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Nel giardino di un fotoreporter, ai piedi di una vecchia quercia, si apre a un tratto, come nelle fiabe, un gran buco nero. Ma le creature che ne escono non sono gnomi o folletti, sono uomini e donne, vecchi e bambini che fuggono dal futuro; o, almeno, così dicono. È un’invasione ordinata e pacifica, che pone però ugualmente problemi gravissimi. Possiamo noi, già sovraffollati come siamo, accogliere e mantenere questi milioni di nuovi venuti che dilagano in ogni parte del mondo? E, d’altra parte, chi avrebbe il coraggio di respingere quelli che sono, in fin dei conti, i nostri discendenti? Finché, a sciogliere i nodi e le esitazioni, interviene l’orrendo nemico da cui i profughi fuggivano e che ora si scatena anche nel nostro tempo.<
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In these five tales, Sherlock Holmes is shown at the height of his powers: he co-operates with a young Winston Churchill in the famed Siege of Sydney Street; helps defeat a plan for a German invasion outlined in the Zimmerman Telegram; establishes a link between two missing light-house keepers and the royal treasures of King John; contends with a supernatural curse placed upon an eccentric aristocrat and discovers a lost epic of Lord Byron. But it is all in a days work for the great detective, who continues to defy the odds and lives to ratiocinate another day.<
Tutto ha inizio quando il professor Edward Lansing decide di scoprire chi ha realmente scritto un magnifico saggio su Shakespeare consegnatogli da un suo studente e viene a sapere che l’alunno l’ha comprato, pensate un po’!, da una slot machine. Una rapida investigazione ed ecco che il professor Lansing si trova di fronte alla macchinetta: questa gli dà due chiavi e lo manda alla ricerca di un’altra slot machine. La terza slot machine infine si prende il suo denaro e lo trasporta in un nuovo mondo. Qui Lansing incontra uno strano assortimento di compagni di viaggio, tra cui un prepotente brigadiere, un prete pomposo, una donna ingegnere, una poetessa e un simpatico robot, tutti ignari e perplessi come lui. Allontanati dalle loro linee temporali e scaraventati in questo nuovo mondo, sono tutti giocatori in un gioco senza regole e apparentemente anche senza scopo. Comincia così un viaggio straordinario che porterà i nostri forzati avventurieri prima a un immenso cubo azzurro e poi a un’antica e misteriosa città: scopriranno allora di dover risolvere un enigma fondamentale, la cui soluzione garantirà loro un ruolo di rilievo nello sviluppo della società galattica.<
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Building on the astonishing success of *The Power of Now*, Eckhart Tolle presents readers with an honest look at the current state of humanity: He implores us to see and accept that this state, which is based on an erroneous identification with the egoic mind, is one of dangerous insanity.
Tolle tells us there is good news, however. There is an alternative to this potentially dire situation. Humanity now, perhaps more than in any previous time, has an opportunity to create a new, saner, more loving world. This will involve a radical inner leap from the current egoic consciousness to an entirely new one.
In illuminating the nature of this shift in consciousness, Tolle describes in detail how our current ego-based state of consciousness operates. Then gently, and in very practical terms, he leads us into this new consciousness. We will come to experience who we truly are—which is something infinitely greater than anything we currently think we are—and learn to live and breathe freely.
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Jay Corcoran e Tom Boone sono amici da anni e in certe occasioni formano una coppia perfetta. Jay è un esperto nel raccogliere informazioni su chiunque, e Tom sa girare dietro gli angoli anche quando non ci sono. La scoperta di una stanza che non esiste sarà solo il punto di partenza ideale per un viaggio destinato a scaraventare i due amici in un'avventura ambientata nel più lontano passato e nel più remoto futuro. Incontreranno così una strana famiglia di esiliati che include il bizzarro Henry, detto anche Fantasma (ma non fatevi sentire a chiamarlo in questo modo dagli altri membri della famiglia), il Popolo dell'arcobaleno, che possiede oscure risposte ad ancora più oscure domande, l'ambigua figura nota come Cappello, messaggero di forze sconosciute e al tempo stesso giocattolo di un lupo preistorico, e soprattutto gli Infiniti, che vogliono tramutare l'uomo in una intelligenza priva di corpo. Il tutto, fra robot che vogliono essere utili all'uomo, e lungo quella che è chiamata la Strada dell'eternità.<
Han pasado veinticinco años desde que los habitantes de Land se vieron obligados a trasladarse a Overland, el planeta hermano que comparte su atmósfera, donde ahora están establecidos en pequeñas comunidades distanciadas entre sí. Contra todo pronóstico, los que se quedaron en Land han conseguido la inmunidad contra la pterthacosis, la enfermedad que forzó la emigración. Su ambicioso soberano reclama derechos sobre Overland, iniciando una guerra que amenaza la vida de los emigrantes. Toller Maraquine, el protagonista de la primera parte, es llamado para organizar una defensa desesperada al frente de una flota de satélites y aeronaves hechos de madera.<
