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Michael Corleone's exile in Sicily is ending, but on the instructions of his father, The Godfather, he must bring back to him the young man known as Salvatore Giuliano - if he can find him. At sea amid the treacheries of a brutal and unfamiliar land, Mich

As Norma Jeane Baker, who would later become Marilyn Monroe, began her career as a modest photographic model in the summer of 1945, one of the most passionate love stories unfolded: Marilyn Monroe's lifelong and unparalleled affair with the photographic camera. Over a whirlwind of seventeen years, Marilyn rose from pin-up model and starlet to megastar. Her early and tragic death elevated her to mythic status. This volume reflects that journey, gathering 152 of the most beautiful photographs of Marilyn Monroe taken by nearly forty photographers from 1945 to 1962. In addition to detailed captions for each image, the book includes an interview conducted by French writer, journalist, and translator Georges Belmont with Marilyn in 1960.

Set in the 21st century - a number of decades from now - The Sparrow is the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and talented linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who - in response to a remarkable radio signal from the depths of space - leads a scientific mission to make first contact with an extraterrestrial culture.In the true tradition of Jesuit adventurers before him, Sandoz and his companions are prepared to endure isolation, suffering - even death - but nothing can prepare them for the civilisation they encounter. Or for the tragic misunderstanding that brings the mission to a devastating end. Once considered a living saint, Sandoz returns alone to Earth horrifically maimed, both physically and spiritually, the mission's sole survivor - only to be blamed for the mission's failure and accused of heinous crimes.

In this pulse-quickening novel, Alfred Bester imagines a future in which people "jaunte" a thousand miles with a single thought, where the rich barricade themselves in labyrinths and protect themselves with radioactive hit men—and where an inarticulate outcast is the most valuable and dangerous man alive. The Stars My Destination is a classic of technological prophecy and timeless narrative enchantment by an acknowledged master of science fiction.

Helen West ist überzeugt, daß die Frau des Apothekers ermordet wurde – auch wenn die bei der Obduktion gefundene Dosis Chloroform nicht tödlich gewesen sein kann. Und sie ist sicher, daß der Ehemann der Toten lügt. Mit ihrer Hartnäckigkeit handelt sich Helen allerdings eine Menge Ärger ein. Denn nicht nur ihr Chef ist gegen eine weitere Untersuchung des Falls, sondern auch ihre inzwischen feste Beziehung, Superintendent Bailey ...

In these nine stories, Salman Rushdie looks at what happens when East meets West, at the forces that pull his characters first in one direction, then the other. Fantasy and realism collide as a rickshaw driver writes letters describing his film star career in Bombay; a mispronunciation leads to romance and an unusual courtship in sixties London; two childhood friends turned diplomats live out in a violent world fantasies hatched by "Star Trek"; and Christopher Columbus dreams of consummating his relationship with Queen Isabella. The stories in "East, West" show the extraordinary range and power of Salman Rushdie's writing.

Een beroemde verhalenverteller, die zijn gave kwijtraakt op de dag dat zijn vrouw hem verlaat, maakt met zijn zoon een merkwaardige reis naar de bron van alle verhalen.

Hamilton knows the way to the ruins deep in the Brazilian jungle - and the secrets they hold... The millionaire who calls himself Smith seeks the lost city to avenge a wrong from his hidden past... Their journey down the River of Death is an epic of violence and danger. But the secret that awaits them in the lost city is more dangerous still - as a legacy of theft, treachery and murder stretching back to war-torn Europe comes to a deadly climax beneath the ancient walls.

Een professionele uitroeier van terroristen, grootgebracht in de rijke Japanse traditie, moet het opnemen tegen een zeer machtige en dictatoriale kongsie van olieconcerns.