Johanna W. H. Van Wijk-Bos Livres

This fresh, insightful book explores the nature and function of biblical authority for Christian feminism. Johanna van Wijk-Bos demonstrates, from a Reformed/Calvinist context, the importance of sola scriptura for feminist biblical studies. She illustrates the ways in which biblical authority undergirds and expands feminist perspectives. The author draws upon her personal experiences of an early childhood spent in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands and an adolescence in a faith community with a strong Calvinist cast.

Le célèbre roman de Mario Puzo, Le Parrain, explore l'univers complexe de la mafia à travers l'histoire de Don Corleone, le chef des chefs. Son influence s'étend des forces de l'ordre aux magnats de la finance, révélant les liens entre crime organisé et pouvoir. Ce récit captivant met en lumière les relations familiales et les secrets qui régissent le monde du crime, tout en dépeignant la guerre sanglante entre le clan Corleone et d'autres familles mafieuses. Don Corleone, craint même par les plus puissants, tire les ficelles d'un réseau de contrebandiers, d'extorqueurs et de joueurs, où la loi et la vengeance s'entrelacent. Face à la criminalité organisée, alimentée par des fonds illicites issus du trafic de drogue et exploitant le système bancaire, la lutte est ardue. Les mafieux agissent selon le principe de "c'est notre affaire". Ce roman, devenu classique de la littérature américaine des années 60, illustre avec force les mots de Balzac : derrière chaque grande richesse se cache un crime.

Now back in print, a superb early novel by the legendary author of "The Godfather" and "The Last Don". "An evocative portrait lifted into literature by its highly charged language, its penetrating insights, and its mixture of tenderness and rage".--"New York Times Book Review". Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

'Your unquestioning obedience. You will be my man.' Such is Manfred's demand when he offers Rod Ironsides the general managership of the Sonder Ditch gold mine. For Rod, ambitious and hard-living but totally gripped by the life of the mine, it is the chance of a lifetime. Manfred Steyner is neurotic and ruthless, a compulsive gambler who treats people as counters in a private game and his beautiful, frustrated wife Terry as a social prop and source of cash. He already despises Rod, and when he discovers Rod's passion for Terry, icy dislike turns to mortal hatred. Neither Rod nor Manfred, however, understands that they are both involved in a more significant drama. They have become the unwitting tools of a group of powerful men, who for personal and political gain plan to destroy the largest gold mine in the world.