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The enigma of room 622 [text (large print)] : a novel / by Dicker, Joël,1985-author.; Bononno, Robert,translator.; translation of:Dicker, Joël,1985-Énigme de la chambre 622.English.;
"One night in December, a corpse is found in Room 622 of the Hotel Verbier, a luxury hotel in the Swiss Alps. A police investigation begins without definite end, and public interest wanes with the passage of time. Years later, the writer Joel Dicker, Switzerland's most famous literary ingenue, arrives at that same hotel to recover from a bad breakup, mourn the death of his longtime publisher, and begin his next novel. Little does Joel know that his expertise in the art of the thriller will come in handy when he finds himself investigating the crime. He'll need a Watson, of course: in this case, that would be Scarlett, the beautiful guest and aspiring novelist from the next room, who joins in the search while he tries to solve another puzzle: the plot of his next book. Meanwhile, in the wake of his father's passing, Macaire Ebezner is set to take over as president of the largest private bank in Switzerland. The succession captivates the news media, and the future looks bright, until it doesn't. The bank's board, including a certain Lev Levovitch-Geneva's very own Jay Gatsby-have other plans, and Macaire's race to the top soon becomes a race against time ... A matryoshka doll of a mystery built with the precision of a Swiss watch. Joel Dicker presents a diabolically addictive thriller where a love triangle, a power struggle, shocking betrayals and dangerous envy play out against the backdrop of a not so quiet Switzerland, where the truth twists and turns into something no reader will see coming. A European phenomenon, Dicker's latest page-turner is his most personal novel yet"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Large type books.; Novels.; Authors; Murder; Resorts; Secrecy;
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Most wanted particle : the inside story of the hunt for the Higgs, the heart of the future of physics / by Butterworth, Jon.; Butterworth, Jon.Smashing physics;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses, and index.LSC
Subjects: Butterworth, Jon; European Organization for Nuclear Research.; Large Hadron Collider (France and Switzerland); Higgs bosons.;
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D.I.Y. dollhouse : build and decorate a toy house using everyday materials / by Henrion, Alexia,1984-author.; translation of:Henrion, Alexia,1984-Villa obstkiste.English.;
Subjects: Dollhouses.; Refuse as art material.; Handicraft.;
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Over my dead body / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-author.;
In London, the Metropolitan Police have set up a new Unsolved Murders Unit a cold case squad to catch the criminals nobody else can. Four victims. Four cases. All killers poised to strike again. Only Warwick's genius for deductive reasoning, his fierce intelligence and his occasionally rash bravery combined with that of ex-undercover operative Ross Hogan, reluctantly brought in from the cold can bring the criminals to justice, and put his nemesis behind bars.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Great Britain. Metropolitan Police Office; Art dealers; Cold cases (Criminal investigation); Cruise ships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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William Tell. by Hamm, Nick,film director.; Kingsley, Ben,actor.; Bang, Claes,actor.; Swindells, Connor,actor.; Farahani, Golshifteh,actor.; Hauer-King, Jonah,actor.; Pryce, Jonathan,actor.; Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ben Kingsley, Claes Bang, Connor Swindells, Golshifteh Farahani, Jonah Hauer-King, Jonathan PryceOriginally produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films in 2024.The narrative unfolds in the 14th century amidst the days of the Holy Roman Empire, where Europe's nations fiercely vie for supremacy, and the ambitious Austrians, desiring more land, encroach upon Switzerland, a serene and pastoral nation. William Tell, a formerly peaceful hunter, finds himself forced to take action as his family and homeland come under threat from the oppressive Austrian King and his ruthless warlords.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; War films.; Motion pictures, British.; Biographical films.; Historical films.; War.; Switzerland.; Action films.; Action and adventure films.; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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They dream in gold : a novel / by Sennaar, Mai,author.;
