Bøger af John Niven

... There is a twisted poetry in Niven's mastery of invective' THE TIMES'Savagely, viciously witty, this frantic hymn to greed is filthy, frenetic and totally fabulous' SUNDAY MIRROR'A full-throttle send up of toxic masculinity ... Niven at full tilt is always something to behold.' METRO

God takes a look at the Earth around the time of the Renaissance and everything looks pretty good - so he takes a holiday. When God returns, he finds all hell has broken loose: world wars, holocausts, famine, capitalism and 'fucking Christians everywhere'.

London 1997: New Labour is sweeping into power and Britpop is at its zenith. A&R man Stelfox is slashing and burning his way through the music industry, fuelled by greed and inhuman quantities of cocaine, searching for the next hit record amid a relentless orgy of self-gratification.

An instant Sunday Times bestseller, O Brother is by turns heart-breaking and hilarious - evoking a working-class childhood of the 1970-80s and trying to answer the questions that often haunt the survivors of suicide

Extreme Sulfur Habitat Exploration" is an intriguing book written by Piyush Mandal that delves into the fascinating world of extreme environments where sulfur dominates. With a blend of scientific expertise and a passion for exploration, Mandal takes readers on a captivating journey to some of the most extreme sulfur-rich habitats on Earth.The book provides a comprehensive overview of the diverse sulfur ecosystems found in places such as volcanic landscapes, deep-sea hydrothermal vents, and sulfur-rich caves. Mandal's meticulous research and vivid descriptions bring these unique environments to life, painting a vivid picture of their otherworldly beauty and the extreme conditions in which life manages to thrive.Through his in-depth exploration, Mandal uncovers the extraordinary adaptations of organisms to the challenges posed by sulfur-rich environments. He highlights the interplay between geology, chemistry, and biology, revealing the intricate web of life that exists in these seemingly inhospitable settings."Extreme Sulfur Habitat Exploration" also offers insights into the potential applications of sulfur-adapted organisms and their metabolites in fields such as medicine, biotechnology, and environmental remediation. Mandal's book serves as a valuable resource for scientists, students, and anyone with a keen interest in the wonders of extreme environments and the secrets they hold.In sum, "Extreme Sulfur Habitat Exploration" is a captivating exploration of the hidden world of sulfur-rich environments, written by Piyush Mandal, a renowned expert in the field. It unveils the marvels of life's resilience in extreme conditions and provides a compelling glimpse into the potential benefits these habitats offer to humanity

Originally published: London: William Heinemann, an imprint of The Random House Group Limited, 2013.

AS the twentieth century breathes its very last, with Britpop at its zenith, twenty-seven-year-old A&R man Steven Stelfox is slashing and burning his way through London's music industry. Blithely crisscrossing the globe in search of the next megahit--fueled by greed and inhuman quantities of cocaine--Stelfox freely indulges in an unending orgy of self-gratification. But the industry is changing fast and the hits are drying up, and the only way he's going to salvage his sagging career is by taking the idea of "cutthroat" to murderous new levels.

Gary Irvine's wife refuses to sleep with him, so he pursues an even stingier mistress: golf. But despite his spending unconscionable amounts of time and money, his game is wretched. Until the day he takes a perfect swing . . . and then everything goes black.After waking up from a coma a few weeks later, with a golf-ball-sized dent in his temple, Gary discovers that his last perfect swing has been imprinted on his brain. However, his newfound prowess is accompanied by some troubling side effects, most noticeably Tourette's.As Gary miraculously advances to the final round of the British Open, his delinquent brother, Lee, stumbles from one botched drug deal to another, his orbit drawing ever nearer to the terrifying local crime lord Ranta Campbell. With their lives on the line, Gary and Lee must rediscover the ties that bind to survive a blood-soaked final round.

The long-awaited new novel by John Niven, bestselling author of Kill Your Friends and Straight White Male. But what if the successful life you've made for yourself - good job, happy marriage, lovely kids, grand Victorian house (you did well out of the property boom, thank you very much) - is one that that your old pal would quite like to have too?

In the first full-scale biography of John C. Calhoun in almost half a century, John Niven skillfully presents a new interpretation of this preeminent spokesman of the Old South. Niven shows Calhoun to have been at once a more consistent politician and a far more complex human being than previous historians have thought.

Susan Frobisher and Julie Wickham are turning sixty. He's run up a fortune in debts, and now the bank is going to take Susan's home.Until, under the influence of an octogenarian gangster named Nails, the women decide that, rather than let the bank take everything Susan has, they're going to take the bank.

You thought you could leave the past behind. Think again. Donnie Miller counts himself lucky.

Gary Irvine is pretty happy in Ardgirvan, a small town on Scotland's west coast. Only two things would improve his life - children and a lower golf handicap. Both are unlikely. The former because Gary's wife Pauline is intent on leaving him and the latter because Gary is an appalling golfer.

Irish, acerbic, and a borderline alcoholic and sex-addict, his mantra is drink hard, write hard and try to screw every woman you meet. He's writing film scripts in LA, fucking, drinking and insulting his way through Californian society, but also suffering from writers block and unpaid taxes.

A factional novella: a place where fictional characters rub shoulders with real people, and where actual documented events thread their way through the text alongside imagined scenarios. Through the eyes of 23-year-old Greg Keltner, drug dealer, wannabe musician, and hanger-on, here, we witness the gestation and birth of an entertaining album.

A full-scale life and times biography of an important Civil War figure.