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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An unrepentant outlaw meets a relentless lawman in this Western from Spur Award-winning author Charles G. West.Boot Stoner spent twelve years of his life behind bars for stealing horses and rustling cattle. Upon release, he added murder and kidnapping to his criminal skillsslaughtering his own parents and abducting his "sister," a young Creek girl that his folks had adoptedbefore exacting revenge against the man responsible for his incarceration.U.S. Deputy Marshal John Ward is one of the West's best manhunters. He's the only one who stands a chance of stopping Stoner's bloody rampageand of bringing the girl back alive.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Forzas aren't quitters. That's the motto professional bull rider Justin Forza's dad has drilled into his head since the first time he climbed into the bucking chute. After a serious injury, doctor's orders are to stay out of the arena. But if Justin can win one more championship, he'll be able to continue the family legacy, set himself up for life, and finally confess his love to his best friend Emmeline. Emmeline Porter lives by one rule: never date a bull rider. She's seen the damage a bad ride can cause. As a last resort to stop Justin from returning to the rodeo circuit, she convinces him to take a trip to Paradise Island, a tropical haven off the coast of Texas. She hopes cutting Justin off from the pressure his dad is laying on him will give her best friend the clarity he needs to walk away for good. The close quarters and island adventures put their friendship to the test, and it's not long before real feelings surface and threaten to sweep them both away.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When a mysterious stranger turns up making claims that threaten Lady Fowling's legacy, Hayley Burke must dig deep into her late benefactor's history to uncover the truth and catch a conniving killer in this new mystery from USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate, now in paperback.It has been nearly a year since I took up my position as curator of Lady Georgiana Fowling's collection of Golden Age of Mystery writers' first editions at her library in Middlebank House. I have learned that I need to take the good with the bad. The good: I have finally convinced Mrs. Woolgar to open up the collection to the public one day a week so that they too can share in Lady Fowling's passion. The bad: although he would not be my first, or even tenth, choice, at the insistence of the board Charles Henry Dill, Lady Fowling's unscrupulous nephew, is now my personal assistant.On one of our first days open to the public, Mr. John Aubrey shows up at Middlebank House and insists that Lady Georgiana Fowling is his grandmother. Mrs. Woolgar is scandalized by his claims, and Charles Henry, who feels he has been cheated out of his rightful inheritance as Lady Fowling's heir, is furious. I do not know that I believe Mr. Aubrey, yet he has knowledge of Lady Fowling's life and writings that few possess. To further complicate matters, an associate of Mr. Aubrey's intends to help us uncover the truth of John's story. But before he can do that, he is murdered and the police have reason to suspect Charles Henry.As much as I would like to lock up Charles Henry and throw away the key, I cannot believe he is a killer. And I also know there is something dead wrong about Mr. Aubrey's tales regarding his "grandmother" Lady Fowling. I will need to make sense of her past in order to suss out the true villain of this story.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The national bestseller. Write. Burn. Repeat. Now with new covers to match whatever mood you're in.'This book has made me laugh and cry, filled me with joy, and inspired me.'-TikTok user camrynbanksInstagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube.the world has not only become one giant feed, but also one giant confessional. Burn After Writing allows you to spend less time scrolling and more time self-reflecting. Through incisive questions and thought experiments, this journal helps you learn new things while letting others go. Imagine instead of publicly declaring your feelings for others, you privately declared your feelings for yourself Help your heart by turning off the comments and muting the accounts that drive you into jealousy for a few moments a night. Whether you are going through the ups and downs of growing up, or know a few young people who are, you will flourish by finding free expression--even if through a few tears!Push your limits, reflect on your past, present, and future, and create a secret book that's about you, and just for you. This is not a diary, and there is no posting required. And when you're finished, toss it, hide it, or Burn After Writing.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The national bestseller. Write. Burn. Repeat. Now with new covers to match whatever mood you're in.'This book has made me laugh and cry, filled me with joy, and inspired me.'