Mark Morris Bücher

Das Haus des Gladiatorenmeisters Quintus Batiatus, das durch Spartacus zu großem Ruhm gelangt ist, droht zu fallen. Der mysteriöse griechische Lanista Hieronymos will die Macht in Capua an sich reißen, protegiert durch den mächtigen Marcus Crassus. Seine Gladiatoren können nahezu jede Schlacht in der Arena für sich entscheiden – sie scheinen unbesiegbar. Batiatus bleibt nur eine Wahl: Er setzt seinen ersten Kämpfer Spartacus auf Hieronymos an. Es beginnt ein blutiges Ringen um die Macht in Capua.

Alex Locke is still searching for his missing young daughter. Transported through time to the dank streets of Victorian London, his only hope of finding her lies with the obsidian heart, the enigmatic object to which his fate seems inextricably bound. Desperately seeking the heart, Alex follows the trail of a gruesome murderer that will lead him through the opium dens of Limehouse into the dark and twisted world of the Society of Blood, and ever closer to unlocking the secret of the heart – and finding his daughter.

Albion Fay, a holiday house in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by nature's bounty. For the adults, a time for relaxation and to recharge the batteries, while for the children, a chance for exploration and adventure in the English countryside. A happy time for all: nothing could possibly go wrong. Or could it? What should be a magical time ends in tragedy - but what really happened that summer?

Jan Morris has given us a brilliant and thoroughly enjoyable exploration the history, architecture, geography, and culture of one of England's most historic, beautiful, enigmatic and visited cities - Oxford. This is the perfect guide for local historians, visitors to the city, and prospective students of the famous university. schovat popis

"How can the ad industry even exist when almost all of the products that it produces fall on a continuum from flawed to failed? What is it about this industry and the process of creating, selling, and producing ads that causes so much advertising to be so bad? These are the questions answered in this book, a provocative, truth-to-power exposé of ad agencies' flaws, foibles, and failings-and why they matter to the consumer and to those in the business. Here is a candid, never-before-seen accumulation of real world don'ts and more don'ts, providing myriad valuable cautionary tales of advertising's stupid side"--

A ship at the edge of space.A robot with a secret.A sinister presence.The Doctor and Donna are trapped on board a mysterious spacecraft. Fate of the crew: unknown. Fate of the universe if what's on board gets out: terminal.Based on a script by Russell T Davies, the spectacular second adventure for Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary features David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble.

A moody, Nordic folklore-inspired horror novel. When Yrsa Helgerson’s mother dies, her boyfriend, Todd, accompanies her to her childhood home, an isolated Nordic island. There, the couple meet with enmity from the superstitious islanders, and as events escalate, are soon caught up in a desperate battle with terrifying forces.

India in 1947 is a country in the grip of chaos - a country torn apart by internal strife. When the Doctor and Donna arrive in Calcutta, they are instantly swept up in violent events.Barely escaping with their lives, they discover that the city is rife with tales of 'half-made men', who roam the streets at night and steal people away. These creatures, it is said, are as white as salt and have only shadows where their eyes should be.With help from India's great spiritual leader, Mohandas 'Mahatma' Gandhi, the Doctor and Donna set out to investigate these rumours.What is the real truth behind the 'half-made men'? Why is Gandhi's role in history under threat? And has an ancient, all-powerful god of destruction really come back to wreak his vengeance upon the Earth?The Doctor and Donna travel back in time to India, 1947 - the latest in the bestselling series of Doctor Who novels.Featuring the Doctor and Donna as played by David Tennant and Catherine Tate in the hit series from BBC Television.