Atmosphere press dez 2021 (19 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Lucy is a little dog with a big problem.On her first day at Happy Tails Dog Camp, Lucy meets other dogs and sees lots of toys to play with. But another dog grabbed the toy she wanted and ran off with it! Lucy has a plan to get that toy for herself, but when she does, her plan doesn't work the way she had hoped.In 'Happy Tails Camper Stories: Lucy Learns to Share' by Sharlene Novak, we experience Lucy's disappointment when another dog takes the toy she wants and when her plan to get that toy has an unexpected result. But her friend Bingo saves the day with the perfect solution. Gledhill, Sarah (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - College student Christopher Fairchild, the son of a white billionaire, disappears, and is next seen being savagely tortured in a video that surfaces online. When it comes to light that he planned the incident as a sacrifice of atonement for America's racial sins, the news detonates a bomb that rips through a country already rife with demonstrations and social unrest.Blood at the Root tracks the fallout from Fairchild's video through a lush universe populated by drug dealers, priests, police officers, civilians, and a talking pretzel bag. With the city on the precipice of chaos, the lives and livelihoods of individuals come under threat, forcing them to go to extremes in the name of self-preservation. The novel explores the human capacity for endurance in a society haunted by the ghosts of George Floyd, Andrew Goodman, Clementa Pickney, Erik Salgado, Breonna Taylor, Daunte Wright, and so many others.Humble in the face of the magnitude and complexity of the violence he confronts, Ciahnan Darrell questions rather than proclaims, conjuring images with a poetic intensity that renders Blood at the Root an incendiary and gripping novel of power, pain, fear, and triumph. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Take a romp through life in The House at #104: Memoir of a Childhood by Anne Hegnauer. The house lives in Akron, Ohio in the mid-20th century. Love flows through its veins and music provides its heartbeat.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How do we help a five-year-old identify and fearlessly speak up to stop abuse How do we help parents, guardians, families, and communities sustainably interrupt the pattern of child-trauma before it becomes a tragic and systemic cost of youth and adult mental and physical illnesses, including suicide In a time where mouths are told to keep shut and shame stigmatizes plenty, Charmaine finds her voice. From child abuse to domestic and sexual assault, from high-level media success to bankruptcy, from homeless to heavenly homes, through two marriages and living a bisexual life, along with a riveting battle against three of the largest systems, Charmaine still had no idea what was in store for her on the horizon -- proving to be her greatest and literal fight of her life!In God WTF ! by Charmaine Loverin we experience a raw vulnerability rarely seen as a social norm -- an intriguing true story that relentlessly tests one woman's life-long loyal grit and grace with trauma, faith, and spirituality. It is Charmaine's hope that through sharing her story you are left touched, moved, and inspired to take on every struggle like it's a new opportunity.'If I didn't believe past impossibility, I wouldn't have lived such a rich life!' -Charmaine Loverin.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tair has never known what it means to belong. Abandoned at a young age and raised in the all-Elven valley of Mirte, the young Human defines herself by isolation, confined to her small, seemingly trustworthy family. Abruptly, that family uproots her from Mirte and leads her on an inevitable but treacherous journey to Doman: the previous site of unspeakable Human atrocities and the current home of Dwarvenkind. Though Doman offers Tair new definitions of family and love, it also reveals to her that her very existence is founded in lies. Now, tasked with an awful responsibility to the Humans of Sossoa, Tair must decide where her loyalties lie and, in the process, discover who she wants to be. And who she has always been. In their debut fantasy novel Where the Rain Cannot Reach, Adesina Brown constructs a world rich with new languages and nuanced considerations of gender and race, ultimately contemplating how, in freeing ourselves from power, we may find true belonging.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Combining a captivating romance with a cast of all-too-human characters, Hilah Roscoe's The Sweet Shrub Inn is an unforgettable tale of love, loss, family, and Southern charm.In less than twenty-four hours, young therapist-in-training, Cora Graham, is dumped by her boyfriend in Chicago and notified that her estranged father is suffering from early onset Alzheimer's. It's been years since Cora has visited the small Mississippi town of her birth, and the wounds she suffered there still ache. Two years earlier, at her best friend's wedding, she finally made her feelings known for Jensen Mabry, the town heartthrob, only to be turned down.Despite her anxieties at seeing those who played such an integral role in her flight from home, Cora returns to discover her ill-tempered father has purchased the old Sweet Shrub Inn, which she must renovate and sell to pay for his increasing medical costs. Though Jensen offers to loan her the money through his family's construction company, something feels amiss. Has reuniting with her long-lost love in a town that holds so many ghosts clouded her judgment Or is there another, more suspicious reason for his kindness As she navigates her rekindled passions and her father's terrifying illness, Cora must face her heart's ultimate dilemma: should she return to her old life in Chicago or stay in a town she's learning to love again.