-TikTok user camrynbanksInstagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube.the world has not only become one giant feed, but also one giant confessional. Burn After Writing allows you to spend less time scrolling and more time self-reflecting. Through incisive questions and thought experiments, this journal helps you learn new things while letting others go. Imagine instead of publicly declaring your feelings for others, you privately declared your feelings for yourself Help your heart by turning off the comments and muting the accounts that drive you into jealousy for a few moments a night. Whether you are going through the ups and downs of growing up, or know a few young people who are, you will flourish by finding free expression--even if through a few tears!Push your limits, reflect on your past, present, and future, and create a secret book that's about you, and just for you. This is not a diary, and there is no posting required. And when you're finished, toss it, hide it, or Burn After Writing.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Do you love potions, crystals, spells and spell books Witchcraft Coloring Book combines the fun of coloring with everyone's favorite spooky-season subjects in this intricate, beautiful, and giftable package from the creator of the popular gift-item and stationery brand Hello Harlot. This brand-new, all-original coloring book features beautiful, fun-to-color illustrations that celebrate all thing witchy, including images of potions, crystals, and spell books; evocative sayings; and tributes to historical witches through the ages as well as those from contemporary pop culture, such as Marie Laveau, Samantha from Bewitched, Willow from Buffy, and so many more.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A haunting and complex novel, this second installment in Johanna Mo's 'The Island Murders' Trilogy finds Detective Hanna Duncker contending with new questions and discoveries that threaten to upend everything she thought she knew about her family.Small-town police detective Hanna Duncker has a past. Her deceased father was convicted of murder and arson long ago, and she has taken up residence and resumed her police career in her hometown after his death. She and her partner Erik Lindgren are called to investigate the disappearance of a father and his infant son from their home while his pregnant wife was away on a weekend trip. As the investigation unfolds, Hanna makes a breakthrough in her ongoing private investigation of her father's crimes: a discovery that could change everything she thought she's learned so far. In THE SHADOW LILY, Johanna Mo's follow-up to THE NIGHT SINGER, we find Hanna even further entangled in the web of relationships and partial truths that trapped her father for well over a decade. Are guilt and innocence as definite as they seem And can she handle yet another unravelling of her family's story Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 432 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A groundbreaking collection of poetry from Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and New York Times bestselling author Rio Cortez.From a visionary writer praised for her captivating work on Black history and experience, a poetry collection exploring personal, political, and artistic frontiers, journeying from her family's history as 'Afropioneers' in the American West to shimmering glimpses of transcendent, liberated futures. In poems that range from wry, tongue-in-cheek observations about contemporary life to more nuanced meditations on her ancestors-some of the first Black pioneers to settle in the western United States after reconstruction-Golden Ax invites readers to tore-imagine the West, Black womanhood, and the legacies that shape and sustain the pursuit of freedom.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 80 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A horror coloring book sequel to Dark Art, featuring intricate and macabre gothic artwork by illustratorFrançoisGautier The perfect coloring book for fans of all things spooky and colorists who love other intricate coloring books like those by Kerby Rosanes and Johanna Basford. This book will be packed with beautiful, complex illustrations of all the gothic classics: brooding ravens, gargoyles, creepy castles, and more!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Taut and full of verve. The New York Times Book ReviewThe landmark first novel of one of the greatest living Latin American writers now in a sparkling new translation by his longtime collaboratorWhen it was first published in 2006, then-literary critic and poet Alejandro Zambra s first novel, Bonsai, caused a sensation. It was said, according to Chile s newspaper of record, El Mercurio, that it represented the end of an era, or the beginning of another, in the nation s letters. Zambra would go on to become a writer of international renown, winning prizes in Chile and around the world for his funny, tender, sly fictions.Here, in a brilliant new translation from four-time International Booker Prize nominee Megan McDowell, is the little book that started it all: The story of Julio and Emilia, two Chilean university students who, seeking truth in great literature, find one another instead. As they fall together and drift apart over the course of young adulthood, Zambra spins an emotionally engrossing, expertly distilled, formally inventive tale of love, art, and memory.