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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Zustand: As New. Like New condition. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. ADVANCE READING COPY. A fine copy. A clean, unmarked copy. Full text. Publicity material laid in. ARC.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Adapted from the New York Times bestseller by Random House's longtime copy chief, this informative and witty guide to writing and grammar, written especially for a younger audience, entertains as well as instructs.Full of advice, insider wisdom, and fascinating facts, this book will prove to be invaluable to anyone who wants to be confident in their writing skills, or anyone who enjoys the power of language. Explored throughout are the mysteries of using punctuation, word choice decisions, and more, presented in a clear, concise and accessible manner made fun!Praise for the New York Times bestseller DREYER'S ENGLISH: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and StyleNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY O: The Oprah Magazine,Paste, and Shelf Awareness'Essential (and delightful!)' --People'Playful, smart, self-conscious, and personal . . . One encounters wisdom and good sense on nearly every page.' --The Wall Street Journal'Destined to become a classic.' --The Millions'Dreyer can help you . . . with tips on punctuation and spelling. . . . Even better: He'll entertain you while he's at it.' --Newsday.…

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed and edge worn. There are minor marks within the book. The text remains legible. The binding is excellent. R*2024/11/10 GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The third book in the middle-grade series that's part Scooby-Doo, part A Series of Unfortunate Events, and entirely genius! Follow the Sinister-Winterbottoms on their most outrageous adventure yet, when they find themselves at a normal summer camp!After leaving the Sanguine Spa in pursuit of Edgaren't, the kids find themselves at a mysterious summer camp, Camp Creek. There are lake games and happy counselors, and there's even a tie-dye cabin. It's all very . . . normal.But if Theo and Alexander know one thing, it's that normal doesn't always mean good. When everyone around her starts acting strange, Theo wonders if maybe the fumes from the tie-dye cabin are seeping into their brains, and she resolves to investigate what's really going on at Camp Creek. The third book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Kiersten White's Sinister Summer series continues the adventures of the Sinister-Winterbottoms and their aunt, who never saw a discount vacation destination she didn t love.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Crack open your spell book and enter the world of the illustrious Galileo Academy for the Extraordinary. There's beena murder on campus, and it's up to the students of Galileo to solve it. Follow 18 authors and 18 students as they puzzle out the clues and find the guilty party.Professor of Magical History Septimius Dropwort has just been murdered, and now everyone at the Galileo Academy for theExtraordinary is a suspect.A prestigious school for young magicians, the Galileo Academy has recently undergone a comprehensive overhaul, reinventing itself as a roaming academy in which students of all cultures and identities are celebrated. In this new Galileo, every pupil is welcome but there are some who aren't so happy with the recent changes. That includes everyone's least favorite professor, Septimius Dropwort, a stodgy old man known for his harsh rules and harsher punishments. But when the professor's body is discovered on school grounds with a mysterious note clenched in his lifeless hand, the Academy's students must solve the murder themselves, because everyone's a suspect.Told from more than a dozen alternating and diverse perspectives, The Grimoire of Grave Fates follows Galileo's best and brightest young magicians as they race to discover the truth behind Dropwort's mysterious death. Each one of them is confident that only they have the skills needed to unravel the web of secrets hidden within Galileo's halls. But they're about to discover that even for straight-A students, magic doesn't always play by the rules. . . .Contributors include:Cam Montgomery, Darcie Little Badger, Hafsah Faizal, Jessica Lewis, Julian Winters, Karuna Riazi, Kat Cho, Kayla Whaley, Kwame Mbalia, L. L. McKinney, Marieke Nijkamp, Mason Deaver, Natasha Díaz, Preeti Chhibber, Randy Ribay, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Victoria Lee, and Yamile Saied Méndez.