In this “wonderfully rich” (San Francisco Chronicle) novel from the author of the internationally bestselling The Oracle of Stamboul, a young man journeys from California to Cairo to unravel centuries-old family secrets.“This book is a joy.”—Rabih Alameddine, author of the National Book Award finalist An Unnecessary WomanWINNER OF: THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION’S SOPHIE BRODY AWARD • THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWA...

Set in the heart of the exotic Ottoman Empire during the first years of its chaotic decline, Michael David Lukas' elegantly crafted, utterly enchanting debut novel follows a gifted young girl who dares to charm a sultan—and change the course of history, for the empire and the world. An enthralling literary adventure, perfect for readers entranced by the mixture of historical fiction and magical realism in Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass, Orhan Pamuk's My Name is Red, ...

L’entrée de cette mansarde, la "gueniza", qui les avait attirées, sa sœur et elle, depuis l’autre bout du monde, n’était rien qu’une ouverture dans le plafond de la synagogue. Margaret vérifia la résistance de la vieille échelle en bois et monta les échelons. Parvenue au dernier, le fabuleux trésor lui apparut dans toute sa splendeur. Cette pièce secrète était un cimetière sans âge de manuscrits entassés pêle-mêle du sol au plafond, datant parfois d’un millénaire. Elle éprouva un étrange f...

THE ORACLE OF STAMBOUL is a magical historical novel about an astonishing eight-year-old girl in the last days of the Ottoman Empire.It is 1877, on the shores of the Black Sea, and the omens for the newborn Eleanora Cohen are hardly promising. Not only does her mother die in childbirth, but her village is being attacked by the Tsar's Royal Cavalry. However, despite this bad beginning, a sour stepmother and a traumatic journey in the hold of a ship, young Eleanora grows into a remar...

In this “wonderfully rich” (San Francisco Chronicle) novel from the author of the internationally bestselling The Oracle of Stamboul, a young man journeys from California to Cairo to unravel centuries-old family secrets.“This book is a joy.”—Rabih Alameddine, author of the National Book Award finalist An Unnecessary WomanWINNER OF: THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION’S SOPHIE BRODY AWARD • THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWA...

Set in the heart of the exotic Ottoman Empire during the first years of its chaotic decline, Michael David Lukas’ elegantly crafted, utterly enchanting debut novel follows a gifted young girl who dares to charm a sultan—and change the course of history, for the empire and the world. An enthralling literary adventure, perfect for readers entranced by the mixture of historical fiction and magical realism in Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass, Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red, ...

Das Buch "… Weil Gott es so will - Frauen erzählen von ihrer Berufung zur Diakonin und Priesterin" ist innerhalb wie außerhalb der Kirche auf enorme Resonanz gestoßen und hat das Thema Ämter für Frauen in der Kirche erneut in den Fokus der Diskussion gerückt, auch im Synodalen Weg.Das jetzige Buch macht den nächsten Schritt: 100 Männer der Kirche, darunter viele Prominente - Priester, Diakone und Ordensleute, auch eine Reihe Bischöfe - solidarisieren sich mit dem Anliegen der Fraue...

This edited volume highlights the work of ten forgotten and neglected social theorists in the hope of reinvigorating interest in their work and their potential contributions to the analysis of contemporary social issues. Each chapter includes a brief biographical sketch, an overview of the selected theorist’s work and significance, and the relevance of their work to one or more contemporary social issues. While other similar texts tend to focus primarily on intellectual biography, our emph...

Comprehensive review of the development of plant phenotyping as a research field in a wide range of scientific communitiesExplores key advances in the use of plant phenotyping techniques to improve yield, growth and resource-use efficiency, such as robotics, aerial systems, sensors and controlled environmentsOffers a detailed analysis of the benefits of plant phenotyping through selected case studies that demonstrate the use of phenotyping techniques in analysing ...

Die "Conni" Hörspielbox enthält 3 spannende Hörspiele mit unserer Freundin "Conni" — nach den gleichnamigen Büchern von Julia Boehme: - Conni und der Liebesbrief - Conni geht auf Klassenfahrt - Conni rettet Oma Gesamtspielzeit: ca. 138 Minuten

Seit Äonen trachten dunkle Mächte nach der Eroberung der Welt. Vor einhundert Jahren starben die letzten beiden Protagonisten dieser unheilvollen Entwicklung. Doch nun kehren sie zurück und setzen ihr zerstörerisches Werk fort: mitten in London. Sie kämpfen nicht nur gegen die Menschheit, sondern auch gegeneinander in: Dracula versus Frankenstein. Duell der Giganten. Folge für Folge löst die mutige und übermotivierte Polizistin Melissa "Missy" Smart mit Hilfe ihres neuen mysteriösen Unterm...

In this audacious historical novel, an American spy agrees to help the victors divide up the spoils of World War I by literally drawing the new borders of the Middle East—only to discover that the relic he holds has far greater power than he could have imagined.In 1917, Elias Winters arrives in Egypt with a mysterious key entrusted to him by an old-boy network of Western power brokers. He is tasked to use the key to draw the new negotiated border in Ottoman Palesti...