Kundera's tremendously popular classic has been hailed by "Newsweek" as having "raised the novel of ideas to a new level of dreamlike lyricism and emotional intensity".
With "Borne in Blood," award-winning author Yarbros saga of Count Saint-Germain reaches a milestone--the 20th volume of the vampires2adventures--in a compelling work of dark fantasy and horror.2368 pp.
This important book fills a historical gap and acts as a valuable corrective in the general treatment of Switzerland's role during the Second World War.
A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.
The would-be Prometheus of the book s title is the brilliant Swiss scientist Victor Frankenstein, whose studies in natural philosophy and chemistry lead him to become obsessed with building a living being out of old body parts and bringing ...
"Let's Swallow Switzerland", including archival photographs, original color maps, and reprints of secret documents, sets new standards for the investigation of this important chapter of twentieth-century history.