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How do you solve a murder Follow the lessons of the master Agatha Christie! Iris and Alice find themselves in the middle of another Castle Cove mystery in the sequel to New York Times bestseller The Agathas, by powerhouse authors Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson.Alice Ogilvie and Iris Adams became the talk of Castle Cove when they cracked the biggest case of the fall: the death of Brooke Donovan. Together, the Agathas put Brooke's killer away for good, and since then things around town have been almost back to normal. Quiet, even.But if Alice and Iris know anything, it's that sometimes quiet is just the calm before the storm. The truth is, Brooke'sdisappearance wasn't the first mystery to rock Castle Cove, and it won't be the last. So when their school dance at the infamous Levy Castle the site of film starlet Mona Moody's unsolved death back in the 1940s is interrupted by a violent assault, Iris and Alice pull out their murder boards and get back to work.To understand the present, sometimes you need to look into the past. And if the Agathas want a chance at solving their new case, that's exactly where they'll need to start digging. Only, what they uncover might very well kill them.…

Large octavo, xiv+306pp, illustrated, original wrappers, a near fine copy. First edition.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For fans of People Like Us and The Cheerleaders comes an all new psychological suspense novel about one girl's investigation into her friend's sudden death and the unsettling possibility that a killer is still on the loose.Windham-Farnswood Academy is beautiful, prestigious, historic--the perfect place for girls to prep for college. But every student knows all is not as it seems. Each January, the Winter Girl comes knocking. She's the spirit who haunts the old senior dorm, and this year is no exception. For Haley, the timing couldn't be worse. This month marks the one-year anniversary of the death of her ex-best friend, Taylor. When a disturbing video of Taylor surfaces, new questions about her death emerge. And it actually looks like Taylor was murdered.Now, as Haley digs into what really happened last year, her search keeps bringing her back to the Winter Girl. Haley wants to believe ghosts aren't real, but the clues--and the dark school history she begins to undercover--say otherwise. Now it's up to her to solve the mystery before history has a chance to repeat itself and another life is taken.'A skillfully plotted mystery.dark secrets await.' --Holly Jackson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder on Emily Arsenault's All the Pretty Things. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A timely, piercing study of the Islamic State, as its rise to prominence and domination of Middle Eastern politics, is explained in revealing detail by economist and bestselling author Loretta Napoleoni. Napoleoni illuminates the singularity of IS and how it differs from other jihadist organisations, particularly in terms of its economic structure and focus on consensus instead of pure violence. Napoleoni traces the beginnings of IS, its dynamic with al-Qaeda, and its current status as the first official Caliphate in over a century.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Gut. 268 S. Ehem. Bibliotheksexemplar mit Signatur und Stempel. GUTER Zustand, ein paar Gebrauchsspuren. Ex-library with stamp and library-signature. GOOD condition, some traces of use. M16043 9781787634046 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \* Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize \* A New Yorker Best Book of the Year \* A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice \* Nominated for the Women s Prize for Fiction \* I m in love with a grieving misfit driving around with a donkey-shaped piñata in an old van held together by duct tape the great miracle of McKenzie s writing is how she manages to transform misery into gentle humor darkly hilarious. The Washington Post An addictive read with an ultimately hopeful core that recalls Haruki Murakami, Sayaka Murata, Richard Brautigan, and Miranda July Sanjena Sathian, author of Gold DiggersPenny Rush has problems. Her marriage is over; she s quit her job. Hermother and stepfather went missing in the Australian outback five yearsago; her mentally unbalanced father provokes her; her grandmotherDr. Pincer keeps experiments in the refrigerator and something worsein the woodshed. But Penny is a virtuoso at what s possible when allelse fails.Elizabeth McKenzie, the National Book Award nominated authorofThe Portable Veblen, follows Penny on her quest for a fresh start. Therewill be a road trip in the Dog of the North, an old van with ginghamcurtains, a piñata, and stiff brakes. There will be injury and peril. Therewill be a dog named Kweecoats and two brothers who may share atoupee. There will be questions: Why is a detective investigating hergrandmother. What is the Scintillator And can Penny recognize agood thing when it finally comes her way This slyly humorous, thoroughly winsome novel finds the purpose in life s curveballs, insisting that even when we are painfully warped by those we love most, we can be brought closer to our truest selves.