Een Finse architect gaat in de eerste helft van de 20e eeuw naar New York, op zoek naar zijn vroegere geliefde, en ontwikkelt zich tot gevierd ontwerper van wolkenkrabbers.
Richard Piers Rayner Boeken
Richard Rayner is een Britse auteur wiens werken vaak een unieke mix van fictie en reisverslag bevatten, waarin levenservaringen en culturele observaties worden verkend. Zijn schrijven staat bekend om zijn scherpe waarneming en vloeiende vertelstijl, die lezers meeneemt in de omgevingen die hij onderzoekt. Rayners vermogen om persoonlijke reflecties te verweven met bredere thema's heeft hem gevestigd als een onderscheidende stem in de hedendaagse literatuur. Zijn perspectief, gevormd door het leven tussen het VK en de Verenigde Staten, biedt een frisse kijk op het moderne leven.







The Elephant
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- 11 uur lezen
"The Elephant" is Bradford, a man in the death business and also his son, a fantasist and liar who is named after a cricket field. It is about versions of the truth, the mystery of names, sexual hysteria and a fear of not-feeling. By the author of "Los Angeles Without a Map".
Best Book of the Year The Los Angeles Times • The Washington Post Los Angeles was the fastest growing city in the world, mad with oil fever, get-rich-quick schemes, and celebrity scandals. It was also rife with organized crime, with a mayor in the pocket of the syndicates and a DA taking bribes to throw trials. In A Bright and Guilty Place, Richard Rayner narrates the entwined lives of two men, Dave Clark and Leslie White, who were caught up in the crimes, murders, and swindles of the day. Over a few transformative years, as the boom times shaded into the Depression, the adventures of Clark and White would inspire pulp fiction and replace L.A.’s reckless optimism with a new cynicism. Together, theirs is the tale of how the city of sunshine went noir.
Murder Book
- 422bladzijden
- 15 uur lezen
L.A. homicide detective Billy McGrath is called in to investigate the murder of a woman whose son is L.A.'s biggest crack dealer and finds himself offered a million-dollar bounty by the son to reveal the name of the killer. Reprint.
Drake's Fortune
The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence Artist
- 240bladzijden
- 9 uur lezen
Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, the story follows Oscar Hartzell, who executed a bold scam by convincing thousands of Midwesterners to invest in a legal fund aimed at claiming the legendary fortune of Sir Francis Drake. Promising donors shares in an imagined treasure worth $100 billion, Hartzell instead pocketed their money, living lavishly as a faux English aristocrat while maintaining his image as a hero among his supporters. The narrative explores themes of deception, greed, and the impact of economic hardship on people's trust.
MathsLinks: 2: Y8 Students' Book A
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- 11 uur lezen
MathsLinks is an engaging series that delivers the KS3 specification in a manageable, practical format. It offers many flexible ways to achieve learning and skills objectives, including unique electronic support through OxBox technology.
The story of Michael Sullivan (aka the Angel of Death), a hit man for an Irish American gang in Depression-era Chicago. His work crosses into his private life, leading to the death of his beloved wife and son, leading Sullivan and his surviving son to set out on a journey of revenge.
"[W]hat led a poor boy from Liverpool to become a magus powerful enough to take on the Devil and emerge triumphant? A new window onto Constantine's unique and harrowing life is now open with rare cuts, collecting six never-before-reprinted issues of thisgroundbreaking Vertigo series and showcasing some of the pivotal episodes in the working-class wizard's bloody history." -- p. [4] of cover.
MathsLinks is an engaging new series that delivers the new KS3 specification in a manageable, practical format. It offers many flexible ways to achieve learning and skills objectives, including unique electronic support through new OxBox technology.
MathsLinks: 1: Y7 Students' Book B
- 304bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
MathsLinks is an engaging new series that delivers the new KS3 specification in a manageable, practical format. It offers many flexible ways to achieve learning and skills objectives, including unique electronic support through new OxBox technology. Answers are in the Teacher's Guide.

