their "fairy queen," but beneath that dazzling persona lives a far more complex figure. In mid-nineteenth-century Vienna, the halls of the Hofburg Palace buzz not only with imperial waltzes and champagne but with temptations, rivals, and cutthroat intrigue. Feeling stifled by strict protocols and a turbulent marriage, Sisi grows restless. A free-spirited wanderer, she finds solace at her estate outside Budapest. There she rides her beloved horses and enjoys visits from the Hungarian statesman Count Andrassy, the man with whom she's unwittingly fallen in love. But tragic news brings Sisi out of her fragile seclusion, forcing her to return to her capital and a world of gossip, envy, and sorrow where a dangerous fate lurks in the shadows. Through love affairs and loss, dedication and defiance, Sisi struggles against conflicting desires: to keep her family together, or to flee amid the collapse of her suffocating marriage and the gathering tumult of the First World War. In an age of crumbling monarchies, Sisi fights to assert her right to the throne beside her husband, to win the love of her people and the world, and to save an empire. But in the end, can she save herself?
A talent for murder / Andrew Wilson
London [u. a.] : Simon & Schuster, 2017
Titolo e contributi: A talent for murder / Andrew Wilson
Pubblicazione: London [u. a.] : Simon & Schuster, 2017
Descrizione fisica: 502 S. ; 20 cm
ISBN: 9781471148224
Data:2017
Lingua: Inglese (lingua del testo, colonna sonora, ecc.)
Paese: xx
Abstract: Agatha Christie, in London to visit her literary agent, boards a train, preoccupied and flustered in the knowledge that her husband Archie is having an affair. She feels a light touch on her back, causing her to lose her balance, then a sense of someone pulling her to safety from the rush of the incoming train. So begins a terrifying sequence of events. Her rescuer is no guardian angel; rather, he is a blackmailer of the most insidious, manipulative kind. Agatha must use every ounce of her cleverness and resourcefulness to thwart an adversary determined to exploit her genius for murder to kill on his behalf.
