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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Twelve-year-old Paul sells the Evening Edition of the Denver Post on street corners and saloons in post WWII Denver during the school year, and explores the city with his little brother, Joe, in the summer. One day, as he is peddling his papers, Paul is approached by a strange man who tells him Joe has been in an accident and offers to give Paul a ride to the hospital. But the man and his accomplice kidnap Paul instead, and the city boy is off on a forced adventure on a ranch deep in the Rocky Mountains. Part memoir, part fiction, the story will be fun for any 'kid' from 5 to 100.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Jack Metzger is fleeing from Singapore, hunted and on the run. Landing on Molokai, he steals another man's identity. With that new life he finds redemption and purpose. But will those who have trusted him forgive his years of deception.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Civil War has ended, but Ellen Slater Reed now has to confront not only the loss of her husband in battle and the challenges of aging but also vast and disturbing changes in the country: the bitter struggle over Reconstruction, including the impeachment of the president; the rise of corporate megaliths; and, most upsetting, the corruption that seems to be seeping into every aspect of American life. In a voice at times reminiscent of Emily Dickinson's, she records in her journal her attempts to overcome the harsh new realities through deep reflection and fostering the many sources of joy and meaning in her life, from quiet moments of beauty and revelation to a relationship that she forms with a younger officer in her husband's regiment. In the end she finds reason to hope that more moral and humane values will ultimately prevail.…

Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnThe book for anyone who wonders why people play and listen to music, and how our brains hear it. Part neuroscience, part memoir, this book makes the latest insights into how the brain processes music accessible to a wide range of .