Lektüre, Lektüre

Am Wochenende habe ich mein jährliches Wiederlesen von Charles Dicken's "A Christmal Carol" zelebriert und wie immer fand ich die Geschichte schön und rührend und ein paar Tränchen gab es auch.

Charles DICKENS
A Christmas Carol

Product Description: This is a beautiful edition of the timeless Christmas classic. "A Christmas Carol" is the book that defines the Christmas spirit - literally. Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean-spirited miser, is visited by three ghosts one Christmas Eve. The ghosts (of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come) show Scrooge the true value of Christmas - charity, good humour and love for his fellow man. Quentin Blake's joyous illustrations, full of colour and fun, guide the reader through the lively (and occasionally scary) journey to find the meaning of Christmas. This unabridged edition contains a forward by the illustrator and is the ultimate Christmas gift book.This book is illustrated by one of the popular artists working today. It is a great gift for the season of giving.

 

Heute habe ich dann mit einem weiteren Ratgeber über das Schreiben begonnen, allerdings geht es hier um Sachbücher zu schreiben. Bisher liest es sich ein wenig zäh...

William ZINSSER
On Writing Well

The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

 

Description: On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sole, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.

Aber am Freitag ist auch noch etwas ganz Besonderes passiert: Robert hat sich selbst ein Buch gekauft. Normalerweise teilt er ja mir seine Wünsche mit, und ich bestelle dann halt bei Amazon, oder kaufe in einer Buchhandlung was, von dem ich denke, das es ihm gefällt. Aber diesesmal hat er sich einfach selber was gekauft.

Andrea CAMILLERI

Die dunkle Wahrheit des Mondes