Peter Bernhardt

Chris Chibnall

Peter Torberg

E.-T.-A.-Hoffmann-Theater (Bamberg)

(Kiss me like you mean it) ; [Programmheft]

Kiss me!

Malcolm Calder

Donald Malcolm Calder

The Biology of Mistletoes

Vor dem Hintergrund des schroffen Sangre de Cristo-Gebirges hofft die aufstrebende Diva SYLVIA MAZZONI, ihr Debüt an der Santa Fe Opera und ein romantisches Wiedersehen mit ihrem Liebhaber, dem Washingtoner Anwalt ROLF KELLER, zu verbinden. Aber Rolfs alter Erzfeind vom Jurastudium, CHARLES SLATER, der jetzt Archäologe ist, stört ihr Rendezvous. Er ist auf der Flucht vor skrupellosen Antiquitätenhändlern, die hinter seinen jüngsten Funden prähistorischer indianischer Artefakte her sind. Nachdem Slater unter mysteriösen Umständen verschwunden ist, stürzt sich Rolf in die Wildnis von New Mexico, um nach ihm und seiner unschätzbaren Beute zu suchen. Bald befindet er sich auf der verzweifelten Flucht nicht nur vor den Waffen von mörderischen Schmugglern, sondern auch vor dem FBI. Als die ursprüngliche Sopranistin, die für die Rolle der Tosca engagiert wurde, stimmliche Probleme entwickelt, soll Sylvia als Ersatz in letzter Minute einspringen: eine gewaltige Herausforderung, bedeute es doch einen riesigen Karrieresprung. Um das anspruchsvolle Santa-Fe-Publikum zu beindrucken und sich damit die Türen zu den führenden Opernhäusern der Welt zu öffnen, muss sie ihr Letztes geben. Doch die Schmuggler, die vor nichts zurückschrecken, um Slaters kostbaren Antiquitäten in die Hände zu bekommen, nehmen sie und Rolf ins Visier. Während Sylvia und Rolf die kryptischen Hinweise enträtseln, die Slater hinterlassen hat, stoßen sie auf die faszinierende Legende von der jungen Tochter eines Schamanen, TEYA, die eine entscheidende Rolle beim Pueblo-Indianer-Aufstand von 1680 gegen die spanischen Unterdrücker spielte und vielleicht den Schatz eines verlorenen Pueblos verbarg. Jetzt, drei Jahrhunderte später, kreuzen sich die Wege von Teya, Sylvia und Rolf in diesem fesselnden Geschichtsthriller, in dem es um archäologische Verbrechen, Geschichte des amerikanischen Südwestens und große Oper geht. Englische Ausgabe: Kiss of the Shaman's Daughter Auch von Peter Bernhardt: Prequel: Die Stasi-Akte―Oper und Spionage: Eine Tödliche Kombination Englische Ausgabe: The Stasi File―Opera and Espionage: A Deadly Combination, 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Viertelfinalist Roter Romeo Englische Ausgabe: Red Romeo

REVOLTE, VERLORENER SCHATZ UND SCHMUGGLER

KUSS DER SCHAMANENTOCHTER

Retha Edens-Meier

A quorum of scientists offer reviews and results to celebrate the 150th anniversary of 'On The Various Contrivances By Which British And Foreign Orchids Are Fertilised By Insects, And On The Good Effects Of Intercrossing' (1862). Authors of the first ten chapters follow research on the pollination and breeding systems of the same orchid lineages that interested Darwin, including temperate and tropical species. Authors on the last two chapters provide information on the floral attractants and flowering systems of orchids using protocols and technologies unavailable during Darwin's lifetime.

Then and Now

Darwin's Orchids

In The Rose's Kiss, botanist Peter Bernhardt rekindles our sense of wonder at the plant life all around us. He presents a fascinating and wide-ranging look at the natural history of flowers - their forms and functions as well as their hidden interactions with the surrounding environment and the other living organisms upon which they depend for survival. The Rose's Kiss will hold wide appeal for nature lovers, garden enthusiasts, and anyone interested in learning more about the inner workings of the natural world.

