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Traumatized by the bombing of Dresden at the time he had been imprisoned, Pilgrim drifts through all events and history, sometimes deeply implicated, sometimes a witness. He is surrounded by Vonnegut's usual large cast of continuing characters (notably here the hack science fiction writer Kilgore Trout and the alien Tralfamadorians, who oversee his life and remind him constantly that there is no causation, no order, no motive to existence).

A daily uploaded voice diary of my trip skateboarding around Morocco.Total trip length: 3150km/1960mi

Tom Garrison remembers everything. The rain. The headlights. The sound of impact. When a cyclist is killed in a late-night hit-and-run, Tom steps forward as the perfect witness—calm, precise, and certain of every detail. Police praise his clarity. The media calls him a good Samaritan. His testimony helps close the case. But Detective Mara Linwood hears something wrong in Tom’s voice. As inconsistencies surface and buried memories begin to crack, Tom’s carefully ordered reality starts to unravel. Nightmares bleed into waking life.

In an African convent, four nuns and an unidentified fifth woman are brutally murdered, and the death of the unknown woman is covered up by the local police. A year later in Sweden, Inspector Kurt Wallander is baffled and appalled by two strange murders with an elusive connection to the fifth woman.

Cat's Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist; a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer; and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat's Cradle is one of this century's most important works...and Vonnegut at his very best.

Sarah Kuttner hat einen Roman über Trauer geschrieben, über die Kraft, die Menschen entwickeln können und darüber, dass es auf manche Fragen keine Antworten gibt. "Kurt" erzählt auf zarte, humorvolle, vor allem aber unaufgeregte Weise davon, wie man sich wiederfindet nach einem schrecklichen Verlust, und wie man für jemanden da sein kann, der untröstlich ist.

I had an uncle who left his hometown and the family business there to become a fine actor. His talent was a minor one, but a pretty one. It lasted for 15 years and was gone. He came home with the ashes of it and died 20 years later, poor and, as it happened, drunk.

Kurt Wallander im Kampf gegen die Apartheid: Eine schwedische Immobilienmaklerin wird gesucht, ein abgerissener Finger gefunden. Ein Haus explodiert und ein Profikiller ist auf der Flucht - kurz: Die Ereignisse überschlagen sich...

Eugene Debs Hartke describes an odyssey from college professor to prison inmate to prison warden back again to prisoner in another of Vonnegut's bitter satirical explorations of how and where (and why) the American dream begins to die. Employing his characteristic narrative device - a retrospective diary in which the protagonist retraces his life at its end, a desperate and disconnected series of events here in Hocus Pocus show Vonnegut with his mask off and his rhetorical devices unshielded.

The execution-style murder of a Swedish housewife looks like a simple case, except that there is no obvious suspect. Wallander follows a lead on a determined stalker. But when his alibi turns out to be airtight, Wallander begins to realize that what seemed a simple crime of passion is actually far more complex and dangerous. Eventually, his search uncovers an assassination plot, and Wallander soon finds himself in a tangle with the secret police and with a ruthless foreign agent.

Master storyteller and satirist Kurt Vonnegut was one of the most in-demand commencement speakers of his time. For each occasion, Vonnegut’s words were unfailingly unique, insightful, and witty, and they stayed with audience members long after graduation. As edited by Dan Wakefield, this book reads like a narrative in the unique voice that made Vonnegut a hero to readers and listeners of all ages. At times hilarious, razor-sharp, freewheeling, and deeply serious, these reflections are ideal for anyone undergoing what Vonnegut would call their "long-delayed puberty ceremony".

Hollywood honey Elizabeth Destiny is staying at ex-fiance and billionaire Kurt McNally's ranch in Rascal, Texas. Are wedding bells finally ringing for the starlet and the cowboy? Or is McNally just being a kind host after Elizabeth's unfortunate run-in with a two-by-four?

Being a badass growing up had been fine for a while, but Kurt knew his life had to change. His best option? The US Navy. Fourteen years later a serendipitous request from Badger to check out reports of a missing War Dog hidden in the bushes and attacking people sends Kurt to the very place he couldn’t wait to get out of. When Kurt chose the navy over Laurie Ann so long ago, he left her with a gift she’d fought long and hard to keep. Plus she didn’t give up on her dream of becoming a doctor.

The problem is, the object of his sudden infatuation isn’t exactly normal. She has horns, wings, and a tail...and to complicate matters, she might have a fatal interest in Michael derived from her need for human blood. Will his newfound love interest lead to his untimely death? Or can he find a way to make it work out between him and his demon girlfriend?

All the colorful characters, tropical locations, Florida history, and marine action that listeners and readers have come to expect in the Kurt Hunter Mysteries series. Fans of Wayne Stinnett, Clive Cussler, and John D MacDonald will enjoy this South Florida adventure. A devoted fan writes: “Grab a cold beer and relax while you follow Kurt Hunter. You won’t be sorry!”

Congress can’t pass a budget and Biscayne National Park is paying the price. With Special Agent Kurt Hunter out of work, two rivals gangs start a turf war in the park. But when a body is found hanging from the railing of the iconic Boca Chita Lighthouse, Kurt refuses to sit back and fish while the gangs take over his park. Lies and deceit run rampant through the gangs, forcing Kurt deep into the labyrinth of Miami’s counterculture to solve the murder.

Kurt Tucholsky: Seine Texte sind scharf, ironisch, melancholisch, lustig - und brandaktuell, obwohl sie teilweise schon einhundert Jahre alt sind. Das Beste aus den Jahren 1907 - 1932 von dem Mann, der sich so am Thema Deutschland abarbeitete - und dessen Liebe zu seiner Heimat sich zwischen den Zeilen immer zeigte. 249 Glossen, Satiren und Gedichte, geschrieben über den Zeitlauf eines Lebens. Mit dabei: Eine pdf-Datei mit Titelliste.

The richest, most depraved man on Earth, Malachi Constant, is offered a chance to take a space journey to distant worlds with a beautiful woman at his side. Of course, there's a catch to the invitation...

Get three bestsellers for the price of one. Backwater Bay: When a body is found floating in the mangroves of Biscayne National Park, Special Agent Kurt Hunter has his first real case. Backwater Channel: Kurt is thrown into a rift between warring environmentalists and power-hungry corporate executives all trying to advance their own agendas. Backwater Cove: When agent Hunter finds a woman washed up in Biscayne National Park the case leads him to the world of high rolling boosters and the young players who will do anything to make their mark.

Seit Generationen gehört Karl May weltweit zu den beliebtesten und meistgelesenen deutschen Schriftstellern. Die deutschsprachige Gesamtauflage seiner im wilden Westen Nordamerikas und im Orient des 19. Jahrhunderts spielenden Abenteuererzählungen überschreitet die 100 Millionen. Übersetzungen liegen in ca. 40 Sprachen vor. Dieses 5er Set ist ein Muss für jeden Karl May Fan!