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A book to help you laugh about your insecurities, doubts, and sore spots, reminding you that it s not just you everyone is a little bit awful!In this world, there are two inescapable truths. First, you will die someday. And second, you are horrible at a lot of things.In this hilarious and relatable book, popular artist Natalya Lobanova invites readers to revel in the harsher realities of life. Through a mixture of comics, infographics, and activity pages, you can explore the myriad ways you may not be living up to your expectations, and ultimately (hopefully) learn how to accept your flaws and failures with a good self-deprecating chuckle. Some examples include: Bad Date Bingo Choose Your Life Path maze relationship flow charts and more!A perfect gift for perfectionists, pessimists, or anyone questioning themselves, Everyone is Awful is sure to put a smile on the face of every Debbie Downer.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It s a race against time as an island searches for a murderer and a missing childSmall-town police detective Hanna Duncker has a past. Her deceased father was convicted of murder and arson long ago, and she has taken up residence and resumed her police career in her hometown after his death. She and her partner Erik Lindgren are called to investigate the disappearance of a father and his infant son from their home while his wife was away on a weekend trip. As the investigation unfolds, Hanna makes a breakthrough in her ongoing private investigation of her father s crimes: a discovery that could change everything she thought she'd learned so far. In The Shadow Lily, Johanna Mo s follow-up to The Night Singer, we find Hanna even further entangled in the web of relationships and partial truths that trapped her father for well over a decade. Are guilt and innocence as definite as they seem And can she handle yet another unravelling of her family s story.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - By the author of The Shortest Way Home, a charming and redemptive novel about unexpected second chances, following a publicist who, after the sudden implosion of her career, takes a job as a dorm mom at a Sonoma boarding school.Gillian thought she had everything she ever wanted-as a successful publicist running her own Manhattan firm and working with a high profile celebrity clientele, she finally made herself at home amongst the elite who eluded her throughout her youth. That is, until her career suddenly implodes, leaving her jobless, friendless, and with a Googleable reputation that follows her everywhere. So, when she receives an offer to become a 'dorm mom' at Glen Ellen, the prestigious Sonoma boarding school she attended two decades earlier on scholarship, she leaps at the opportunity for a change of scene-at least until she can figure out how to rehabilitate her career.But Gillian is surprised to find herself enjoying her new life: her role as a mentor is unexpectedly fulfilling, and she runs into an old flame from her own time at school, who is just as dashing now as he was then. However, just as she begins to feel comfortable, a scandal erupts on campus that threatens to derail everything, and Gillian must figure out how to save her job, her students, her friends, and her new romance before it's too late.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A new heartfelt novel about the power of loneliness and the strength of love that overcomes it by critically acclaimed author Roselle Lim.Newly-minted professional matchmaker Sophie Go has returned to Toronto, her hometown, after spending three years in Shanghai. Her job is made difficult when she is revealed as a fraud: she never actually graduated from matchmaking school. In a competitive market like Toronto, no one wants to take a chance on an inexperienced and unaccredited matchmaker and soon Sophie becomes an outcast.In dire search of clients, Sophie stumbles upon a secret club within her condo complex: the 'Old Ducks,' seven septuagenarian Chinese bachelors who never found love. Somehow, she convinces them to hire her, but her matchmaking skills are put to the test as she learns the depths of loneliness, heartbreak, and love by attempting to make the hardest matches of her life.Story Locale: Paris, France.