Robert James Waller Poradie kníh (chronologicky)

Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, comparative research, and over 110 hours of face-to-face interviews with a diverse range of political, academic, civil society, and community actors across Northern Ireland, Waller revisits one of the world's most deeply divided societies to analyze Northern Ireland's current vulnerabilities, and points of resilience, as an allegedly "post-conflict" society

È sera e Winchell Bear, giocatore di poker professionista, si trova nel suo ranch conquistato anni addietro con una partita a carte. Nello stesso istante, poco lontano, l'indiano comanche Peter Long Grass avvista un uomo che furtivamente si dirige verso il ranch dell'amico e decide di seguirlo per capirne le intenzioni. Il suo pensiero va immediatamente all'amata Sonia, la governante di Winchell divenuta sua segreta amante, che vive in un cottage nella proprietà del ranch e nell'oscurità della notte fa da tramite per un traffico di contrabbando con il Messico, nella speranza di guadagnare i soldi necessari per rivedere il figlio abbandonato alla nascita. È proprio l'amore che nuitre nei suoi confronti a dare a Peter la forza necessaria a proteggerla da quello che di lì a poco accadrà.

Set against the backdrop of a high desert night, an old-time gambler awaits an ominous fate in his remote ranch house. Winchell Dear, reflecting on his past with Lucinda Miller, prepares for an uncertain confrontation, armed and restless. The atmosphere is thick with tension as he listens to the sounds of the night, while outside, the unpredictable Luther stalks through the landscape. Themes of chance, memory, and impending danger intertwine in this evocative tale of solitude and anticipation.

Uncovers the internal and external factors that can lead ordinary people to commit extraordinary acts of evil. This book offers a comprehensive psychological view of how anyone can potentially participate in heinous crimes against humanity.

Die Weite des Mittleren Westens, ein windiges Nest weit ab von der Welt, ein junger Kalifornier auf der Suche nach dem Glück, eine junge Frau, die mitten in der Prärie Tango tanzt, und die alten Legenden der Indianer - aus diesen Zutaten hat Robert James Waller, der Autor von „Die Brücken am Fluss“, eines neues Meisterwerk gemixt: einen schaurig schönen melancholischen Roman über die vergebliche Sehnsucht nach dem Paradies.

A young drifter with a passion for solitude and carpentry, Carlisle McMillan purchases some land near Wolf Butte, South Dakota, a region considered sacred by the Sioux, and sets out to build a life for himself among the locals

On assignment shooting the covered bridges in Iowa, photographer Robert Kincaid falls in love with the Iowa house wife, Francesca Johnson, during four days of love, magic, and beauty. This is the story of Robert Kincaid, a wandering magazine photographer and free spirit searching for the covered bridges of Madison County, and Francesca Johnson, an farm wife born in Italy waiting for fulfillment of a girlhood dream. It shows readers what it is to love and be loved so intensely that life is never the same again. When Robert Kincaid drives through the heat and dust of an Iowa summer and turns into Francesca Johnson's farm lane looking for directions, the world-class photographer and the Iowa farm wife are joined in an experience of uncommon truth and stunning beauty that will haunt them forever. Their encounter, fraught with dangers, survives only in their psyches. Both know that what could have been, should have been, could not be. Yet, hearts persist, tickling both characters' minds. Both remember a few stolen moments when two souls sang in perfect harmony, but through circumstance must not sing again. The romantic classic of the 1990's.

Epilóg k Madisonským mostom...Od chvíle, keď sa Robert a Francesca vzdali svojej veľkej lásky, ktorá trvala iba niekoľko dní a nocí, ubehlo šestnásť rokov. Fotograf Robert pokračuje vo svojich dobrodružných cestách, Francesca zostáva pri svojom mužovi a deťoch. Medzitým jej manžel zomiera, deti vyleteli z hniezda a Francesca dúfa, že sa ešte niekedy uvidí so svojím milencom. A skutočne, jedného dňa sa Robert rozhodne vrátiť na miesto, kde stratil svoje šťastie – k Madisonským mostom. Sadá si do starej ošúchanej dodávky v spoločnosti verného psa, aby navštívil pamätné miesto v Iowe, kde stretol svoju najväčšiu lásku. Pritom sa do príbehu zľahka vplieta ďalší motív z jeho života, ktorého korene siahajú hlboko do mladosti hlavného hrdinu, keď sa vrátil z vojny a jeho život bol ako pevne stisnutá pružina. Kincaid bol vnútorne nevyvážený a mal pocit, že jeho život letí a on musí ešte veľa vidieť a urobiť. Do deja vstupuje ďalšia osudová žena, ktorá sa s hrdinom preháňa po okolí Big Suru, a dopĺňa mozaiku jeho utiahnutého, a predsa búrlivého života.

Der Regenmacher/Die Brücken am Fluss/Gegen die Uhr/Eine Freundschaft fürs Leben - bk502; Verlag "Das Beste"; Jaohn Grisham/-robert James Waller/John Nance/Joyce Stranger; Paperback; 1997

Een Amerikaanse schrijver en zijn knappe Mexicaanse vriendin moeten een sluipschutter per auto over de Mexicaanse grens brengen.

The author of the blockbuster The Bridges of Madison County blends passion and adventure in the story of an American novelist in Mexico and his young lover, who take a trip with a killer.

Texas Jack Carmine is a free soul, a rider of roads, and a man with secrets that stretch back to Vietnam and hungers that keep him from settling down. Linda Lobo is ready to ride with him, but they're not just headed back to his Texas ranch. They're headed for a passion that only happens once--and breaks your heart when it ends.

From Robert James Waller comes a wonderful collection of 19 essays--all of them as romantic, reflective, and timeless as readers have come to expect from the author of The Bridges of Madison County--a celebration of life and loss, of what things still can be.

Milostný príbeh univerzitného profesora, ktorý pátra po minulosti svojej novej životnej lásky. Pátranie ho zo súčasnej Ameriky zavedie až do exotickej Indie.

Robert Kincaid, bohem nadaný fotograf, naturelem trochu bohém a "potulný kovboj", konečně ve svých dvaapadesáti letech potká životní lásku. Jako řízením osudu zastaví jednoho dne u osamělého domku Francesky Johnsonové, ženy místního farmáře a vzorné matky, která je právě doma sama, protože manžel a děti na týden odcestovali. Oba jako blesk z čistého nebe zasáhne neodolatelné kouzlo vzájemné přitažlivosti a poklidný, stereotypní Francesčin život je nečekaně vyveden ze zaběhnutých kolejí. Prožijí spolu několik neopakovatelných dní fyzického i duševního souznění, nakonec ale stejně přijde okamžik rozloučení...