Donnerstag, September 27, 2007
Lieblingsautor
Samstag, September 22, 2007
Neues Buch von Orhan Pamuk
Orhan PAMUK:
Other Colours
Essays and a Story
Dienstag, September 18, 2007
Zum 25. Todestag
J. Randy TARABORRELLI
Once upon a Time
Behind the Fairy Tale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier
From Publishers Weekly: The "happily ever after" marriage of Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier III of Monaco is explored and demythologized in this fascinating, compelling and well-researched royal biography. After failed romances with married co-stars (Ray Milland and William Holden) and turning down a marriage proposal from Oleg Cassini, Kelly met Rainier, the prince of a popular Mediterranean resort town who was searching for a princess he hoped would become "the manifestation of all that we hope for and dream about in Monaco." Nine months after what was called "the wedding of the century" (watched by 30 million TV viewers) in 1956, Grace gave birth to the first of their three children. Never planning to stop making films, she bowed to her husband's wishes and soon her loneliness and boredom were replaced by severe depression. The prince encouraged her to accept Alfred Hitchcock's offer of the lead in Marnie. But the subjects of Monaco objected and forced her to withdraw. Before her tragic car accident death in 1982, Grace found contentment in the life she chose. As he demonstrated in his 2002 bestseller, Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot, Taraborrelli is adept at illuminating political intrigue and complex family dynamics. He smoothly weaves together hundreds of exclusive interviews (in fast-paced, short chapters) to create vivid, full-blooded portraits. This is the definitive book on a marriage that started as an arrangement but ended as a love story. 16 pages of b&w photos.Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Samstag, September 15, 2007
Als nächstes Buch
Donnerstag, September 13, 2007
Jahrhundertbücher
Iris Radisch (Hsrg.)
Mein Jahrhundertbuch
51 Liebeserklärungen
Kurzbeschreibung: »Die Frage war so größenwahnsinnig wie unbeantwortbar: Nennen Sie mir ein Buch, das für Sie das wichtigste des 20. Jahrhunderts ist? Dennoch haben wir sie Schriftstellern und Gelehrten auf der ganzen Welt gestellt. Ein Jahr lang, bis zur letzten Ausgabe des nun vergangenen Jahrtausends, haben wir in der ZEIT Bilanz gezogen. Welche Bücher werden bleiben? Welche Bücher werden über die Schwelle der Jahrtausendwende getragen, wie sieht unsere eiserne Bücherration aus? Auch wenn jeder weiß, daß Bilanzen, die man nicht selbst gefälscht hat, nie stimmen, war die Frage nach einer Bibliothek des 20. Jahrhunderts zu verlockend.« Iris Radisch
Sonntag, September 09, 2007
Mal wieder etwas aus Österreich's Geschichte
Montag, September 03, 2007
ENDLICH
Kathy Reichs
Bones to Ashes
Synopsis: Under the microscope, the outer bone surface is a moonscape of craters...'Preliminary diagnosis?' 'Deformity of the bone. Maybe. Cortical destruction on a metacarpal. Maybe. Localised infection? Systemic disease process? Postmortem destruction, either purposeful or natural? A combination of the above? I don't have a diagnosis...' The skeleton is that of a young girl, no more than fourteen years old - and forensic anthropologist Dr Temperance Brennan is struggling to keep her emotions in check. Coroner Yves Bradette is being evasive, insisting the bones are ancient and of no interest. But it doesn't quite add up, and a frustrated Tempe is convinced that Bradette is hiding something...It's not Tempe's case; she's overwhelmed with more urgent work in the lab...But the nagging in her subconscious won't let up. A memory triggered, deep in her hindbrain - the disappearance of a childhood friend; no warning, no explanation...Working on instinct, Tempe takes matters into her own hands. But she couldn't have predicted where this case would lead, or the horrors it would eventually uncover...Can Tempe maintain a professional distance as the past catches up with her in this, her most deeply personal case yet?