Henrieke Herber Books

THE END OF THE WORLD IS COMING. PLAY NOW. OR WE ALL LOSE. After centuries in secrecy, twelve unbroken bloodlines, equipped with hidden knowledge and lethal training, must take humanity's fate into their hands. In Omaha, Nebraska, Sarah stands at her graduation, her future bright until a meteor strikes, obliterating half her school. Unharmed and unsurprised, she knows she is the Player of the 233rd line - the Cahokian. Endgame has arrived. Meanwhile, in Juliaca, Peru, Jago navigates the chaos following the meteor's impact. As the Player of the 21st line - the Olmec, he is prepared. Across the globe, meteors rain down, cities burn, and the news heralds the apocalypse. Yet Sarah, Jago, and ten others are already strategizing for the impending battle. They are the Players, and only one will succeed in saving the world. Embedded within the narrative is a puzzle; solve it to unlock a case of gold. Read the books, find the clues, and decipher the puzzle. Who will emerge victorious? Additionally, Niantic is developing a mobile augmented reality game linked to the books and mythology, with major prizes tied to each puzzle, while Twentieth Century Fox has acquired the movie rights.

Shrewd bankers, astute politicians, godfathers of the Renaissance, glittering dukes... how history remembers Florence's most notorious family. But the Medici and their bloody path to power was built on murder, intrigue and conspiracies that stretched across three centuries. Florence, 1429. Giovanni de Medici, the family patriarch, has been poisoned. In their quest for political power, the Medici have made bitter enemies in every corner of the republic. And now Giovanni's sons, Cosimo and Lorenzo, have become the hereditary dukes of a city where loyalty can always be bought. While Lorenzo hunts for their father's killer, Cosimo petitions their remaining allies as Italy heads towards civil war. But the Medici will need more than alliances to survive, otherwise their beloved Florence - and their dynasty - will drown in blood...

Brieven van de Italiaanse schrijfster (1957) aan een denkbeeldige vriendin over allerlei levensbeschouwelijke en persoonlijke kwesties.

Een chirurg vertelt zijn na een ongeluk ernstig gewonde dochter in gedachten over het grote geheim in zijn leven.

Autobiografisch getint relaas van de ontmoeting van een vrouw met haar bejaarde moeder die een zeer gemotiveerde bewaakster in Auschwitz was en daarvan nog steeds geen spijt heeft.