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A modern football fairytale and an extraordinary story of an Italian village and its football team's rise to the top against seemingly impossible odds. schovat popis

Alaska is a state of the union twice as big as Texas, containing as much land as a fifth of the continental United states, possessing extraordinary mineral resources including all-important oil reserves, and offering a climate that ranges from the boiling heat of summer to the most forbidding depths of winter cold. Alaska is a state of mind where whites must battle isolation and boredom, natives must come to terms with the proximity of a totally alien way of life and the spirit of rugged individualism must do battle with the rewards offered by corporate loyalty. Going to Extremes is Joe McGinniss's eye-witness report on the entire state of Alaska. Joe McGinniss did not set out to judge or explain, but only to find out what Alaska is. He has succeeded, for almost everything he says is news. - Paul Theroux, NY Times Book Review McGinniss is a first-rate reporter whose stories convey the culture shock wracking present-day Alaska. - The New Republic This moving and absorbing work gives fine insight into the Alaskan's effort to lead full lives in a surrounding that is demanding and bleak, yet incredibly beautiful and inspiring. - Sierra Magazine

Fatal Vision is the electrifying true story of Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, the handsome, Princeton-educated physician convicted of savagely slaying his young pregnant wife and two small children, murders he vehemently denies committing. Bestselling author Joe McGinnis chronicles every aspect of this horrifying and intricate crime, and probes the life and psyche of the magnetic, all-American Jeffrey MacDonald, a golden boy who seemed destined to have it all. The result is a penetration to the heart of darknes that enshrouded one of the most complex criminal cases ever to capture the attention of the American public. It is haunting, stunningly suspenseful-a work that no reader will be able to forget. With 8 pages of dramatic photos and a special epilogue by the author

The Marshalls were the model family of Toms River New Jersey, living the American dream of all that money could buy. Rob Marshall was the big breadwinner, king of the country club set. Maria Marshall was his stunningly beautiful wife and the perfect mom to their three great kids. Then one night Rob, his head bloodied, reported Maria had been brutally slain. Sympathy poured in - until disquieting facts began to surface...and the true story of adultery, gambling, drugs and murder tore the mask off Rob Marshall and the blinders off the town that thought he could do no wrong...

Chase, a young and attractive art college graduate, seems to have it all. Although he's back in Vegas, he intends to move to California to join his girlfriend and pursue his dream of becoming an artist. However, his plans may not unfold as he expects.

This collection of photography from the 1980s provides a look into the art of contemporary Soviet Union. Images include the earthquake in Armenia and soldiers on the Afghan frontier.

In einem kleinen Dorf in den Abruzzen, Castel di Sangro, entfaltet sich eine packende Geschichte über eine Fußballmannschaft und ihren unerwarteten Aufstieg in die 2. Liga. Hier, wo nur 5.000 Einwohner leben, beginnt ein Fußballwunder, das die Grenzen des Sports sprengt. Der lokale Klub erreicht bemerkenswerte Erfolge und spielt gegen renommierte Teams aus Genua, Turin und Venedig. Der amerikanische Bestsellerautor Joe McGinniss zieht in das malerische Dorf und wird Zeuge des leidenschaftlichen Fußballs, der die Gemeinschaft in seinen Bann zieht. Die Erzählung ist eine Mischung aus Komik, Drama und Chaos und zeigt, wie Fußball das Leben der Menschen prägt. Inmitten von Stadionneubau, einem Spieler im Gefängnis und einem anderen, der ein leidenschaftlicher Kommunist ist, treffen Mafia, Drogen und Lebensphilosophien auf den Profifußball. Diese skurrilen Verbindungen schaffen eine dramatische und humorvolle Darstellung eines Landes, in dem das Unerwartete zur Norm wird. McGinniss’ Blick auf das italienische Fußballphänomen ist sowohl tragisch als auch komisch und hat sich als Klassiker der Fußballliteratur etabliert, obwohl es in Italien nie veröffentlicht werden konnte.

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