random house apr 2014 (82 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -THE CHASE IS ON!Erwin and the Survey Corps desperately mount a rescue operation to take Eren back from the Colossus Titan and Armored Titan. But without the numbers to form up properly outside the walls, how can the humans catch up before they're all slaughtered Just whose side is Ymir on And will Eren ever see his friends again PRAISE FOR THE HIT ANIME 'A visceral and fantastically intense action/horror story.' - Anime News Network 'Japan's equivalent of The Walking Dead.' - io9Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 192 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Marchesi, Stephen (illustrator). Neuware - Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big, and she was right to! She wrote her first song at age five and became a country music star by the time she was in her early twenties. Of course, her success didn't stop there. Dolly Parton is also an actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist whose 'Imagination Library' reading initiative reaches children throughout the US, Canada, and the UK. There is simply no one like Dolly Parton!

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - My daddy looks quite normal, no different from the rest . But my daddy is a HERO, the greatest dad, the best!A child plays dressing up with Dad, and together they go on some amazing adventures. As if by magic, Dad becomes a cowboy and a knight, fights pirates and flies a spaceship, all in the course of one special day together.This is a tender, touching tribute to all the heroic dads out there!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This classic collection-now revised and expanded-is the perfect introduction to Nobel Laureate Alice Munro's brilliant, revelatory short stories, in which she unfolds the wordless secrets that lie at the center of human experience. The stories in this volume span Munro's career: The title stories from her collections The Moons of Jupiter; The Progress of Love; and Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage; 'Differently,' from Friend of My Youth; 'Carried Away,' from Open Secrets; and (new to this edition) 'In Sight of the Lake,' from Dear Life. Vintage Munro also includes the text of the Nobel Prize Presentation Speech, given by Peter Englund, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 224 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. McKean, Dave (illustrator). Neuware - The second adventure in the life of the extraordinary Mesopotamian Blue, Varjak Paw: kung fu for cats!Having saved the city cats from a fate worse than death, Varjak Paw finds himself the elected and popular leader of a new gang - a gang that supports freedom and kindness for all. But will the pressure take its toll on this brave yet sometimes naive cat Soon the city erupts in an all-out gang war as the evil Sally Bones attempts to control the lives of all cats. Horrified and outnumbered, Varjak and the others must fight for their freedom or die trying; can Jalal's Way really be the best way This is another thrilling adventure, eagerly awaited by all Varjak fans, both young and old.Winner of the Blue Peter Award in 2007.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bestselling author Karen McCombie trained as a magazine journalist in her native Scotland before moving to London. After several years working on teen favourites Just 17 and Sugar, she turned to fiction, with her first series, Ally's World, becoming an instant success. In total she's had more than 70 books published and translated around the world, and more than a million books sold.Karen lives in North London with her very Scottish husband Tom, her sunshiney daughter Milly, a demented cat called Dizzy and Biscuit, the button-obsessed hamster.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -From the 2011 Man Booker Prize winner, and a 'Sunday Times' No.1 bestseller, 'Levels of Life' is an extraordinary hybrid of history, fiction and memoir about ballooning, photography, love and grief. '.a supremely crafted artefact and a desolating guidebook to the land of loss' John Carey, 'Sunday Times'.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 117 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This Ladybird Classic is an abridged retelling of the classic story of Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, making it perfect for introducing the story to younger children, or for newly confident readers to tackle alone.Beautiful new illustrations throughout and a gorgeous larger format with ribbon marker bring the magic of this classic story to a new generation of children.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An illustrated children's picture book prequel to the worldwide bestseller A Street Cat Named Bob and The World According to Bob - perfect for very young fans. A moving and uplifting tale about one cat in search of a friend that will melt your heart.'[Bob] has entranced London like no feline since the days of Dick Whittington' Evening Standard.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sugar and spice and murderous vice.That s what pageants are made of Normally Melanie Cooper and Angie DeLaura wouldn t be caught dead at a beauty pageant, but when Mel s mom asks them to provide cupcakes for the seventy-fifth annual Sweet Tiara contest as a favor for her best friend, they can t say no. Plus, between cooking up a daily display for the three-day event and sponsoring a cupcake creation challenge for the participants, Fairy Tale Cupcakes will get great publicity.But the world of pageants is even hotter than Mel s kitchen. A high-strung judge and a pushy stage mom target Lupe, a young friend of Mel and Angie s, at the competition and aim to take her out by any means necessary. When the same judge shows up dead underneath Mel and Angie s cupcake display, Lupe is crowned the lead suspect. Now Mel and Angie will have to find the real killer quickly or Lupe may be strutting the catwalk in prison pinstripes.