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Powerful, deeply engaging stories that live in their history as if the past were the present. Percesepe has the gift of recreating time and place in the way of Philip Roth and Roddy Doyle, replete with telling detail and characters we can all recognize.' T.C. Boyle'However he did it, these stories are simultaneously crisp and gentle, and, repeatedly, Gary Percesepe seems to have found the right viewing distance. The language and sentence cadences sometimes nod to Hemingway, by way of Carver. The stepping stones thrown down are literary, with a nod to (among others) Irwin Shaw, as well as to Patrick Modiano. These stories are surprisingly, refreshingly direct, involving, and very convincing. Really wonderful.' Ann Beattie 'Gary Percesepe's new collection is a jewel, a marvel, a remarkable find. These stories are tasty, tight, bitter, angry, deeply sad, occasionally relieved, and always about both teaching and learning. Moratorium is a gritty performative work that shakes the bones inside the closets where we hide all of our skeletons.' Frederick Barthelme---From one of America's acclaimed poet-philosophers comes a stunning short story collection that holds delayed afterimages of people navigating love, loss, desire, and sex. Gary Percesepe's new book, MORATORIUM, is a gallery of intimate portraits of people who long for human connection without quite trusting it. In the title story, a war hero lashes his daughter to the banister in the lead-up to a massive anti-Vietnam war protest. A high school boy gives up on love but never Gatsby; another recalls a summer in the Adirondacks when he spurned a classmate whose family later met with tragedy. Beautiful women select men for amusement; parents grieve children they don't quite get; men dispatch women in order to inventory their loss. In these delicately crafted stories, a drunk speeder bonds with a cop over Uma Thurman's feet; a grocery clerk engages in revenge sex with someone's shattered, self-absorbed husband. These stories are melancholy and wild; they are funny and hopeful, too. Here are people whose lives seem delayed momentarily between mounting losses-stories that reveal the way we live now. Reading this story collection, we see our world again as if for the first time. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The heart always tops the head. Or does it In Heartheaded by Constantina Pappas, society solely revolves around what Zodiac sign each individual is born under. Everything from where one can live, to whom one can spend the rest of their life with is determined the minute they're born. Fifteen-year-old Cancer Coral Ray never had an opinion regarding the love restriction until now.She has fallen madly in love with an Aries named Deimos Polnz, and finds herself at high tide. Cross elemental relationships are illegal, but no amount of laws can prevent her emotions from running wild. She knows the situation she's about to get herself into could result in her being locked up for many years, but her heart is willing to risk it for the guy she loves most. There's something about him that draws her nearer that she's longing to explore. However, her consciousness keeps holding her back.In this story, we experience firsthand what it's like for a teenage girl to undergo this internal tug of war that not only strains their mental health, but also the relationships in their life.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How far would you be willing to go.for permission Set in the crime-, riot-, and earthquake-racked Los Angeles of the 1990s, Permission tells the story of a screenwriter on the brink of success, derailed by a destructive marriage that drives him into a breakdown. Medicating his condition with a bottomless plunge into prostitutes and cocaine (his unlikely vehicles for self-analysis and personal revelation) he uses what he learns - and the new relationship he finds in this underworld - to come to terms with his nature, and to change his life. Comic and horrific, shockingly explicit yet tender and lyrical, Permission is more than a sex-and-drug-fueled fever dream -- more than a portrait of LA, the movies, and of a marriage. Rather, Marc Kristal's uncompromising, unforgettable first novel is about the ways in which we create identities that let us overcome and hide from our fears, what happens when those selves crash into their limits - and how the worst sort of chaos can lead, in the end, to the best outcome. …

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A darkly humorous novel about the trappings of generational wealth and the human cost of ambition The White Birch Hotel in the city of Tuffty Town teems with poorly kept secrets: exiled governments negotiating banished royals and messy revolutions; detectives tapping phones and trailing spies; paramours leaving tell-tale signs of furtive assignations in unlocked suites; captains of finance hatching plans in the grey haze of the smoking bar. We find among this clamour Henry Huvvy: bon vivant, boulevardier, and mainstay of milieus both refined and ragtag. But when the lure of unattainable love drives him to build, with questionable tactics, a new empire of opulence, the fate of an erstwhile princess is set against his own. White Birch introduces a vividly rendered cast of characters into a world at once familiar and delightfully uncanny.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Fueled by cheap vodka and low standards in her twenties, Jana naively assumes that 'happily ever after' is just a dark, sweaty nightclub away.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A cherished interracial friendship under threat. A creepy imposter conjured from the past. Where do you turn when you don't know who to trust Fourteen-year-old Annie Cahill has been subjected to her father's rage one too many times. When she accidentally drops a glass milk bottle and chips the white porcelain surface of the kitchen sink in her father's brand-new suburban house, he erupts in fury and gives her the beating of her life.The next day, crying bitter tears, Annie sets out to look for a place of her own. Exploring a steep, rocky wash that ascends a nearby mesa, she finds the perfect place: an abandoned lean-to sheltering the entrance to a shallow cave. She names it 'Annie's Place.'All is well until Annie discovers that a destitute Black girl by the name of Clydeen has taken over her secret hideout. Longing to make friends with someone her own age, Annie welcomes the traumatized girl and risks everything to provide for her. Stealing from her family's larder, Annie is perpetually aware of the dire consequences she will face should her violent, racist father get the slightest whiff of what she's up to.Against all odds, Annie and Clydeen establish an unbreakable bond - or so they think. But as their time on the mesa comes to an end, old fears, suspicions, and misunderstandings resurface, and their hard-won friendship begins to unravel.Until . . . . . from out of nowhere, a bizarre stranger invades their secret encampment. Why has this stranger come, and what will it mean for Annie and Clydeen To find out buy a copy of the book today. Dive into an engrossing tale of a forbidden friendship arising in the midst of the white supremacist ethos that existed in the early years post-World War II.