The Cat's Cradle is a satirical postmodern novel, with elements of science fiction, by the American writer Kurt Vonnegut.
Vonnegut's fourth novel, first published in 1963, in which the author examines key issues of science, technology, the purpose of religion, and the arms race, often using black humor.
Leigh tells the story of a woman's escape from a man who is irresistibly attracted to her, and Webb tells the story of Elizabeth McCade's hidden passions — both characters carry a secret and a passion that leads them into the embrace of fateful love.
Betreungsservice Reihenwerke Verlags, 1996.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
4.36 €
American literature • Family novel • Historical novel
"The Living Reed" (1963) is an epic historical novel in which the author depicts the turbulent history of Korea from the end of the 19th century to the end of World War II (1881–1945) through the fates of four generations of the aristocratic Korean Kim fa
Rad, 1978.
Serbian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
5.363.75 €
Literature for children • American literature • Autobiographies and Memoirs • Teen Novels • Family novel
Ernestine Gilbreth-Carey, Frank Bunker Gilbret-Jr.
Memoirs of the Gilbreth family with twelve children, headed by father Frank, a brilliant engineer, and mother Lillian. The first part brings childhood under their father's experiments; the second life after his death.
Blanvalet.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.
6.42 €
American literature • Detective Stories • Thriller
After the theft of Fitzgerald's manuscripts from Princeton, writer Mercer Mann travels to Camino Island to get close to rare book dealer Bruce Cable and uncover the truth.
Goldenbaum tells of a surprise encounter in a house on the shores of Monterey Bay; Lawrence of a love that has lasted since Adam existed — both couples realize that love does not ask for permission but arrives uninvited.
Betreungsservice Reihenwerke Verlags, 1996.
German. Latin alphabet. Hardcover with dust jacket.