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Edward is four years old when he is locked away with his mother by her abusive, alcoholic partner, Harris. Sent to live with a kindly foster family, and then adopted, Edward struggles to adapt to normal life.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Spot loves visiting Grandma and Grandpa! He helps Grandpa in the garden, and even finds Mum's old ball to play with, until . . . oh no, the shed window is broken! Never mind, there's time for a story before Spot goes home.With fun flaps to develop fine motor skills and an adventurous story to encourage curiosity and exploration, this book is perfect for early learning and play.If you loved this, try Where's Spot , Spot Goes to School and Spot Goes to the Park for more lift-the-flap fun!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Louis L'Amour is recognized the world over as one of the most prolific and popular American authors. While every one of his eighty-nine novels is still in print, a lesser known fact is that L'Amour is also one of the all-time bestselling authors of short fiction. Compared by The Wall Street Journal to Jack London and Robert Louis Stevenson, L'Amour's Collected Short Stories are now presented for the first time in paperback. The Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour, Volume 1, features thirty-five action-packed Frontier Stories. It kicks off a series of nine paperbacks, including a two-part volume of Adventure Stories and a two-part volume of Crime Stories, which brings all of L'Amour's short fiction to his millions of readers around the world.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - an elephant book you won't forget' - Michael MorpurgoWhen a baby elephant is abandoned on the African savannah, a young boy named Bat takes her back to his village and cares for her.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The FEARLESS are an army powered by an incredible serum that makes each soldier stronger, sharper, faster. Intended as a force for good, the serum has a terrible side-effect - anyone who takes it is stripped of all humanity, empathy and love. And as the FEARLESS sweep through the country, forcing the serum on anyone in their path, society becomes a living nightmare. All 17-year-old Cass has left is her little brother, and when he is snatched by the FEARLESS and taken to their hellish lair, she must risk everything to get him back.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE CHASE IS ON!Erwin and the Survey Corps desperately mount a rescue operation to take Eren back from the Colossus Titan and Armored Titan. But without the numbers to form up properly outside the walls, how can the humans catch up before they're all slaughtered Just whose side is Ymir on And will Eren ever see his friends again PRAISE FOR THE HIT ANIME 'A visceral and fantastically intense action/horror story.' - Anime News Network 'Japan s equivalent of The Walking Dead.' - io9.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - New York Times BestsellerPopular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek is a touchingly honest, candidly hysterical memoir from breakout teen author Maya Van Wagenen.'School is the armpit of life . . . and my school is no exception'Stuck at the bottom of the social ladder at 'pretty much the lowest level of people at school who aren't paid to be here,' Maya Van Wagenen decided to begin a unique social experiment: spend the school year following a 1950s popularity guide, written by former teen model Betty Cornell. Can curlers, girdles, Vaseline, and a strand of pearls help Maya on her quest to be popular The real-life results are painful, funny, and include a wonderful and unexpected surprise-meeting and befriending Betty Cornell herself. Told with humour and grace, Maya's journey offers readers of all ages a thoroughly contemporary example of kindness and self-confidence.'The real deal. . . A teenage John Green for the next generation. Stunning.' Margaret Stohl, bestselling co-author of the bestselling Beautiful Creatures series'Popular is wonderful. It is charming, touching, entertaining - and brought back a lot of memories about my own high school anxieties. I will be saving my copy to give to my daughter when she is a little older' Jo Elvin, Glamour'I was inspired by [Maya's] journey and made a point of saving a copy of 'Popular' for my sister, who starts middle school this fall. Maybe if I had read it when I was her age, it could have saved me from a world of hurt, or at least put that world in perspective.' Maude Apatow, New York Times Book Review'Made me smile, giggle and question what my idea of popularity really is . . A must read this summer' Guardian Books Blog'Honest, funny, and thought-provoking.' Gretchen Rubin, #1 bestselling author of The Happiness Project'Her year-long experiment in popularity is timeless; the intelligent and humane way she gets to the heart of the matter is uniquely her. Funny, determined, and wry, Van Wagenan has written a wise, heartfelt guide for other kids eager to keep up.' Rachel Hartman, NYT bestselling author of Seraphina'A talented writer, she's funny, thoughtful and self-effacing . . . Teens will readily identify with her' KirkusAbout the author:Maya Van Wagenen is fifteen years old. When she was eleven, her family moved to Brownsville, Texas, the setting of Popular. When not hunched over a desktop writing, Maya enjoys reading, British Television, and chocolate. She now lives with her parents and two siblings in a rural Georgia. She is a sophomore in high school but still shares a room with her sixth grade brother. Remarkably they have not yet killed each other.