"Roman People" explains the ancient classical Roman world by focusing on individual personalities - what is known about them and their world views. Both famous and everyday individuals become lenses through which the reader can understand the values and characteristics of ancient Rome.

Boka handler om Andreas Doppler, en mann som ikke liker andre mennesker og som føler at samfunnet har tatt gal retning. Han har kone og to barn, men etter å ha falt av sykkelen og slått seg et sted i skogen, fant han ut at han heller ville tilbringe tiden alene i skogen. Han flytter derfor ut i et telt i skogen, bare noen hundre meter inn i skogen utenfor Oslo. Han begynner ett...(展开全部)

Marcel Beyer baut seinen neuen Roman um die Lebensdaten einer historischen Person: Sein Held Ludwig Kaltenburg hat vieles mit dem österreichischen Verhaltensforscher und Nobelpreisträger Konrad Lorenz gemein. Beide hatten eine Professur in Königsberg, sie dehnten ihre tierpsychologischen Lehren auf den Menschen aus, arbeiteten der Rassenideologie der Nazis zu und wurden zum End...(展开全部)

马塞尔·巴耶尔，德国作家，1965年生于巴登-符腾堡州，现居德累斯顿。巴耶尔的创作曾受奥地利诗人梅罗克和法国新小说派作家影响。 作品 著有小说《人肉》《飞狗》《间谍》和《卡尔腾堡》等。 获奖 《卡尔腾堡》马塞尔·巴耶尔 曾获德国批评家奖、柏林文学奖、荷尔德林文学奖等奖项。

A cult read among designers for more than half a century, the famous manifesto of America's greatest industrial designer is finally back in print! From the first answering machine ("the electronic brain") and the Hoover vacuum cleaner to the SS Independence and the Bell telephone, the creations of Henry S. Dreyfuss have shaped the cultural landscape of the 20th century. Writt...(展开全部)

Rhett Butler’s People fulfills the dreams of those whose imaginations have been indelibly marked by America’s greatest novel , Gone With The Wind . Here you’ll meet Rhett as a boy, a free spirit who loved the marshes and tidewaters of the Low Country, and learn of the ruthlessness of Rhett’s father, whose desire for control resulted in unspeakable. Through Rhett’s eyes, you’l...(展开全部)

A cult read among designers for more than half a century, the famous manifesto of America's greatest industrial designer is finally back in print! From the first answering machine ("the electronic brain") and the Hoover vacuum cleaner to the SS Independence and the Bell telephone, the creations of Henry S. Dreyfuss have shaped the cultural landscape of the 20th century. Writt...(展开全部)

Alt forekom ham meningsløst. Helt plutselig. Hans eget liv, andres liv, dyrs og planters liv, hele verden. Det hang ikke lenger sammen. Den unge hovedpersonen i romanen får et plutselig og uventet sammenbrudd på sin 25-års dag etter å ha tapt i crocket for sin bror. Han bestemmer seg for å gå inn i en lang dvalelignende stillstand hvor hovedbeskjeftigelsen består i å skrive lis...(展开全部)

The Roman Revolution is a profound and unconventional treatment of a great theme - the fall of the Republic and the decline of freedom in Rome between 60 BC and AD 14, and the rise to power of the greatest of the Roman Emperors, Augustus. The transformation of state and society, the violent transference of power and property, and the establishment of Augustus' rule are presente...(展开全部)