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NATIONAL BESTSELLER A thrilling, raucous, and gloriously queer debut about a scrappy orphan bent on making her own luck in the American West and finding friendship, romance, and her true calling along the way, now in paperback. A powerful feminist battle cry . . . [and] rollicking good fun. Minneapolis Star TribuneLONGLISTED FOR THE VCU CABELL AWARD A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Autostraddle, Chicago Public Library, Kirkus Reviews, Library JournalThe heart wants what it wants. Saddle up, ride out, and claim it.When Bridget arrives penniless in Dodge City, already disillusioned by feckless men and the uncompromising landscape, she has only her wits to keep her alive. Thanks to the allure of her bright red hair and country-girl beauty, she s recruited to work at the Buffalo Queen, the only brothel in town run by women. Bridget takes to brothel life, appreciating the good food, good pay, and good friendships she forms with her fellow sporting women. But with the arrival of some infamous outlaws at the start of winter, tensions in Dodge City run high. When the Buffalo Queen s peace and security are threatened, Bridget must decide what she owes to the women she loves and what it looks like to claim her own destiny.A thoroughly modern reimagining of the Western genre, Lucky Red is a masterfully crafted, propulsive tale of adventure, loyalty, desire, and love. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A profoundly emotional book, and a brave one. TheNew YorkerA literary sensation in Brazil, Luiz Schwarcz s brave and tender memoir interrogates his ordeal of bipolar disorder in the context of a family story of murder, dispossession, and silence the long echo of the Holocaust across generationsAs a child, Luiz Schwarcz knew little about his grandfather and namesake, Lajos. Only later did he learn that Lajos, a devout Hungarian Jew, had been put on a train to a Nazi death camp with his son André, whom he ordered to leap to freedom at a rail crossing while he himself was carried on to death. What young Luiz did know was that his father, André, who had emigrated to Brazil, was an unhappy and silent man. Luiz blossomed into the family prodigy, becoming a groundbreaking literary publisher. He found a home in the family silence a home that he filled with reading.But then, at a high point of outward success, Luiz was brought low by a mental breakdown. The Absent Moon is the story of his journey both to that point and back from it, as Luiz learned to forge a more honest relationship with his own mind, with his family, and with their shared past. The culmination is this extraordinary book the product of a lifetime s reflection, by a master storyteller.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Afrikaans text. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed. The text within the book is clear and bright. The binding is excellent. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Two sisters navigate the thrilling, euphoric early days of California surf culture in this dazzling saga of ambition, sacrifice, and the tangled ties between mothers and daughters from the New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator s Wife. A shimmering rendering . . . pairs the surf culture of the Beach Boys with the sex, drugs, and rock n roll of Daisy Jones & The Six. Entertainment Weekly ( Best Books of the Summer )Southern California, 1960s: endless sunny days surfing in Malibu, followed by glittering neon nights at Whisky a Go Go. In an era when women are expected to be housewives, Carol Donnelly breaks the mold as a legendary female surfer struggling to compete in a male-dominated sport and her daughters, Mindy and Ginger, bear the weight of Carol s unconventional lifestyle.The Donnelly sisters grow up enduring their mother s absence physically, when she s at the beach, and emotionally, the rare times she s at home. To escape questions about Carol s whereabouts and to chase her elusive affection they cut school to spend their days in the surf. From her first time on a board, Mindy is a natural, but Ginger, two years younger, feels out of place in the water.As they grow up and their lives diverge, Mindy and Ginger s relationship ebbs and flows. Mindy finds herself swept up in celebrity, complete with beachside love affairs, parties at the Playboy Club, and a USO tour in Vietnam. Meanwhile, Ginger, desperate for a community of her own, is tugged into the dangerous counterculture of drugs and cults. But through it all, their sense of duty to each other survives, as the girls are forever connected by the emotional damage they carry from their unorthodox childhood. A gripping, emotional story set at a time when mothers were expected to be Donna Reed, not Gidget, California Golden is an unforgettable novel about three women living in a society that was shifting as tempestuously as the breaking waves.