Robert Parker Livres

Depuis plus de vingt ans, Robert Parker sillonne le monde à la recherche non seulement des meilleurs crus, mais aussi de parfums nouveaux, de saveurs inédites. Il reste que, de son propre aveu, la terre du vin est la France, dont il continue de nous faire découvrir les multiples richesses, les innombrables nuances. Bordelais, Bourgogne, Champagne, vallées du Rhône et de la Loire, Alsace, Languedoc-Roussillon... trouvent dans ce nouvel ouvrage leur plus fin analyste, leur plus grand exégète. Loin des polémiques et des modes, ce dégustateur incomparable présente, décrit, commente - avec, pour certaines régions, la collaboration de Pierre-Antoine Rovani - plus de 7300 vins, y compris le millésime 2000 des vins de Bordeaux, et nous offre, par le biais de sa célèbre notation sur 100, une échelle de valeur précise tenant compte de tous les paramètres d'évaluation d'un vin. Une méthode qui a fait la réputation de cet inlassable défenseur du consommateur, qui persiste à croire que, au-delà des controverses et des innovations techniques, le vin demeure affaire de plaisir. Un plaisir qui commence avec le sentiment d'avoir acquis à son juste prix le flacon que l'on déguste.

The book delves into the unique religious landscape of Phrygia during the second and third centuries CE, highlighting the insights gained from the everyday lives of farmers and herders rather than elite figures. Through stone memorials and dedications, it reveals how local worship practices coexisted with the rise of Christianity, introduced by the apostle Paul. Robert Parker examines the transition from polytheism to Christianity, exploring how the new faith addressed the needs of the Phrygian populace previously fulfilled by traditional gods.

In 1974, a revolutionary group held up the Old Shawmut Bank in Boston's Audubon Circle. Money was stolen. A woman named Emily Gordon, a visitor in town cashing traveller's cheques, was shot and killed. No one saw who shot her. Despite CCTV photos and a letter from the group claiming responsibility, the perpetrators remain at large for nearly three decades. Then Paul Giacomin, the closest thing Spenser has to a son, brings Daryl to see him. She is the daughter of the long gone Emily and wants to finally know the truth about her mother's death .

Buddy Bollen is a C-list movie mogul who made his fortune producing films of questionable artistic merit. When Buddy hires Sunny Randall to protect his rising star girlfriend, Erin, Sunny knows the prickly, spoiled beauty won't make her job easy. And when Erin's sister is found dead in the lavish home they share with sugar daddy Bollen, Sunny and partner Jesse start discovering a host of seedy complications, including shady film deals and mobsters out for revenge.

Melanie Joan Hall is a best-selling author in a bind. Her publisher needs her to tour on behalf of her newest blockbuster, and she needs a bodyguard to protect her from an overbearing ex-husband whose presence unnerves her to the point of hysteria. Sunny's cool demeanour, cop background and PI smarts are an instant balm for the older woman. She begins to sense that Melanie, Joan's ex and a psychotherapist, is not your basic stalker, and when an incident at a book signing leaves the ex-husband bloodied and the author unconcious, it's clear the stakes are high.

Boston PI Sunny Randall now faces the unthinkable: the marriage of her ex-husband, Richie, to someone else. Despite the finality of divorce, Sunny and Richie's relationship had continued, in its own headstrong way, until Richie's desire for marriage overtook Sunny's need for freedom. So when college student Sarah Markham comes asking for help in finding her birth parents, Sunny realises she must take the case, if only to distract her from her personal life. But life and work have a curious - and dangerous - way of intersecting.

A new centenary history of the infamous Western Front campaign for the Belgian village of Passchendaele fought from 31 July - 10 November 1917.

A villainous movie star, a soft-spoken assassin, and a new sidekick all await Spenser, Robert B. Parker's legendary private eye.

Thoroughly revised and updated, this sixth edition of the Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide has been eagerly awaited by seasoned collectors and occasional drinkers alike. No one wants to waste his or her precious dollars on an unenjoyable bottle, and with Parker's advice in hand, no one ever will. Employing his famous 100-point rating system, Parker rates more than 8,000 wines from all the major wine-producing regions in the world -- including newly expanded sections on the popular wines of California and Italy. Each wine producer is evaluated separately, and Parker's independence allows him to be completely honest in his opinions. In addition, the book includes other essential information, such as how to buy and store wine, how to spot a badly stored and abused bottle, and how to find the best wine values for under $10.