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Two high school sweethearts get a second chance at their perfect ending in this charming new romance by Kerry Winfrey, author of Very Sincerely Yours.Once upon a time, Sandy Macintosh thought she would have her happily ever after with her high school sweetheart, Hank Tillman. Sandy wanted to be an artist, Hank was the only boy in town who seemed destined for bigger things, and they both had dreams to escape town together. But when Sandy's plans fell through, she stayed in their small town in Ohio while Hank went off to Boston to follow his dreams to be a musician, with the promise to stay together. Only that plan fell through, too.Fifteen years later, Sandy runs a successful greenhouse while helping her parents with their bed and breakfast. Everything is perfect?until Hank rolls back into town, now a famous alt-country singer with a son in tow. She's done everything she could all these years to avoid anything related to him-not even listening to his songs-but when she sees him again, her resolve wavers. There aren't enough cliché love songs in the world to convince Sandy to give Hank another chance, but when he needs her help with his next album, she wonders if there could be a new beginning for them or if what they had is just a tired old song of the past.Story Locale: Ohio.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NOW IN PAPERBACK: When evil forces are going unchecked on Earth, a principled astronaut makes a spilt-second decision to try to seek justice in the only place she knows how-the International Space Station.Walli Beckwith is a model astronaut. She graduated at the top of her class from the Naval Academy, had a successful career flying fighter jets, and has spent more than three hundred days in space. So when she refuses to leave her post aboard the International Space Station following an accident that forces her fellow astronauts to evacuate, her American and Russian colleagues are mystified. For Walli, the matter at hand feels all too clear and terrifying for her to be worried about ruining her career. She is stuck in a race against time to save a part of the world that seems to have been forgotten, and also the life of the person she loves the most. She will go to any length necessary, using the only tool she has, to accomplish what she knows is right.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The four McBride brothers have their worlds turned upside down when their precocious younger sister secretly places an advertisement for a mail order bride for her brothers.Kit McBride knows that Buck's Creek, Montana is no place to find a bride. Between him and his three brothers-plus little Junebug-they manage all right on their own, thank you very much. But unbeknownst to Kit, his sister is sick to death of cleaning, cooking, and mending for her big brothers, so she placed an ad in The Matrimonial News to get them hitched.After Maddy Mooney emigrated from Ireland, she found employment with an eccentric but poor widow. When her mistress decides to answer an ad for a mail order bride, Madd?y is dragged along for the ride to Montana. But en route to the West, Maddy is suddenly abandoned and left to assume the widow's name, position, and matrimonial prospects? When Maddy arrives at Buck's Creek, Kit is shocked to say the least. But with no other recourse in the wilderness, Maddy must convince Kit not only is she who she says she is, but she's the wife he never knew he needed.Story Locale: Buck's Creek, MontanaSeries Overview: The brothers of the McBride family are all set to be married on the wild Montana frontier, even if they don't know it yet.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Paris Library meets The Flight Girls in this captivating historical novel about the sacrifice and courage necessary to live a life of honor, inspired by the first female volunteer librarians during World War I and the first women accepted into the U.S. Naval Academy. Two women. One secret. A truth worth fighting for.1918. Timid and shy Emmaline Balakin lives more in books than her own life. Then an envelope crosses her desk at the Dead Letter's Office bearing a name from her past and Emmaline decides to finally embark on an adventure of her own-as a volunteer librarian on the frontlines in France. But when she comes face to face with the love of her life, and the unthinkable occurs in the perils of war, Emmaline will need to find more courage within herself than she ever thought possible in order to survive. 1976. Kathleen Carre is eager to prove to herself and to her nana that she deserves her acceptance into the first class to include women at the U. S. Naval Academy. But not everyone wants female midshipmen at the Academy, and after tragedy strikes close to home, Kathleen becomes a target. To protect herself Kathleen must learn to trust others, even as she discovers a secret that could be her undoing.Story Locale: Paris, France and the frontlines of World War I in France in 1918; Washington DC and Annapolis, Maryland in 1976.