Résultats de "falcon" dans Toutes les catégories

Ein farbiges Historienpanorama - leidenschaftlich erzählt, voller Dramatik und Kraft. Andalusien, 1568. Nach Jahren der Unterdrückung erheben sich die spanischen Muslime gegen ihre christlichen Peiniger. Unter den Aufständischen ist auch der junge Maure Hernando, der sein Volk und seine Kultur vor dem Untergang retten will. Doch die Revolte wird bald zum blutigen Glaubenskrieg, und angesichts der von beiden Seiten begangenen Grausamkeiten wächst in Hernando das Bedürfnis nach Frieden und Aussöhnung der Religionen – ein Ziel, dem er fortan sein Leben widmet.

Scott war bereits in Richtung Antarktis aufgebrochen, als Amundsen ihm überraschend mitteilte, daß auch er eine Expedition unternehmen werde...

Sevilla 1748: Die freigelassene Sklavin Caridad findet Zuflucht bei der Zigeunerfamilie Vega. Hier freundet sie sich mit der jungen, schönen Sängerin Milagros an und verliebt sich in Melchor, das stolze Oberhaupt der Familie. Milagros hingegen fühlt sich fatalerweise zu Pedro hingezogen, dessen Familie schon seit langem mit den Vegas verfeindet ist. Milagros' von Schicksalsschlägen gezeichneter Lebensweg führt sie vom sonnenverbrannten Andalusien in die prunkvolle Königsresidenz Madrid.

After the British military lose an officer to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, a desperate race begins to find his killers. Little do the assailants know that the precious information they have stolen could bring down the entire network of Western intelligence in the Mid-East. But then one of them is captured by US troops and flown to the States for interrogation. And so begins a nail-biting, claustrophobic and explosive thriller that will ultimately lead British operative John Stratton to the Styx penitentiary, America's undersea prison.

Stratton carries out a small task in Central America as a favour to a CIA officer, but it leads him to become embroiled in a national rebellion. Against his own principles, the special operative becomes emotionally involved and decides to join the popular uprising. However, he is unaware that the fight is not just against the local government - the CIA is very much involved. As events spiral disastrously out of control, Stratton must face up to his biggest and most treacherous challenge yet.

Everyone’s favorite Caldecott Honor–winning pig and number-one Santa Claus enthusiast, Olivia, helps to make the season brighter than ever in this lovingly told and lavishly illustrated picture book. Christmas is coming, and Olivia is incredibly busy. She has to wait for Santa Claus, make...

Step into the ring with Olivia, where the lights are dim, the color soft, and a little girl's imagination is the main attraction. Olivia remembers her trip to the circus very well. The performers were out sick, so she had to do everything. She... -rode on a unicycle -jumped on a trampoline...

Un uomo in cerca di se stesso e del proprio destino. Un amore lacerato dal rimorso. Una città in lotta contro miseria e potere. Questo è il loro ritratto. Barcellona, 1901. La città attraversa un momento di estrema tensione sociale: la miseria delle classi più umili si scontra con il lusso dei grandi viali, nei quali originalissimi edifici appena sorti o in costruzione annunciano l'arrivo di una nuova e rivoluzionaria stagione artistica, il Modernismo.

La poesia di Marcella Falcone si muove in un territorio denso di emozioni e sentimenti, vive in un mondo sospeso ma, nel contempo, ancorato alla realtà, si sviluppa pagina dopo pagina in un vortice di infinite sensazioni che coinvolgono l'ascoltatore e non lo lasciano mai solo. Lo stile è affidato al verso libero, le parole sono sapientemente scelte e accostate per trasmettere a fondo il pensiero che si genera all'interno dell'autrice.

Storslået historisk roman om kærlighed, splittelse, passion og kunst. Barcelona, 1901. Kontrasten mellem rig og fattig er stor, og de politiske spændinger ulmer i byens gader. Den spirende arbejderbevægelse vinder styrke, og den konservative, katolske overklasse gør sig klar til kamp. Kunstneren Dalmau Salas er fanget mellem to verdener. Han er født og opvokset blandt Barcelonas stolte håndværkere, og hans store kærlighed, Emma, er stærkt engageret i arbejderbevægelsen.

