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The Sirens Of Titan
Welcome to the Best of the Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fictionWhen Winston Niles Rumfoord flies his spaceship into a chrono-synclastic infundibulum he is converted into pure energy and only materializes when his waveforms intercept Earth or some other planet. As a result, he only gets home to Newport, Rhode Island, once every fifty-nine days and then only for an hour.But at least, as a consolation, he now knows everything that has ever happened and everything that ever will be. He knows, for instance, that his wife is going to Mars to mate with Malachi Constant, the richest man in the world. He also knows that on Titan - one of Saturn's moons - is an alien from the planet Tralfamadore, who has been waiting 200,000 years for a spare part for his grounded spacecraft . . . A finalist for the 1960 Hugo Award, The Sirens of Titan was Vonnegut's second novel. It received wide acclaim, and played with ideas of free will and predestination, themes he continued to explore in his later works. In 2015, he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.-'The Sirens of Titan is marvellous. It's so funny it made me want to cry' - Infinity Plus'A classic, ripe with wit and eloquence and a cascade of inventiveness' - Brian Aldiss 'His best book . . . He dares not only to ask the ultimate question about the meaning of life, but to answer it' - Esquire
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The Sirens of Titan
A deep and meaningful masterpiece of science fiction, full of heart and mind-bending ideas. A true classic, Vonnegut will make you laugh and have you contemplating the meaning of lifeWhen Winston Niles Rumfoord flies his spaceship into a chrono-synclastic infundibulum he is converted into pure energy and only materializes when his waveforms intercept Earth or some other planet. As a result, he only gets home to Newport, Rhode Island, once every fifty-nine days and then only for an hour.But at least, as a consolation, he now knows everything that has ever happened and everything that ever will be. He knows, for instance, that his wife is going to Mars to mate with Malachi Constant, the richest man in the world. He also knows that on Titan - one of Saturn's moons - is an alien from the planet Tralfamadore, who has been waiting 200,000 years for a spare part for his grounded spacecraft . . .Readers love The Sirens of Titan:'A truly exceptional work by a truly exceptional author expressing some exceptionally powerful ideas' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Vonnegut uses the absurd to explore what makes us human . . . I recommend this book for any fan of Vonnegut or [Douglas] Adams' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'The Sirens of Titan is primarily a parody of trashy pulp science fiction novels, a boisterous, chucklesome book . . . In this sense, The Sirens of Titan, twenty years early, precedes and foreshadows (and, I would say, is superior to) Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'There are plenty of space travels in The Sirens of Titan but it isn't a space opera . . . It is a spaced out satire, a cosmic comedy of manners' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'I went into this expecting a science fiction/satire but instead I got an emotionally moving story about the meaning of life by none other than one of the greatest writers that ever lived. Period' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Funny until it suddenly becomes creepy, to tell you why would be a spoiler though . . . Vonnegut is only using sci-fi as a platform to tell an allegorical story about life, together with an anti-war and anti-religion themes' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This is not just one of Vonnegut's best books. It's one of the best books I've ever read' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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Motherthing
'A gruesome, blackly funny feminist horror story'A darkly funny domestic horror novel about a woman who must take drastic measures to save her husband and herself from the vengeful ghost of her mother-in-law
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Detective Dion
Tech Titans€ 30,50 -
Detective Dion
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Le sirene di Titano
Winston Niles Rumfoord è un miliardario eccentrico che in un viaggio verso Marte finisce in un infundibolo cronosinclastico, un luogo spiraliforme nello spazio che permette a ogni cosa di essere ovunque e nello stesso momento. Questo provoca varie reazioni a catena nella vita di sua moglie Beatrice, in quella del piccolo Salo, proveniente dal pianeta Tralfamadore e il dissoluto miliardario Malachi Constant. Tutto ciò per uno scopo specifico: quello della vita sulla Terra. Perché tutto ha un senso e un significato, se ogni cosa ¿è¿ in qualsiasi momento e in qualsiasi posto. Con il suo tipico stile libero e ironico (e senza risparmiare critiche al militarismo o alla società americana), Kurt Vonnegut ci racconta una parabola sul vuoto dell¿esistenza umana. Ed è in questo romanzo del 1959 che compaiono per la prima volta gli abitanti del pianeta Tralfamadore, citati in molte altre opere di Vonnegut (incluso il capolavoro Mattatoio n. 5). Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.