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - They're looking for a second chance at love, but they have some rough seas ahead in the new contemporary romance from the author of Love, Lists, and Fancy ShipsCommitment-phobe Nina LeJeune has lived her life by two rules: 1. Always have fun. 2. Don't let love derail your life.The first rule is easy; the second, she's broken only one time.Ten years after fleeing home, Nina is chief stew on the super yacht Serendipity, single by choice, and perfectly content with how life has turned out.But Nina's ex-coworker and old flame, Irish chef Ollie Dunne, isn't so happy with the status quo. Two years after leaving yachting, he's returned as Serendipity's chef with an ultimatum: if Nina denies she's in love with him after three dates spread over the charter season, he'll go back to Ireland for good.Nina and Ollie's shared secret from their past threatens to shipwreck not only their relationship, but the entire boat. But as their connection grows amid chaotic guests and crew drama, could there be smooth sailing in their future.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One of the first science-fiction utopian stories and one of the first feminist utopias by India's widely celebrated, pioneering feminist, educator, writer, and activist Rokeya HossainA Penguin Classics EditionSultana, a Muslim woman living in contemporary India, falls asleep and wakes up in a transformed future world: a utopia in which men rather than women are relegated to the domestic sphere. Women, now free to explore the outside world at will and pursue an education, run a peaceful and just society, using scientific principles to harvest energy from the sun and live in harmony with nature. Sultana's Dream was published in 1905 in the Indian Ladies Magazine, the first English language periodical edited by, and targeted at, Indian women. Like the periodical, the story broke new ground.As a pioneering work of science fiction and feminist utopian literature at the turn of the century, Sultana's Dream is strikingly advanced in its critique of patriarchy, war, industrialization, and the exploitation of the natural world, speaking to the concerns of our contemporary world as much as its own. At a time when British colonialism was using the treatment of women in India as justification for colonial intervention there, Hossain's story, in imagining a world in which men rather than women are kept inside, positions her protest against Islamic patriarchy within a larger feminist vision that takes on Western as well as Islamic forms of gender hierarchy. Her novella Padmarag is similarly utopian in its depiction of a women-run school and welfare center, and is both feminist and anti-colonial in its outlook. In both these works, Hossain seizes the critique of gender roles in India away from Western commentators and turns it against British interference, while also enlarging the critique to take on the problem of gender more broadly.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A groundbreaking collection of poetry from Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and New York Times bestselling author Rio Cortez.From a visionary writer praised for her captivating work on Black history and experience, a poetry collection exploring personal, political, and artistic frontiers, journeying from her family's history as 'Afropioneers' in the American West to shimmering glimpses of transcendent, liberated futures. In poems that range from wry, tongue-in-cheek observations about contemporary life to more nuanced meditations on her ancestors-some of the first Black pioneers to settle in the western United States after reconstruction-Golden Ax invites readers to tore-imagine the West, Black womanhood, and the legacies that shape and sustain the pursuit of freedom.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett's job has many times put his wife and daughters in harm's way. Now the tables turn as his wife discovers something that puts the Pickett family in a killer's crosshairs in this thrilling new novel in the bestselling series.A day before the three Pickett girls come home for Thanksgiving, Marybeth Pickett finds an unmarked package at the front door of the library where she works. When she opens the package she finds a photo album that belonged to an infamous Nazi official. Who left it there And why did they leave it with her She learns that during World War II several Wyoming soldiers were in the group that fought to Hitler's Eagles Nest retreat in the Alps-and one of them took Hitler's personal photo album. Did another take this one and keep it all these years When she finds the name of a deceased local man who was likely in the unit, Joe visits the man's son-only to find him brutally tortured and murdered. Someone is after the photo album-but why And when a close neighbor is murdered, Joe and Marybeth face a new question: How will they figure out the book's mystery before someone hurts them?or their girls Meanwhile, Nate Romanowski is on the hunt for a younger and more ruthless version of himself-the man who stole Nate's falcons and attacked his wife. Using a network of fellow falconers, Nate tracks the man from one city to another, learning that his target is an agitator and a financier of anarchists. Even as he grasps the true threat his quarry presents, Nate swoops in for the kill-and a stunning final showdown.Story Locale: WyomingSeries Overview: Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett, an everyman hero with a penchant for stepping into trouble, works with an outlaw falconer and his resourceful wife and daughters to protect the land of Twelve Sleep Country from hunters, ecoterrorists, cowboy hit men, and rogue government agents, among others.