Böcker utgivna av Vigmostad & Bjørke AS (VB Import)

Boken bygger på en sann historie, og forteller om Maria fra Brasil, som blir knust av kjærlighetssorg etter sine første nølende forhold. Hun er overbevist om at hun aldri vil finne ekte kjærlighet. Et tilfeldig møte i Rio tar henne til Geneve, der hun drømmer om å finne berømmelse og rikdom, men ender opp som gateprostituert. Drømmen om kjærlighet blir fjernere, og hun utvikler en fascinasjon for sex. Men hennes svinnende tro på kjærligheten blir satt på prøve når hun møter en vakker, ung maler. I denne selvoppdagelsens odysse må Maria velge mellom å følge den mørke veien, seksuell tilfredsstillelse i seg selv, eller risikere alt for å finne sitt indre lys og muligheten for hellig sex, sex som en del av kjærligheten.

In this song book the composer Donald Swann gives Tolkien characters Bilbo, Treebeard, Sam Gangee and Tom Bombadil tunes for their ballads of the road. Professor Tolkien approved of this and added a tune of his own, along with a glossary of Elvish terms and lore. Includes CD.

Texas, 1949. 16-åringen John Coles forlater familiens ranch i Texas og et samfunn hvor det meste synes å ha gått galt. Han og en venn flykter over grensen til Mexico. Ferden begynner rent idyllisk, men snart blir det blodig alvor. Første frittstående del av Grensetrilogien.

As the Western Roman Empire begins to collapse in 470 AD, a small band of British Roman soldiers make a journey to Rome only to find the city not far from destruction. Deciding to return to Britain, they cross the channel in defeat, little knowing the magical destinies that await them.

I denne tredje boka i trilogien om Alexander den store fortsetter han sitt felttog inn til hjertet av Asia og videre mot India. Felttoget fører med seg både opprør og blodbad, men tanken på den vakre dronning Roxane gir Alexander styrke til å oppfylle sin skjebne.

Kransen skildrer Kristins oppvekst. Hun ble som barn trolovet med sønnen på nabogården, men trasser seg til ekteskap med Erlend som hun venter barn med. Dette fører til konflikt med både familie, slekt og kirke. I Husfrue er Kristin blitt mor og husfrue, men livet med Erlend blir ikke slik hun hadde ventet. Vi følger henne gjennom det vanskelige samlivet og på den tunge botsgangen til Nidaros. Korset handler om Kristin som gammel og sliten blir tatt opp som leksøster i et kloster. Endelig får hun fred med seg selv og med Gud.

The brilliant first novel in The Encircling Trilogy, a searing psychological portrait of a man by his friends David has lost his memory. When he places a newspaper ad to ask his friends and family to share their memories of him, three respond: Jon, his closest friend; Silje, his teenage girlfriend; and Arvid, his estranged stepfather. Their letters reveal David's early life in the small town of Namsos, full of teenage rebellion, the uncertainties of first love, and intense experiments in art and music. As the narrative circles ever closer to David, the letters interweave with scenes from the present day, and it becomes less and less clear what to believe. Jon's and Silje's adult lives have run aground on thwarted ambition and failed intimacy, and Arvid has had a lonely struggle with cancer. Each has suspect motives for writing, and soon a contradictory picture of David emerges. Whose remembrance of him is right? Or do they all hold some fragment of the truth? Carl Frode Tiller's masterful opening novel to The Encircling Trilogy won the European Prize for Literature, the English PEN Award, and the Hunger Prize. Encircling, with David as its brooding central enigma, confronts the relativity of memory in an audacious and daring novel that reveals the shape of a life and leaves us wanting more.

Inspired by a true story, Hannah Kent's Burial Rites was shortlisted for The Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, The Guardian First Book Award and The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards. In northern Iceland, 1829, Agnes Magnusdottir is condemned to death for her part in the brutal murder of her lover. Agnes is sent to wait out her final months on the farm of district officer Jon Jonsson, his wife and their two daughters. Horrified to have a convicted murderer in their midst, the family avoid contact with Agnes. Only Toti, the young assistant priest appointed Agnes's spiritual guardian, is compelled to try to understand her. As the year progresses and the hardships of rural life force the household to work side by side, Agnes's story begins to emerge and with it the family's terrible realization that all is not as they had assumed. Based on actual events, Burial Rites is an astonishing and moving novel about the truths we claim to know and the ways in which we interpret what we're told. In beautiful, cut-glass prose, Hannah Kent portrays Iceland's formidable landscape, in which every day is a battle for survival, and asks, how can one woman hope to endure when her life depends upon the stories told by others? Burial Rites is perfect for fans of Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood and The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan.

