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A New York Times Notable Book
Nominated for the Man Booker Prize
In this extraordinary, both comic and philosophically profound novel, the acclaimed author of Netherland uncovers the hidden contours of a glittering Middle Eastern city--and the quiet dilemmas of modernity. When our unnamed hero, a self-sabotaging and oddly existential lawyer, finds his life in New York falling apart, he seizes an opportunity to flee to Dubai, taking a mysterious job for a fabulously wealthy Lebanese family. As he struggles with his position as the "family officer" of the...

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The book is a complete recovery plan for all those suffering from agoraphobia.

It deals with every aspect of the condition and provides clear, simple and effective strategies for full recovery. It adopts a holistic approach which ensures improved general health and fitness that form the springboard to recovery.

Written in clear, jargon-free language it explains the condition in layman's terms. It contains guidance on diet, sleep, lifestyle and exercise and explains how these play a vital part in regaining good health. Most important of all are the step-by-step...

Ein mitreißender Roman über unsere globalisierte Welt - am Beispiel der milliardenschweren Fußballindustrie

Mark Wolfe ist im Job gerade wegen «Überarbeitung» in den Urlaub geschickt worden, als sein Bruder, ein windiger Geschäftemacher, ihn um Hilfe bittet. Er hat ein Video zugespielt bekommen: ein Ballplatz. Rote Erde. Ein Junge, der Fußball spielt wie ein Gott. Die Welt des Fußballs, sagt Geoff, ist gefährlich, aber dieser Junge ist Millionen wert. Man muss ihn nur finden.

Bald schon steigt Geoff frustriert aus dem Geschäft aus. Doch Mark findet heraus, dass...

New York Times Book Review Best Book of the Year
In a New York City made phantasmagorical by the events of 9/11, and left alone after his English wife and son return to London, Hans van den Broek stumbles upon the vibrant New York subculture of cricket, where he revisits his lost childhood and, thanks to a friendship with a charismatic and charming Trinidadian named Chuck Ramkissoon, begins to reconnect with his life and his adopted country. As the two men share their vastly different experiences of contemporary immigrant life in America, an unforgettable portrait emerges of an...