"When Bonnie and Mansour meet in New York in 1968--his piercing gaze in a downtown jazz club threatening to carry her away--their connection is undeniable. Both from fractured homes, with childhoods spent crossing the Atlantic, they quickly find peace with each other. And as Mansour's soaring Senegalese melodies continue to break new ground, keeping time with the sound of revolution and taking him and Bonnie from Paris to Rio and Switzerland, it seems as though happiness might finally be around the corner for them both. Then Mansour goes missing. His Spanish tour was only meant to last three weeks, but three months later, he and his band have not returned. In his absence, Bonnie reckons with her memories of him, and comes to understand that the hopes of so many women--her mother and grandmother; his mother, aunt, childhood friend--rest on her perseverance. Stirred by the life growing inside her, Bonnie puts a plan in action to find him"--Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Novels.; African American women; African diaspora; Concert tours; Man-woman relationships; Musicians; Musicians; Pregnant women; Senegalese; Spouses;
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Caught / by Haddix, Margaret Peterson.;
When Jonah and Katherine travel to early 1900s Switzerland and Serbia to return Albert Einstein's daughter, Lieserl, to history, her mother Mileva grasps entirely too much about time travel and has no intention of letting her daughter go."Ages 8-12"--P. [2] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Historical fiction.; Einstein-Marić, Mileva, 1875-1948; Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955; Time travel; Voyages and travels;
© c2012., Simon & Schuster Children's Pub.,
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We Afghan Women. by Migotto, Anna,film director.; Fedeli, Sabina,film director.; Film Movement (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Film Movement in 2022.Eight Afghan women: a photographer, a director, a mayor, a sportswoman, a businesswoman, a teacher and two activists talk about their work over the last twenty years, about the arrival of the Taliban, and of escape and resistance. We meet up with them in the countries they found refuge in after their escape - Italy, Switzerland, France and Germany. Their stories and the footage shot by some of them have become a documentary also using animated drawings and private archives. A story of courage, freedom and the desire for equal rights.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Philosophy and religion.; Human rights.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Middle East.; Ethnicity.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; Emigration and immigration.; Political participation.; Equality.; Afghanistan.; Taliban.; Switzerland.; Refugees.; France.; Islam.; Italy.; Germany.;
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The three lives of Alix St. Pierre / by Lester, Natasha,1973-author.;
"Alix St. Pierre. An unforgettable name for an unforgettable woman. She grew up surrounded by Hollywood glamor, but, as an orphan, never truly felt part of that world. In 1943, with WWII raging and men headed overseas to fight, she lands a publicity job to recruit women into the workforce. Her skills-persuasion, daring, quick-witted under pressure-catch the attention of the U.S. government and she finds herself with an even bigger assignment: sent to Switzerland as a spy. Soon Alix is on the precipice of something big, very big. But how far can she trust her German informant ... ? After an Allied victory that didn't come nearly soon enough, Alix moves to Paris, ready to immerse herself in a new position as director of publicity for the yet-to-be-launched House of Dior. In the glamorous halls of the French fashion house, she can nearly forget everything she lost and the dangerous secret she carries. But when a figure from the war reappears and threatens to destroy her future, Alix realizes that only she can right the wrongs of the past ... and finally find justice"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Christian Dior (Firm); Choice (Psychology); Justice; Public relations; Secrecy; Women in advertising; Women spies; World War, 1939-1945;
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More than honey [videorecording] / by Hoppenhaus, Kerstin.; Imhoof, Markus,1941-; Jaggi, Fred.; Menzel, Randolf,1940-; Miller, John.; Singer, Liane.; Allegro Film (Firm); Kino Lorber Edu (Firm); Kino Lorber, Inc.; Ormenis Film (Firm); Thelma Film AG.; Zero One Film (Firm);
Cinematography, Jrg Jeshel and Attila Boa ; editing, Anne Fabini ; screenplay, Markus Imhoof, Kerstin Hoppenhaus ; music, Peter Scherer.Featuring: Fred Jaggi, Randolf Menzel, John Miller, Liane Singer, Heidrun Singer, Zhang Zhao Su, Fred Terry, Boris Baer.An in-depth look at honeybee colonies in California, Switzerland, China, and Australia. Tackles the vexing issue of why bees, worldwide, are facing extinction.E.DVD.
Subjects: Colony collapse disorder of honeybees.; Documentary films.; Feature films.; Foreign films; Honeybee; Motion pictures, German.; Nature films.;
© c2013., Kino Lorber,
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