The Seven Percent Solution is a 1974 novel by the American writer Nicholas Meyer. It was written as a pastiche of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and was filmed in the film of the same name in 1976. Published as "The Lost Manuscript" of the late Dr. Jo
Two Americans meet as young men in late 19th century China. One becomes a powerful media mogul obsessed with control, the other a humanitarian doctor. An epic tale of friendship, power, ideals and the clash of two opposing worldviews.
Minerva, 1959.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
6.48 €
American literature • Novel • Autobiographies and Memoirs
In her book "The Exile," Pearl S. Buck writes a poignant biography of her mother, Caroline Sydenstricker - an American who went to China as a young missionary, where she spent a life full of suffering, loss, and feelings of complete alienation.
Savremena biblioteka, 1939.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
8.56 €
American literature • Fantastic literature • Science Fiction
A fascinating novel by Jack London about Professor Darrell Standing who, faced with the torments of prison, finds a way to free his spirit and travel through the past, reliving numerous forgotten lives.
Zaklada Tiskare Narodnih novina - Zabavna biblioteka, 1935.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
7.345.51 €
American literature • Adventure novel • A philosophical novel • Novel
A novel about a strong and untamable prospector for gold in Alaska, Burning Daylight, who, after becoming immensely rich, faces the corruption of the big city, love, and a crisis of meaning in life. One of London's most successful novels.
Naklada Binoza, 1932.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
7.32 €
American literature • Literary criticism • Literary Theory
Upton Sinclair sharply criticizes the relationship between art and capital throughout history. He shows how money and power have always influenced literature, painting, and music, and how great artists were often prisoners of the "golden chain."
Biblioteka savremenih pisaca, 1932.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
Babbitt (1922) is a satirical novel by Sinclair Lewis that depicts the life of George F. Babbitt, a typical American citizen – a successful real estate agent living in the conformity, materialism, and false morality of provincial American society.
NIP Pobjeda, 1961.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.