Resultados de "Hermes" en Todas las categorias

Tyfoons in Zuidoost-Azië, bosbranden in Australië en ook de extremere weersomstandigheden in Nederland. Zijn het incidenten of toch de gevolgen van klimaatverandering? Het nieuwste klimaatrapport laat zien dat de invloed van de mens is waargenomen in de opwarming van de atmosfeer en de oceaan, in de wereldwijde zeespiegelstijging en in veranderingen in bepaalde klimaatextremen. Er moet dus iets gebeuren, maar waarom kreeg dit rapport in Nederland dan zo weinig aandacht?

"Felice è chi sa amare": nella concezione di Hesse l'amore è del tutto slegato dal possesso, è un'incessante ricerca esistenziale, uno stato di grazia dello spirito e dei sensi che trova appagamento in se stesso e abbraccia il mondo intero. Questa antologia di "letture hessiane" dedicate all'amore raccoglie e mescola materiali diversi: poesie, episodi narrativi, passi di scritti saggistici e di lettere, aforismi, disposti in un crescendo di intensità e profondità a illustrare tre grandi variazioni sul tema: l'amore adolescenziale, l'esperienza amorosa matura, l'amore per l'umanità.

"Dér så man adelsmænd i lange, bræmmede frakker med kården ved siden og klirrende sporer på de fine støvler med de brede, udfaldende skaftekraver; de var kendelige allerede fra afstand på de fjer, der vajede fra deres spidspuldede, bredskyggede filthatte." H.F. Ewalds historiske roman "Svenskerne på Kronborg" tager os med tilbage til Svenskerkrigen i 1658-1660, hvor danskerne forsøgte at tilbageerobre Kronborg, der var blevet belejret af Karl Gustav X‘s tropper.

"Forholdet mellem den svenske besætning på Kronborg og Helsingørs indbyggere var efterhånden blevet ret venskabeligt; thi Helsingør var ikke nogen ret dansk by, fordi samkvemmet med alle Europas søfarende nationer havde blandet byens folk og påtrykt det et kosmopolitisk præg." H.F. Ewalds historiske roman "Svenskerne på Kronborg" tager os med tilbage til Svenskerkrigen i 1658-1660, hvor danskerne forsøgte at tilbageerobre Kronborg, der var blevet belejret af Karl Gustav X‘s tropper.

"Håblæse slægter" blev med sin seksuelle løssluppenhed og sit grå verdensbillede hurtigt erklæret en skandaleroman, der endda medførte en retssag mod forfatteren. Bogen følger den unge William Høg, som kommer fra en fin familie og har store forventninger til, hvad livet vil bringe ham. Verden er dog helt anderledes end de romantiske fortællinger, hans mor læste for ham, da han var barn. Mødet med den kvindelige seksualitet er skræmmende for den unge mand, og omkring sig ser han idealer og sæder forfalde side om side med hans håbløse slægt.

Wie konnte das nur passieren? Durch ein Missverständnis hat sich Sofie Simons, eine weltbrühmte Pianistin, beim Ehepaar Etvös zum Dinner eingeladen. Das Paar ist fassunglos. Sich der großen Ehre dieses Besuches bewusst, wandeln sie ihre ärmliche Wohnstube in einen Salon um, mieten eine Köchin an und leihen die nötige Ausstattung für ein solches Essen bei den Nachbarn. Dann kommt der große Tag und mit ihm auch die große, weite Welt in eine norwegische Kleinstadt.

Do ist die Tochter von Joe und Ria Delfin. Sie wohnen in der Nähe von Caraçao, einer Inselgruppe vor der Küste von Venezuela. In dieser Geschichte wird Do geboren. Es ist eine schwere Geburt. Nicht weil Mama Delfin Probleme mit ihrer Gesundheit hat, sondern weil sie sich bei der Geburt in den Netzen von Kapitän Nada, einem illegalen Fischer, verheddert...

The explosive finale to the Blood of Gods and Royals epic fantasy series is full of royalty, magic, danger, and betrayal and featuring the life of a young Prince Alexander before he became Alexander the Great. Steeped in real history and infused with all the myth and mysticism of the time, this series is perfect for fans of Game of Thrones, Kiersten White, Kendare Blake, and Evelyn Skye. The story begins with a tidal wave and ends with the very Fates themselves, as Prince Alexander of Macedon steps into his role as visionary warrior and unites the Greek States, leading them all to a new dawn of legends.

