Regis: 119 books

#1 best-selling guide to South America * Lonely Planet South America on a Shoestringis your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to skip, what hidden discoveries await you, and how to optimize your budget for an extended continental trip. Drift between river towns in the...

Inspired by a tragic event - the murder of banker Edouard Stern - Regis Jauffret imagines how the story unfolds in the mind of the murderess. She had met the banker at an exclusive business dinner: together with other call girls, she was the dessert. Their love was based on sadomasochistic games,...

"When you expect peace, prepare for war!" However, the author asserts, there is no amount of preparation that can adequately make one ready for the madness of it all, whether he emerges as a winner or a loser. Nor can anything prepare survivors for the aftermath of such experiences that continue to impact...

Maurice Wallion, journalist and detective, sets out to solve another intricate mystery full of surprising problems in this fast-paced and atmospheric mystery-thriller from the Swedish writer Julius Regis. (Amazon)

Esta obra es una selección de enunciados breves e ingeniosos que nos ofrece la autora Carmen Martínez de Bianchini, quien, con su particular retórica, reflexiona acerca de lo que todo ser humano se pregunta cuando se encuentra a solas consigo mismo. Motivada simplemente por la auténtica sed de...

In the year that marks the centenary of Patrick Ambrose Treacy's death comes a book that captures the character of the man who did so much for private sector education for the Catholic Church throughout Australia. An 'enterprising immigrant' is how author Regis Hicket describes the Christian Brother....

“Castelli medievali, antichi borghi, città dall'atmosfera coinvolgente e spiagge dorate: il Portogallo regala una gran varietà di emozioni. Siti storici, ottimo cibo e paesaggi incantevoli non sono che l’inizio…” (Regis St Louis, autore Lonely Planet). Esperienze straordinarie: foto suggestive,...

"Il Brasile offre spiagge di sabbia bianca, foreste pluviali e metropoli pulsanti di vita. A completare il quadro, città coloniale in cui il tempo sembra essersi fermato, paessaggi ultraterreni con canyon di roccia rossa, cascate fragorose e isole tropicali circondate dalla barriera corallina"...

To lure pretty Epily, little chick Abelard sees only one solution: to catch the moon for her. So off he goes to America, the country that invented flying machines. Armed with his banjo and his proverb-sharing hat, he launches out on the country roads, where he meets Gaston, a grumpy bear with whom...

#1 best-selling guide to Morocco*** Lonely Planet ***Morocco***is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the medina and tanneries in Fez, hop between kasbahs and oases in the Draa Valley, or catch a wave...

Numerous writers have made declarations of love to cities, but Against Venice speaks not of love, but of dislike. It is a counterblast to intellectuals who regard Venice as the city where existentialism should be experienced, at parties in the palazzi of friends. Debray criticises this world in a refreshingly irreverent way, luring the traveller back to this seductive city.

On July 22, 1992 Pablo Escobar – the feared leader of the notorious Medellin Cartel - simply walked out of the Envigado prison. The latter was a luxurious facility that he had essentially designed for himself and a selection of his most trusted henchmen. Free from even the minimal restrictions of...

The problem of the nature of values and the relation between values and rationality is one of the defining issues of twentieth-century thought and Max Weber was one of the defining figures in the debate. In this book, Turner and Factor consider the development of the dispute over Max Weber's contribution...

Lonely Planet Myanmar (Burma) is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Be dazzled by Buddhist architecture in Yangon, explore Bagan's amazing plain of ancient temples, or hike to the floating gardens and markets of Inle...