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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Signet Classic Shakespeare Series the work of the world s greatest dramatist edited by outstanding scholars Shall I compare thee to a summer s day , My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun these are some of the most famous lines in all of literature. Originally published in 1609, here are the Bard s 154 sonnets which cover themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty, and mortality.This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes: An overview of William Shakespeare s life, world, and sonnets A special introduction to the sonnets by W. H. Auden Literary criticism from William Empson, Hallett Smith, Winifred M. T. Nowottny, and Helen Vendler Detailed footnotes at the bottom of each page of the sonnets Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format Recommended readings.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When Betsy's sister is murdered in her own needlecraft store, Betsy takes over the shop and the investigation.But to find the murderer, she'll have to put together a list of motives and suspects to figure out this killer's pattern of crime.Includes a beautiful embroidery pattern!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Watch out for Nancy Atherton's latest, Aunt Dimity and the King's Ransom, coming in July 2018 from Viking! The latest in this enchanting and fast-selling series, featuring the beloved ghost Aunt Dimity, opens in a picturesque English cottage where the lovable Lori Shepherd is up to her elbows in pureed carrots and formula bottles, striving to be the perfect mother to twins! Luckily, a beautiful Italian nanny arrives just in time--so Lori can help settle the local civil war stirred up by a visiting archaeologist's excavation.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - James Van Praagh is a spiritual medium--someone who is able to bridge the physical and spiritual worlds. Unaware of his spiritual gifts until he was in his twenties, he slowly came to terms with his unique abilities. In addition, many of his sessions with grieving people who came to him looking to contact the spirits of deceased loved ones are explored. From a devastated mother recieving a message of hope from her deceased little girl to communicating with a young man, killed in Vietnam, who doesn't realize he's dead, the theme of hope and peace in the afterlife is affirmed. Van Praagh also helps the reader recognize and positively deal with the pain of grief in a healthy, honest manner. Part spiritual memoir, part case study, part instrumental guide, Talking to Heaven will change the way you perceive death.and life.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Throughout his long, hectic and astonishingly varied life, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 1832) would jot down his passing thoughts on theatre programmes, visiting cards, draft manuscripts and even bills Goethe was probably the last true Renaissance Man . Although employed as a Privy Councillor at the Duke of Weimar s court, where he helped oversee major mining, road-building and irrigation projects, he also painted, directed plays, carried out research in anatomy, botany and optics and still found time to produce masterpieces in every literary genre. His fourteen hundred Maxims and Reflections reveal some of his deepest thought on art, ethics, literature and natural science, but also his immediate reactions to books, chance encounters or his administrative work. Although variable in quality, the vast majority have a freshness and immediacy which vividly conjure up Goethe the man. They make an ideal introduction to one of the greatest of European writers.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Craft your fiction with scene-by-scene flow, logic and readability.An imprisoned man receives an unexpected caller, after which 'everything changed.'And the reader is hooked. But whether or not readers will stay on for the entire wild ride will depend on how well the writer structures the story, scene by scene.This book is your game plan for success. Using dozens of examples from his own work - including Dropshot,Tiebreaker and other popular novels - Jack M. Bickham will guide you in building a sturdy framework for your novel, whatever its form or length. You'll learn how to: 'worry' your readers into following your story to the end prolong your main character's struggle while moving the story ahead juggle cause and effect to serve your story actionAs you work on crafting compelling scenes that move the reader, moment by moment, toward the story's resolution, you'll see why. believable fiction must make more sense than real life every scene should end in disaster some scenes should be condensed, and others built bigWhatever your story, this book can help you arrive at a happy ending in the company of satisfied readers.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Erdoes, Richard (illustrator). Neuware - Of all the characters in myths and legends told around the world, it's the wily trickster who provides the real spark in the action, causing trouble wherever he goes. This figure shows up time and again in Native American folklore, where he takes many forms, from the irascible Coyote of the Southwest, to Iktomi, the amorphous spider man of the Lakota tribe. This dazzling collection of American Indian trickster tales, compiled by an eminent anthropologist and a master storyteller, serves as the perfect companion to their previous masterwork, American Indian Myths and Legends.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Emerald Tablet-an ancient document that contains the essence of the alchemical teachings-has had an important influence on many Western spiritual and religious traditions. Ostensibly concerned with turning base metals into gold, alchemy was in fact dedicated to transforming the lead of self into the gold of spirit. This brilliant history of alchemy traces its sources back to ancient Egypt, and presents alchemy as a useful, practical system of self-transformation. Each of the seven steps of alchemical transformation is explained, with hands-on techniques and exercises, treating alchemy as a living discipline for achieving a spiritual awakening.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For over twenty years, World Fantasy Award winner Patricia A. McKillip has captured the hearts and imaginations of thousands of readers. Now at last her renowned Riddle-Master trilogy-The Riddle-Master of Hed, Heir of Sea and Fire, and Harpist in the Wind-long out of print, is collected in one volume.It is considered her most enduring and beloved work. Now it is collected in one volume for the first time-the epic journeys of a young prince in a strange land, where wizards have long since vanished.but where magic is waiting to be reborn.