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Heidi

or, Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning

by Johanna Spyri

This story has become a classic and describes the life of a five-year-old girl brought up in the Alps by her old grandfather.

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)

Swiss Graphic Design: The Origins and Growth of an International Style, 1920-1965

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)

Die dunkle Seite des Mondes.

by Martin Suter

Text: German

The Gods Were Astronauts: Evidence of the True Identities of the Old 'Gods'

The Gods Were Astronauts: Evidence of the True Identities of the Old 'Gods'

by Erich von Daniken

Why do nearly all the world's major religions share such similar myths and legends? Erich Von Däniken, author of the runaway international bestseller Chariots of the Gods , believes he knows--and the answer is as wondrous and awe-inspiring as it is controversial: the winged angels populating the Bible, Koran, and other religious texts from cultures the world over were in reality extraterrestrials who visited the... (more)

I'm Not Stiller (Swiss Literature)

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

Bloomability [BLOOMABILITY]

by Sharon(Author) Creech

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)

Robert Langdon: Book 1

Angels & Demons

by Dan Brown

An ancient secret brotherhood. A devastating new weapon of destruction. An unthinkable target. 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.... (more)

John Armleder (Flammarian Contemporary)

by Lionel Bovier

Internationally acclaimed Swiss artist John Armleder fuses genres and media; he borrows influences from modernist art, modern design, constructivism, art deco, minimalism, op art, music, and film. The resulting images, sculptures, and installations often involve the viewer's active participation; his art is as much experienced as it is viewed. This comprehensive book charts Armleder's career with an interview, an... (more)

The Rough Guide to Switzerland 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

The Rough Guide to Switzerland 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

by Matthew Teller

The Rough Guide to Switzerland tells you all there is to know about this beautiful and varied country. The 36-page, full-colour section introduces all of Switzerland''s highlights, from snowboarding in the Alps and sampling swiss wine to the country''s Gothic cathedrals and medieval castles. The guide includes extensive listings of the all the top places to eat, drink and stay, whatever your budget, plus brand-new... (more)

Paul Klee 1879-1940 (Basic Series)

by Susanna Partsch

Designated as "degenerate" by the Nazis, Paul Klee (1879-1940) is today considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century. His works stand out for the variety in their forms of artistic expression. His Tunisian water-colours depicting landscape, architecture and, above all, the North African light of this Mediterranean land constitute the true beginning of Klee's painting career. Although these... (more)

Frisch: Three Plays (Methuen's World Dramatists)

Frisch: Three Plays (Methuen's World Dramatists)

by Max Frisch

Three contentious and enduring plays about the clash of the individual and society Fire Raisers (1958) tells the tale of a respectable bourgeois whose house is one day visited by three strangers. It "is successful on every level; the story is as gripping as an adventure story; each line is fraught with several meanings: as an allegory it is unique" (Edna O'Brien); Andorra is based on the author's own experience of... (more)

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.

Seedtime

by Philippe Jaccottet

Text: English, French (translation)

FirefliesMax Bolliger

Fireflies

by Max Bolliger

Text: English, Czech (translation)

Judge and His Hangman; The Quarry: Two Hans Barlach Mysteries (Godine double detectives)Friedrich Durrenmatt

Judge and His Hangman; The Quarry: Two Hans Barlach Mysteries (Godine double detectives)

by Friedrich Durrenmatt, Therese Pol, Eva Morreale

Text: English, German (translation)

Blue Pills: A Positive Love Story

by Frederik Peeters

From one of Europe’s most celebrated young comics artists, a deeply personal story that will resonate with all of us who have chosen to love in the face of great challenges One summer night at a house party, Fred met Cati. Though they barely spoke, he vividly remembered her gracefulness and abandon. They meet again years later, and this time their connection is instantaneous. But when things become serious, a... (more)

Lila, Lila

by Martin Suter

Gods from Outer Space, Return to the Stars or Evidence for the Impossible

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or, Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning

by Johanna Spyri

by Erich von Daniken

by Richard Hollis

by Martin Suter

by Erich von Daniken

by Max Frisch

by Sharon(Author) Creech

by Robert Walser

by Dan Brown

by Lionel Bovier

by Matthew Teller

by Susanna Partsch

by Max Frisch

by Martin Suter

by Philippe Jaccottet

by Max Bolliger

by Friedrich Durrenmatt, Therese Pol, Eva Morreale

by Frederik Peeters

by Martin Suter

by Erich Von Daniken