«Absolutely on Music: Conversations with Seiji Ozawa». Silence in not the absence of sound: there is a sound called silence.
A deeply personal, intimate conversation about music and writing between the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author and his close friend, the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Haruki Murakami’s passion for music runs deep. Before turning his hand […]
«The Complete Novels of Jane Austen»: Complete and unabridged, this hardcover volume is magnificent, and a must-have for any «Janeite.»
Jane Austen revolutionized the literary romance. She uses it as a platform from which to address issues of gender politics and class consciousness among the British middle-class of the late eighteenth century. The novels included in this […]
«The Atlas Cookbook»: A food adventure that explores four seasons across twenty countries and eighty recipes by Charlie Carrington. Easy, vibrant, creative and inspiring.
Across the world, each established cuisine has an underlying backbone. Vietnamese food without fish sauce? Israeli cuisine without tahini? No chance. And yet so many dishes and ingredients cross borders. Food connects us, teaches […]
«Greta’s Story»: The Schoolgirl who went on strike to save the planet. A story about hope, courage and determination. You are never too young to make a difference.
It’s 20 August 2018, late summer in Stockholm, and it feels incredibly hot in the city. The TV news reports rising temperatures, and there have been numerous fires […]
«The Art of Tatto»: A Tattoo Artist’s Inspirations, Design and Hard-Won Advice by artist Megan Massacre. A celebration of the modern art and lifestyle of creative tattooing.
attoo artist Megan Massacre presents a beautiful collection of her best work. With instructive how-to and inspiration for both professional tattoo artists as well as tattoo aficionados. With a […]
«Doctor Sleep»: Stephen King returns to the characters and territory of one of his most popular novels ever. The Shining.
Dan Torrance (the boy protagonist of The Shining) must save a very special 12-year-old girl from a tribe of murderous paranormals.
On highways across America, a tribe of people called The True Knot travel in search of sustenance. They look harmless – mostly old, lots of polyester. And married to their RVs. But as Dan Torrance knows, and spunky 12-year-old Abra Stone learns, The True Knot are quasi-immortal. Living off the «steam» that children with the «shining» produce when they are slowly tortured to death.
Haunted by the inhabitants of the Overlook Hotel where he spent one horrific childhood year, Dan has been drifting for decades. Desperate to shed his father’s legacy of despair, alcoholism, and violence. Finally, he settles in a New Hampshire town, an AA community that sustains him. And a job at a nursing home where his remnant «shining» power provides the crucial final comfort to the dying.
Aided by a prescient cat, he becomes «Doctor Sleep.»
Then Dan meets the evanescent Abra Stone. And it is her spectacular gift, the brightest shining ever seen, that reignites Dan’s own demons. And summons him to a battle for Abra’s soul and survival. This is an epic war between good and evil, a gory, glorious story that will thrill the millions of hyper-devoted fans of The Shining. And it wildly satisfy anyone new to the territory of this icon in the King canon.
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«Olive, Again». How do you write a sequel to a Pulitzer Prize winning novel? It may never have even happened before. But Elizabeth Strout takes on the challenge and is triumphant.
#1 New York Times bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout continues the life of her beloved Olive Kitteridge. A character who has captured the imaginations of […]
«Quand nos souvenirs viendront danser». Petit bonbon plein de douceur qui fait du bien. Ce nouveau titre de Virginie Grimaldi ne fait pas défaut à ses prédécesseurs.
«Lorsque nous avons emménagé impasse des Colibris, nous avions vingt ans. Ça sentait la peinture fraîche et les projets, nous nous prêtions main-forte entre voisins en traversant les jardins non clôturés.
Soixante-trois ans […]
«The Doll Factory»: Complex characters in a slow-burning historical thriller. Grim, creepy, and atmospheric.
The Doll Factory, the debut novel by Elizabeth Macneal, is an intoxicating story of art, obsession and possession.
London. 1850. The Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and among the crowd watching the spectacle two people meet. For Iris, an aspiring artist, it […]
«Journal d’un amour perdu». Dans un livre formidablement indiscret, Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt raconte son immense chagrin. Après le décès brutal de sa mère.
« Maman est morte ce matin et c’est la première fois qu’elle me fait de la peine. »
Pendant deux ans, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt tente d’apprivoiser l’inacceptable. La disparition de la femme qui l’a mis au monde. […]
