Skuespillere: Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank Instruktør: Brian De Palma En intens historiefilm, der bygger på en af de mest mystiske mordgåder i USA, centreret omkring et politisamarbejde. Studie: Scanbox Resumé: I udkanten af Hollywood, en tidlig morgen i 1947, bliver den unge Beth Ann Short fundet brutalt myrdet på en afsides parkeringsplads. Politiet står overfor en af de mest mystiske mordgåder i USA, baseret på korruption, besættelse og tragik indenfor politiets vidtgående brug af teknikker i efterforskningen.
krimi Krimi. Et bestialsk sex-mord på en halvprostitueret barpige med filmstjernedrømme fører Buck og Lee fra Los Angeles' politi ud på en dramatisk jagt gennem efterkrigstidens korrupte og voldelige miljøer Forlag: Aschehoug Udgivelsesår: 2006 Sider: 375 Sprog: Dansk
Greene's fine sense of humor is displayed in this warm and far-reaching comic novel, Travels with My Aunt, a bestseller when it appeared originally. At his mother's funeral, Henry Pulling, a stuffy, retired bank manager with an interest in dahlias, meets his Aunt Augusta. The indomitable Aunt Augusta pulls Henry along on a whirlwind adventure traveling with an old lover, Wordsworth; Curran, the founder of a doggies' church; O'Toole, the C.I.A. man obsessed by statistics and his counter-culture daughter; and old Mr. Visconti, who has been wanted by Interpol for twenty years. Henry describes their activities with shock and bewilderment, and finally with the tenderness, of a fellow traveler going their way. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. Forfatter: Graham Greene Forlag: Penguin Udgivelsesår: 1976 Sider: 264 Sprog: Engelsk
En livsbekræftende bog om håb og inspiration skrevet af Larry Berger og Dahlia Lithwick i samarbejde med syv børn, der alle har været på Paul Newmans "Hole in the Wall Gang Camp" for alvorligt syge børn. Børnene fortæller med egne ord om at leve med livstruende sygdomme som kræft og AIDS, om behandlinger, skoleliv, familie og venskaber. Gennem personlige beretninger og fotografier skildres deres mod, humor og refleksioner over livet og fremtiden. Bogen rummer både sårbarhed og styrke og fremstår som en hyldest til livet trods svære vilkår. Type: Hardcover
Den komplette anden sæson af HBO's Deadwood, en westernserie sat i 1870'erne, som udforsker det barske liv i en minelejr kaldet Deadwood ved Black Hills. Studie: HBO Video Resumé: I året 1877, en ny dag gryr i Deadwood, byen hvis boom skyldes opdækningen af Black Hills. Indbyggerne står overfor nye udfordringer og allierede, som dynamikken i byen fortsat udvikler sig.
Om familien Goodenoughs liv på godt og ondt i 1830ernes USA. Om trængslerne med at bygge alt op fra grunden i Black Swamp. Om at få bygget et hus, få de livsnødvendige æbletræer til at gro og om at holde sammen på familien. Især det sidste volder problemer Titel: Æblehaven Genre: roman Sammendrag: 1838: James og Sadie Goodenough driver en æblehave i Ohio med en årelang familiefejde. Romanen beskriver deres søn Roberts eventyr i Californien og rejse til England. Type: Paperback
Explanation of the Jewish festivals including history, traditions and rituals, recipes and pictures. Titel: Celebration Genre: Faglitteratur Sammendrag: Imaginative, practical, and beautifully illustrated, Celebration: The Book of Jewish Festivals is a fascinating album of the Jewish holidays. Full of creative inspiration and useful information, it contains: • Religious and cultural significance of each holiday • Legends, stories, poems, and songs • Imaginative entertainment tips • Delicious menus with recipes for each festival • Holiday cards and gift items for everyone to enjoy • Crafts ideas for young and old Commemorated in a variety of ways throughout the world, the Jewish holidays are a wonderful blend of the old and the new. Over-flowing with the joy of the major Jewish celebrations—Rosh Hashana, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, Passover, and Shavuot— The Book of Jewish Festivals brings t
From the master of the novel of international intrigue comes a riveting new book as timely and unsettling as tomorrow's headlines. It is summer 1999 in Russia, a country on the threshold of anarchy. An interim president sits powerless in Moscow as his nation is wracked by famine and inflation, crime and corruption, and seething hordes of the unemployed roam the streets. For the West, Russia is a basket case. But for Igor Komarov, one-time army sergeant who has risen to leadership of the right-wing UPF party, the chaos is made to order. As he waits in the wings for the presidential election of January 2000, his striking voice rings out over the airwaves offering the roiling masses hope at last--not only for law, order, and prosperity, but for restoring the lost greatness of their land. Who is this man with the golden tongue who is so quickly becoming the promise of a Russia reborn? A docu
