Wyss: 74 books

This practical primer explains the primary issues in writing about the environment, identifies who to go to and where to find sources, and offers examples of writing and reporting the beat. Observations and story excerpts from experienced journalists provide real-world context both for those in the...

This book is a mix of channeled spiritual messages and reflections along the authors path to be able to live again from her heart while being on the journey called life. It is about a passage to find the true self without knowing that she was on a journey to connect much deeper with the universe....

Today's newlyweds are contemporary and anything but traditional. Couples are more independent and their tastes are savvy because they grew up with The Food Network and frequent trendy restaurants, but their busy schedules mean they're often strapped for time and not always proficient in the kitchen. With...

"Like most bad ideas, it started with alcohol." When a vicious serial rapist terrorizes the Bay Area, lowly beat officer Lukas Richter knows he can help. It’s said he can see through your skin and is more effective than a polygraph at detecting lies, which might seem like it would be a killer...

GOLD! GOLD! GOLD! scream the headlines in July 1987, announcing the discovery of gold in the Yukon. Fourteen-year-old James Erickson, alone in the world after his father's death, is mesmerized when he sees the first ship of prospectors enter the San Francisco harbor. Caught up in the gold fever, he...

Classic / British English ‘It was the seventh day of the storm. We didn’t know where we were. Everyone on the ship believed that death was very near. The Robinson family do not die at sea; they find their way to a small island.   But what can they do now? Where will they...

Ana was no child prodigy. This was a situation her mother wanted to change. The number of children diagnosed as suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is increasing rapidly. For example, in 2011 in the USA 6.4 million children (11% of the total non-adult population) had been...

Extrait: "D'épais nuages noirs obscurcissaient le ciel. La mer était furieuse, les éléments déchaînés imprimaient des secousses terribles au navire. M. Arnold, un pasteur suisse qui émigrait, se trouvait à bord du bâtiment avec les siens. La famille se composait du père, de la mère et de...

Après plusieurs siècles d'oubli, le Jutland des chansons populaires du Moyen Âge, avec ses paysages sauvages et ses habitants énergiques, prend une place de choix dans la littérature danoise grâce à Blicher. Suivant son exemple, toute une lignée d'écrivains comptant parmi les plus importants...

Berge, Käse, Uhren und Schokolade - doch die Schweiz hat mehr zu bieten. Seit einer Gesetzesänderung im Jahr 1999 dürfen die Eidgenossen in ihren Brennereien Getreide verarbeiten und somit endlich auch Whisky herstellen. Die saubere Luft, das gute Wasser, das einzigartige Klima und die Lagen, die...

Si toute poésie chante, toute musique voudrait prendre la parole. Le phrasé mime dans la mélodie sans texte l’usage de la langue, il ajoute à la musique vocale le geste de parler, il concentre à tout moment l’interprète sur un besoin d’exprimer des sens, il donne à l’auditeur l’illusion...

Das Tessin ist der südlichste Kanton in der Schweiz. Die Kontraste alpiner und mediterraner Landschaft machen den großen Reiz des Tessin aus. Während am Lago Maggiore im Frühjahr schon die Blumen blühen und die Palmen im Wind wehen, glänzen am nördlichen Horizont die schneebedeckten Berge. Wilde...

La tempête, qui durait depuis six jours déjà, au lieu de se calmer le septième, sembla redoubler de fureur. Écartés de notre route, entraînés  vers le sud-sud-est, personne de nous ne pouvait dire où nous étions. Notre malheureux...