Written in seclusion following the intense negative public reaction to the publication of his novel Pierre, The Piazza Tales is Herman Melville's accessible and entertaining collection of short stories and novellas concerning love, labor, and loss. The collection includes his three most important achievements in the genre of short fiction: the short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener" and the novellas Benito Cereno and The Encantadas.

Written as an introductory story to The Piazza Tales, the protagonist of The Piazza idealizes a radiant spot on the mountain that he looks upon from his piazza. Traveling to the spot he realizes it is a house, occupied by the unhappy girl Marianna, who longs to see the lucky individual who lives in the white house she looks upon from her window. The narrator realizes he has been the object of a fantasy like his own, and leaves thinking how all idealism is an illusion.

Chosen for inclusion in William Evans Burton's Cyclopediae of Wit and Humor of 1857, The Lightning-Rod Man was the one Melville tale to be available throughout his lifetime, thanks to reissues of this volume. More a parable than a character-driven story, the Lightning-Rod man is a charlatan who tries to profit by selling fearful people lightning-rods during thunderstorms. The narrator has a difficult encounter with the Lightning-Rod man in this story about overcoming fear and superstition.

The Encantadas (or Enchanted Isles) is a series of 10 descriptive sketches, and a reminiscence from Melville's sailor days revealing the ecologically pristine Galapagos Islands as both enchanting and horrifying. Containing some of Melville's most memorable prose, The Encantadas was a critical success at a time when Melville's fortunes were down. After publication, the New York Dispatch cited the chapters as universally considered among the most interesting papers of that popular magazine, and each successive chapter was read with avidity by thousands.

Bannadonna is an eccentric artist and architect who dreams up plans for a magnificent bell tower. After receiving approval from the city, Bannadonna happily begins construction, but local citizens begin to notice strange occurrences associated with the bell-tower, and complaints eventually reach the city magistrates. While touring the magistrates around the tower, Bannadonna shows off his work and readily answers their questions, but one curiosity remains unanswered—what lies beneath the shroud in the bell-tower.

Based on Melville's real-life experiences after having jumped ship in the Marquesas Islands, his first novel was extremely popular, provoking public skepticism until the events within were corroborated by a fellow castaway. Typee is properly considered a work of fiction, as the three weeks stay on which the author based his story is here extended to four months, and the book is supplemented with imaginative reconstruction and adaptation of material from other Pacific exploration books of the time. The title refers to the province of Tai Pi Vai.

Moby-Dick is widely considered to be the Great American Novel and a treasure of world literature. The story details the adventures of the wandering sailor Ishmael and his voyage on the whale ship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab. Ishmael soon learns that Ahab seeks one specific whale: Moby Dick, a ferocious, enigmatic white sperm whale. In a previous encounter, the whale destroyed Ahab's boat and bit off his leg. And Ahab intends to take revenge.

Captain Ahab is hell-bent on catching the famous gargantuan whale, who cost him one of his legs on a previous voyage. With disregard for his safety or that of his crew, he persues the beast with an obsession tantamount to madness.

Sir Laurence Olivier presents a selection of classic short stories including Zodomirsky's Duel, The Purse, Little Louise, and Bartleby.

In an expose of the 2008 financial meltdown from the inside, Ziad K. Abdelnour argues that the political and financial elites have done nothing to fix the structural problems. By creating more market bubbles, they are actually waging a war on the most productive members of society. Abdelnour offers several solutions, including understanding that the government's primary objective is to create an environment conducive to the creation of wealth, not job creation, and not providing lifetime support to those who choose not to take advantage of the innumerable opportunities....

A provocative look at the remarkable contributions of high-skill immigrant entrepreneurs in America.

Call me Ishmael. These three famous words begin one of America's most epic novels, a tale of one obsessed captain, his doomed crew, and an elusive white whale named Moby-Dick. The massive original, however, can be very hard for young listeners to navigate. This beautifully abridged and adventure-filled version will thrill children and whet their appetite for the complete work - when they are ready to tackle it.