Das Café am Rande der Welt von John Strelecky

FROM THE AUTHOR OF NORMAL PEOPLE - ADAPTED FOR A BBC THREE DRAMA, PREMIERING ON APRIL 26, 2020

'This book. This book. I read it in one day. I hear I'm not alone.'
- Sarah Jessica Parker (Instagram)

WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES / PFD YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2018
SHORTLISTED FOR THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2018
SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2018
SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2019
LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2018
A SUNDAY TIMES, OBSERVER AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR
A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 NOVEL OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

Frances is twenty-one years old, cool-headed and observant. A student in Dublin and an aspiring writer, at night she performs spoken word with her best friend Bobbi, who used to be her girlfriend. When they are interviewed and then befriended by Melissa, a well-known journalist who is married to Nick, an actor, they enter a world of beautiful houses, raucous dinner parties and holidays in Provence, beginning a complex ménage-à-quatre. But when Frances and Nick get unexpectedly closer, the sharply witty and emotion-averse Frances is forced to honestly confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.

Aldous Huxley's 1932 dystopian classic Brave New World predicts - with eerie clarity - a terrifying vision of the future, which feels ever closer to our own reality.

'The best science fiction book ever, definitely the most prescient?' Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens and Homo Deus

'A masterpiece of speculation... As vibrant, fresh, and somehow shocking as it was when I first read it' Margaret Atwood

Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society. Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs all its members are happy consumers. Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations where the old, imperfect life still continues, may be the cure for his distress...

Huxley's ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterpiece.

WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY MARGARET ATWOOD AND DAVID BRADSHAW

A grave warning... Provoking, stimulating, shocking and dazzling' Observer

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Wie lösen wir Ängste, die aus dem Unterbewusstsein kommen? Wie entstehen Blockaden und wie können wir diese wieder auflösen? Diesen und vielen weiteren Fragen geht Hypnosetherapie-Experte Gabriel Palacios in diesem Buch nach. Er erklärt wie unser Unterbewusstsein funktioniert und wie wir damit so arbeiten, dass sich dieses neu ausrichten kann. Geschichten aus seiner Praxis zeigen auf, wie dieses tiefe Wissen im Alltag umgesetzt werden kann und wie wir uns verhalten sollten, wenn die Ziele bislang noch nicht so erreicht wurden, wie man sich das gewünscht hat.

'Her highly personal and reflective memoir ... is a must-read for anyone who cares about our role in a changing world' Barack Obama

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY:
The New York Times . Time . The Economist . The Washington Post . Vanity Fair . Times Literary Supplement

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • The moving, inspiring memoir of one of the great women of our times, Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for the oppressed, whose spirit has remained strong in the face of political persecution and despite the challenges she has faced raising a family while pursuing her work.

Best known in this country as the lawyer working tirelessly on behalf of Canadian photojournalist, Zara Kazemi—raped, tortured and murdered in Iran—Dr. Ebadi offers us a vivid picture of the struggles of one woman against the system. The book movingly chronicles her childhood in a loving, untraditional family, her upbringing before the Revolution in 1979 that toppled the Shah, her marriage and her religious faith, as well as her life as a mother and lawyer battling an oppressive regime in the courts while bringing up her girls at home.

Outspoken, controversial, Shirin Ebadi is one of the most fascinating women today. She rose quickly to become the first female judge in the country; but when the religious authorities declared women unfit to serve as judges she was demoted to clerk in the courtroom she had once presided over. She eventually fought her way back as a human rights lawyer, defending women and children in politically charged cases that most lawyers were afraid to represent. She has been arrested and been the target of assassination, but through it all has spoken out with quiet bravery on behalf of the victims of injustice and discrimination and become a powerful voice for change, almost universally embraced as a hero.

Her memoir is a gripping story—a must-read for anyone interested in Zara Kazemi’s case, in the life of a remarkable woman, or in understanding the political and religious upheaval in our world.

Praise for Shirin Ebadi and Iran Awakening

“This is the riveting story of an amazing and very brave woman living through some quite turbulent times. And she emerges with head unbowed.”—Archbishop Desmond Tutu

“The safety and freedom of citizens in democracies is irretrievably bound with the safety and freedom of people like Shirin Ebadi who are fighting to reassert the best achievements of mankind: universal human rights. One of the staunchest advocates for human rights in her country and beyond, Ms. Ebadi, herself a devout Muslim, represents hope for many in Muslim societies that Islam and democracy are indeed compatible.”—Azar Nafisi

“A moving portrait of a life lived in truth.”—The New York Times Book Review

“A riveting account of a brave, lonely struggle . . . [Iran Awakening] reads like a police thriller, its drama heightened by Ebadi’s determination to keep up the quotidian aspects of her family life.”—The Washington Post Book World

“A must read . . . may be the most important book you could read this year.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer “This is the riveting story of an amazing and very brave woman living through some quite turbulent times. And she emerges with head unbowed.”—Archbishop Desmond Tutu
 
