Røverfortelling, skjebnedrama, gangsterhistorie og kjærlighetsroman - Shantaram har det alt sammen, og er en eksistensiell tour de force av den helt sjeldne sorten. Hovedpersonen og fortelleren Lin, er på rømmen fra en langtidsdom, og søker tilflukt i Bombays slumstrøk, der han oppretter en im[...]
Having escaped an Australian maximum security prison, a disillusioned man loses himself in the slums of Bombay, where he works for a drug kingpin, smuggles arms for a crime lord, and forges bonds with fellow exiles.[...]
I begyndelsen af 80´erne ankom Gregory David Roberts, bankrøver og heroinmisbruger, til Indien, hvor han levede i et af Bombays slumkvarterer, efter at være flygtet fra et australsk fængsel. Her etablerede han en gratis sundhedsklinik og blev optaget af den lokale mafia, hvor han arbejde[...]
I början av 1980-talet begick australiensaren Gregory David Roberts en rad väpnade rån för att bekosta sitt heroinmissbruk. Han åkte fast men lyckades rymma från ett av Australiens mest välbevakade fängelser. På falskt pass tog han sig sedan till Indien och anonymiteten i den myllrande milj[...]
I början av 1980-talet begick australiensaren Gregory David Roberts en rad väpnade rån för att bekosta sitt heroinmissbruk. Han åkte fast men lyckades rymma från ett av Australiens mest välbevakade fängelser. På falskt pass tog han sig sedan till Indien och anonymiteten i den myllrande milj[...]
Nuori australialaismies pakenee vankilasta Bombayhin 80-luvun alussa. Väärennetyssä passissa lukee nimi "Lindsay". Tuntemattomassa miljoonakaupungissa Lin palkkaa itselleen oppaan, joka tutustuttaa hänet perinteiseen intialaiseen kyläelämään ja opettaa marathin kielen. Uudelleen nimetty Shan[...]
David Roberts RA. Rich reproduction of Roberts superb lithographs, first published between 1846 1848. A photograph of the modern view accompanies each.[...]
Approaching the subject of kinesiology from the perspective of occupational therapy, this unique text written by occupational therapists examines the everyday activities of people using the principles of biomechanics to adapt to changes in their functional abilities. This new edition stresses applic[...]
Fresh ! offers a strong rationale for fresh expressions and pioneer ministries rooted in scripture and in the breath of the Christian tradition. This is tested against the realities of contemporary British culture and critiques of the notion of Fresh Expressions. It offers practical guidance for sta[...]
This anthology of the best adventure writing to emerge from the 20th century includes such adventures as a freezing winter ascent of Mount McKinley, a journey across the vastness of Arabia's Empty Quarter and experiencing the impossibly thin air at Everest's summit.[...]
By developing a long-term supranational perspective, this ambitious, multi-faceted work provides a new understanding of 'totalitarianism', the troubling common element linking Soviet communism, Italian fascism and German Nazism. The book's original analysis of antecedent ideas on the subject sheds l[...]
Iggy Peck has been building fabulous creations since he was two. His parents are proud of their son, though sometimes surprised by some of Iggy's more inventive creations (like the tower he built out of used diapers). When a new second grade teacher declares her dislike of architecture, Iggy faces a[...]
In a three-story house with a shop down below, lived the world's finest hat maker, Madame Chapeau. Like the Lady herself, all her hats were refined. Brilliantly singular. One of a kind. So begins Andrea Beaty's new rhyming picture book about a hat maker adored by her friends and neighbours. On her b[...]
SQL Server 2012 T-SQL Recipes is an example-based guide to the Transact-SQL language that is at the core of SQL Server 2012. It provides ready-to-implement solutions to common programming and database administration tasks. Learn to create databases, insert and update data, generate reports, secure y[...]
The world's most famous mountain, Everest remains for serious high-altitude climbers an ultimate goal. Ed Viesturs has gone on eleven expeditions to Everest, reaching the summit seven times. He's spent more than two years of his life on the mountain. No climber today is better poised to survey Ever[...]
Written at a time of uncertainty about the implications of the English government's curriculum policies, Knowledge and the Future School engages with the debate between the government and large sections of the educational community. It provides a forward-looking framework for head teachers, their st[...]
Climb focuses on the most exciting descriptions of climbing in the world, from the cliffs of Yosemite to the windswept towers of Patagonia to the high peaks of Alaska and the Himalayas. Stories include Jon Krakauer's first-person look at the risks of climbing Mt. McKinley's West Buttress route, wh[...]