Nella cittadina americana di Whiteford una ragazza va in cucina a preparare il caffè lasciando il padre seduto nella sua poltrona. Quando ritorna dopo pochi minuti, la stanza è piena di fumo ma non c’è più incendio: ciò che è bruciato (dall’interno) e ridotto in finissima cenere, è soltanto suo padre. Si scopre allora che testimonianze più o meno credibili sul fenomeno del CUS (Combustione Umana Spontanea) si erano avute fin dall’antichità. E pochi giorni dopo, nella stessa cittadina — un secondo caso si verifica sotto gli occhi dello stesso scettico giornalista che sta indagando sul primo. L’“autocombustione umana” è ormai un fatto accertato. Resta solo da spiegare chi o che cosa “si nasconda” dietro il mostruoso fenomeno.<
Sommer 2006, im Westen von Island. Auf der Halbinsel Snæfellsnes wird die Architektin eines Wellness-Hotels tot am Strand aufgefunden. Sie wurde vergewaltigt und brutal erschlagen, in ihren Fußsohlen stecken Nadeln. Rechtsanwältin Dóra Guðmundsdóttir findet heraus, dass die Ermordete sich sehr für die Geschichte der verlassenen Gegend interessiert hat. Vor vielen Jahrzehnten standen auf dem Hotelgrundstück die Höfe zweier Brüder. Offenbar ist sie auf ein unaussprechliches Familiengeheimnis gestoßen …
»Hier in Island glauben die Leute viel mehr an das Übernatürliche als in anderen westlichen Ländern. Ich arbeite zum Beispiel mit einem Ingenieur zusammen, der kürzlich einen Geisterbeschwörer zu sich nach Hause bestellt hat, um einen dänischen Geist aus einer alten Kommode zu vertreiben. Ich kenne viele Leute, die im Traum etwas vorhergesehen haben, die regelmäßig zu Wahrsagerinnen gehen, etwas Übersinnliches erlebt haben oder an Geister, Elfen und so weiter glauben. Außerdem haben wir eine lange Erzähltradition — in unseren Volksmärchen gibt es viele wirklich gute Geistergeschichten. Aber im modernen Kriminalroman muss die Auflösung natürlich immer eine ganz irdische sein …«
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SUMMARY: Pendant plus d'un an, Hunter S. Thompson a suivi un gang de motards, montrant au fur et à mesure ses notes à ses compagnons d'équipée. Ce livre, publié en 1966, scandalisa l'Amérique, puis l'Europe.
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Hell's Angels" was Hunter Thompson's first book, an account of the year that the reporter spent riding with the biker gang, then the very symbol of dangerous counterculture. After writing a piece on the Heirs Angels and other cycle gangs for The Nation, Thompson signed a contract with Ballantine and spent time with "as many vicious thugs as possible." His involvement ended on Labor Day 1966 when a group of Angels "stomped" Thompson, nearly kicking him to death. "Far from being freaks, the Hell's Angels are a logical product of the culture that now claims to be shocked by their existence. The generation represented by the editors of Time has lived so long in a world full of celluloid outlaws hustling toothpaste and hair oil that it is no longer capable of confronting the real thing. For twenty years they have sat with their children and watched yesterday's outlaws raise hell with yesterday's world...and now they are bringing up children who think Jesse James is a television character." "California, Labor Day weekend . . . early, with ocean fog still in the streets, outlaw motorcyclists wearing chains, shades and greasy Levis roll out from damp garages, all-night diners and cast-off one-night pads in Frisco, Hollywood, Berdoo and East Oakland, heading for the Monterey peninsula, north of Big Sur. . . The Menace is loose again." Thus begins Hunter S. Thompson's vivid account of his experiences with California's most no-torious motorcycle gang, the Hell's Angels. In the mid-1960s, Thompson spent almost two years living with the controversial An-gels, cycling up and down the coast, reveling in the anarchic spirit of their clan, and, as befits their name, raising hell. His book successfully captures a singular moment in American history, when the biker lifestyle was first defined, and when such countercultural movements were electrifying and horrifying America. Thompson, the creator of Gonzo journalism, writes with his usual bravado, energy, and brutal honesty, and with a nuanced and incisive eye; as The New Yorker pointed out, "For all its uninhibited and sardonic humor, Thompson's book is a thoughtful piece of work." As illuminating now as when originally published in 1967, Hell's Angels is a gripping portrait, and the best account we have of the truth behind an American legend.<
Titel der amerikanischen Originalausgabe CEMETARY WORLD<
In una Terra del lontano futuro una spaventosa catastrofe ecologica ha provocato lo sprofondamento delle Americhe e la decadenza della potenza terrestre nello spazio. La società del Terzo Ciclo si è strutturata in corporazioni feudali ed attende l’arrivo degli invasori, gli alieni che hanno salvato l’umanità dall’estinzione e che verranno a reclamare il possesso del pianeta.