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Learn the reasons why your company always seems to be playing compliance catch up!Chasing Corporate Compliance by John C. Vescera explains why compliance programs fail to accomplish what was intended and provides guidance on how to develop a strategically proactive compliance program rather than being trapped in a continuous loop of reactive maintenance.This book provides on the job application, not just theoretical discussions. It draws on the experience of a compliance officer who worked through the compliance chaos at many organizations and emerged as a leader in bringing companies into alignment with regulatory expectations and best industry practices.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Saints aren't found in stained glass windows or carved statues from centuries ago. Everyday Saints continue to walk the earth. By practicing Heaven and living love, Dan Jason believes Saints appear in our neighbors, communities, and families. Every person is a unique creation with a distinct purpose, yet we're all called to holiness. People put Saints on unattainable pedestals, but love is what leads to Sainthood. By opening your heart to Jesus, you'll uncover the secret treasure found within. The apostles were powerful examples of faith who followed the Lord. They humbly allowed God to enter their hearts and work through them in order to change the world. Christ desires to transform us too and it begins with a personal relationship with him! It's possible for everyone who accepts God's grace. Journey with Dan on the road to Sainthood. You weren't made to be average, but for greatness! The Cross is extraordinarily difficult, however the uncommon road will bring your soul eternal joy. Our world needs heroes. By sharing love, you'll build the Kingdom, leaving your mark on this generation. Sainthood is about loving others and fully trusting Jesus. Your life has unfinished business. Show up, give your best, and let the master work. Let your light shine and recognize The Saint Next Door lives in you.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What do you do when the man who courted you turns out to be different after marriage When Jim began to behave strangely, Mary thought she had made a huge mistake. She had fallen in love and left all that was familiar in New Mexico, to marry and move to Oregon with this man she met online. One day, she had a surprising epiphany while doing laundry. How had she missed the obvious cause of his quirky behavior In Love and Asperger's: Jim and Mary's Excellent Adventure, a memoir by Dr. Mary A. Johnson, we experience the possible unraveling of the marriage ties. The future rests on Jim's willingness to accept his diagnosis of Asperger's. Come along on Jim and Mary's adventures - some fun, some difficult, some comical, but all loving -- as they eventually work together to engineer an excellent solution!'When Jim and Mary got married during their golden years, neither one of them knew that Jim had Asperger's syndrome. In this intimate memoir, Mary describes how they learned about and successfully embraced her late husband's autism. In addition to providing a rare portrait of an elderly Aspie, this book is a love story that will inspire anyone who is interested in building close and nurturing relationships. Because the book is so well-crafted and engaging, even readers who are not involved in the autism community will find it rewarding to join Jim and Mary on their excellent adventure.'Dean Falk, Ph.D. - Co-author of Geeks, Genes, and the Evolution of Asperger's Syndrome, Hale G. Smith Professor of Anthropology, Distinguished Research Professor, Department of Anthropology, Florida State University'Doing the laundry is not an activity most of us would consider a setting for an epiphany that would change two lives from trudging onward together into an Excellent Adventure. But there it is!Mary had an insight that spotlighted the struggle she was having living with Jim. Sharing her perceptions with him, gifted Jim with understanding that freed him from years of hurt and confusion.Dr. Johnson's memoir was written with the wish that her recognition will help others move from an arduous trek into their own Excellent Adventure.'Marythelma Brainard Ransom, Ph.D., Psychologist, Recipient of a 2020 GradivaAward from the National Association for Advancement of Psychoanalysis.'In this memoir, Mary has written an honest, beautiful, and often painful account of love in the 'third third' of life. Her story blends the discovery of her new husband's struggle with Asperger's Syndrome and how her therapist background helped him. Ultimately, she has created a guidebook for understanding Asperger's, with ingeniously interwoven resources regarding its effect on relationships. Combining humor, great tenderness, unexpected events, and scientific facts, this gripping tale will leave the reader informed and inspired.'Joan Moss, author of Blessings for a Grieving Mother'When I started to read Mary's book, I couldn't put it down. I wanted to find out more about these two older people in love, and how their story continued . . .Love and Asperger's: Jim and Mary's Excellent Adventure will long serve as a fun and deeply personal explanation of the challenges and delights of loving and living with an Aspie. Mary uses personal examples paired with specific researched details about Asperger's to explain her husband's differences. As a clinician, I would recommend this book to anyone living with an adult person with Asperger's. It is also a love story of an older adult couple who met on the Internet and is of timely interest to many!'Jackie Downie, M.S.W., Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Therapist in Private Practice, Wyoming.…