Andrew Miller sa vo svojich dielach zameriava na hlboké ľudské skúsenosti, často pretkávajúc témy minulosti a prítomnosti. Jeho štýl charakterizuje bohatý jazyk a prenikavý vhľad do psychológie postáv. Miller skúma zložitosť života a morálnych dilem s osobitou citlivosťou. Čitatelia ocenia jeho schopnosť vytvoriť pohlcujúce a myšlienkovo podnetné svety.
In the mid-18th century James Dyer is born unable to feel pain, and grows up to be a brilliant but heartless brain surgeon. Then, en route to St Petersburg in 1767, he meets his match - a strange woman with supernatural healing powers. When she introduces him to pain he is driven mad with shock.
A year of bones, of grave-dirt, relentless work. Of mummified corpses and chanting priests.A year of rape, suicide, sudden death. Of friendship too. Of desire. Of love...A year unlike any other he has lived.Deep in the heart of Paris, its oldest cemetery is, by 1785, overflowing, tainting the very breath of those who live nearby.
Mladý právnik Nick Platt sa v túžbe po práci spojenej s dobrodružstvom dostáva do Moskvy – po moskovských uliciach sa valia kaskády peňazí, vládnu tu všemocní oligarchovia, vo veľkej väčšine bývalí členovia sovietskej tajnej služby KGB, nikto tu neberie ohľad na česť a morálku. Hoci Nick nemá nijaké ilúzie o prostredí, v ktorom sa pohybuje, a nekladie si priveľa otázok o pochybnosti obchodov, ktoré má v mene svojej firmy dohodnúť, tvárou v tvár osudovej žene, s ktorou sa náhodou zoznámi, zrazu zabúda na svoje morálne presvedčenie a stáva sa postupne – nevdojak – hlavným nástrojom spáchania starostlivo premysleného zločinu.
Dogs are dogs and wolves are wolves. Except when they aren't Most scientists now agree that the dog is a subspecies of wolf Canis lupus familiaris. And while most wolves look and act differently from most dogs, it can be very hard to make accurate identifications, especially since wolves and dogs can and do interbreed and certain breeds of dogs look and act a lot like wolves. Having spent years employed at Wolf Park, in Indiana, authors Jessica Addams and Andrew Miller have encountered hundreds of so-called wolves that turned out to be dogs, hybrids that exhibit the characteristics of both wolves and dogs, and even pure wolves that act like dogs. Between Dog and Wolf takes a fascinating look at how wolves and dogs are related, why they can be so hard to tell apart and what rescue organizations need to know when they encounter a canine of unknown origins.You will learn:How and why there are so many misconceptions about wolf behavior.What evolutionary forces turned "good social
Founded in 1888 by Isaiah V. Williamson, this institution aims to empower financially disadvantaged young men through practical trade education. Located in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, it provides free room, board, and tuition, blending academic learning with hands-on experience. The 2015 name change to Williamson College of the Trades reflects its enduring mission. Students uphold core values of faith, integrity, diligence, excellence, and service while living on campus and participating in daily inspections and chapel services, ensuring a professional environment.
By the Costa Award-winning author of PURE, a profound and tender tale of guilt, a search for atonement and the hard, uncertain work of loving.
The old definition of operational excellence is a relic. This book covers it all - processes, people, and operations - and shares specific strategies to: drive innovation and collaboration; engage customers; attract and retain top people; align strategy and execution; optimize speed; and more.
Tokyo, 1940. While Japan's war against China escalates, young Yuji Takano clings to his cocooned life: his beloved evenings of French conversation at Monsieur Feneon's, visits to the bathhouse with friends, his books, his poetry. But conscription looms and the mood turns against foreigners, just when Yuji gets entangled with Feneon's daughter. As the nation heads towards conflict with the Allies, Yuji must decide where his duty - and his heart - lie.
* WINNER OF THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE * * SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE * The rapturously acclaimed new novel by the Costa Award-winning author of PURE, hailed as 'excellent', 'gripping', 'as suspenseful as any thriller', 'engrossing', 'moving' and 'magnificent'. One rainswept winter's night in 1809, an unconscious man is carried into a house in Somerset. He is Captain John Lacroix, home from Britain's disastrous campaign against Napoleon's forces in Spain. Gradually Lacroix recovers his health, but not his peace of mind. He will not - cannot - talk about the war or face the memory of what took place on the retreat to Corunna. After the command comes to return to his regiment, he lights out instead for the Hebrides, unaware that he has far worse to fear than being dragged back to the army: a vicious English corporal and a Spanish officer with secret orders are on his trail. In luminous prose, Miller portrays a man shattered by what he has witnessed, on a journey that leads to unexpected friendships, even to love. But as the short northern summer reaches its zenith, the shadow of the enemy is creeping closer. Freedom, for John Lacroix, will come at a high price. Taut with suspense, this is an enthralling, deeply involving novel by one of Britain's most acclaimed writers. 'His writing suspends life until it is read and is a source of wonder and delight' Hilary Mantel on Casanova in the Sunday Times