« E così, quella notte d'inverno è allo stesso tempo presto e tardi per l'impegno effettivo che Herr Schindler si è assunto per salvare un certo numero di vite umane. Ci è dentro fino al collo: ha infranto le leggi del Reich al punto da meritarsi una serie di impiccagioni, decapitazioni, o trasferimenti nelle baracche piene di correnti di Auschwitz o Gross-Rosen. Ma ancora non sa quale sarà il prezzo. Anche se ha già speso una fortuna, non ha idea di quanti pagamenti dovrà ancora effettuare. »
Han Visserman Books
Paradoxical portraits of seven neurological patients, including a surgeon consumed by the compulsive tics of Tourette's syndrome unless he is operating; an artist who loses all sense of color in a car accident, but finds new creative power in black & white; & others.
Through the Wall
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Most of Marion's relations would prefer her dead, and one of them will not stop at murder . . . Classic crime in stunning new packaging.
An illuminating book about the power of music, from the bestselling author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
National Geographic Directions: Oaxaca Journal
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
The best-selling author of Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks is well know as an explorer of the human mind—a neurologist with a gift for complex, insightful portrayals of people and their conditions. However, he is also a card-carrying member of the American Fern Society, and since childhood has been fascinated by these primitive plants and their ability to survive and adapt in many climates.Oaxaca Journal is Sacks's spellbinding account of his trip with a group of fellow fern enthusiasts to the beautiful, history-steeped province of Oaxaca, Mexico. Bringing together Sacks's passion for natural history and the richness of human culture with his sharp eye for detail, Oaxaca Journal is a captivating evocation of a place, its plants, its people, and its myriad wonders.
Dubbelspoor naar de dood
- 200 pages
- 7 hours of reading
De Amsterdamse rechercheur Van der Valk tracht de herkomst van anonieme dreigbrieven in een Drents dorpje te achterhalen.
Mercy : roman. Dutch
- 275 pages
- 10 hours of reading
De ongewenste dochter van een getrouwde vrouw en een pastoor groeit op bij een kluizenaar in een Canadees moeras.
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