Pushkin press jun 2021 (9 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Enter the magical world behind the Mirrors. the thrilling first instalment in the Reckless series by renowned, bestselling author Cornelia Funke.Jacob has uncovered the doorway to another world, hidden behind a mirror. It is a place of dark magic and enchanted objects, scheming dwarves and fearsome ogres, fairies born from water and men born from stone.Here, he hunts for treasure and seeks adventure in the company of Fox - a beautiful, shapeshifting girl, who guides and guards him.But now Jacob's younger brother has followed him into the mirrored world, and all that was freedom has turned to fear. Because a deadly curse has been spoken; and Jacob must risk his life to reverse it, before his brother is turned to stone forever.Revised and updated by Cornelia Funke, The Petrified Flesh is the first book in the thrilling Reckless series. Funke, Cornelia (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An enchanting, suspenseful story of a curious girl, a family curse and impossible alchemy, by the author of School for Nobodies.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A jagged, propulsive story of guilt and youth spinning off its axis in the wake of a drowning.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A selection of the finest stories by this female Chekhov, now available in a striking new Pushkin Blues format.Teffi's genius with the short form made her a literary star in pre-revolutionary Russia, beloved by Tsar Nicholas II and Vladimir Lenin alike. These stories, taken from the whole of her career, show the full range of her gifts. Extremely funny-a wry, scathing observer of society-she is also capable, as capable even as Chekhov, of miraculous subtlety and depth of character.There are stories here from her own life (as a child, going to meet Tolstoy to plead for the life of War and Peace's Prince Bolkonsky, or, much later, her strange, charged meetings with the already-legendary Rasputin). There are stories of émigré society, its members held together by mutual repulsion. There are stories of people misunderstanding each other or misrepresenting themselves. And throughout there is a sly, sardonic wit and a deep, compelling intelligence.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Full of adrenaline-inducing twists and emotional nuance, Girl, 11 is a heartstopping suspense novel perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and Belinda Bauer.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Between rage and sadness, Orriols presents a journey towards maturity in a story full of hilarious moments and tenderness.' --Diari AraAn immersive, moving novel about complex grief: a woman attempts to rebuild her life after her boyfriend leaves her for another woman, then dies hours later--perfect for fans of Cheryl StrayedPaula's partner has died in a car accident - but no one knows her true grief. Only hours before his death, Mauro revealed that he was leaving her for another woman.Paula guards this secret and ploughs on with her job as a paediatrician in Barcelona, trying to maintain the outline of their old life. But all of Mauro's plants are dying, the fridge only contains expired yoghurt and her mind feverishly obsesses over this other, unknown woman.As the weeks pass, vitality returns to Paula in unexpected ways. She remembers, slowly, how to live. By turns devastating and darkly funny, Learning to Talk to Plants is a piercingly honest portrayal of grief - and of the many ways to lose someone.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A dazzling new collection of Pushkin's fiction, in definitive translations by the acclaimed Anthony Briggs As complex as they are gripping, Pushkin's stories are some of the greatest and most influential ever written. Foundational to the development of Russian prose, they retain stunning freshness and clarity, more than ever in Anthony Briggs's finely nuanced translations. These are stories that upend expectations at every turn: in 'The Captain's Daughter', Pushkin's masterful novella of love and rebellion set during the reign of Catherine the Great, a mysterious encounter proves fatally significant during a brutal uprising, while in 'The Queen of Spades' a man obsessively pursues an elderly woman's secret for success at cards, with bizarre results.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Another classic collection of mysteries from the Golden Age of British crime writing, by the author of The Scarlet Pimpernel It has been twenty years since Polly Burton last saw the Teahouse Detective, but one foggy afternoon she stumbles into a Fleet Street café and chances upon the cantankerous sleuth again. The years have not softened his manner, nor dulled his appetite for unravelling the most tortuous of conspiracies, shedding light on mysteries that have confounded the finest minds of the police.How did Prince Orsoff disappear from his railway carriage in-between stations How could the Ingres masterpiece be seen in two places at once And what is the truth behind the story of the blood-stained tunic that exonerated its owner From the comfort of his seat by the fire, the Teahouse Detective sets his brilliant mind to work once more.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - "Thought-provokinga must read for [everyone] seeking a firm grasp of accurate American history.' Kirkus (starred review) Brilliant, readable, and raw. Maj. (ret.) Danny Sjursen, who served combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and later taught history at West Point, delivers a true epic and the perfect companion to Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States.Sjursen shifts the lens and challenges readers to think critically and to apply common sense to their understanding of our nation's pastand presentso we can view history as never before. A True History of the United States was inspired by a course that Sjursentaught to cadets at West Point, his alma mater. With chapter titles such as 'Patriots or Insurgents ' and 'The Decade That Roared and Wept', A True History is accurate with respect to the facts and intellectually honest in its presentation and analysis.- Essential reading for every American with a conscience.- Meticulously researched, Sjursen provides a more complete sense of history and encourages readers to view our country objectively.- Sjursen's powerful storytelling reveals balanced portraits of key figures and the role they played.'Sjursen exposes the dominant historical narrative as at best myth, and at times a lie . . . He brings out from the shadows those who struggled, often at the cost of their own lives, for equality and justice. Their stories, so often ignored or trivialized, give us examples of who we should emulate and who we must become.' Chris Hedges, author of Empire of Illusion and America: The Farewell Tour.…