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Raymond Williams
Culture and Society – 1780-1950
En Anglais – Acknowledged as perhaps the masterpiece of materialist criticism in the English language, this omnibus ranges over British literary history from George Eliot to George Orwell to inquire about the complex ways economic reality shapes the imagination.
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Codice a zero
En italien – 29 gennaio 1958, Cape Canaveral: inizia il conto alla rovescia per il lancio del primo satellite americano, fervono attesa e i preparativi ma per qualche motivo l'evento verrà rimandato di due giorni. Come mai qualcuno cerca di ostacolare la riuscita di questa storica impresa? 29 gennaio 1958, Union Station, Washington: alba un uomo si sveglia in una toilette maschile vestito come un barbone; è intontito come se soffrisse per i postumi di una sbornia ed è privo di memoria. Come è finito lì? E chi è veramente ? ambiguo mondo delle spie, in piena guerra fredda, Follett ambienta una storia di suspence che ha come protagonista uno scienziato spaziale che tenta di ricostruire il puzzle della sua esistenza.
Les années d’illusion
S’il obtient ce poste de secrétaire de mairie que sa mère ambitionne pour lui, Duncan Stirling sait qu’il restera à jamais enterré à Levenford alors qu’il rêve d’être médecin. Le poste lui échappe, car sa rude fierté écossaise l’empêche de courber l’échine devant le Conseil municipal, et sa mère le chasse, mais il est libre enfin d’aller tenter sa chance à St Andrews pour une bourse d’étude et, en chemin, au village de Linton, il se lie avec le docteur Murdoch et sa fille Jeanne dont l’amitié lui sera précieuse. Il faut cinq ans pour conquérir le titre de médecin. Cinq ans de luttes et de pauvreté qui déboucheront sur quel avenir puisqu’il a un bras atrophié par la poliomyélite ? Son camarade d’enfance et rival Overton le lui rappelle sans ménagement. Cet- obstacle-là n’existe bientôt plus. La chirurgienne célèbre Anna Geisler l’opère, le guérit, le prend comme assistant. La voie est tracée vers la revanche que Duncan compte depuis toujours prendre sur Overton, sur l’existence même, une voie austère jalonnée de hautes responsabilités et d’honneurs. Mais est-ce un but qui en vaut vraiment la peine ? Toutes ces années de travail acharné n’ont-elles pas été des années d’illusion ? Un jour, la question se pose et Duncan devra trouver la réponse.
Adam Runaway
En Anglais – « It is 1721 and young Adam Hanaway, devastated by his father’s sudden death, leaves England to seek his fortune in Lisbon, where his uncle is a successful merchant. But almost nothing turns out as Adam planned. His family’s welcome is cool, and Adam’s rise to the top is thwarted by Bartolomeu Gomes, his uncle’s treacherous clerk. » « As Adam attempts to overcome these obstacles he is handicapped by a certain personal trait. Not, he insists, that he is a coward exactly, but he is inclined to boldly put himself in dangerous situations and then at the last minute run away from them – hence the nickname given to him by friends who had observed this failing once too often. » « While Adam’s mother and sisters wait in England for him to rescue them from poverty, Adam is preoccupied with more compelling women: the beautiful, older half-Portuguese lady Maria Beatriz Hutchinson; the spoiled, rich Gabriella Lowther; and his charming young cousin Nancy. But Adam commits a social faux pas so severe he forever ruins his chances for making a good match – yet no one dares tell him what he has done wrong! » « Adam certainly has a lot to learn. …
Rome Houses
Anglais, Allemand, Italien, Espagnol – The streets of Rome may be filled with monuments to its imperial past but among the Renaissance palaces and Baroque basilicas, tombs and medieval bell towers, are several impressive examples of contemporary architecture and design. Packed with over 400 color illustrations that reveal a range of interior design styles both contemporary and classic, this addition to teNeues' highly regarded « Design Pocket » series allows the reader a rare glimpse into modern living in this most historic of European cities.