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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Leonard Heffels
Was verbindet einen gut vernetzten Unternehmensberater mit einer hochmtigen Prpstin und einem sarkastischen Kabarettisten? Auf den ersten Blick gar nichts. Und doch scheinen sie sich gegenseitig auf den Plan zu rufen. hnlich ergeht es Mehrings, dem Inhaber einer Sicherheitsfirma. Eines Tages steht er der attraktiven Notfallmedizinerin Conradi gegenber. Ist das Fgung oder doch blo Zufall? Und warum bringt der an sich harmlose Unfall eines Schlers das Leben seiner Lehrerin durcheinander? Was hat den smarten Journalisten Vogel geritten, sich auf ein Thema zu strzen, das bald sein Renommee gefhrdet? Die sieben Zeitgenossen in diesem Roman haben wenig miteinander gemeinsam. Nur eines: Irgendwie stehen sie alle am Scheideweg. Da kommen die anderen gerade recht. Es zeigt sich bald, dass ihre Beweggrnde tiefer reicher, als sie selbst glaubten. berhaupt lernen sie vor allem das voneinander: anders zu glauben.
Wie alle Bibeltexte ist auch das Lukas-Evangelium nicht als historischer Bericht zu verstehen. Man verfehlt seinen Sinn, wenn man es so liest, als w rde es ber etwas berichten, das in ferner Vergangenheit geschah. N hrender und heilsamer sind seine Erz hlungen, wenn wir sie als Sinnbilder auf unsere Seele einwirken lassen. Ihre Bedeutung liegt nicht in der geschichtlichen Zeit, sondern in einer Realit t, die mit der historischen Zeit mitschwingt. Epen sind wogende, rhythmisch gefasste Heldenges nge. Dieser Satz ist ein Vers, genauer gesagt ein epischer, antiker Hexameter. Sobald man eine Erz hlung in solchen Versen gliedert, wandelt sich nicht nur die Form, sondern auch die Schwingung des Gesagten. Werden die Verse laut gelesen, sp rt man ihre harmonisierende Wirkung auf den Organismus. Auch bei allem, was wir tun, sagen, f hlen oder denken schwingen unabl ssig Rhythmen mit, die K rperrhythmen der Atmung und des Pulses. Sie sind wie Abbilder der Ewigkeit in unserem zeitlichen Dasein. So hebt auch der rhythmisch gefasste Heldengesang das Erz hlte aus der geschichtlichen Zeit heraus und l sst es zu etwas werden, das im Jetzt mitschwingt. Der Held wird zu einer Realit t, die uns unmittelbar angeht.
Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner first crossed paths as actors on the set of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Little did they know that their next roles, in a new science-fiction television series called Star Trek, would shape their lives in ways no one could have anticipated. In seventy-nine television episodes and six feature films, they grew to know each other more than most friends could ever imagine.Over the course of half a century, Shatner and Nimoy saw each other through personal and professional highs and lows. In this powerfully emotional book, Shatner tells the story of a man who was his friend for five decades, recounting anecdotes and untold stories of their lives on and off set, as well as gathering stories from others who knew Nimoy well, to present a full picture of a rich life.As much a biography of Nimoy as a story of their friendship, Leonard is a uniquely heartfelt book written by one legendary actor in celebration of another.
Filling notebook after notebook with sketches, inventions, and theories, Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) not only stands as one of the most exceptional draftsmen of art history, but also as a mastermind and innovator who anticipated some of the greatest discoveries of human progress, sometimes centuries before their material realization. From the smallest arteries in the human heart to the far-flung constellations of the universe, Leonardo saw nature and science as being unequivocally connected. His points of inquiry and invention spanned philosophy, anatomy, geology, and mathematics, from the laws of optics, gravitation, heat, and light to the building of a flying machine. In his painting, Leonardo steered art out of the Middle Ages with works such as The Last Supper and the world-famous La Gioconda or Mona Lisa depicting not only physical appearances, but a compelling psychological intrigue and depth which continues to draw crowds of mesmerized visitors to masterpieces in Paris, Milan, Washington, London, and Rome. This book brings together some of Leonardo’s most outstanding work to introduce a figure of infinite curiosity, feverish imagination, and sublime artistic ability, often described as having “not enough worlds for to conquer, and not enough lives for to live” (Alan Woods).
När den 82-årige Leonard, en ensam man med en förkärlek för rutiner, en dag finner en mystisk resehandling i en rännsten, förändras hans liv oväntat. Uppmanad av vänliga men påträngande damer på sitt servicehem att ta till vara på chansen till äventyr, finner han sig själv på ett plan till Düsseldorf under namnet Johan Peterson.Snart inser Leonard att han har klivit rakt in i ett nät av faror, konspirationer och identitetsförväxlingar som leder till att han jagas av både säkerhetspolisen och farliga extremistgrupper.Med humor och finess får vi följa Leonards oväntade resa genom Düsseldorf, bland mystiska möten och farofyllda upptåg. Från lyxhotellens glamor till dunkla bakgator, lär Leonard oss att det aldrig är för sent för äventyr, och att mod ibland kan hittas i de mest stillsamma själar. “Leonard” är en spännande och rörande berättelse om en äldre mans kamp för att återfinna sig själv i en värld som plötsligt blivit främmande och farlig.En berättelse som visar att livet kan ta en oväntad vändning när man minst anar det, och att äventyren kan finnas precis runt hörnet - eller i en bortglömd rännsten.
Leonard Maltin's 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen
Leonard Maltin
Dey Street Books, an imprint of HarperCollins US
2010
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Maltin is famous for his voluminous annual, "Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide", the go-to reference book since its initial publication in 1969. But that book has 17,000 entries, so it isn't a place to go for the selectivity that hardcore film buffs crave. So now Maltin has written the perfect book for everyone who has ever walked into a video store and been so overwhelmed that they rented a movie they had already seen twice: "Leonard Maltin's 151 Best Movies You've Never Seen". In this book, Maltin unearths 151 movies that he thinks have been unfairly under-rated, and explains why. Reading this book will inspire you to see all of the movies described here and you won't be disappointed in any of them.
Leonard Woolf: Bloomsbury Socialist is an invaluable biography of an important if somewhat neglected figure in British cultural and political life,whose significance has been overshadowed by that of his wife, Virginia Woolf. His vital role in her life and career is a central aspect of this incisive study. Born to a prosperous middle-class Jewish family, he was profoundly affected by the early death of his father, a prominent barrister and QC, which left his family in reduced economic circumstances. Fred Leventhal and Peter Stansky expertly reveal that, despite his youthful loss of religious faith, being Jewish was as crucial in shaping Woolf's ideas as the Hellenism he imbibed at St Paul's and Trinity College, Cambridge. As an undergraduate member of the celebrated elite Apostles-along with his close friends, Lytton Strachey and John Maynard Keynes-he played a formative role in what later became the Bloomsbury Group. He subsequently spent seven years as a colonial servant in Ceylon, the background to his powerful novel, The Village in the Jungle. Within a year of his return to England in 1911 he married Virginia Stephen, and in 1917 they founded the Hogarth Press, an innovative and commercially successful publishing house. In the course of his long life he wrote prolifically on international relations, notably on the creation of the League of Nations, on socialism, and on imperial policy, particularly in Africa. Throughout this authoritative study,Leventhal and Stansky illuminate the life, scope, and thought of this seminal figure in twentieth-century British society.