penguin publishing group feb 2006 (14 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE FIRST MERCY THOMPSON NOVEL!Moon Called is the novel that introduced Patricia Briggs s Mercy Thompson to the world and launched a #1 bestselling phenomenon.Mercy Thompson is a shapeshifter, and while she was raised by werewolves, she can never be one of them, especially after the pack ran her off for having a forbidden love affair. So she s turned her talent for fixing cars into a business and now runs a one-woman mechanic shop in the Tri-Cities area of Washington State.But Mercy s two worlds are colliding. A half-starved teenage boy arrives at her shop looking for work, only to reveal that he s a newly changed werewolf on the run and desperately trying to control his animal instincts. Mercy asks her neighbor Adam Hauptman, the Alpha of the local werewolf pack, for assistance.But Mercy s act of kindness has unexpected consequences that leave her no choice but to seek help from those she once considered family the werewolves who abandoned her. In the increasingly crowded field of kick-ass supernatural heroines, Mercy stands out as one of the best. Locus.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One of the world's greatest psychiatrists reveals how to embrace our own humanity and resist the pressures of an ever-changing world. In this challenging and provocative work, Dr. Carl Jung-one of history's greatest minds-argues that civilization's future depends on our ability as individuals to resist the collective forces of society. Only by gaining an awareness and understanding of one's unconscious mind and true, inner nature-'the undiscovered self'-can we as individuals acquire the self-knowledge that is antithetical to ideological fanaticism. But this requires that we face our fear of the duality of the human psyche-the existence of good and the capacity for evil in every individual. In this seminal book, Jung compellingly argues that only then can we begin to cope with the dangers posed by mass society-'the sum total of individuals'-and resist the potential threats posed by those in power.'A passionate plea for individual integrity.'-The New York Times Book Review.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Detective Eve Dallas tracks the cunning, cold-blooded killer of a doctor and his son in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series. A pioneer of modern reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, Dr. Wilfred B. Icove, is found dead in his office murdered in a chillingly efficient manner: one swift stab to the heart. Struck by the immaculate condition of the crime scene, Dallas suspects a professional killing. Security disks show a stunningly beautiful woman calmly entering and leaving the building the doctor s final appointment. Known as Dr. Perfect, the saintly Icove devoted his life to his family and his work. His record is clean. Too clean for Dallas. She knows he was hiding something and suspects that his son and successor knows what it is. Then, like father, like son, the young Dr. Icove is killed with the same deadly precision. But who is the mystery woman and what was her relationship with the good doctors While her husband, Roarke, works behind the scenes, Dallas follows her darkest instincts into the Icoves pasts. What she discovers are men driven to create perfection playing fast and loose with the laws of nature, the limits of science, and the morals of humanity.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A cop races against time to prevent his own death in this heart-pounding thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz.Harry Lyon is a rational man, a cop who refuses to let his job harden his soul. His partner urges him to surrender to the chaos of life. But Harry believes in order and reason. Then one fateful day, he's forced to shoot a man-and a homeless stranger with bloodshot eyes utteres the haunting words that challenge Harry Lyon's sanity.'Ticktock, ticktock. You'll be dead in sixteen hours.Dead by dawn.Dead by dawn.Dead by dawn.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva presents 'a first-rate thriller' (Rocky Mountain News) featuring art restorer-and reluctant spy-Gabriel Allon. After an explosion in Rome destroys the Israeli embassy, Gabriel Allon makes a disturbing discovery-the existence of a dossier in terrorist hands that strips away his secrets, and lays bare his history. Drawn into the heart of a service he'd once forsaken, Allon finds himself stalking a master terrorist across a bloody landscape generations in the making. But soon, Allon will wonder who is stalking whom.When the final showdown comes, it won't be Allon alone who is threatened with destruction. For it is not his history alone that has been exposed.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The works collected in this volume provide an illuminating introduction to George Eliot's incisive views on religion, art and science, and the nature and purpose of fiction. Essays such as 'Evangelical Teaching' show her rejecting her earlier religious beliefs, while 'Woman in France' questions conventional ideas about female virtues and marriage, and 'Notes on Form in Art' sets out theories of idealism and realism that she developed further in Middlemarch and Daniel Deronda. It also includes selections from Eliot's translations of works by Strauss and Feuerbach that challenged many ideas about Christianity; excerpts from her poems; and reviews of writers such as Wollstonecraft, Goethe and Browning. Wonderfully rich in imagery and observations, these pieces reveal the intellectual development of this most challenging and rewarding of writers.