Harpercollins jan 2001 (20 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the grounds of Castlemaine is a peculiar mound, hidden by yew trees. People say it's the grave of Wild Robert.Heather finds the mound when she tries to escape the hordes of tourists who invade the stately home where she lives.'Wild Robert, I wish you were really under there!' she cries. 'You could come out and deal with the tourists!'All of a sudden, there is a smell like earth and strange spices. A voice says, 'Did somebody call 'Heather gets her wish, and nothing is ever the same again!Wild Robert is a gentle, charming ghost, who is half a magician [on his mother's side]. He returns after 350 years and is horrified by the antics of the tourists at his once home Castlemaine House. Since he's a ghost who haunts by day, he plays some wonderfully wicked pratical jokes which drive the tourists away.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Man With a PastWhen an unexpected inheritance sends J.D. Carver to the Star Lake Lodge to claim his half, he's expecting trouble. Being greeted with open arms by the whole Lawrence gang-feisty Aunt Sophie and calm Uncle Ben, clearly off-limits Dru and her young son, Tate-just convinces him they're working an angle, and he's determined to uncover it. But a tiny part of him longs for the home-and-hearth life they have.A Woman With a ReputationDru's finally beaten her bad-girl reputation, and though the Lodge may not be exciting, she's fiercely protective of her quiet home. Hard-eyed J.D.'s ability to push all her buttons just proves how wrong he is for her. So why does her son hero-worship the guy And why does her heart clench when he gets that 'nose pressed against the candy shop window' look on his face.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Before Brave New World.Before 1984.There was.WE In the One State of the great Benefactor, there are no individuals, only numbers. Life is an ongoing process of mathematical precision, a perfectly balanced equation. Primitive passions and instincts have been subdued. Even nature has been defeated, banished behind the Green Wall. But one frontier remains: outer space. Now, with the creation of the spaceship Integral, that frontier -- and whatever alien species are to be found there -- will be subjugated to the beneficent yoke of reason.One number, D-503, chief architect of the Integral, decides to record his thoughts in the final days before the launch for the benefit of less advanced societies. But a chance meeting with the beautiful 1-330 results in an unexpected discovery that threatens everything D-503 believes about himself and the One State. The discovery -- or rediscovery -- of inner space.and that disease the ancients called the soul.A page-turning SF adventure, a masterpiece of wit and black humor that accurately predicted the horrors of Stalinism, We is the classic dystopian novel. Its message of hope and warning is as timely at the end of the twentieth century as it was at the beginning.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Beverly Cleary's Newbery Honor Book depicts an average middle-class family dealing with the realities of life. With the perfect mix of humor and warmth, Ramona Quimby shines as a spirited girl with her heart set on helping.Seven-year-old Ramona world is turned upside-down when her father unexpectedly loses his job. Things grow tense in the Quimby house, but Ramona resolves to help in any way she caneven downsizing her Christmas list. But with bills piling up and her parents constantly stressed, Ramona wonders if life will ever go back to normal.This beloved Ramona book is as relatable and resonant today as it was when it was written. Boys and girls ages 6-12 will relate to Ramona's funny but real struggles. Rogers, Jacqueline (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the fourth book in Bank's acclaimed INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD saga, Omri and his family move to an old farmhouse, where he finds an ancient notebook that reveals a family secret-and the mysterious origins of his magical cupboard. Newsom, Tom (illustrator).

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Here comes the freight train! In this new sturdy sliding board book, Caldecott Award winner Donald Crew takes children right on board as they slide open the doors to see what's inside each train car. Crews, Donald (illustrator).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This sequel to Beverly Cleary's beloved Newbery Medal-winning classic,Dear Mr. Henshaw, stars Strider, a dog who loves to run.Can a stray dog change the life of a teenage boy It looks as if Strider can.He's a dog that loves to run; because of Strider, Leigh Botts finds himself runningwell enough to join the school track team. Strider changes Leigh on the inside, too, as he finally begins to accept his parents' divorce and gets to know a redheaded girl he's been admiring.With Strider's help, Leigh finds that the future he once hated to be asked about now holds something he never expected: hope.Strider is a winning dog adventure for kids ages 6-12. It can be read alongside the beloved classic Dear Mr. Henshaw or on its own. Zelinsky, Paul O. (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A sparkling new romantic comedy from the acclaimed author of Amanda's Wedding.Holly is a frustrated florist whose life doesn't exactly seem to be coming up roses.Fleeing the houseshare from hell, she moves in with Josh, a sexually confused merchant banker; Kate, a high-flying legal eagle with talons to match, and the gorgeous Addison, who spends his days communicating only with his computer and those who worship at the altar of Captain Jean-Luc Picard.Holly's desperate to have a one-to-one with Addison, but can she drag him away from his monstrously ugly, not to say jealous internet 'girlfriend' Claudia, or will they just continually get their wires crossed. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - - A cozy holiday read - Perfect for fans of winter mysteries- A delightful Christmas gift.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Young Jewish woman fights to uncover the truth about her family history in 1970s USA.Julie Ellis is the author of many popular commercial novels. She's known for her portrayal of strong women fighting for their families and for their faith. A SACRED OBLIGATION tells the story of Diane, a child of holocaust survivors, and her endeavours to prove that her father did not commit suicide but was murdered.Diane Phillips grows up bright and ambitious in New York; her only care is that everyone believes her father committed suicide when she was a toddler. Her mother has never accepted this and when she finally gives in to despair, Diane is compelled to seek the truth and sets off for her birthplace, the small town of Eden, Georgia.It's an elegant town of colonnaded houses and legendary Southern charm, where the living is slow and easy. Running the show is Diane's grandfather, Lloyd Masters, powerful benefactor and philanthropist. But trouble lurks beneath the facade of the perfect family in the perfect town. There have been several grisly murders, with no discernible link. As Diane takes on the might of her estranged relatives, long-buried secrets are finally revealed.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The seventh and final book in Cynthia Voigt's acclaimed Tillerman Series, about Dicey Tillerman and her family, where Dicey enters adulthood, learning life's lessons the hard way.Dicey Tillerman knows you don't get what you want just by wanting it. She's prepared to work harder than she has ever done before to earn her living as a boat-builder. But running a business proves to be tougher than she could have imagined. So when a drifter turns up at her shop offering help for free - Dicey accepts. But does she trust him too much A moving tale that pulls no punches, Seventeen Against the Dealer follows characters introduced in Book One of the Tillerman Series, Homecoming, now a Collins Modern Classic.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How should a young woman live now Lily is waiting, as ever, for the weekend, waiting to get out of the city, waiting for that ever-elusive, life-defining, climactic episode, the one that will 'explain to me everything that's gone before, and everything that's to come'.She's been friends with the decisive Edward and the freewheeling Josh for years, and makes what progress she does by clinging on to them. She seeks a narrative for her life, a story to dress in, and embarks on a daring, blind romance that begins on a train with the mysterious Colin, but just as swiftly talks herself out of it, out of commitment. Meanwhile, next door, Shirley, a plainer, simpler woman, just gets on with things, caring for home, husband and baby, making strides, repeating cycles.Will Lily reach her epiphany Will she recognize it when it arrives Will it really change her life Does she even need one.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Inspirational and heartwarming, A Life Worth Living provides a insightful guide to living life meaningfully and well. In a time when everyday life is dominated by the pursuit of material wealth, Dr. Barrie Sanford Greiff has redefined 'net worth' as a life not dominated by the financial bottom line. Weaving together memorable stories and insights gathered during his long tenure as a Harvard psychiatrist, Greiff highlights in this though-provoking book nine essentials that make true worth: Loving, Learning, Laboring, Laughing, Lamenting, Linking, Living, Leading and Leaving. By heightening our awareness of these essentials in our lives, he reasons, we can find the path to spiritual worth -- and learn that sharing life lessons is the best way to make our lives worthwhile. Both pragmatic and uplifting, A Life Worth Living offers an inspiring remedy for the spiritual myopia of our time.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1992, Martin L. Gross shocked the nation with his New York Times bestseller , The Government Racket: Washington Waste A to Z, after whcih he testified before Congress five times on hidden catastrophic waste. Now he has returned to the scene of the crime and found that things have gotten even worse.He shows how the claim that the 'era of a big government is over' is a blatant lie. With 2 percent inflation, federal spending rose 7 percent and is now more than $2 trillion annually. The Social Security fund is empty and $1.2 trillion in debt, while its FCA surplus is squandered on everything except the aged.In this provacative follow-up volume, the author outlines an encylcopedia of new wastem shows what happened to his previous suggestions to cut costs, and lays out a blueprint for governent reform that could stop Washington's dysfunstional behavoir . In thirty-six chapters he gives scores of examples of giant new waste and abuse, including:- Duplication and overlap cost us billions in 154 different failing job-training programs and 127 different teenage bureaucracies, nine alone in Department of Justice.