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A beautiful, illustrated reflection on death, mortality, and what it means to be human'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Strangers aboard a London bus unite to help an elderly man find his missed love connection in the heartwarming new novel from the author of The Last Chance LibraryWhen Libby Lloyd arrives in London, broken-hearted and with her life in tatters, the first person she meets on the bus is elderly pensioner Frank. He tells her about the time in 1962 he met a girl on the number 88 bus with beautiful red hair just like hers. They made plans for a date at the National Gallery art museum, but Frank lost the bus ticket with her number on it. For the past sixty years, he's ridden the same bus trying to find her, but with no luck.Libby is inspired to action and, with the help of an unlikely companion, she papers the bus route with flyers advertising their search. Libby begins to open her guarded heart to new connections as her tightly controlled world expands, but with Frank's dementia progressing quickly, their chance of finding the girl on the No. 88 bus is slipping away.More than anything, Libby wants Frank to see his lost love one more time. But their quest also shows Libby just how important it is to embrace her own chances for happiness-before it's too late-in a beautifully uplifting novel about how a shared common experience among strangers can transform lives in the most marvelous ways.Story Locale: London, England.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Gray Man's first adventure leads to trouble for him in the present in the latest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.Before he was the Gray Man, Court Gentry was Sierra Six, the junior member of a CIA action team.In their first mission they took out a terrorist leader, at a terrible price- the life of a woman Court cared for. Ten years have passed. The Gray Man is on a simple mission when he sees a ghost: the long-dead terrorist, but he's remarkably energetic for a dead man. A decade of time may have passed but the Gray Man hasn't changed. He isn't one to leave a job unfinished or a blood debt unpaid. Story Locale: India, PakistanSeries Overview: Court Gentry was one of the world's top assassins, until he was betrayed and cut loose. Now he's known as the Gray Man-and making a living means other people dying.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Waitress meets The Midnight Library in this uplifting novel about a chef who is granted the opportunity to spend a day in three alternate lives she could've had? three days, one life-altering opportunityLolly Blanchard's life only seems to give her lemons. Ten years ago, after her mother's tragic death, she broke up with her first love, and abandoned her dream of opening a restaurant in order to keep her family's struggling Seattle diner afloat and to care for her sister and grieving father. Now a decade later, she dutifully whips up the diner's famous lemon meringue pies each morning while pining for the love and life she lost.On Lolly's thirty-third birthday, her quirky, beloved aunt gives her a mysterious gift-three lemon drops, each of which allows her to live a single day in a life she might have lived if she'd made different choices. It's an eye-opening experience that helps Lolly comes to terms with all she's lost, but also recognize her own strength. With one last lemon drop to use, Lolly has a chance to do-over the last ten years. Torn between duty to her family and the true desires of her heart, she discovers that the key to transforming her life lies not in redoing her past, but in taking control of her present.Story Locale: Seattle, WA.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'To know James is to love him; with Center Center, you are about to fall in love.' -Jennifer Garner 'Exquisitely raw, hilarious, and fresh?Center Center shows there's a place in the world for anyone who's ever felt lost, misunderstood, or outrageously passionate.' -Misty Copeland, NYT bestselling author of Life in MotionA daring, joyous, and inspiring memoir-in-essays from the American Ballet Theatre principal dancer-slash-drag queen-slash-pop star who's redefining what it means to be a man in balletThere's a mark on every stage around the world that signifies the center of its depth and width, called 'center center.' James Whiteside has dreamed of standing on that very mark as a principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre ever since he was a twelve-year-old blown away by watching the company's spring gala. The GLAMOUR. The VIRTUOSITY. The RIPPED MEN IN TIGHTS!In this absurd and absurdist collection of essays, Whiteside tells us the story of how he got to be a primo ballerino-stopping along the way to muse about the tragically fated childhood pets who taught him how to feel, reminisce on ill-advised partying at summer dance camps, and imagine fantastical run-ins with Jesus on Grindr. Also in these pages are tales of the two alter egos he created to subvert the strict classical rigor of ballet: JbDubs, an out-and-proud pop musician, and Ühu Betch, an over-the-top drag queen named after Yoohoo chocolate milk. Center Center is an exuberant behind-the-scenes tour of Whiteside's triple life-a raunchy, curious, and unapologetic celebration of queerness, self-expression, friendship, sex, creativity, and pushing boundaries that will entertain you, shock you, inspire you, embolden you?and maybe even make you cry.Story Locale: New York City (mostly); also Boston, MA and Fairfield, CT.