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  Heidi

  or, Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning

  by Johanna Spyri

  Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning (German: Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre), usually abbreviated Heidi, is a novel about the events in the life of a young girl in her grandfather's care, in the Swiss Alps. It was written as a book "for children and those who love children" as quoted from its subtitle in 1880 by Swiss author Johanna Spyri. (source: Wikipedia)Adelheid (final letter pronounced as a "t"... (more)
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  I'm Not Stiller

  by Max Frisch

  The unabridged version of a haunting story of a man in prison. His wife, brother, and mistress recognize him and call him by his name, Anatol Ludwig Stiller. But he rejects them, repeatedly insisting that he’s not Stiller. Could he possibly be right-or is he deliberately trying to shake off his old identity and assume a new one? Translated by Michael Bullock. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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  Jakob Von Gunten

  by Robert Walser

  The Swiss writer Robert Walser is one of th e quiet geniuses of twentieth-century literature. Largely self-taught and altogether indifferent to worldly success, Walser wrote a range of short stories, essays, and four novels, of which Jakob von Gunten is widely recognized as the finest. It tells the story of a seventeen-year-old runaway from an old family who enrolls in a school for servants. The Institute,... (more)
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  Homo Faber

  by Max Frisch

  Walter Faber is an emotionally detached engineer forced by a string of coincidences to embark on a journey through his past. The basis for director Volker Schlšndorff’s movie Voyager. Translated by Michael Bullock. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
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  Chariots of the Gods

  by Erich von Daniken

  Erich von Daniken's Chariots of the Gods is a work of monumental importance--the first book to introduce the shocking theory that ancient Earth had been visited by aliens. This world-famous bestseller has withstood the test of time, inspiring countless books and films, including the author's own popular sequel, The Eyes of the Sphinx. But here is where it all began--von Daniken's startling theories of our... (more)
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  Swiss Graphic Design: The Origins and Growth of an International Style, 1920-1965

  by Richard Hollis

  Swiss graphic design and “the Swiss Style” are crucial elements in the history of modernism. During the 1920s and ’30s, skills traditionally associated with Swiss industry, particularly pharmaceuticals and mechanical engineering, were matched by those of the country’s graphic designers, who produced their advertising and technical literature. These pioneering graphic artists saw design as part of industrial... (more)
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  The Judge and His Hangman

  by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

  Ausgangspunkt der Kriminalromane von Fried-rich Dürrenmatt ist die Nichtberechenbarkeit der Welt. Damit verletzt er die üblichen Regeln des Genres, das die Berechenbarkeit des menschlichen Handelns und die innere Ordnung der Welt durch ausgleichende Gerechtigkeit voraussetzt. In Dürrenmatts Kriminalromanen spielt wie in seinen Dramen der Zufall die Hauptrolle. In Der Richter und sein Henker werden weitere... (more)
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  Romeo und Julia auf dem Dorfe

  by Gottfried Keller

  This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment... (more)
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  Small World

  by Martin Suter

  In this gripping psychological thriller, Alzheimer’s, the disease that turns those closest to the sufferer into total strangers, takes hold of Konrad. The story depicts a man with a void in his soul whose only salvation lies buried deep within him.
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  Die dunkle Seite des Mondes.

  by Martin Suter

  Text: German
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  The Dark Endeavor Chronicles: Book 1

  This Dark Endeavor

  The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein

  by Kenneth Oppel

  Victor and Konrad are the twin brothers Frankenstein. They are nearly inseparable. Growing up, their lives are filled with imaginary adventures...until the day their adventures turn all too real. They stumble upon The Dark Library, and secret books of alchemy and ancient remedies are discovered. Father forbids that they ever enter the room again, but this only piques Victor's curiosity more. When Konrad... (more)
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  The Fire Raisers

  A Morality without a Moral

  by Max Frisch

  Originally published as "Biedermann und die Brandstifter" (Biedermann and the Arsonists). Also known in English as "The Firebugs."
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  Helvetica forever: Geschichte einer Schrift (German Edition)

  Designed in 1957, the Helvetica font is an icon of Swiss graphic design, which was a model of sober, functional communication throughout the world in the 1950s and 60s. The balanced and neutral appearance of Helvetica forgoes a high degree of expressivity â a quality for which it is both criticized and admired. This polarization has helped to gain it unparalleled notoriety. Helvetica is far and away the most... (more)
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  Richter Und Sein Henker / Der Verdacht

  by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

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  Robert Langdon: Book 1

  Angels & Demons

  by Dan Brown

  World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization -- the Illuminati. Desperate to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the beautiful... (more)
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  Bloomability [BLOOMABILITY]

  by Sharon(Author) Creech

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  DIABLO DE MILAN, EL

  by SUTER MARTIN

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  La Place De La Concorde Suisse

  by John McPhee

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  The Swiss Courier

  by Tricia Goyer, Mike Yorkey

  It is August 1944 and the Gestapo is mercilessly rounding up suspected enemies of the Third Reich. When Joseph Engel, a German physicist working on the atomic bomb, finds that he is actually a Jew, adopted by Christian parents, he must flee for his life to neutral Switzerland. Gabi Mueller is a young Swiss-American woman working for the newly formed American Office of Strategic Services (the forerunner to... (more)
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  History Is Wrong

  by Erich Von Daniken

  Erich von Daniken again shows his flair for revealing the truths that his contemporaries have missed. After closely analyzing hundreds of ancient and apparently unrelated texts, he is now ready to proclaim that human history is nothing like the world religions claim and he has the proof! In History Is Wrong , Erich von Daniken takes a closer look at the fascinating Voynich manuscript, which has defied all... (more)