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Titan Games
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Zeg nooit vaarwel
Maggie laat haar geliefde achter om aan boord te gaan van de Titanic. Zeventig jaar later spreekt ze er voor het eerst over.Het onvergetelijke verhaal van een jonge vrouw die meereist op de Titanic. Winnaar Historical Novel of the Year Award Ierland, 1912. De jonge Maggie is een van de gelukkigen die mee mag met de Titanic, op zoek naar een beter leven in Amerika. Daarvoor moet ze wel haar geliefde Séamus achterlaten. Wanneer het noodlot toeslaat, is Maggie een van de weinige overlevenden. Ze besluit nooit meer over de verschrikkingen van die nacht te spreken. Chicago, 1982. Wanneer haar overgrootmoeder Maggie het geheim met haar deelt dat ze een leven lang bij zich heeft gedragen, vindt Grace een nieuw doel in haar leven. Dit leidt tot een onverwacht weerzien voor haarzelf én voor Maggie… ‘Een prachtige historische roman, met rijke details en onweerstaanbare personages.’ Kate Kerrigan ‘Is de wereld klaar voor nog een verhaal over de Titanic? Met dit boek is het antwoord een volmondig: ja.’ New York Journal of Books
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Frauenroman
"Besonders lang schien es keine Frau mit mir auszuhalten. Aber ich wollte ja auch nicht heiraten." Mitte der neunziger Jahre: Der Schriftsteller Martin Schlosser wohnt im schönen Göttingen und kann nicht klagen. Er ist ausgesprochen erfolgreich - beruflich wie privat. Die Frauen sind gut zu ihm, die Arbeit geht ihm leicht von der Hand. Lesereisen führen ihn quer durch die Bundesrepublik, aber auch nach Zürich, Wien und New York, wo er sein blaues Wunder erlebt. Wäre da nicht dieses Thema, das die Nation in Atem hält: die Rechtsschreibreform. Sternhagelvoll müssen die Kultusminister doch gewesen sein, die diesen Blödsinn verbrochen haben. Eifrig kämpft er gegen die Reformisten an und durchlebt eine turbulente Zeit als Junggeselle, bis er beschließt nach Hamburg zu ziehen und dort die Mutter seiner Kinder zu finden.
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The Secrets of Flowers
Praise for Sally Page: ‘I absolutely loved it! So different, clever, funny and charming’ Sunday Times bestseller Katie Fforde ‘Tender and moving’ Evie Woods ‘Funny, wise, moving and full of lovely moments … The characters are endearing and unforgettable’ Hazel Prior, author of the Richard & Judy Book Club Pick Away with the Penguins ‘Janice is a wonderful woman whose authenticity pulls you along…the breadth and originality of supporting characters makes this debut an immersive delight’ Dorset Magazine ‘Absolutely spellbinding … a warm-hearted, thoughtful, funny and yet deeply poignant’ Celia Anderson, author of 59 Memory Lane ‘A treasure of a book. Beautiful, emotional and heartfelt with a cornucopia of characters you’ll love spending time with’ Phaedra Patrick, author of The Library of Lost and Found
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Titan's Tears
Unnatural things are happening on an isolated island off the coast of Alaska.Just when Belle had thought her life couldn't get any weirder-she finds herself arrested for murder. Only a few months ago she lived in a peculiar village, cut off from civilization, where she suffered from bizarre hallucinations and nightmares. Then she received a mysterious invitation to work for the world's most brilliant scientist-the enigmatic Sophia Eccleston. The pay was outstanding. The accommodations, second to none. The catch? Belle had to live on isolated island and follow strict, often bizarre, security protocols.Meanwhile a slaughterhouse worker is declared obsolete, replaced by machines, and becomes a bearded recluse. As he sits in his crumbling manor awaiting the cancer to take him-he too receives an unusual invitation to the strange island where either his salvation or damnation await. Things aren't going well for Sophia either. She faces the hostile takeover of her life's work-her company-all while striving to keep the identity of her eight-year-old daughter a secret. They all meet on an isle where murder-machines and transgenic creatures run amok in a gothic odyssey where technology has been unleashed.
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Sisters of Fortune
Readers of The Second Mrs. Astor by Shana Abé will be captivated as the USA Today bestselling author expertly weaves real historical figures and events into this vivid, surprising, emotionally powerful novel about longing for independence and love—and the moments that irrevocably change even the best laid plans. Based on the true story of the Fortune sisters, three young women each at a crossroads when they boarded the RMS Titanic in the spring of 1912 –and how that maiden voyage would transform their lives in profound and unexpected ways. “Lush with sumptuous historical details and riveting as the events of that fateful voyage unfurl, readers will love this one!” —Madeline Martin, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Keeper of Hidden Books and The Last Bookshop in LondonApril,1912: It’s the perfect finale to a Grand Tour of Europe—sailing home on the largest, most luxurious ocean liner ever built. For the Fortune sisters, the voyage offers a chance to reflect on the treasures of the past they’ve seen—magnificent castles and museums in Italy and France, the ruins of Greece and the Middle East—and contemplate the futures that await them.For Alice, there’s foreboding mixed with her excitement. A fortune teller in Egypt gave her a dire warning about traveling at sea. And the freedom she has enjoyed on her travels contrasts with her fiancé’s plans for her return—a cossetted existence she’s no longer sure she wants.Flora is also returning to a fiancé, a well-to-do banker of whom her parents heartily approve, as befits their most dutiful daughter. Yet the closer the wedding looms, the less sure Flora feels. Another man—charming, exasperating, completely unsuitable—occupies her thoughts, daring her to follow her own desires rather than settling for the wishes of others.Youngest sister Mabel knows her parents arranged this Grand Tour to separate her from a jazz musician. But the secret truth is that Mabel has little interest in marrying at all, preferring to explore ideas of suffrage and reform—even if it forces a rift with her family.Each sister grapples with the choices before her as the grand vessel glides through the Atlantic waters. Until, on an infamous night, fate intervenes, forever altering their lives . . .“Filled with luscious detail of the Titanic’s maiden voyage and spot on depictions of its many passengers…absolutely riveting until the very last page!”—Shelley Noble, New York Times Bestselling author of The Tiffany Girls “Vividly detailed and painstakingly researched, Sisters of Fortune threads fact and fiction into a compelling story.” —Bryn Turnbull, author of The Paris Deception and The Woman Before Wallis
€ 17,50