“The safety and freedom of citizens in democracies is irretrievably bound with the safety and freedom of people like Shirin Ebadi who are fighting to reassert the best achievements of mankind: universal human rights. One of the staunchest advocates for human rights in her country and beyond, Ms. Ebadi, herself a devout Muslim, represents hope for many in Muslim societies that Islam and democracy are indeed compatible.”—Azar Nafisi
 
“A moving portrait of a life lived in truth.”—The New York Times Book Review
 
“A riveting account of a brave, lonely struggle . . . [Iran Awakening] reads like a police thriller, its drama heightened by Ebadi’s determination to keep up the quotidian aspects of her family life.”—The Washington Post Book World
 
“A must read . . . may be the most important book you could read this year.”—Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
“As a testament to how a single, inspired voice can rise above the cacophony . . . the book should be required reading.”—The Nation
 
“Some of her admirers in Iran call her a woman of steel. Sure, the Iranian human rights champion also has a heart of gold. But it is Shirin Ebadi’s unbending will that explains how she has become the conscience of the Islamic Republic.”—Time
 
“[Ebadi] has come forward with professional force and unflagging courage, and she has defied any danger to her own safety. She is truly a woman of the people!”—Ole Danbolt Mjos, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
 
“[Ebadi] has risked her freedom and her life to defend democracy, free speech, and the rule of law.”—The Boston Globe

THE RICHARD & JUDY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'Magnificent' Mail on Sunday 'Gripping' New York Times 'A master storyteller' The Times 'Epic' Sunday Telegraph Ten-year-old Abdullah would do anything for his younger sister. In a life of poverty and struggle, with no mother to care for them, Pari is the only person who brings Abdullah happiness. For her, he will trade his only pair of shoes to give her a feather for her treasured collection. When their father sets off with Pari across the desert to Kabul in search of work, Abdullah is determined not to be separated from her. Neither brother nor sister know what this fateful journey will bring them.And the Mountains Echoed charges its readers for the emotional particles they are, giving them what they want, with a narrative facility as great as any blockbusting author alive

The incredible inside story of a Kurdish sniper in the battle against ISIS - 'A book to marvel at' JOHN LE CARREStriking and memorable
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Nie stand das Thema Lungengesundheit so stark im Fokus wie aktuell. Doch nicht nur die Coronapandemie macht dem lebenswichtigen Organ zu schaffen - die Lunge ist nahezu permanent und überall Gefahren ausgesetzt. Erhöhte CO2- und Feinstaubemissionen oder eine ungesunde Lebensweise schwächen ihr Abwehrsystem, sodass chronische, virale und bakterielle Lungenerkrankungen leichtes Spiel haben. Denn ist die Lunge erst einmal verschmutzt oder sogar beschädigt, kann kein optimaler Gasaustausch stattfinden und der Organismus nicht ausreichend mit notwendigen Stoffen und Gasen versorgt werden. Dies wirkt sich auf Herz, Darm und Gehirn aus, denn anders als lange angenommen weiß man heute, dass die Lunge nicht als isoliertes Organ zu betrachten ist. Der Pneumologe Dr. Martin Ehlers erklärt, wie man mit der richtigen Ernährung und natürlichen Maßnahmen wie Saunagängen und Atemtechniken die Abtragung von Schadstoffen aktivieren und den Alterungsprozess der Lunge verlangsamen kann. Zusätzliche Übungen für eine verbesserte Körperhaltung helfen, die Lungenfunktion zu steigern. Mit diesen und weiteren einfach umsetzbaren Anwendungen kann jeder seine Lunge stärker und widerstandsfähiger machen, um Viren abzuwehren und die Gesundheit optimal zu schützen.

Das Hauptwerk Maria Treben's, die "Gesundheit aus der Apotheke Gottes", ist 1980 im Ennsthaler Verlag erschienen und wurde bisher in 27 Sprachen übersetzt. Es werden 31 Heilkräuter, deren Heilkraft und Anwendungsmöglichkeiten als Tee, aufzulegender Brei, Bad oder Frischsaft ausführlich beschrieben. Maria Treben hat sich als eine der wichtigsten Pioniere der Kräuterheilkunde ihren Platz in der Geschichte erobert. Viele verehrten sie wie eine Heilige, tatsächlich war sie ein Frau, die sich ein Leben lang mit Heilkräutern beschäftigte und ihre Erfahrungen möglichst vielen Menschen nahe bringen wollte.In all den Jahren hat ihre Popularität und die ihrer Werke nie nachgelassen. Ihre Bücher erleben heute durch die fortschreitende Anwendung der Alternativmedizin eine neue und ungebrochene Aktualität.

Das beliebte, umfassende Verzeichnis aktueller Heilsteine. Verfasst von Michael Gienger, bekannt durch Standardwerke wie 'Die Steinheilkunde', 'Wassersteine' oder 'Das Lexikon der Heilsteine'. Knapp und übersichtlich und doch sorgfältig und genau wird jeder Stein in Wort und Bild vorgestellt: Mineralogie, Indikationen (körperlich, seelisch, mental und geistig), Literaturverweis und Verfügbarkeit.