Dietmar Mues Boeken

The acclaimed autobiography of Fidel Castro, one of the towering political figures of our age, who dominated both Cuba and the world stage for over half a century. Here Castro tells his story in full for the first time, speaking openly about everything from his parents and earliest influences to his imprisonment, guerrilla war and the Cuban revolution and on to the Bay of Pigs, the missile crisis and his relationship with Che Guevara. He also remembers the people he knew, from John F. Kennedy to Ernest Hemingway. Whatever your views on Castro are, this is an essential record of an incredible life - and even more extraordinary times. 'Cubaphiles are all the richer for this book ... Castro's prodigious gifts are well displayed: his formidable erudition, steely discipline, epic curiosity and his astute grasp of history' Financial Times 'Castro's life has been extraordinary and he can tell a good story' Evening Standard

Heinrich Harrer, traveller, explorer and mountaineer led one of the most extraordinary lives of the twentieth century. He famously spent Seven Years in Tibet (made into the film starring Brad Pitt) and was tutor, mentor and a lifelong friend of the Dalai Lama. He made the first ascent of the notorious North Face of the Eiger (told in his book "The White Spider") and summited unclimbed peaks in Alaska, the Himalaya and South America. In this dramatic autobiography, he brings to life all of his adventures, from the early days of climbing in the Alps, through his time in Tibet, to his later expeditions including exploring the Congo with the King of Belgium and travels to remote parts of Asia, South America and Africa.

Ein Kartäusermönch soll im 18. Jahrhundert die Rezeptur für ein geheimnisvolles Wunderwasser erfunden haben – 4711 Echt Kölnisch Wasser. Als in Wien ein kleines Rollfläschchen mit dem Destillat auftaucht, beginnt eine weltweite Jagd nach dem Flakon: Seinem Inhalt werden übersinnliche Kräfte nachgesagt, wer es trinkt, erreicht ewiges Leben. Ausgerechnet der norwegische Botschafter muss als erster sterben, und Cheng, der einarmige Detektiv, kehrt zurück nach Wien. Sein Hund Lauscher trägt mittlerweile Höschen, hat sich aber trotz Altersinkontinenz ein dickes Fell bewahrt. Und das braucht auch Cheng für seinen dritten Fall in Heinrich Steinfests wunderbar hintergründigem Krimi.