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Winner of the Pulitzer Prize--a powerful love story set against the backdrop of the Civil War, from the author of The Secret Chord.From Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic Little Women, Geraldine Brooks has animated the character of the absent father, March, and crafted a story 'filled with the ache of love and marriage and with the power of war upon the mind and heart of one unforgettable man' (Sue Monk Kidd). With 'pitch-perfect writing' (USA Today), Brooks follows March as he leaves behind his family to aid the Union cause in the Civil War. His experiences will utterly change his marriage and challenge his most ardently held beliefs. A lushly written, wholly original tale steeped in the details of another time, March secures Geraldine Brooks's place as a renowned author of historical fiction.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An abridged edition of the world's first novel, in a translation that is 'likely to be the definitive edition . . . for many years to come' (The Wall Street Journal)The inspiration behind The Metropolitan Museum of Art's 'The Tale of Genji: A Japanese Classic Illuminated' -- Now through June 16 at The Met Fifth Avenue A Penguin Classic Written in the eleventh century, this exquisite portrait of courtly life in medieval Japan is widely celebrated as the world's first novel-and is certainly one of its finest. Genji, the Shining Prince, is the son of an emperor. He is a passionate character whose tempestuous nature, family circumstances, love affairs, alliances, and shifting political fortunes form the core of this magnificent epic. Royall Tyler's superior translation is detailed, poetic, and superbly true to the Japanese original while allowing the modern reader to appreciate it as a contemporary treasure. In this deftly abridged edition, Tyler focuses on the early chapters, which vividly evoke Genji as a young man and leave him at his first moment of triumph. This edition also includes detailed notes, glossaries, character lists, and chronologies.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Nationally recognized expert Robert Emery applies his twenty-five years of experience as a researcher, therapist, and mediator to offer parents a new road map to divorce. Dr. Emery shows how our powerful emotions and the way we handle them shape how we divorce-and whether our children suffer or thrive in the long run. His message is hopeful, yet realistic-divorce is invariably painful, but parents can help promote their children's resilience. With compassion and authority, Dr. Emery explains:

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - There is no bigger issue for healthy infants than sleeping through the night. In this simple, straightforward book, Suzy Giordano presents her amazingly effective 'Limited- Crying Solution' that will get any baby to sleep for twelve hours at night-and three hours in the day-by the age of twelve weeks old.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Just when the clamor over 'traditional' marriage couldn t get any louder, along comes this groundbreaking book to ask, 'What tradition ' In Marriage, a History, historian and marriage expert Stephanie Coontz takes readers from the marital intrigues of ancient Babylon to the torments of Victorian lovers to demonstrate how recent the idea of marrying for love is and how absurd it would have seemed to most of our ancestors. It was when marriage moved into the emotional sphere in the nineteenth century, she argues, that it suffered as an institution just as it began to thrive as a personal relationship. This enlightening and hugely entertaining book brings intelligence, perspective, and wit to today s marital debate.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This brilliant debut novel takes a young reporter from his small town paper to the heart of a centuries-old international smuggling ring that amasses the alchemical artifacts that lead to eternal life.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One of the most iconic, beloved, and bestselling books of our time.This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures, Gilbert explored the art of pleasure in Italy and the art of devotion in India, and then a balance between the two on the Indonesian island of Bali. By turns rapturous and rueful, this wise and funny author (whom Booklist calls 'Anne Lamott's hip, yoga- practicing, footloose younger sister') is poised to garner yet more adoring fans.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tells the tales left untold by Stephen Ambrose, whose Band of Brothers was the inspiration for the HBO miniseries.laced with Winters s soldierly exaltations of pride in his comrades bravery. Publishers WeeklyLook for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on Netflix! They were called Easy Company but their mission was never easy. Immortalized as the Band of Brothers, they suffered 150% casualties while liberating Europe an unparalleled record of bravery under fire. Winner of the Distinguished Service Cross, Dick Winters was their legendary commander. This is his story told in his own words for the first time. On D-Day, Winters assumed leadership of the Band of Brothers when its commander was killed and led them through the Battle of the Bulge and into Germany by which time each member had been wounded. Based on Winters s wartime diary, Beyond Band of Brothers also includes his comrades untold stories. Virtually none of this material appeared in Stephen Ambrose s Band of Brothers. Neither a protest against nor a glamorization of war, this is a moving memoir by the man who earned the love and respect of the men of Easy Company and who is a hero to new generations worldwide. Includes photos.