- Billions are rountinely wasted on ludicrious Washinton projects, from golf courses for congressman to large cash pensions for hyperactive children.- While the taxpayer pays, Washinton subsizes General Motors, Intel, Pillsbury, and scores of gaint firms to the tune of $75 billion a year.- The Defense Department regualry flies members of Congress around the world, with spouses, for freebie holidays on liquor-loaded planes.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - After thirty years together, Cokie and Steve Roberts know something about long-lasting marriage and after thirty distinguished years in journalism, they know how to write about it. In this insightful nonfiction book on marriage, From This Day Forward, Cokie and Steve weave their personal stories of matrimony into a wider reflection on the state of marriage in America today.Here they write with the same conversational style that catapulted Cokie's We Are Our Mother's Daughters to the top of the New York Times bestseller list. They ruminate on their early worries about their different faiths in a candid exploration of their interfaith marriage-she's Catholic, he's Jewish-and describe their wedding day at Cokie's childhood home. They discuss the universal struggle of balancing career and family, and how they compromise when they disagree. They also tell the stories of other American marriages: that of John and Abigail Adams, and those pioneers, slaves and immigrants. They offer stories of broken marriages as well, of contemporary families living through the 'divorce revolution'. Taken together, these tales reveal the special nature of the wedding bond in America. Wise and funny, this book is more than an endearing chronicle of a loving marriage-it is an inspirational love story for all husbands and wives, and how they support and strengthen each other.In this candid dual memoir, Cokie and Steve Roberts share stories of love, partnership, and American history:- A Journalists' Memoir: The celebrated careers of Cokie and Steve Roberts provide the backdrop for their personal story, told with the warmth and insight that has made them household names.- A Catholic-Jewish Partnership: An honest look at how they navigated their different faiths, from early worries to raising a family, offering a heartfelt perspective on a mixed-faith relationship.- Marriage in American History: Fascinating stories of other American marriages-from John and Abigail Adams to pioneers and immigrants-that reveal the unique nature of the wedding bond in America.- Commitment and Compromise: A candid discussion of the real-world struggles, from balancing two demanding careers to raising children, and the compromises that strengthen a decades-long partnership.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An iconic event in modern Irish history is, for the first time, narrated in directly human terms. Who were the people who marched, who fired from the flats, the barricades, who died In brilliant narrative form a modern myth is unfolded and revealed fully, and so tells the story of the recent history of the armed struggle in Ireland. Free Derry Corner, 30 January 1972, site of one of the pivotal events in modern British history. A civil rights march was led into an ambush. Thirteen civilians died, many killed by the British Army. It was the first instance of the British Army firing on its own citizens since the Peterloo Massacre in 1819[chk]. It ruined British authority in the province for a generation and was the single identifiable cause of the rejuvenated armed struggle that would last for the rest of the century. Yet it is shrouded in mystery and legend, in deliberate disinformation and deceit, in political interpretation from all sides involved. The events of Bloody Sunday, as it became known are told here as a vivdly dramatic narrative for the first time. Interspersed within the unfolding disaster is the story of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, a complex history revealed by two incisive and expertly informed writers who first researched events in Derry for the Sunday Times in 1972. Bloody Sunday is the most contested, mythologised and symbolic event in modern Irish history. Here, for the first time with the benefit of modern forensic science, new witnesses interviewed and against the background of the Savile report, is the truth of what happened.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - I was not elected to serve one party, but to serve one nation. The president of the United States is the president of every single American, every race and every background. Whether you voted for me or not, I will do my best to serve your interests, and I will work to earn your respect.I will be guided by President Jefferson's sense of purpose: to stand for principle, to be reasonable in manner, and, above all, to do great good for the cause of freedom and harmony.The presidency is more than an honor, it is more than an office. It is a charge to keep, and I will give it my all.--George W. Bush, December 13, 2000, Texas House of RepresentativesIn A Charge to Keep, George W, Bush offers readers a warm, insightful, and honest look at the personal and political experiences that have shaped his values and led to his decision to run for president. The George W. Bush who leaps off these pages has his mother's wit and down-to-earth personality, his father's energy and competitive drive, and his own unique style and philosophy.Written with his long term communications director, Karen Hughes, A Charge to Keep is a revealing look into the background, philosophy, family, and heart of our new president.