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An instant New York Times bestseller A New York Times Notable Book Named a Best Book of 2022 by People, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, Los Angeles Times, and Oprah Daily, and more A Reese's Book Club Pick New York Times Paperback Row SelectionFrom the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, comes the inspiring new novel about a mother s unshakeable love. Riveting, tender, and timely. People, Book of the Week'Remarkable . . . An unflinching yet life-affirming drama about the power of art and love to push back in dangerous times.' Oprah Daily Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching . . . I was so invested in the future of this mother and son. Reese Witherspoon (Reese s Book Club Pick) Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. His mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet, left without a trace when he was nine years old. He doesn t know what happened to her only that her books have been banned and he resents that she cared more about her work than about him. Then one day Bird receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, and soon he is pulled into a quest to find her. His journey will take him back to the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of heroic librarians, and finally to New York City, where he will learn the truth about what happened to his mother and what the future holds for them both. Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice. It s about the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children and the power of art to create change.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY I ve been an Allegra Goodman fan for years, but Sam is hands down my new favorite. I loved this powerful and endearing portrait of a girl who must summon deep within herself the grit and wisdom to grow up. Lily King, New York Times bestselling author of Writers & LoversNEW YORK TIMES EDITORS CHOICE What happens to a girl s sense of joy and belonging to her belief in herself as she becomes a woman This unforgettable portrait of coming-of-age offers subtle yet powerful reflections on class, parenthood, addiction, lust, and the irrepressible power of dreams. A VOGUE AND REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR There is a girl, and her name is Sam. So begins Allegra Goodman s moving and wise new novel.Sam is seven years old and living in Beverly, Massachusetts. She adores her father, though he isn t around much. Her mother struggles to make ends meet, and never fails to remind Sam that if she studies hard and acts responsibly, adulthood will be easier more secure and comfortable. But comfort and security are of little interest to Sam. She doesn t fit in at school, where the other girls have the right shade of blue jeans and don t question the rules. She doesn t care about jeans or rules. All she wants to climb. Hanging from the highest limbs of the tallest trees, scaling the side of a building, Sam feels free. As a teenager, Sam begins to doubt herself. She yearns to be noticed, even as she wants to disappear. When her climbing coach takes an interest in her, his attention is more complicated than she anticipated. She resents her father s erratic behavior, but she grieves after he s gone. And she resists her mother s attempts to plan for her future, even as that future draws closer. The simplicity of thistender, emotionally honest noveliswhat makes it so powerful. Sam by Allegra Goodman will break your heart, but will also leave you full of hope.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. The jacket is a little shelf rubbed. It is protected in cellophane. The boards show little wear. Internally, clean. Tightly bound. r*15/01/2025. [ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Essential reading for understanding not justChinese American history but American history andthe American present. Celeste Ng,#1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere\*TIME100 Must-Read Books of 2023\*San Francisco Chronicle's Favorite Nonfiction \*KirkusBest Nonfiction of 2023 \* Winner of the Chinese American Librarians Association Best Non-Fiction Book Prize \* Library JournalBest Memoir and Biography of 2023 \* One ofElle's Best Memoirs of 2023 (So Far)\* An ALA Notable Book \* The Angela s Ashes for Chinese Americans. Miwa Messer, Poured Over podcastAs the only child of a single mother in Queens, Ava Chin found her family sorigins to be shrouded in mystery. She had never met her father, and her grandparents stories didn t match the history she read at school. Mott Street tracesChin s quest to understand her Chinese American family s story. Over decadesof painstaking research, she finds not only her father but also the building thatprovided a refuge for them all.Breaking the silence surrounding her family s past meant confronting theChinese Exclusion Act of 1882 the first federal law to restrict immigrationby race and nationality, barring Chinese immigrants from citizenship for sixdecades. Chin traces the story of the pioneering family members who emigratedfrom the Pearl River Delta, crossing an ocean to make their way in the AmericanWest of the mid-nineteenth century. She tells of their backbreaking work on thetranscontinental railroad and of the brutal racism of frontier towns, then followstheir paths to New York City.In New York s Chinatown she discovers a single building on Mott Streetwhere so many of her ancestors would live, begin families, and craft new identities.She follows the men and women who became merchants, paper son refugees, activists, and heads of the Chinese tong, piecing together how they boreand resisted the weight of the Exclusion laws. She soon realizes that exclusion isnot simply a political condition but also a personal one.Gorgeously written, deeply researched, and tremendously resonant, MottStreet uncovers a legacy of exclusion and resilience that speaks to the Americanexperience, past and present.