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'A masterly achievement, a work of imaginative grandeur and complete artistic control' Ian McEwan 'Brilliant and unputdownable' Salman Rushdie He's a trickster, a player, a jester. His handshake's like a pact with the devil, his smile like a crack in the clouds; he's watching you now and he's gone when you turn. Tyll Ulenspiegel is here! In a village like every other village in Germany, a scrawny boy balances on a rope between two trees. He's practising. He practises by the mill, by the blacksmiths; he practises in the forest at night, where the Cold Woman whispers and goblins roam. When he comes out, he will never be the same. Tyll will escape the ordinary villages. In the mines he will def...
L’Europa si è lasciata andare al sonno della ragione. Imperversano ovunque caos e dissoluzione. L’invenzione della stampa ha sconvolto le menti e il continente. Il veleno della propaganda alimenta il fanatismo religioso. Nato in un piccolo villaggio nella Germania del Seicento, il piccolo Tyll scappa, con la fedele amica Nele, dopo che suo padre, appassionato di astri ed erbe, viene mandato al rogo con l’accusa di stregoneria. Malgrado la Guerra dei trent’anni, la fame e il cattivo tempo, prima come saltimbanco che balla in bilico sulla fune e incanta e irride gli astanti, poi come buffone alla corte del tragicomico Re d’inverno, Tyll non muore, anzi. Tyll sopravvive alla Storia e...
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290 runs on 231 rivers. Updated during 2004, with the addition of 42 new rivers, a whole bag of new runs, and SEPA online gauge information. Within, you will find descriptions of both well-known classics and little-known gems. The guidebook covers the length and breadth of the country and provides something for everyone, whatever the conditions. Whether you are a whitewater novice or an out and out hair boater, you need this book. With maps, pictures and first hand accounts, here is a guide that captures the spirit of Scottish whitewater. The proceeds from the sale of this book will go towards protecting and enhancing access to the rivers that we all enjoy.