Ei jente sit på ein sofa, ho veit ikkje kva ho skal finne på. Ho kranglar med mora og er sjalu på den eldre søstra. Ho lengtar også etter den fraverande faren, ein sjømann.

Søstrene Gillian og Sally Owens tilhører en slekt som har vært stemplet som hekser i 200 år. Alt som har gått galt i småbyen Massachusetts har Owenskvinnene fått skylden for. De to gamle tantene som Gillian og Sally har vokst opp hos, har avfunnet seg med denne skjebnen, og gjort seg nytte av hekserollen. Men den unge generasjonen gjør opprør. Gillian flykter og lever livet hardt og vilt. Sally søker normaliteten i forstadslivets regulerte orden. Inntil Gillian dukker opp igjen, så å si med et lik i kofferten. Da må slektens gamle kunster tas i bruk, og selv gamle tanter hentes inn.

Det er kveld i Roma i begynnelsen av det 20. århundre da to unge mennesker møtes på gaten: forskeren Helge Gram og billedkunstneren Jenny Winge. De innleder et forhold, og da de møtes igjen i Kristiania, blir Jenny presentert for Helges familie. Helges foreldre lever i et uhyggelig ekteskap som tydelig har preget hans oppvekst. Det blir også en stor belastning i forholdet mellom Helge og Jenny, og de går fra hverandre. Jenny oppdager imidlertid at hun har mye til felles med Helges far. Dermed forlater Gert Gram sin kone.

This title features over 300 aircraft with 1200 wartime and modern identification photographs. It describes all the truly classic aircraft, such as the Spitfire, Messerschmitt Bf109, Heinkel He111, F-14 Tomcat, MiGs, B-52 Stratofortress and B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. It covers the history of fighters and bombers, their technology and role in major conflicts around the world, including the first fighter aces, early bombing raids, Blitzkrieg, the Battle of Britain, the Dambusters, the Cold War, the Falklands and the Gulf Wars. Specification boxes for each aircraft provide at-a-glance information about their country of origin, first flight, power, armament, size, weights and performance. It includes glossaries of aviation terms and abbreviations. These two superb books trace the development of fighter and bomber aircraft from the early pioneering days through to the sophisticated machines of today. Fighters focuses on aircraft designed to attack and destroy other aircraft, and is brimming with information about planes such as the Bristol Fighter, Spitfire, P-51 Mustang, MiG-15, Hunter, Harrier and F-14 Tomcat. Bombers looks at military aircraft that are designed to drop bombs on enemy targets from the air, and includes the atom bomb-carrying Boeing B-29s and stealth bombers. These splendidly illustrated books provide enthusiasts and historians with key information about the world's greatest military aircraft.

This book brings together a selection of Newton's fashion catalog work from as early as 1962 through 2003 and his last editorial photographs for US and Italian Vogue - all work he made as a "gun for hire." The client list includes: BiBA, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Versace, Thierry Mugler, Blumarine, "Italian Vogue", "US Vogue", "German Vogue", Villeroy & Boch, Bikini Calendar for "Sportsmagazine", "Absolute Vodka". His work is so powerful, so striking, that it defies categorization. In refusing to call his work "art," Newton leaves us free to do so, and judging from the amount of museum and gallery shows that have featured his work, it is clear that the option has been widely exercised.

