Adriana Dell'Orto Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

È il 1955; i Wheeler sono una coppia middle class dei sobborghi benestanti di New York, che coltiva il proprio anticonformismo con velleità ingenua, quasi ignara della sua stessa ipocrisia: la loro esistenza scorre fra il treno dei pendolari, le cenette alcoliche con i vicini, le recite della filodrammatica locale, ma Frank e April si sentono destinati a una vita creativa e di successo, possibilmente in Europa. Nella storia della giovane famiglia in apparenza felice la tensione è nascosta ma crescente, il lieto fine impossibile, e l'inevitabile esplosione arriva con una potenza da dramma shakespeariano.

Hailed as a masterpiece from the moment of its first publication, Revolutionary Road is the story of Frank and April Wheeler, a bright, beautiful, and talented couple whose empty suburban life is held together by the dream that greatness is only just round the corner. With heartbreaking compassion and clarity, Richard Yates shows how Frank and April mortgage their hopes and ideals, betraying in the end not only each other, but their own best selves.

This true story reads like a novel, recounting the experiences of five ordinary Israelis who were selected to disappear into the world of espionage. Their mission: to hunt down and kill the PLO terrorists responsible for the massacre of eleven Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. The narrative is told by the leader of the group, the first Mossad agent to emerge from "deep cover" and share the details of this heroic yet secretive endeavor. He describes the long and perilous operation, revealing the heavy toll it took on the idealistic volunteers involved. "Avner," chosen by Golda Meir, led the team as they systematically tracked down the key figures behind the Munich operation, often facing danger from PLO assassins themselves. The suspenseful mechanics of their mission far exceed the imagination of any thriller writer, as they constantly changed identities and moved across countries, dedicating their lives to a brutal quest for vengeance. This work is not only an espionage classic but also a deeply human document that delves into the feelings of disgust and doubt that plagued the Israeli agents, ultimately transforming their perspectives on their mission and themselves. It offers a glimpse into a secret world, exploring the complexities of revenge and the timeless questions of good and evil.

„Vravela, že niečo videla v izbe, kde... sa stalo niečo zlé. V izbe číslo 217. Musíš mi sľúbiť, že do nej nikdy nevojdeš, Danny... vyhýbaj sa jej...“ Hotel Pekná vyhliadka určite patrí medzi najkrajšie horské letoviská na svete, ale nielen preto tu Jack Torrance, dramatik a bývalý alkoholik, prijal miesto správcu v mimosezónnom období. Považuje to najmä za príležitosť na nový začiatok a dúfa, že tu počas zimy napíše svoj nový román. Zúfalo totiž potrebuje uniknúť životnej smole a beznádeji, ktoré ho vytrvalo prenasledujú. Spolu s ním sem prichádza jeho manželka Wendy, aby v majestátnej samote starého hotela so zvláštnou atmosférou, postavenom na starom indiánskom pohrebisku, hľadala možnosť záchrany narušeného manželstva a rodiny. A napokon je tu Danny, päťročný syn s neobyčajným darom – je mimoriadne vnímavý, „žiari“, a má schopnosť predvídať udalosti, ktorým však vo svojom veku nerozumie. V stodesiatich prázdnych hotelových izbách sa totiž niečo deje, niečo, z čoho prechádza mráz po chrbte, skryté zlo, ktoré v hoteli odrezanom od sveta striehne a hrozí...

“A TOUR DE FORCE . . . London tracks the history of the English capital from the days of the Celts until the present time. . . . Breathtaking.”—The Orlando Sentinel A master of epic historical fiction, Edward Rutherford gives us a sweeping novel of London, a glorious pageant spanning two thousand years. He brings this vibrant city's long and noble history alive through his saga of ever-shifting fortunes, fates, and intrigues of a half-dozen families, from the age of Julius Caesar to the twentieth century. Generation after generation, these families embody the passion, struggle, wealth, and verve of the greatest city in the Old World. Praise for London “Remarkable . . . The invasion by Julius Caesar’s legions in 54 B.C. . . . The rise of chivalry and the Crusades . . . The building of the Globe theatre . . . and the coming of the Industrial Revolution. . . . What a delightful way to get the feel of London and of English history. . . . We witness first-hand the lust of Henry VIII. We overhear Geoffrey Chaucer deciding to write The Canterbury Tales. . . . Each episode is a punchy tale made up of bite-size chunks ending in tiny cliffhangers.”—The New York Times “Hold-your-breath suspense, buccaneering adventure, and passionate tales of love and war.”—The Times (London) “Fascinating . . . A sprawling epic.”—San Francisco Chronicle

Tra innumerevoli colpi di scena, sul filo di un'avvincente trama imprevedibile e ricca di sorprese, sfila una galleria di personaggi benigni e malefici, stravaganti e fantastici, destinati a rimanere nella memoria. Affascinante romanzo di fantasy che intreccia favola, fantascienza, magia e un pizzico di horror, sul contrappunto del tema ecologico e della conservazione della natura e dei suoi valori, fiaba antica e moderna per ogni età, "Lo Gnolo" è un viaggio nel mondo della fantasia.

Karleen Koen's sweeping saga contains unforgettable characters consumed with passion: the extraordinarily beautiful fifteen-year-old noblewoman, Barbara Alderley; the man she adores, the wickedly handsome Roger MontGeoffry; her grandmother, the duchess, who rules the family with cunning and wit; and her mother, the ineffably cruel, self-centered and licentious Diana. Like no other work, Through a Glass Darkly is infused with intrigue, sweetened by romance and awash in the black ink of betrayal.

Na začiatku dochádza k zlyhaniu ľudského faktora, na konci zem posievajú mŕtvoly. Nedostatky v zabezpečení laboratória na vývoj biologických zbraní a príliš starostlivý otec mladej rodiny spôsobia únik smrtiaceho vírusu superchrípky. Nezastaviteľná choroba v priebehu niekoľkých týždňov vyhladí viac ako deväťdesiatdeväť percent svetovej populácie, zvyšky sa brodia v troskách civilizácie. Tí, čo prežili, sa vydajú na cestu – tajuplné sny ich ako magnet priťahujú do Las Vegas, kde sa usídlil muž s mnohými menami a podobami, alebo k domčeku uprostred kukuričných polí. Ten obýva staručká Matka Abagail, ktorej Boh dožičil dlhý život, aby mu pomohla naplniť Plán. Svet sa ešte len spamätáva z katastrofy a na šachovnici dobra a zla sa už rozohráva partia, v ktorej sa komunita na strane svetla musí postaviť na odpor temnote. Zvíťazí temný muž, ktorý ovláda mágiu, alebo starena, ktorá si aj v úctyhodnom veku stoosem rokov sama pečie koláče? V románe Odpor Stephen King na veľkej ploche majstrovsky vykresľuje uveriteľný postapokalyptický svet, ale aj oveľa desivejšie zákutia ľudskej duše.