Walter Scott
1) The Talisman
Author
Series
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Encamped in the Holy Land, the crusaders are torn by the dissensions and jealousies of their leaders. The army's impotence is accentuated by the illness of their chief, Richard I of England. Meanwhile, a poor but doughty Scottish crusader known as Sir Kenneth, on a mission far from the camp, encounters a Saracen Emir. After an inconclusive combat, he strikes up a friendship with the Emir, who turns out to be Saladin himself. His alliance with the
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Language
English
Description
According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 220,000 Americans are diagnosed with lung cancer annually. It accounts for nearly 15 percent of all newly diagnosed cancers. If you've been diagnosed, you probably have many questions about the nature of the disease and your treatment options.
Walter J. Scott, M.D., has treated thousands of lung cancer patients who have navigated this overwhelming maze of medical tests and procedures. In Lung Cancer:...
5) Rob Roy
Author
Series
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
When young Francis Osbaldistone discovers that his vicious and scheming cousin Rashleigh has designs both on his father's business and his beloved Diana Vernon, he turns in desperation to Rob Roy for help. Chieftain of the MacGregor clan, Rob Roy is a brave and fearless man, able and cunning. But he is also an outlaw with a price on his head, and as he and Francis join forces to pursue Rashleigh, he is constantly aware that he, too, is being pursued?and...
Author
Publisher
J.M.Dent & Sons,Ltd
Pub. Date
[1969,c1906]
Language
English
Description
Quentin Durward is a historical novel by Walter Scott, first published in 1823. The story concerns a Scottish archer in the service of the French King Louis XI. The plot centers on the rivalry between Louis XI of France and Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy.
10) Bigger than life
Series
Criterion collection volume 507
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
When a friendly, successful suburban teacher and father is prescribed cortisone for a painful, possibly fatal affliction, he grows dangerously addicted to the experimental drug, resulting in his transformation into a psychotic and ultimately violent household despot. "This Eisenhower-era throat-grabber, shot in expressive CinemaScope, is an excoriating take on the nuclear family. That it came in the day of Father Knows Best makes it all the more shocking...
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
"Although each is engaged to someone else, when Nickie and Terry meet aboard an ocean liner, they fall in love. After they agree to rendezvous six months later atop the Empire State Building, tragedy strikes, and the lovers' future takes an uncertain turn"--Container.
Author
Language
Deutsch
Description
Inhalt:
Wir Seezigeuner (Robert Kraft)
20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer (Jules Verne)
Der Graf von Monte Christo (Alexandre Dumas)
Das Herz der Finsternis (Joseph Conrad)
Das Tal des Grauens (Arthur Conan Doyle)
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Der Schatz im Silbersee (Karl May)
Die Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde (Jules Verne)
Die geheimnisvolle Insel (Jules Verne)
Reise um die Erde in 80 Tagen (Jules Verne)
Der letzte Mohikaner (James Fenimore Cooper)
Der...
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The entire first season, complete with cliffhangers, Bat-gadgets and alter egos, is captured here, including an episode guide to all the pop culture and adventure. Witness the debut of diabolical foes, from the raucous Riddler to the persuasive Penguin to the calculating Catwoman, as they attempt to confound the Caped Crusaders, Batman and Robin.