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'All her life, Annie has played it nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her longtime boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching position that moves her from Manhattan to a small village upstate. She's stunned by how perfect and picturesque the town is. The people are all friendly and warm. Her new apartment is dreamy too, minus the oddly persistent spider infestation. Then Annie meets Sophie. Beautiful, charming, magnetic Sophie, who takes a special interest in Annie, who wants to be her friend. More importantly, she wants Annie to stop apologizing and start living for herself. That's how Sophie lives. Annie can't help but gravitate toward the self-possessed Sophie, wanting to spend more and more time with her, despite the fact that the rest of the townsfolk seem.a little afraid of her. And like, okay. There are some things. Sophie's appearance is uncanny and ageless, her mansion in the middle of the woods feels a little unearthly, and she does seem to wield a certain power.but she couldn't be.could she '.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An examination of the profound impact that the War on Terror had in pushing American politics and society in an authoritarian directionFor an entire generation, at home and abroad, the United States has waged an endless conflict known as the War on Terror. In addition to multiple ground wars, it has pioneered drone strikes and industrial-scale digital surveillance, as well as detaining people indefinitely and torturing them. These conflicts have yielded neither peace nor victory, but they have transformed America. What began as the persecution of Muslims and immigrants has become a normalized, paranoid feature of American politics and security, expanding the possibilities for applying similar or worse measures against other targets at home. A politically divided country turned the War on Terror into a cultural and then tribal struggle, first on the ideological fringes and ultimately expanding to conquer the Republican Party, often with the timid acquiescence of the Democratic Party. Today's nativist resurgence walked through a door opened by the 9/11 era.Reign of Terror will show how these policies created a foundation for American authoritarianism and, though it is not a book about Donald Trump, it will provide a critical explanation of his rise to power and the sources of his political strength. It will show that Barack Obama squandered an opportunity to dismantle the War on Terror after killing Osama bin Laden. That mistake turns out to have been portentous. By the end of his tenure, the war metastasized into a broader and bitter culture struggle in search of a demagogue like Trump to lead it.A union of journalism and intellectual history, Reign of Terror will be a pathbreaking and definitive book with the power to transform how America understands its national security policies and their catastrophic impact on its civic life.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Now in paperback, the fifth thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager.It's November 1991. Nirvana's in the tape deck, George H. W. Bush is in the White House, and movie-obsessed college student Charlie Jordan is in a car with a man who might be a serial killer.Josh Baxter, the man behind the wheel, is a virtual stranger to Charlie. They met at the campus ride board, each looking to share the long drive home to Ohio. Both have good reasons for wanting to get away. For Charlie, it's guilt and grief over the shocking murder of her best friend, who became the third victim of the man known as the Campus Killer. For Josh, it's to help care for his sick father-or so he says.The longer she sits in the passenger seat, the more Charlie notices there's something suspicious about Josh, from the holes in his story about his father to how he doesn't want her to see inside the trunk. As they travel an empty, twisty highway in the dead of night, an increasingly anxious Charlie begins to think she's sharing a car with the Campus Killer. Is Josh truly dangerous Or is Charlie's jittery mistrust merely a figment of her movie-fueled imagination One thing is certain-Charlie has nowhere to run and no way to call for help. Trapped in a terrifying game of cat and mouse played out on pitch-black roads and in neon-lit parking lots, Charlie knows the only way to win is to survive the night.