Sicilian
Sequel to The Godfather", this describes the ending of Michael Corleone's exile in Sicily, his search for Salvatore Giuliano and his troubles, as he confronts brutal and unfamiliar treacheries in the deceitful society within which he moves."
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9,92 €
Godfather
The Godfather is the Mafia leader Vito Corleone, a benevolent despot who stops at nothing to gain and hold power. Set in Long Island, Hollywood and Sicily, this is a story of a feudal society within society which does not hesitate to consolidate its power.
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10,92 €
Krstný otec - 3. vydanie
Hlavná postava, Krstný otec, je vodca tajnej organizácie, no ako osoba je sympatický a svojím spôsobom aj spravodlivý. Krstný otec spravuje zo svojho sídla na Long Islande obrovskú podzemnú ríšu, ktorej podliehajú stávkové kancelárie, odborové zväzy, hazardné herne, pašerácke organizácie a skupiny vydieračov. Najmocnejší a najbohatší Američania sa pred ním trasú, lebo vplyv Krstného otca siaha do všetkých oblastí amerického života – od polície a tajnej služby až k finančným magnátom. Dej románu sa rozvetvuje na mnohé strany: sledujeme tu osudy chránenca bandy, slávneho speváka, priebeh i stroskotanie viacerých manželstiev, životné úspechy jednotlivcov a ich sklamania. A tak sa v tejto „americkej ságe“ prelína svet najmodernejších technických zázrakov s feudálnym svetom násilia a krvnej pomsty – neprikrášlená a autentická tvár dnešnej Ameriky, napísaná so znalosťou prostredia a zmyslom pre gradáciu deja.
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2,29 €
The Fourth K
The President of the US, cousin of JFK, faces the greatest crisis of his career. His only child has been seized by terrorists making impossible demands, while at the same time, two scientists are holding the nation to ransom with a secretly planted nuclear device. By the author of The Godfather"."
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12,22 €
Omerta (nemecky)
Don Raymonde Aprile ist schlau genug, sich nach einem langen Leben mit Stil aus dem organisierten Verbrechen zurückzuziehen. Astorre Viola soll ihm allerdings weiterhin den Zugang zum Bankgeschäft sichern. Doch das New Yorker FBI hat etliche Mitglieder der Mafia dazu gebracht zu singen" und damit die "omert", das sizilianische Gesetz des Schweigens, zu verletzen. Ein erbarmungsloser Kampf flammt auf, in dem die Grenzen von Legalität und Moral verwischen. "Atemberaubend und faszinierend ... Niemand konnte es besser." (Kirkus Reviews) "Die amerikanische Saga schlechthin, das Märchen von armen Einwanderern aus Europa, den Familien, die sie gründeten, und den Verbrechern, aus denen die Neue Welt entsprang." (Die Zeit) "Voller Weisheit und Erfahrung ... ein würdiges Denkmal." (Publishers Weekly)Mario Puzo wurde 1920 als Sohn italienischer Einwanderer in New York City geboren. Seine erste Kurzgeschichte erschien 1950 und 1955 veröffentlichte er seinen ersten Roman "Die dunkle Arena". Mit "Mamma Lucia" gelang ihm 1965 der große Durchbruch. Ein internationaler Bestseller wurde "Der Pate", der 1969 erschien und von Francis Ford Coppola in zwei Teilen verfilmt wurde. "Der letzte Pate" erschien 1996 und wurde für das Fernsehen in einer mehrteiligen Serie verfilmt. Mario Puzo verstarb im Juli 1999 auf Long Island."
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15,10 €
Omertá
Omerta, the Sicilian code of silence, has been the cornerstone of the Mafia's sense of honor for centuries. Born in the Sicilian hills, omerta carried the Mafia through a hundred years of change, but now at the century's end it is becoming a relic from a bygone age. Honor may be silent - but money talks. New York - a mob boss is assassinated. His nephew Astorre Viola and the head of the city's FBI both launch investigations into the murder. But this time silence spreads like a contagion: the silence of rival gangs, the silence of crooked bankers, even the silence of the courts. The world of the Mafia is riven with greed, and Viola knows that now is the time to claim his destiny...
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12,50 €
Dark Arena
Walter Mosca, hardened by the brutality and desecration of three long years of war, returns to the USA a changed man. But he has no sooner arrived than he knows that he must run back to the land of the enemy, to find the woman who accepts the rage and cruelty of the world around her. Back in Germany, where the bitter aftermath of war is everywhere apparent, American cigarettes will buy almost anything. Against this background the love affair between Mosca and his girlfriend Hella moves to a savage climax as vivid and violent as any scene in The Godfather.
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7,95 €
Fortunate Pilgrim
From the barren farms of Italy to the cramped tenements of New York, the immigrant families struggle with an adopted life - none more so than the Angeluzzi-Corbos. At their head stands Lucia Santa, wife, widow and mother of two families. It is her formidable will that steers them through the Depression and the early years of the war. But she cannot prevent the conflict between Italian and American values - nor the violence and bloodshed which must surely follow...
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8,40 €
Last Don
Domenico Clericuzio is a wise and ruthless man who in his old age is determined to create a life free from criminal activities for his grandchildren. But as he strives to establish his heirs in legitimate society, secrets from his family's past spark a vi
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12,95 €
