In Youth is Pleasure is a beautiful and unassuming coming of age novel. Welch, who began to write after an accident left him partially paralyzed, is a Proustian writer of uncanny powers of observation. "Denton Welch makes the reader aware of the magic that is right under his eyes.... It is time Dent[...]
The story of the surviving Russian Imperial Family as they head into a life of exile aboard the HMS Marlborough.[...]
From preciously talented teenage upstarts to globe-trotting megastars, Paramore have established themselves as one of the foremost bands in mainstream rock music. Combining muscular guitars and driving rhythms with an irresistible pop sensibility, their blistering live show and endlessly dynamic fro[...]
This unique A to Z profiles drivers, teams and the circuits that keep enthusiasts of Grand Prix enthralled the world over. Whether you enjoy the current crop of drivers, amongst them Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, or the heady thrills of racing days gone by with Fangio, Stirling Moss or Graham [...]
In 1882 three schoolboys from the Hotspur Cricket Club decided that playing football in the winter might be a good way to keep fit. So, after a meeting under a lamp post about 100 yards from where White Hart Lane stands today, they formed Hotspur Football Club. Players paid sixpence to join up, and [...]
In 1882 three schoolboys from the Hotspur Cricket Club decided that playing football in the winter might be a good way to keep fit. So, after a meeting under a lamp post about 100 yards from where White Hart Lane stands today, they formed Hotspur Football Club. Players paid sixpence to join up, and [...]
Located between the squares Postplatz and Theaterplatz, the Zwinger palace in Dresden is a magnificent architectural accomplishment and is thoroughly explored in this guide. Presenting it as the epitome of Baroque exuberance, the guide demonstrates how its unique design makes it one of the greatest [...]
As an interpreter of Japan to the West, Lafcadio Hearn was without parallel in his time. In "Kokoro, " his 15 collected essays examine the inner spiritual life of Japan. Sometimes touching and always compelling, the writings here tell the stories of the people and social codes that make Japan the un[...]
"Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination" contains nine bloodcurdling tales by the man widely regarded as the father of Japanese mystery writing.
These tales include the strange story of a quadruple amputee and his perverse wife; the record of a man who creates a mysterious chamber of mirrors [...]
Zerwick-Grosvenor has become, much to the surprise and gratification of its publishers, a minor classic in its genre. It is a brief verse-by-verse grammatical commentary on the Greek text of the entire New Testament. Originally published in Latin in the 1950s under the title Analysis philologica Nov[...]
I vårt sångbara svenska språk äger vi ovärderliga skatter: Sånger som vill bli sjungna, melodier som vill bli nynnade, ramsor som vill bli trallade. Men hur blir det i framtiden? Hur tar vi i vår snabbt föränderliga tid vara på detta levande arv, på rätten till vår egendom?
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Hur jag mötte Gud, lämnade Korn,
blev drogfri och överlevde
för att berätta min historia.
Brian "Head" Welch
Före detta gitarrist i Korn
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Den otrol[...]
Brian "Head" Welch tidigare böcker har gått in på New York Times lista över bäst säljande böcker.
Här i Starkare fortsätter Head att berätta om sitt liv i fyrtio målmedvetna dagar av andakter, uppbyggda kring några särskilt utvalda bibeltexter som har bidragit till att forma [...]
Elätkö elämääsi - vai elääkö elämäsi sinua? Liian usein tunnemme, että elämä vie meitä emmekä voi vaikuttaa siihen itse. Elämä haltuun! -kirjassa annetaan käytännöllisiä ja havainnollisia neuvoja siitä, kuinka voimme ottaa elämämme omiin käsiimme.Kirjan ydin on tarkastella t[...]