A Natural History of Flowers

The Rose's Kiss

Zeus, Medusa, Hercules, Aphrodite. Did you know that these and other dynamic deities, heroes, and monsters of Greek and Roman mythology live on in the names of trees and flowers? Some grow in your local woodlands or right in your own backyard garden. In this delightful book, botanist Peter Bernhardt reveals the rich history and mythology that underlie the origins of many scientific plant names. Unlike other books about botanical taxonomy that take the form of heavy and intimidating lexicons, Bernhardt's account comes together in a series of interlocking stories. Each chapter opens with a short version of a classical myth, then links the tale to plant names, showing how each plant "resembles" its mythological counterpart with regard to its history, anatomy, life cycle, and conservation. You will learn, for example, that as our garden acanthus wears nasty spines along its leaf margins, it is named for the nymph who scratched the face of Apollo. The shape-shifting god, Proteus, gives his name to a whole family of shrubs and trees that produce colorful flowering branches in an astonishing number of sizes and shapes. Amateur and professional gardeners, high school teachers and professors of biology, botanists and conservationists alike will appreciate this book's entertaining and informative entry to the otherwise daunting field of botanical names. Engaging, witty, and memorable, Gods and Goddesses in the Garden transcends the genre of natural history and makes taxonomy a topic equally at home in the classroom and at cocktail parties.

Greco-Roman Mythology and the Scientific Names of Plants

Gods and Goddesses in the Garden

The summer of 1977 finds divided Germany locked in a fierce espionage battle. West Germany's premier spy hunter, ambitious Sabine Maier, faces off against ruthless Stasi General Werner Heinrich. Sabine has filled half a prison with her prodigious arrests of communist spies. Heinrich is the mastermind behind a small army of spy gigolos who prey on lonely women working in the West German government's most secret divisions. Caught in the middle is ladies' man Stefan Malik, a reluctant Romeo, forced to do the general's bidding or rot in a Stasi prison. Just as she thinks she's gaining the upper hand, Sabine's worst fears are realized. The Stasi has infiltrated the highest ranks of West German intelligence and Heinrich's well-placed mole is watching her every move. With the number of women spying for love growing by the day, Sabine risks everything on a cutting-edge technology that promises to identify traitors. The ingenious system soon picks up the scent of Stefan, who is targeting the Chief of the Chancellery's secretary. But when Sabine discovers that Stefan has an agenda of his own, she lays a risky trap. With the security of the West at stake and Stefan's life hanging by a thread, she gives her all to unmask the mole and outwit the Stasi spymaster. German Edition: Roter Romeo What Bernie Silver, author of Nathan in Spite of Himself, says about Red Romeo: You've heard it all before but in Red Romeo's case it's true. The novel is fast-paced, suspenseful and features plenty of intrigue, to say nothing of intriguing characters. Plus it offers copious romance (though of a somewhat duplicitous nature). Suggestion: wear gloves so you don't bite your nails off. Also by Peter Bernhardt: The Stasi File―Opera and Espionage: A Deadly Combination, 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Quarterfinalist German Edition: Die Stasi-Akte―Oper und Spionage: Eine Tödliche Kombination Sequel: Kiss of the Shaman's Daughter German Edition: Kuss der Schamanentochter

Red Romeo

In this book, Peter Bernhardt takes us on a grand tour of the botanical realm, weaving engaging descriptions of the lovely shapes and intriguing habits of flowering plants with considerations of broader questions, such as why there are only six basic shapes of flowers and why the orchid family is so numerous and so bizarre. Everyone from amateur naturalists and gardeners to plant scientists will find Wily Violets and Underground Orchids a lively guide to botanical lore.

Revelations of a Botanist

Wily Violets and Underground Orchids

Dust from the demolished Berlin Wall has barely settled, the East German police state is teetering on the edge of collapse, and Stasi General Holger Frantz will stop at nothing to save it. Caught in his intrigue are two unlikely heroes: American lawyer Rolf Keller, recently divorced, fresh off the bottle, and mysteriously dispatched by his senior partner to coordinate document drops by a defecting Stasi agent, and aspiring opera diva Sylvia Mazzoni, Rolf's former lover who has been coerced into acting as courier. When the document drop goes fatally awry, the reluctant recruits flee into the East German countryside. They manage to unearth the defector's secret document cache and uncover a covert assassination plot. Stalked by a Stasi killer, they struggle to decipher the plan, but when he marches them into the Bavarian woods, all seems lost-their effort to foil the assassins, German unification, and their very lives.

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