Frederik: 240 books

Here he is - The Main Character. And a woman. And a red Ford Mustang, a park and a bench. Something happens and not everybody seems to get out alive.The Main Character is maybe a crime novel, but a short and poetic one. And without a plot. On the other hand, it is illustrated by renowned artist...

In this day and age, many retired people don't know what to do with their time after they have retired. After a life-long hard work they're overwhelmed by the amount of spare time they have but they don't have a clue what to do with it. This "easy-to-read" eBook offers hobby ideas,...

Late one evening, investigative journalist Bastian Obermayer receives an anonymous message offering him access to secret data. Through encrypted channels, he then receives documents revealing how the president of Argentina has sequestered millions of dollars of state money for private use. This is...

An analysis of the investment approach of the world's top investors, showing how to achieve market-beating returns It is possible to beat the market. Taking this as a starting point, Excess Returns sets out to explore how exactly the most famous investors in the world have done it, year after year, sometimes...

The idea that international development aid needs to be better managed and coordinated gained currency in the early 1990s. The increasing emphasis on management has resulted in the present vogue of ‘managing for development results’ as one of the central tenets in the discourse on international...

The pioneering genius of Japan’s “God of Comics,” Osamu Tezuka (1928–89), is examined through his life’s masterwork: Tetsuwan Atomu, also known as Mighty Atom or Astro Boy, a comic series featuring a cute little android who yearns to be more human. The history of Tetsuwan Atomu and Tezuka’s...

Dans un Paris suffoqué par les pluies diluviennes, une mère et sa fille se lancent sur la piste d'un extraordinaire secret de famille... Serge Lehman et Frederik Peeters au sommet de leur art. À 40 ans passés, Betty Couvreur vit dans l'ombre de sa mère Maud, auteur de livres pour enfants. Pourtant,...

The editors at www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com present thirty-two wonderful tales of fantasy in this completely revised second edition text. More than seven hundred and fifty pages for your reading pleasure. Escape today! 'Immortal' by Shariann Lewitt; 'The Thing in the Attic' by James Blish;...

The incredible third volume of the fantastic, mind-melting, sci-fi extravaganza, the Science Fiction Archive! Featuring: Oomphel.in the Sky, by H. Beam Piper Bodyguard, by Christopher Grimm The Nostalgia Gene, by Roy Hutchins Second Childhood, by Clifford Simak Up for Renewal, by Lucius Daniel The...

Edited by H. L. Gold; ‘Galaxy Science Fiction’ hit the scene in 1950 and quickly became the leading science fiction magazine of its time. Galaxy gave a home to writers that didn't fit into Astounding and F&SF, and readers rejoiced. In this first ‘Galaxy Science Fiction Super Pack’ we bring...

The Serapis Classics edition of The Science Fiction Omnibus #1! A smashing, kick-butt collection of some of the best sci-fi ever written: GENESIS, by H. Beam Piper FARMER, by Mack Reynolds EARTHSMITH, by Milton Lesser WHERE THE WORLD IS QUIET, by C.H. Liddell WARNING FROM THE STARS, by Ron Cocking THY...

Volume II of the Golden Age of Science Fiction! Collecting stunning stories of stupendous sci-fi awesomeness! Warrior Race, by Robert Sheckley Advanced Chemistry, by Jack Huekels Spacewrecked on Venus, by Neil R. Jones The Martian, by A.R. Hilliard and Allen Glasser he Velvet Glove, by Harry Harrison...

The unbelievably awesome 8th volume of the Golden Age of Science Fiction! Featuring: Sjambak, by Jack Vance One Man’s Poison, by Robert Sheckley Earthmen Bearing Gifts, by Frederic Brown The Leech, by Phillips Barbee The Day of the Boomer Dukes, by Frederik Pohl No Strings Attached, by Lester del Rey Keep Your Shape, by Robert Sheckley The Machine that Saved the World, by Murray Leinster