Ny bestseller af forfatteren til Havets Katedral. I 1500-tallets Andalusien stræber den unge Hernando efter frihed - for sig selv og sit folk. Som uægte søn af en katolsk præst og en muslimsk kvinde efter en voldtægt fanges han i et brutalt opgør mellem to religioner og i et spil om kærlighed, han umuligt kan vinde. Fatimas Hånd er en gribende og brutal rejse med tragedier og triumfer i det gryende moderne Spanien.

Vor der wildromantischen Küste Korsikas ist man auf Spuren jenes römischen Schiffes gestoßen, das den "Schatz von Lava" geladen haben soll. Die Insel wird von einem regelrechten Goldrausch erfasst, der herrschende Familienclan will unbedingt vor der Pariser Regierung an den Schatz gelangen. Das Wrack kann aber nur mit Hilfe eines Apnoe-Tauchers geborgen werden, der in der Lage ist, sich ohne hinderliche Sauerstoffflaschen durch die Felsspalten in der Tiefe zu zwängen.

In a forest wilderness, a dungeon reappears after surviving a nation ending war. The magical shock has devastated both the dungeon and its occupants, in more ways than one. Doc find himself alone in this new place, surrounded with unknown dangers. Claire, Doc's partner and guide, finds herself at facing the nightmares she wrought using Doc, having freed herself from her mother's control. The pressure mounts on both as the damage is made clear. Even then, the wilderness surrounding them is filled with all manner of danger and traps, everything ruled by the law of the strong.

You shouldn't have to be a privacy expert to understand what happens to your data. April Falcon Doss, a privacy expert and former NSA and Senate lawyer, has seen this imbalance in action. In Cyber Privacy, Doss demystifies the digital footprints we leave in our daily lives and reveals how our data is being used - sometimes against us - by the private sector, the government, and even our employers and schools.

Within the verdant green of the slime forests, new slimes are born and new evolutions are found. Doc watches on as his slimes take on new life and form the budding beginnings of tribal life, complete with leaders, goals, and increasing rivalries. The martial grey slimes, the productive herb slimes, the swarming bug slimes, and the elusive mimic slimes all seek to stake their claim, even as the lieutenants work to strengthen their abilities as true bosses.

From the contours of coastlines to the outlines of clouds, and the branching of trees, fractal shapes can be found everywhere in nature. In this Very Short Introduction, Kenneth Falconer explains the basic concepts of fractal geometry, which produced a revolution in our mathematical understanding of patterns in the 20th century, and explores the wide range of applications in science, and in aspects of economics.

When a priest is found crucified in a derelict North London chapel, it makes a dramatic change for DI Charlie George and his squad at Essex Road. The brutal murder could not be further from their routine of domestic violence and stabbings on the estates. And that's only the beginning.... On Christmas Eve, a police officer goes missing and his colleagues can't help but anticipate the worst. It turns out they're right to when eventually the body is found and they discover he's been stoned to death.

When fiery and idealistic Kitty O'Kane escapes the crushing poverty of Dublin's tenements, she's determined that no one should ever suffer like she did. As she sets out to save the world, she finds herself at the forefront of events that shaped the early twentieth century. While working as a maid, she survives the sinking of the Titanic. As a suffragette in New York's Greenwich Village, she's jailed for breaking storefront windows. And traveling war-torn Europe as a journalist, she's at the Winter Palace when it's stormed by the Bolsheviks.

The alien creatures have made it to Earth. Entire cities are battling invasion from the menacing swarms. This is worse than Zola. It’s worse than the Leak. It’s worse than all of our nightmares put together. The creatures are indestructible, shrugging off our strongest weaponry. Now, our only hope lies inside a powerful ancient artifact we don’t understand. To save Earth’s future, we have to unlock the secrets of a lost alien past. Whatever it takes, we have to harness the power of the Orb. Humanity is coming together for one last stand against this threat from afar.

The problem is, we didn't come home alone. No one has ever seen anything like this. What they're calling it sends shivers down my spine: a parasitic alien pathogen. It could be a virus, a toxin, or maybe something even worse. And believe me: what we don't know definitely can hurt us. It's too late for me—I've been exposed. But this has never been about me. It's going to take some incredible risks and another long-shot space mission to get to the bottom of this, but I'll fight until my last breath to undo the damage I've done.