In 1937, Shanghai is the Paris of Asia, a city of great wealth and glamour, the home of millionaires and beggars, gangsters and gamblers, patriots and revolutionaries, artists and warlords. Thanks to the financial security and material comforts provided by their father's prosperous rickshaw business, twenty-one-year-old Pearl Chin and her younger sister, May, are having the time of their lives
Now in its 19th year of publication, the «Formula One Yearbook» is the most complete annual dedicated to Formula One. It is viewed as “the” reference book due to the complete data given with each Grand Prix. Translated into five languages, its print run is more than 100 000 copies sold worldwide.
Correspondances littéraires sur les conséquences de la politique française d'immigration
Correspondances littéraires sur les conséquences de la politique française d’immigration
In the garden of the Chen Family Villa, a small theatrical troupe is performing scenes from a famed opera rumored to cause love sickness and even death. Peony attends the production, watching from behind a screen, but catches sight of a handsome man and begins a journey of love and sorrow
Bond returns with a vengeance in this electrifying new chapter celebrating Ian Fleming's legacy. An Algerian drug runner is brutally executed on the outskirts of Paris, prompting MI6 to recall Agent 007 from his sabbatical in Rome. The head of MI6, M, assigns Bond to shadow the enigmatic Dr. Julius Gorner, a power-hungry pharmaceutical magnate with a troubling interest in opiate derivatives, both legal and illegal. To navigate this dangerous mission, Bond teams up with the glamorous Parisian Scarlett Papava. Together, they confront a life-and-death struggle against a formidable adversary, as a series of events threaten global catastrophe. A British airliner disappears over Iraq, and the specter of war looms in the Middle East, while a flood of lethal narcotics threatens to engulf Britain amid the social upheavals of the late sixties. Picking up where Fleming left off, Sebastian Faulks immerses Bond in the height of the Cold War, delivering a tale of relentless pace and tension. This narrative not only captures the essence of Fleming's original novels but also resonates with contemporary issues, showcasing Bond's resilience against modern dangers.
Lily groeit op in het China van de negentiende eeuw, een tijd waarin de vrouwen nog een geïsoleerd leven leidden en hun voeten ingebonden werden. Op een dag ontvangt Lily een waaier, waarop in de geheimtaal Nushu is geschreven. Hij is afkomstig van Snow Flower, met wie Lily vanaf haar zevende een laotong - een bijzondere verbintenis - heeft. Via de waaier schrijven zij elkaar en delen zij alles: verhalen over liefde, moederschap, eenzaamheid en geluk. Tot er een misverstand ontstaat en hun levenslange vriendschap ten einde dreigt te komen.
After Fangio and before Moss, Alberto Ascari was the most exciting driver of the 1950's. This well-rounded little Milanese started racing motorcycles in 1936. A collection of the best and most famous drivers of the Formula One Championship are covered in this fascinating Legend Series title on Alberto Ascari.
This book describes Juan-Manuel Fangio's youth in Buenos Aires, his first steps in motor racing in Argentina, and then his move to Europe where he scooped all Formula One honors. Like Fangio himself, this illustrated biography also delivers comprehensive results, featuring several hundred photographs and car drawings. Until last year, Juan-Manuel Fangio was the sole owner of the Formula One World Titles record, winning it a remarkable five times (a record only just now equaled by Michael Schumacher). His unique style is much admired by Schumacher himself, who admits that drivers of the past were in another world.
Who would have thought that this shy little Austrian, crumbling under financial debts, would become one of the most celebrated drivers in Formula One history. From competing in World Championships to his tragic accident at the Nurburgring, this book on Niki Lauda's Formula 1 racing career is part of the Legends series, which covers the most exciting and popular drivers in the history of the Formula One Championship.
This biography explains the racing career of four times world champion Alain Prost from childhood until retirement. It features comprehensive career statistics and several hundred photographs as well as interviews of key people related to Prost's career.
With 864 pages and over 1200 photos, many of them showing historic moments from the Fifties and Sixties, The Great Encyclopedia of Formula 1 is the most exhaustive work ever published on motor sport's elite category. It includes detailed full color paintings of every car which has regularly raced in the Championship. Team by team, decade by decade, driver by driver, a detailed account of all the events, anecdotes and legends that have made up the 51-year history of F1.
