Gisela Stege Books

Die Ehefrau eines angesehenen Londoner Apothekers wird in ihrem Bett tot aufgefunden. Staatsanwältin Helen West ist überzeugt, dass es kein natürlicher Tod war und beginnt zu recherchieren.

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.

Nicolai Hel uses his nearly superhuman mental and physical prowess to destroy political terrorists and decides to take on The Mother Company itself, a supermonolith of espionage and economic monopoly.

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.

After Mario Puzo wrote his internationally acclaimed The Godfather, he has often been imitated but never equaled. Puzo's classic novel, The Sicilian, stands as a cornerstone of his work--a lushly romantic, unforgettable tale of bloodshed, justice, and treachery. . . . The year is 1950. Michael Corleone is nearing the end of his exile in Sicily. The Godfather has commanded Michael to bring a young Sicilian bandit named Salvatore Guiliano back with him to America. But Guiliano is a man entwined in a bloody web of violence and vendettas. In Sicily, Guiliano is a modern day Robin Hood who has defied corruption--and defied the Cosa Nostra. Now, in the land of mist-shrouded mountains and ancient ruins, Michael Corleone's fate is entwined with the dangerous legend of Salvatore Guiliano: warrior, lover, and the ultimate Siciliano. From the Paperback edition. Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0345441702

Haroun's father is the greatest of all storyletters. His magical stories bring laughter to the sad city of Alifbay. But one day something goes wrong and his father runs out of stories to tell. Haroun is determined to return the storyteller's gift to his father. So he flies off on the back of the Hoopie bird to the Sea of Stories - and a fantastic adventure begins.

A collection of six short stories in which Rushdie explores the relationship, the shared history, and the misunderstandings that both bind and separate East and West. From the winner of the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children, and the Booker of Bookers in 1993.

Reissue of the classic tale of adventure and the dark secrets of a lost city in the Brazilian jungle, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.