Quando l’invasione arriva le misere forze della Terra vengono sconfitte, e gli invasori occupano con facilità quello che considerano un loro dominio.
L’affascinante vicenda si svolge in tre città, Roum (Roma), Perris (Parigi) e Jorslem (Gerusalemme), seguendo le avventure e gli incontri di Tomis, una Vedetta il cui lavoro, proiettare la mente negli spazi per avvertire dell’arrivo degli invasori, diventerà senza senso dopo l’invasione.
La rottura dell’equilibrio della società feudale porterà gli uomini a stabilire nuovi rapporti umani e ad incrementare i loro poteri mentali, sino ad arrivare a dominare gli invasori, che non verranno combattuti con le armi ma con l’amore e la fratellanza, contribuendo a formare una società di impensabile ricchezza.
Un romanzo leggibile su più livelli e pieno di idee, un premio Hugo più che meritato.
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In 1991, Hunter S. Thompson published, numbered, and signed just three hundred and twenty-six copies of Screwjack, a slim, thirty-eight-page volume featuring three screwball stories. The books, particularly the twenty-six leather-bound copies (one for each letter of the alphabet), became instant collector's items, and before long, used editions were selling for up to one thousand dollars. Now, with this innovatively designed trade edition, fans can enjoy these much sought-after stories -- and more -- without breaking the bank. A compilation of quintessentially outrageous and extravagant Thompson tales, Screwjack and Other Stories makes for a truly amazing read. "Mesolito," previously published in Songs of the Doomed, is a trippy account of a long wait in a Los Angeles hotel while high on speed and mescaline. "Death of a Poet" relates a visit to a friend's trailer home that takes a number of bizarre twists before ending in violence. "Screwjack," the third and final tale in the collector's edition, shares the gritty details of a sexual escapade between Thompson and his black tomcar. Featuring, as an additional bonus, two new stories tha<
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The Curse of Lono is to Hawaii what Fear and Loathing was to Las Vegas: the crazy tales of a journalist's ?coverage? of a news event that ends up being a wild ride to the dark side of Americana. Originally published in 1983, Curse features all of the zany, hallucinogenic wordplay and feral artwork for which the Hunter S. Thompson/Ralph Steadman duo have become known and loved. This curious book, considered an oddity among Hunter's oeuvre, has been long out of print, prompting collectors to search high and low for an original copy. Resurrected by TASCHEN in a bigger size with splendid, full-color illustrations and a foreword by Sean Penn, The Curse of Lono is now available in a special 1000-copy edition, numbered and hand-signed by Thompson and Steadman.<
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In addition to being a testament to the undeniably beatifying properties of American excess--literary, political, chemical, you name it--Hunter Thompson is the high priest of the ad hominem attack. Anyone unlucky enough to get in the way of his satirical sledgehammer will end up with soup for brains. Still, even Thompson needs a good villain to get properly lathered up; that's why he peaked simultaneously with America's 37th president, Richard Milhous Nixon. Tricky Dick was Thompson's dark-jowled, pale-calved Muse, and with his departure Thompson seemed to lose his place a bit. Swatting flies with a baseball bat. You need look no further for this writer's best: this collection of pieces, first published in 1979, spans all of Thompson's primo era, including short pieces and selections from longer works. The Great Shark Hunt sports a few articles filed by a pre-Gonzo Hunter S. Thompson, which show flickers of passion but no real fire; the first experiments with the author's drug-fueled brand of journalism at the Kentucky Derby; and finally the gigs that made him an American institution, in Las Vegas and on the 1972 campaign trail. Thompson's style is so unique that a reader is tempted to think that he leapt, fully formed, into Gonzohood. However, along with the crazy, careening prose itself, one of the auxiliary pleasures of The Great Shark Hunt is the map that it gives of Thompson's ascent (or descent, if you prefer) from the workaday hyperbole of sports writing to the hell-blast vigor of his later work. The drugs are, by and large, a distraction--lifestyle points that get in the way of the genuinely perceptive journalism that Thompson created. (But they are there, always, and in quantity.) If you're looking for insight into the underbelly of America, Hunter S. Thompson is your best and only guide, and The Great Shark Hunt is an excellent place to begin the grim safari. --Michael Gerber<
Some of the darkest hints in all of H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos relate to what will happen after the Old Ones return and take over the earth. What happens when Cthulhu is unleashed upon the world? What happens when the other Old Ones, long since banished from our universe, break through and descend from the stars? What would the reign of Cthulhu be like on a totally transformed planet where mankind is no longer the master? Find out in these exciting, brand-new stories.
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SUMMARY: Begun in 1959 by a then-twenty-two-year-old Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary is a brilliantly tangled love story of jealousy, treachery and violent alcoholic lust in the Caribbean boomtown that was San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the late 1950s. Exuberant and mad, youthful and energetic, The Rum Diary is an outrageous, drunken romp in the spirit of Thompson's bestselling Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Hell's Angels.<
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