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1) Heidi
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English
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Explore the Classics - YOUTH
OBD Father's Day (June) - YOUTH
OBD Grandparent's Day (September) - YOUTH
OBD Father's Day (June) - YOUTH
OBD Grandparent's Day (September) - YOUTH
Description
At the age of five, little orphan Heidi is sent to live with her grandfather in the Alps. Everyone in the village is afraid of him, but Heidi is fascinated by his long beard and bushy gray eyebrows. She loves her life in the mountains, playing in the sunshine and growing up among the goats and birds. But one terrible day, Heidi is collected by her aunt and is made to live with a new family in town. Heidi can't bear to be away from her grandfather;...
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English
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The legendary Gotthard Pass can be called the heart of Switzerland. It is the link between north and south, and between different languages and cultures. With captivating and humorous images, the author tells the story of how the Gotthard was conquered, from the arduous medieval journey on foot, through, the days of the stagecoach, right up to modern automobiles and high-speed trains. This engineering feat and a piece of Swiss transportation history...
3) Youth
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English
Formats
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Two longtime friends are vacationing in the Swiss Alps. Fred, an acclaimed composer and conductor, who brings along his daughter and best friend Mick, a renowned filmmaker. The two men reflect on their past, each finding that some of the most important experiences can come later in life.
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Deutsch
Description
A young engineer goes to visit his cousin at a tubercular sanatorium in the Swiss Alps intending to stay three weeks, but ends by staying on for seven years to observe the disturbed personnel and patients. The unfolding exchanges between the protagonists are meant to present a microcosm of the society of pre-World War I Europe.
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Español
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Una noche de diciembre, un cadáver yace en el suelo de la habitación 622 del Palace de Verbier, un hotel de lujo en los Alpes suizos. La investigación policial no llegará nunca a término y el paso del tiempo hará que muchos olviden lo sucedido. Años más tarde, el escritor Joël Dicker llega a ese mismo hotel para recuperarse de una ruptura sentimental. No se imagina que terminará investigando el viejo crimen, y no lo hará solo: Scarlett,...