Graham Moore
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this historical thriller about the nature of genius, the cost of ambition, and the battle to electrify America, a young lawyer fresh out of Columbia Law School takes a case that seems impossible to win. His client, George Westinghouse, has been sued by Thomas Edison over who invented the light bulb"--
Author
Language
English
Description
"It's the most sensational case of the decade. Fifteen-year-old Jessica Silver, heiress to a billion-dollar real estate fortune, vanishes on her way home from school. Her teacher Bobby Nock, a twenty-five-year-old African American man, is the prime suspect after illicit text messages are discovered between them--and Jessica's blood is found in his car. The subsequent trial taps straight into America's most pressing preoccupations: race, class, sex,...
Author
Language
English
Description
Why should you buy this book? Easy: I've written a straightforward and easy-to-follow guide to malt whiskies which will point you straight in the direction of malts which will be to your taste, based on whiskies you'll probably be familiar with and which are readily available to try out in many pubs. Based on those malts I'll show you which are similar in character so you'll know that if you like such and such a whisky then you'll probably like these...
Author
Language
Deutsch
Description
Weil Scotland Yard keinen Anlass sieht, den Mord an einem augenscheinlich leichten Mädchen aufzuklären, macht sich Arthur Conan Doyle selbst auf die Suche nach dem Mörder. Er schleicht durch die dunklen Straßen des viktorianischen London und landet an Orten, die kein Gentleman betreten sollte. Etwa hundert Jahre später ist ein junger Sherlock-Fan in einen Mordfall verstrickt, bei dem Doyles verschwundenes Tagebuch und einige Fälle seines berühmten...
6) Verweigerung
Author
Language
Deutsch
Description
Es ist das spektakulärste Gerichtsverfahren des Jahrzehnts: Jessica Silver, Erbin eines Immobilienmoguls, verschwindet, und ihr Lehrer Bobby Nock wird des Mordes angeklagt. Der Afro-Amerikaner führte eine geheime Affäre mit Jessica.
Die Jury ist gespalten, bis die junge Geschworene Maja alle von einem Freispruch überzeugt. Jetzt, 10 Jahre später, wird der ganze Fall neu aufgerollt. Als einer der Geschworenen tot aufgefunden wird, gerät Maja...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"1939. Ansel Luxford has everything a man could want-a law firm partnership in Minneapolis, a brilliant wife, a beautiful new baby. But he is consumed by his belief that the war in Europe will spread, despite the fact that the United States is neutral in the conflict. When he is offered an opportunity to move across the country to Washington, D.C., to join a clandestine team within the Treasury Department that is secretly trying to undermine Nazi...
8) Niewinny
Author
Publisher
Wydawnictwo WAB
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Polish
Description
Nauczyciel Bobby Nock zostaje oskarżony o uwiedzenie i zamordowanie swojej uczennicy, Jessiki Silver, dziedziczki miliardowej fortuny potentata na rynku nieruchomości. Werdykt ławy przysięgłych stanie się najbardziej sensacyjną częścią całego procesu. Nauczyciel zostaje uznany za niewinnego. Dziesięć lat później kręcony jest serial dokumentalny o tej sprawie. Ławnicy spotykają się ponownie, a jeden z nich twierdzi, że ma nowe dowody...
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of "gross indecency," an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading...
10) The outfit
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A tailor must fight off a gang of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.
11) The outfit
Publisher
Focus Features
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
An expert tailor must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.