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Includes Elizabeth Strout's never-before-published essay about the origins of The Burgess BoysNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post NPR Good HousekeepingElizabeth Strout 'animates the ordinary with an astonishing force,' wrote The New Yorker on the publication of her Pulitzer Prize-winning Olive Kitteridge. The San Francisco Chronicle praised Strout's 'magnificent gift for humanizing characters.' Now the acclaimed author returns with a stunning novel as powerful and moving as any work in contemporary literature. Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim and Bob Burgess escaped from their Maine hometown of Shirley Falls for New York City as soon as they possibly could. Jim, a sleek, successful corporate lawyer, has belittled his bighearted brother their whole lives, and Bob, a Legal Aid attorney who idolizes Jim, has always taken it in stride. But their long-standing dynamic is upended when their sister, Susan-the Burgess sibling who stayed behind-urgently calls them home. Her lonely teenage son, Zach, has gotten himself into a world of trouble, and Susan desperately needs their help. And so the Burgess brothers return to the landscape of their childhood, where the long-buried tensions that have shaped and shadowed their relationship begin to surface in unexpected ways that will change them forever. With a rare combination of brilliant storytelling, exquisite prose, and remarkable insight into character, Elizabeth Strout has brought to life two deeply human protagonists whose struggles and triumphs will resonate with readers long after they turn the final page. Tender, tough-minded, loving, and deeply illuminating about the ties that bind us to family and home, The Burgess Boys is Elizabeth Strout's newest and perhaps most astonishing work of literary art.Praise for The Burgess Boys'What truly makes Strout exceptional . . . is the perfect balance she achieves between the tides of story and depths of feeling.'-Chicago Tribune'Strout's prose propels the story forward with moments of startlingly poetic clarity.'-The New Yorker 'Elizabeth Strout's first two books, Abide with Me and Amy and Isabelle, were highly thought of, and her third, Olive Kitteridge, won the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. But The Burgess Boys, her most recent novel, is her best yet.'-The Boston GlobePetersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg 352 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Meet secondhand shop owner Sarah Grayson and her rescue cat, Elvis, in the first novel in the New York Times bestselling Second Chance Cat Mystery series. Sarah Grayson is the happy proprietor of Second Chance, a charming shop in the oceanfront town of North Harbor, Maine. At the shop, she sells used items that she has lovingly refurbished and repurposed. But her favorite pet project so far has been adopting a stray cat she names Elvis. Elvis has seen nine lives-and then some. The big black cat with a scar across his nose turned up at a local bar when the band was playing the King of Rock and Roll's music and hopped in Sarah's truck. Since then, he's been her constant companion and the furry favorite of everyone who comes into the store. But when Sarah's elderly friend Maddie is found with the body of a dead man in her garden, the kindly old lady becomes the prime suspect in the murder. Even Sarah's old high school flame, investigator Nick Elliot, seems convinced that Maddie was up to no good. So it's up to Sarah and Elvis to clear her friend's name and make sure the real murderer doesn't get a second chance.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Julian Barnes' neues Buch handelt von Ballonfahrt, Fotografie, Liebe und Trauer. Davon, dass man zwei Menschen oder zwei Dinge verbindet und sie wieder auseinanderreißt. Einer der Juroren für den Man Booker Preis nannte Julian Barnes einen 'beispiellosen Zauberer des Herzens'. Das vorliegende Buch bestätigt dies. Julian Barnes schreibt über die menschliche Existenz - auf der Erde und in der Luft. Wir lernen Nadar kennen, Pionier der Ballonfahrt und einer der ersten Fotografen, die Luftaufnahmen machten, sowie Colonel Fred Burnaby, der zum eigenwilligen Bewunderer der extravaganten Schauspielerin Sarah Bernhardt wird. Und wir lesen über Julian Barnes' eigene Trauer über den Tod seiner Frau - schonungslos offen, präzise und tief berührend.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Six of Nobel Prize winning author Alice Munro s revelatory short stories that unfold the wordless secrets that lie at the center of the human experience. Alice Munro is often able to say more in thirty pages than an ordinary novelist is capable of in three hundred. She is a virtuoso of the elliptical . . . the master of the contemporary short story. . . . Munro, like few others, [has] come close to solving the greatest mystery of them all: the human heart and its caprices. From the Presentation Speech, Nobel Prize in Literature 2013Vintage Munro includes stories from throughout Alice Munro s storied career: the title stories from her collections The Moons of Jupiter; The Progress of Love; and Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage, as well as Differently, from Friend of My Youth; Carried Away, from Open Secrets; and In Sight of the Lake from Dear Life. This edition includes the Nobel Prize Presentation Speech.