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Aglorious debut.it will rouse your deepest well of empathy. Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The Good Left Undone This novel will live alongside classics of young womanhood. Susan Straight, author of bestsellers Mecca and In the Country of WomenIn this unforgettable debut novel, twenty-seven-year-old Tessa, pregnant with her third child and living in a trailer on her mother-in-law s property, encounters the woman she used to love leading Tessa to question the very foundations of the life she s builtAbandoned first by her father and then her mother, as a girl Tessa is left to live with her abusive stepfather and stepbrother. She survives by finding reserves of strength in herself, and by the surprising, transformative love of another teenage girl, Mel, who sees through Tessa s tough exterior to the vulnerable, scarred, loving woman inside. When she suddenly loses Mel, too, Tessa stumbles into a saving grace of a different kind with Henry and his mama, Angie, becoming a mother and finding herself in a familial existence that somehow carries her into adulthood until the day she runs into Mel, who has just returned to Perris after years away.Filled with violence, tragedy, tenderness, longing, and the unvarnished courage of women living in a mostly unseen America, Perris, California is the utterly gripping story of Tessa s journey from trauma to healing, and it introduces us to one of the most indelible female characters since Bone Boatwright in Dorothy Allison s Bastard Out of Carolina or Ruth Langmore in Ozark.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Break your plastic habit with simple, actionable steps and jumpstart your journey toward a minimal, beautiful, low-waste home. Simply Sustainableguides you through the why and how of zero-waste, while emphasizing the importance of finding the sweet spot between sustainability and self-care. Julia Watkins, author ofSimply Living WellTransitioning to a zero-waste lifestyle means eliminating unnecessary clutter from your home and reducing your dependence on disposable goods, but it also comes with practical challenges that can seem daunting. In Simply Sustainable, perfection is not required. Whether you are looking for easy changes to get you started, or more advanced, high-impact tips for your low-waste home, these simple, effective steps will forever change your relationship to disposable plastic products.Lily Cameron shows readers how to gradually transition away from plastic and curate a minimal, beautiful home in the process. Her approach teaches you how to 'make plastic-free living work for you, savor your progress and celebrate that with each small change, you are making a positive impact on the environment, your health and your family's well being.' Simply Sustainable proves that zero-waste living can be easy and deeply satisfying, whether shopping at the farmers market, throwing a dinner party, or packing for a getaway weekend. With practical, manageable strategies organized by room, and inspiring photographs of plastic-free homes, you can begin your journey toward intentional, low-waste living.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A woman who longs to avoid risk at all cost learns that men who love danger are the most exciting in this moving novel from New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel.After a carefree childhood, Mary Margaret Kelly came of age in the shadow of grief. Her father, a dashing daredevil Air Force pilot, died when she was nine. Maggie saw her mother struggle to put their lives back together. As the family moved from one city to the next, her mother warned her to beware of daredevil men and avoid risk at all cost. Following her mother s advice, and forgoing the magic of first love with a high school boyfriend who was too wild to feel safe, Maggie instead sought out all the things her mother had lost a predictable partner, a stable home, and a regular paycheck. She chose to marry a dependable, kind man who was a reliable husband and successful accountant. Together they had a son and found happiness in a conventional suburban life. Until tragedy struck again. Now on her own, feeling a sense of adventure for the first time, Maggie decides to face her fears, setting off on a whirlwind trip from San Francisco to Rome, Paris, and Monaco. But when her travels reconnect her with the very same irresistible, thrill-seeking man she s spent thirty years trying to forget, Maggie becomes terrified that rushing into love and sharing his life may very well end in disaster. But ultimately, while Maggie tries to outrun her fears and painful memories of her past, fate will surprise her in the most astounding of ways, as she walks the tightrope between danger and courage, and between wisdom and love.…