Jo Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury in the UK in 1965. Her name is Joanne “Jo” Rowling but her pen name is J. K. Rowling: before publishing her first book, the publisher Bloomsbury requested that the writer use two initials, so not to make evident she was a woman.Continua

FEBBREdi Maya Banksebook euro: 6,99 Quando Gabe Hamilton vede Mia Crestwell presentarsi alla serata d’inaugurazione del suo hotel, capisce che è arrivato il momento di compiere la sua mossa. Desidera Mia da moltissimo tempo, ormai, e ora, la sorellina del suo migliore amico, da sempre per lui un frutto proibito,Continua

LA DIETA 2 GIORNIMichelle Harvie, Tony Hovellebook euro: 6,99Questa dieta rivoluzionaria è il risultato di anni di ricerche medico-scientifiche. La dottoressa Michelle Harvie e il professor Tony Howell, che lavorano al Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention Centre dell’università di Manchester, hanno studiato a lungo il regime alimentare perfetto per perdere pesoContinua

An ideal husband,  film directed by Oliver Parker in 1999,  is an adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s play (1895) of the same title – starring Jeremy Northam (Sir Robert Chiltern); Cate Blanchett (Gertrude); Rupert Everett (Lord Arthur Goring); Minnie Driver (Miss Mabel Chiltern) and  Julianne Moore (Mrs Laura Cheveley). The storyContinua

The Witches is a 1990 comedy – fantasy film directed by Nicolas Roeg based on the book of the same name by Norwegian-British author Roald Dahl (1916 – 1990). Actors: Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling and Rowan Atkinson. While on holiday at his grandmother Helga, Luke ‘s parents die in aContinua

In 1982 Ridley Scott directed Blade Runner, a science – fiction – noir film starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young and Daryl Hannah. It is loosely (lontanamente) based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. The story follows Rick Deckard, a retired copContinua