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Life and death in Antarctica

Burke, David
Life and death in Antarctica
There's nothing more likely to concentrate one's mind on survival than to be in a disabled transport aircraft, almost out of fuel, the cabin depressurised and the landing gear stuck. Especially when it happens at 80ËSSouth above a vast, chill white desert that is Antarctica.Such an experience focused the author's mind on those life and death events from which some people walk away unscathed, while for others an unforgiving Antarctic is their t...

CHF 54.90

The Lawn Road Flats

Burke, David
The Lawn Road Flats
The untold story of the iconic Hampstead building, completed in 1934, which was home to a remarkable list of residents, including Henry Moore, Agatha Christie and Bauhaus-founder Walter Gropius, as well as those with dark secrets. Many Soviet spies, such as Arnold Deutsch, senior agent and controller of the infamous Cambridge spy ring, were drawn to the building.

CHF 51.50

Celia's Secret

Burke, David / Frayn, Michael
Celia's Secret
When it was all over David Burke and Michael Frayn sat down together, rather as Bohr and Heisenberg do in the play, to try to unravel the mystery, and, like Bohr and Heisenberg, to confront once again the eternal difficulty of knowing why we do what we do.

CHF 14.90

Protokoll einer Nacht

Burke, John / Hervás, Margitta de
Protokoll einer Nacht
Während Direktor Newman geschäftlich in der Schweiz war, entdeckte man in der Firma die Unterschlagung von 100.000 Pfund. Da Newman nicht zurückkam, mußte er der Schuldige sein - schuldig am fast völligen Ruin der Firma und dem Selbstmord ihres Finanziers Forrest. Das war vor sechs Jahren. Und seit damals sucht Angela Forrest den Defraudanten und indirekten Mörder ihres Vaters. Das Unwahrscheinliche geschieht: sie begegnet David Newman beim Te...

CHF 15.50

A Sense of Wonder

Burke, David
A Sense of Wonder
Published to coincide with the 45th anniversary of Van Morrison's most celebrated work, Astral Weeks, this provides readers with a fresh new perspective on one of the most revered singer-songwriters of the rock era. With a foreword by acclaimed author Joseph O'Connor.

CHF 26.50

Speech Processing for IP Networks

Burke, David
Speech Processing for IP Networks
Media Resource Control Protocol (MRCP) is a new IETF protocol, providing a key enabling technology that eases the integration of speech technologies into network equipment and accelerates their adoption resulting in exciting and compelling interactive services to be delivered over the telephone. MRCP leverages IP telephony and Web technologies such as SIP (Session Intiation Protocol), HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), and XML (Extensible Mar...

CHF 142.00

Warm Springs

Burke, David M. / Burk, Odie A.
Warm Springs
The Spirit of Warm Springs is what Franklin D. Roosevelt described as the peaceful atmosphere and healing qualities he found along the slopes of Georgia's Pine Mountain. But long before FDR, the warm springs attracted people. Legend has it the Creek Indians used them for healing. European settlers used them as a revenue source. In the 1800s, the springs became a resort area, and the village of Warm Springs, Georgia, was founded. Rail brought v...

CHF 38.90

Late Poems, 1968-1990

Burke, Kenneth / Whitaker, Julie / Blakesley, David
Late Poems, 1968-1990
Kenneth Burke continued to write poetry after the 1968 publication of his "Collected Poems", but poetry from the last quarter century of his life has remained largely unpublished, in the mass of papers at his farmhouse. These are the poems that the celebrated critic wrote between 1968 and his death.

CHF 59.50

On Empire, Liberty, and Reform

Burke, Edmund / Bromwich, David
On Empire, Liberty, and Reform
The great British statesman Edmund Burke had a genius for political argument, and his impassioned speeches and writings shaped English public life in the second half of the eighteenth century. This anthology of Burke's speeches, letters, and pamphlets, selected, introduced, and annotated by David Bromwich, shows Burke to be concerned with not only preserving but also reforming the British empire.Bromwich includes eighteen works of Burke, all b...

CHF 43.50

David Burke's New American Classics: Brilliant Variations...

Burke, David / Choate, Judith
David Burke's New American Classics: Brilliant Variations on Traditional Dishes for Everyday Dining, Entertaining, and Second Day Meals
One of America's most innovative and accomplished chefs gives us a book full of deliciously original recipes both for everyday meals and for memorable entertaining. Over the course of a brilliant career, David Burke has created imaginative and irresistible updates of classic American cuisine. Now he makes it easy for the home cook to master a classic dish and then add innovative touches to make it even more tempting, in what he calls contemp...

CHF 56.50