The new, brilliantly high-concept religious conspiracy-theory thriller from the author of 'The Righteous Men', set against the backdrop of the world's bitterest conflict. April 2003: as the Baghdad Museum of Antiquities is looted, a teenage Iraqi boy finds an ancient clay tablet in a long-forgotten vault. He takes it and runs off into the night ! Several years later, at a peace rally in Jerusalem, the Israeli prime minister is about to sign a historic deal with the Palestinians. A man approaches from the crowd and seems to reach for a gun -- bodyguards shoot him dead. But in his hand was a note, one he wanted to hand to the prime minister. The shooting sparks a series of tit-for-tat killings which could derail the peace accord. Washington sends for trouble-shooter and peace negotiator Maggie Costello, after she thought she had quit the job for good. She follows a trail that takes her from Jewish settlements on the West Bank to Palestinian refugee camps, where she discovers the latest deaths are not random but have a distinct pattern. All the dead men are archaeologists and historians -- those who know the buried secrets of the ancient past. Menaced by fanatics and violent extremists on all sides, Costello is soon plunged into high-stakes international politics, the worldwide underground trade in stolen antiquities and a last, unsolved riddle of the Bible.

This is an encyclopedia of the definitive motorbike from classic to custom - exploring the legend of an American dream. This is the ultimate reference book on the most revered motorcycle in the world. It is the complete history and evolution of Harley-Davidson, from its humble beginnings to its role as a cultural icon. It is a visual directory presenting every model of Harley-Davidson motorcycle ever produced. It features over 570 photographs and informative text which capture the spirit of this legendary motorcycle. This stunning book charts the complete history and evolution of this famous motorbike, from nuts and bolts to cultural significance. It covers the incredible history of the machine, from its humble beginnings through its rise to become the largest motorcycle company in the world, its bankruptcy and near demise in the 1980s, to its eventual rebirth in the 1990s. It features a chronological guide to every Harley model ever produced, from the 1906 Silent Gray Fellow to the VR1000 superbike of today. With over 570 photographs, it is the ultimate reference for everyone from newly converted enthusiasts and experienced riders to historians and collectors.

In this title, every project shown in clear stages with more than 2400 photographs, artworks and illustrations and clear information on materials, equipment and techniques. You can experiment with the wonderful range of paper available today, from humble cardboard boxes and newspaper to delicate handmade Japanese paper. It includes papercraft projects for all occasions, such as delightful gifts for family and friends, fun projects to make with children and decorative ideas for around the home. There are projects for special occasions, including coming of age, weddings, Christmas, and Valentine's Day. Sections cover papier-mache, decoupage, paper cutting and collage, decorating paper, paper construction, origami, decorative papercrafts and paper projects of every kind. Beautifully varied, adaptable and inexpensive, paper is the ideal creative medium, offering countless possibilities for original and beautiful gifts and decorations. This book explores all the principal papercraft techniques and then encourages you to try them out in a range of more than 300 projects to suit all skill levels. Here is everything you need to know about paper-making, decoupage, papier-mache and other techniques. The Japanese art of origami is clearly explained, step by step. You can learn how to design your own unique gift-wrap and tags, build collages, and produce bags, boxes, dolls, toys, ornaments, decorations and stationery. This book explores the fun and satisfaction there is to be had in experimenting with this most versatile of materials, and shows you how to produce your own desings to a professional standard.

Archer, den eldste sønnen i Donovan familien blir dratt tilbake til fortiden når den eneste kvinnen han har elsket, ringer han for å få hjelp. Hannah McGarry er også hans halvbror Len's kone. Len ble lam etter en skade han pådro seg, og etter det bruker han all sin tid på å utvikle et unikt perlekjede med svarte perler, og på å torturere sin kone mentalt. Etter at en syklon treffer deres australske perlefarm, finner Hannah mannen død og perlehalsbåndet er forsvunnet. Archer kommer for å beskytte henne og hevne Len's død. Grådighet og politiske intriger fører dem på en farlig ferd fra Australia til Hong Kong og til Seattle. Archer er tiltrukket av Hannah, men Hannah har problemer med å stole på sin kjærlighet til Archer.

Explore the cooking of China and Asia in this collection of 200 recipes, photographed throughout.

This is a powerful, original and haunting debut: hard to put down and impossible to forget. I know what my husband would say: that I have too much time on my hands; that I need to keep myself busy. That I need to take my medication. Empty nest syndrome, he tells his friends at the pub, his mother. He's always said I have a vivid imagination. Marta and Hector have been married for a long time. So long that she finds it difficult to remember her life before him. He has always taken care of her, and she has always done everything she can to be a good wife. But now Marta is starting to doubt her life with Hector. A blonde girl has appeared in the shadows, and she seems to be telling her something. Is Marta hallucinating? Or could this be a memory, rising to the surface...?