Rete Bibliotecaria della Provincia di Como

Abstract: Che succederebbe se il caso vi rendesse più ricchi di sei miliardi? Stefano non ha dubbi: molla il lavoro e tenta di cambiare vita. Ma, purtroppo per lui, ha un cuore sensibile ai colpi dell'amore. Così si trova due volte sposato, due volte padre di famiglia, due volte inguaiato.

Abstract: John Buchan wrote The Thirty-Nine Steps while he was seriously ill at the beginning of the First World War. In it he introduces his most famous hero, Richard Hannay, who, despite claiming to be an `ordinary fellow', is caught up in the dramatic race against a plot to devastate the British war effort. Hannay is hunted across the Scottish moors by police and spy-ring alike, and must outwit his intelligent and pitiless enemy in the corridors of Whitehall and, finally, at the site of the mysterious thirty-nine steps. The best-known of Buchan's thrillers, The Thirty-Nine Steps has been continuously in print since first publication and has been filmed three times, most notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935. In this, the only critical edition, Christopher Harvie's introduction interweaves the writing of the tale with the equally fascinating story of how John Buchan, publisher and lawyer, came in from the cold and, via The Thirty-Nine Steps, ended the war as spy-master and propaganda chief. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Abstract: Storia fra le più clamorose della letteratura moderna, entrata con forza nel nostro immaginario anche grazie alle numerose versioni cinematografiche che ha ispirato, Il dottor Jekyll e Mr. Hyde a più di un secolo dalla pubblicazione stupisce ancora. Calata in un'avvincente trama giallo-poliziesca, la lotta impari che oppone Jekyll a Hyde mette in gioco temi di grande suggestione - la metamorfosi e il doppio, lo specchio e il sosia - fino a toccare le corde più segrete e inconfessate dell'animo umano.

Abstract: In POP GOES THE WEASEL, James Patterson has created a formidable villain every reader will see in the shadows when the lights are out, a tender love story, a plot powered by relentless suspense and psychological thrills kicked up to an all-time high. 'It's all just a game, darling. I play with three other men. Their names are FAMINE, WAR and CONQUEROR. My name is DEATH. You're a very lucky girl - I'm the best player of all.' Geoffrey Shafter: a man who never loses, he is prepared to play the game of games for the highest stakes of all. Alex Cross: senior Washington, DC homicide detective, he is determined, whatever the consequences, to unmask the man he has nicknamed the weasel, the prime suspect for a spate of killings that Cross has been forbidden to investigate.