Laura Pignatti Books

Un evento internazionale. Il primo graphic novel tratto dal libro che ha fatto conoscere la tragedia dell'Olocausto a milioni di ragazzi. Il 12 giugno 1942, per il suo tredicesimo compleanno, Anne Frank riceve in regalo un diario. In quelle pagine l'indicibile orrore della persecuzione e della deportazione del popolo ebraico assume una dimensione quotidiana e insieme universale attraverso lo sguardo di una tredicenne ironica, vivace e profonda, animata da una grande voglia di vivere. Oggi, grazie allo sceneggiatore e regista Ari Folman (vincitore del Golden Globe per Valzer con Bashir) e all'illustratore David Polonsky, le parole di Anne si trasformano in una forma nuova che, però, ne mantiene intatto lo spirito. Anne da grande s'immaginava giornalista e scrittrice, e nel racconto per immagini emerge, con toccante chiarezza, la sua capacità di restituire la propria esistenza, ordinaria eppure straordinaria, grazie alla precisione dei dettagli: uno sguardo rubato tra i banchi di scuola, le piccole rivalità con una sorella apparentemente perfetta, il gesto amorevole di un padre in una notte in cui la paura toglie il sonno.

Dies ist die Chronik der Pecks, einer höchst eigenwilligen und wunderbar altmodischen Familie in Baltimore, und die Geschichte des Peckschen Geistes, der die zahlreichen Familienmitglieder aus gut vier Generationen ungeachtet all ihrer merkwürdigen Besonderheiten als unverwechselbare Pecks ausweist und aufs innigste zusammenhält. Dennoch erliegt gelegentlich ein Peck den Verlockungen der Welt und schert aus. So Caleb, ein verträumter junger Mensch, der 1912 plötzlich spurlos verschwindet und sich, von den ersten Klängen des Blues berauscht, nach New Orleans aufmacht. Zwar müssen fast 50 Jahre vergehen, bevor irgend jemand ernsthaft nach ihm zu suchen beginnt, aber um so intensiver sind denn auch die Bemühungen von Halbbruder Daniel, einem inzwischen höchst betagten Herrn, Caleb - und damit ein Stück der eigenen Kindheit - wiederzufinden. Zusammen mit seiner Enkelin Justine, einer hinreißend liebenswürdigen Person mit Hut, reist der alte Herr kreuz und quer durch die Vereinigten Staaten, auf der Suche nach Caleb. Dabei erweisen sich die besonderen Begabungen von Justine als außerordentlich segensreich: Sie kann die Zukunft aus den Karten lesen, sie schließt alle Menschen in ihr Herz, und sie hat irgendwie die Fähigkeit, das Chaos zusammenzuhalten.

Joni Sigerius, de dochter van de rector magnificus van de Twentse universiteit, drijft samen met haar vriend Aaron een handeltje dat ze maar liever voor haar krachtige en briljante vader verborgen houdt. Het is in het jaar van de vuurwerkramp dat ook in het gezin de boel explodeert. Niet alleen lopen Joni en Aaron tegen de lamp, die zomer komt ook de enige en echte zoon van Sigerius vrij uit de Scheveningse gevangenis. Acht jaar later pas – Joni verdient inmiddels miljoenen in Los Angeles – verneemt Aaron wat er zich in 2000 werkelijk heeft afgespeeld.

By the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Breathing Lessons", this is the tale of Jeremy Pauling, a 38-year-old bachelor who has never left home. The death of his mother leaves him in charge of a ramshackle boarding house and the arrival of a female lodger brings him a challenge he can't handle.

From the New York Times bestselling master of medical thrillers comes a shocking story of medical conspiracy. Today, organ transplants are common miracles of science. But if the supply cannot meet the demand, how far will people go to find donors? Dr. Laurie Montgomery, a forensic pathologist, learns the terrifying answer when she investigates a series of fatal “overdose” of young professionals. Some crimes are beyond comprehension. But seeing is believing... With pulse-pounding suspense and a thought-provoking exploration of medical ethics, this gripping tale takes readers on a thrilling journey through the dark side of modern medicine.

A medical thriller set in the thrilling and dangerous brave new world of reproductive technologies. Dr Marissa Blumenthal has suspicions about what is really going on behind the walls of the clinic where she is receiving fertilization treatment. By the author of Coma and Fever .

Michael and Pauline seemed like the perfect couple - young, good-looking, made for each other. The moment she walked into his mother's grocery store in Baltimore, he was smitten, and in the heat of World War II fervour, they marry in haste.

Mrs. Pamela Evans lives a lonely new widowhood outside of Baltimore, with only a house full of ticking clocks for company. Then she hires eccentric Elizabeth Abbott as a handyman and both discover that parts don't have to be a perfect match to work. "Anne Tyler is a magical writer." LOS ANGELES TIMES From the Paperback edition.

When young Janie Pike dies in a tragic accident, she leaves behind a family numbed with grief and torn with guilt and recrimination. In this novel, the author explores how each member of the family learns to face the future in their own way.

Barnaby Gaitlin is a loser - just short of 30, he's the black sheep of a philanthropic Baltimore family. He has an almost pathological curiosity about other people's lives, and a hopeless charm which attracts the kind of angelic woman who wants to save him from himself.