Bøger af Jan Weiss

The Dubai property market has come a long way since it opened up to foreign buyers in 2002. Buying Property in Dubai is the first guide of its kind and covers the city's evolving property market in detail. From the pitfalls to procedures, to organising finance and finding the right development, the book is thoroughly researched and up-to-date. Buying Property in Dubai appeals to anyone with an interest in purchasing, investing or speculating in property in this fascinating city. Global property investor interest soared following Dubai's winning bid to host the World Expo 2020. This guide will help you understand the market.

The House of a Thousand Floors is one of the earliest science-fiction novels in European literature, published first in 1929. Besides being a pioneer in its genre, the book is highly regarded for its general merits as psychological literature. The novel tells the story of a dream in fever of a soldier wounded in World War I. He finds himself in the stairway of a gigantic (and kafkaesque) tower-like building, which is a metaphor for modern society. He learns that his task is to rescue Princess Tamara from Muller, the lord of the edifice. After a number of surrealistic encounters in the building, during which he is hailed as a liberator by many and is hunted by the cruel security guards, the main character finds Tamara and faces the cruel lord of Mullerdom. The novel makes fine use of a range of experimental styles and techniques. At times, linear storytelling gives way to a collage of incongruous elements: excerpts from fictitious books, encyclopedia articles, radio broadcast transcripts are used as a shortcut to describe places or events; other narrative ingredients include fanciful advertisements, ludicrous administrative documents or political slogans which highlight the idiosyncrasies of this decadent world.