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A moving, funny, and unconventional drama based on true events, Erin Brockovich stars Academy Award® nominee Julia Roberts as the twice-divorced mother of three young children who uncovers an injustice, takes on the bad guy, and wins. Directed by Steven Soderbergh (sex, lies, and videotape, Kafka, Out of Sight), this acclaimed Universal Pictures release features Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart and Marg Helgenberger in a gripping story of truth, tragedy, and triumph. With no job, no money, and no prospects, Erin Brockovich is a woman in a tough spot. But when she fast-talks her way into a job at lawyer Ed Masry's (Finney's) office, they both get more than they bargain for. The original screenplay by Susannah Grant, based on the real-life heroine Erin Brockovich, is, in the words of Chris Hewitt, critic for the Knight-Ridder News Service,'direct, intelligent, and witty in a way you wouldn't expect a movie about a class-action lawsuit to be.' In our Newmarket Shooting Script® Series format, here is the complete shooting script, an introduction by Susannah Grant, movie stills, production notes, and complete cast and crew credits.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Second volume of the magnificent historical saga set at the time of the Holy Crusades Duncan knows little of the Great Crusade until his uncle, Torf-Einar, reappears with news that the holy Cross of the Crucifixion - the Black Rood - has been discovered and is in the possession of the Knights Templar. Against his father, Murdo's, wishes, he sets off on a dangerous quest to return it to Scotland, accompanied only by his friend, the monk Padraig. The quest leads them to Armenia, Syria and Egypt, and soon the two become drawn into the dark intrigues of the Templars, who have begun to assert their power throughout the new kingdoms of the Holy Land. This magnificent and exciting historical fantasy recounts the bloodiest of all times - the early years of the last millennium - when treachery and brutal battle were commonplace, and men often survived by faith alone.; Zypern vor etwa einhundert Jahren. Der Schotte Gordon Murray reist auf dem Seeweg nach Edinburgh, um eine alte Handschrift zu studieren. Von einem geheimen Orden wurde ihm der Auftrag erteilt, sich mit seinem persönlichen Erbe vertraut zu machen, um sich so auf seine spätere Bestimmung vorzubereiten. Das Manuskript erzählt die Geschichte eines seiner Vorfahren aus dem frühen 12. Jahrhundert.Als ein verloren geglaubter Onkel lange nach dem Ende des ersten Kreuzzuges zum Sterben auf die heimischen Orkney-Inseln zurückkehrt, erfährt der junge Duncan Munro endlich Näheres über die große Pilgerfahrt nach Jerusalem. Vor vielen Jahren war sein Vater Murdo dem Weg der Kreuzfahrer gefolgt. Bestärkt durch den tragischen frühen Tod seiner Frau, gelobt Duncan, es ihm gleich zu tun und eine heilige Reliquie des Christentums aus den Händen frevelhafter Kreuzfahrer zu retten. Es ist der Kreuzesstamm, der Balken, an den Jesus Christus bei der Kreuzigung genagelt worden war. Auf seiner Re ise ins Heilige Land, in Begleitung eines treuen keltischen Mönches, wird Duncan tief in die Geschicke der christlichen und arabischen Länder im Osten verwickelt. Auf seiner ersten Etappe versucht der rechtschaffene Nordmann den jungen Fürsten Bohemund II., Herrscher von Antiochia, von dessen Kriegsplänen, der Eroberung des christlich-orthodoxen Armenien, abzubringen. Als diese Mission scheitert, will Duncan die Armenier vor dem bevorstehenden Feldzug warnen. Doch dieses ehrenhafte Vorhaben wird ihm selbst zum Verhängnis. Denn der armenische Fürst ruft die Seldschuken zu Hilfe, die Bohemund eine vernichtende Niederlage bereiten, und Duncan gerät in den Kriegswirren in Gefangenschaft. Ein beschwerlicher und leidvoller Weg führt ihn über Damaskus bis schließlich nach Ägypten führen, wo er dem Kalifen von Kairo zur Aburteilung übergeben wird. Hier beginnt Duncan seine Aufzeichnungen für seine in Caithness zurückgebliebene Tochter Caitr ona. Für sie möchte er all seine Erlebni sse und Gedanken während seiner Pilgerfahrt festhalten. Doch Unruhen in Kairo führen zu einem Aufschub der Hinrichtung. Duncan nutzt die Gelegenheit zur Flucht, nicht jedoch ohne zuvor aus der Schatzkammer des Kalifen den Kreuzesstamm zu bergen, der als Kriegsbeute in die Hände der Muslime gelangt war. Seine Reise in die Heimat führt ihn über Zypern. In dieser Zeit erstellen fachkundige Mönche eine Kopie seines während der Flucht aus Kairo arg in Mitleidenschaft geratenen Manuskripts, welches so der Nachwelt erhalten bleibt.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This heartfelt and revealing account of Paul Theroux's thirty-year friendship with the legendary V. S. Naipaul is an intimate record of a literary mentorship that traces the growth of both writers' careers and explores the unique effect each had on the other. Built around exotic landscapes, anecdotes that are revealing, humorous, and melancholy, and three decades of mutual history, this is a personal account of how one develops as a writer and how a friendship waxes and wanes between two men who have set themselves on the perilous journey of a writing life. …