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a first-born child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'He's the seventh son of a seventh son. His name is Thomas J. Ward and he's my gift to the County. When he's old enough we'll send you word. Train him well. He'll be the best apprentice you've ever had and he'll also be your last.'These were the words of Tom's Mam to the county Spook some years ago. As Tom, the Spook and their allies prepare to battle with the Fiend on a huge scale, to finally enact their revenge, it now remains to be seen whether Mam's declaration will come true.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Acclaimed author Lynn Flewelling brings her beloved Nightrunners series to a close-at least for now-with a thrilling novel of murder, mystery, and magic. The governor of the sacred island of Korous and his mistress have been killed inside a locked and guarded room. The sole witnesses to the crime-guards who broke down the doors, hearing the screams from within-have gone mad with terror, babbling about ghosts . . . and things worse than ghosts. Dispatched to Korous by the queen, master spies Alec and Seregil find all the excitement and danger they could want-and more. For an ancient evil has been awakened there, a great power that will not rest until it has escaped its otherworldly prison and taken revenge on all that lives. And only those like Alec-who have died and returned to life-can step between the worlds and confront the killer . . . even if it means a second and all too permanent death. Praise for Lynn Flewelling's Casket of Souls 'Full of intrigue and plots upon plots.'-RT Book Reviews.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Das Leben könnte so einfach sein doch die Menschen sind es nichtIn einer Kleinstadt in Maine zu leben, mag romantisch klingen, aber die Wirklichkeit sieht meist anders aus. Die Brüder Jim und Bob Burgess sind deswegen so bald wie möglich nach New York gezogen. Als ihre Schwester Susan, die zu Hause geblieben ist, ihre Hilfe braucht, kehren ihre Brüder widerstrebend in die Heimatstadt zurück. Mit ungeahnter Macht holt sie dort jedoch die Vergangenheit wieder ein Eine aufwühlende Familiengeschichte, vollkommen unsentimental und dabei tief berührend eine echte Strout eben.Shirley Falls ist eine typische Kleinstadt in Maine: hohe Arbeitslosigkeit, viele Alte, wenige Junge, wirtschaftlicher Niedergang, in neuester Zeit auch noch Aufnahmeort für muslimische Flüchtlinge aus Somalia. Als einzige der drei Burgess-Geschwister ist Susan hiergeblieben, ihr Mann hat sie schon lang verlassen, der 19-jährige Sohn Zachary wohnt bei ihr in dem eiskalten, ungemütlichen Häuschen. Als der verschlossene, einsame Junge eines Tages einen halb aufgetauten Schweinekopf in die behelfsmäßige Moschee rollen lässt, ist die kleine Gemeinde erschüttert. Ein rassistisches Verbrechen Auf jeden Fall ein Skandal, mit dem Susan allein nicht fertig wird. Und so bittet sie ihre Brüder Jim und Bob um Hilfe, die als Anwälte in New York arbeiten. Unterschiedlicher könnten diese beiden Brüder nicht sein: Jim, der reiche Karriere-Jurist, lebt mit seiner Frau Helen in einem schönen großen Haus. Bob hingegen war noch nie besonders erfolgreich, ist geschieden, und seine beste Freundin ist immer noch die Exfrau. Nichts zieht die Brüder mehr nach Shirley Falls zurück. Aber natürlich folgen sie dem Hilferuf der Schwester, nicht ahnend, dass ihre Rückkehr nach Maine ihr bisheriges Leben vollkommen umkrempeln wird .

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Goulson, currently regarded as the leading bee expert in the UK media, is passionate about reintroducing the short-haired bumblebee to its native land - Britain. This book combines Gerald-Durrell-esque tales of a child's growing passion for nature with a deep insight into the crucial importance of the bumblebee - a creature of media preoccupation.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 256 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg 276 pp. Englisch.

sonst. Bücher. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This wide-ranging anthology pays tribute to fathers young and old. At one end of the spectrum, a touching story by Ann Packer tells of a man preparing for the wonder and terror of his first child's birth, and from Frank O'Connor's comes a hilarious tale of a small boy's war against his paternal rival in 'My Oedipus Complex'. At the other, John Updike's 'My Father's Tears' and Jim Shepard's 'The Mortality of Parents' bring us face to face with a loss that is like no other. Maupassant, Kakfa, Nabokov, Edith Wharton, Raymond Carver, Graham Swift, Julian Barnes, Helen Simpson .all these and more offer a wonderful assortment of fictional takes on the paternal bond.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Hold your noise! Keep still, you little devil, or I'll cut your throat!'Little orphan Pip scarcely imagines how a terrifying encounter with a convict on the lonely marshes will later transform his life. Pip is more troubled by his visits to strange old Miss Havisham - her decaying wedding dress and the house full of memories - and the beautiful girl Estella who makes him ashamed of his country manners and coarse hands. A blacksmith's apprentice could never hope to win Estella, but then, young Pip's future might not turn out quite as expected.Includes exclusive material: In 'The Backstory' you can learn about Victorian convicts and the alternative ending to Great Expectations! Vintage Children's Classics is a twenty-first century classics list aimed at 8-12 year olds and the adults in their lives. Discover timeless favourites from The Jungle Book and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to modern classics such as The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.