Anne Collins Libri

Tra le Alpi svizzere, in una baita circondata dai boschi, vive un vecchio burbero e scontroso che tutti gli abitanti del villaggio evitano. La vita solitaria dell'uomo viene scombussolata dall'arrivo inaspettato di una bambina, sua nipote Heidi, rimasta orfana. La piccola è curiosa, vivace e ansiosa di conoscere il mondo. In un batter d'occhio conquista il cuore del nonno e fa amicizia con Peter - il ragazzino che porta al pascolo le capre - con cui passa le giornate scorrazzando fra prati e boschi, facendo piroette sotto gli abeti e guardando il sole che infuoca le cime delle montagne prima di andare a dormire. Su alla baita, Heidi è felice e spensierata, ma sua zia, approfittando del fatto che il nonno non vuole mandare a scuola la bambina, la porta con sé a Francoforte per farla studiare insieme a Clara, figlia di una famiglia benestante e costretta a stare sempre in casa, su una sedia a rotelle. Heidi si affeziona a Clara, ma è vessata dalla governante, la severa signorina Rottenmeier, e non sopporta di vivere in città, lontana dal nonno e dalle amate montagne. Così, un giorno, decide di scappare

"Ci sono dei libri che fanno scalpore, poi vengono dimenticati. Altri sopravvivono al passare degli anni: sono i classici. Uno di questi è 'Piccole donne': racconta la crescita di quattro sorelle adolescenti nell'Ottocento americano, un tempo lontanissimo dal nostro, apparentemente molto diverso. Eppure le sorelle March parlano il nostro linguaggio, vivono le stesse nostre emozioni." dall'introduzione di Teresa Buongiorno

A sumptuous guide to the art of Henry VIII - and what his collection of paintings and artworks reveal about the man and his reign

"Precious Ramotswe is a kind, warm-hearted and large African lady. She is also the only female private detective in Botswana. Her agency - the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - is the best in the country. With the help of her secretary, Mma Makutsi, and her best friend, Mr JLB Matekoni, she solves a number of difficult - and sometimes dangerous - problems. A missing husband, a missing finger and a missing child - she will solve these mysteries in her own special way"--Back cover

Ed Malone is persuaded to join the larger-than-life Professor George Edward Challenger on a scientific expedition in the depths of the Amazon. But as the expedition team plunges deeper into the forest, the danger mounts. Now it is up to Ed and the Professor to get out alive.

First published in 1919, "The Mark of Zorro" introduces Zorro, a masked hero who defends the oppressed in Old California. None suspect that Zorro is really Don Diego Vega, a seemingly frivolous caballero. This is the original novel that launched the legend of Zorro.

Classic / British English These are the stories of some of Shakespeare's most famous plays. We travel to Venice, Greece, Denmark and Rome, and meet many different people. There is a greedy money-lender, a fairy king and queen, some Roman politicians and a young prince who meets the ghost of his murdered father.

The story of England's first great queen - and how she wielded power with a meticulously crafted image

Joe Simpson, with just his partner Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000 foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in June 1995. But before they reached the summit, disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead. For three days he wrestled with guilt as they prepared to return home. Then a cry in the night took them out with torches, where they found Joe, badly injured, crawling through the snowstorm in a delirium. Far from causing Joe's death, Simon had paradoxically saved his friend's life. What happened, and how they dealt with the psychological traumas that resulted when Simon was forced into the appalling decision to cut the rope, makes not only an epic of survival but a compelling testament of friendship.

It was the storm of the century, a tempest created by so rare a combination of factors that meteorologists deemed it "the perfect storm". When it struck in October, 1991, there was virtually no warning. "She's comin' on, boys, and she's comin' on strong," radioed Captain Billy Tyne of the Andrea Gail from off the coast of Nova Scotia. Soon afterward, the boat and its crew of six disappeared without a trace. The Perfect Storm is a real-life thriller, a stark and compelling journey into the dark heart of nature that leaves listeners with a breathless sense of what it feels like to be caught, helpless, in the grip of a force beyond understanding or control.