Random house jul 2006 (28 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This fun, rhyming Step 1 reader is perfect for back-to-school--no matter what that looks like!Dinos dancing in a book. Dinos leaping, look, look, look! Dinos pasting red and blue. Dinos wasting paint and glue! The dancing dinos are back, and this time, when their book turns up in a school library, they leap out and bring their musical mayhem to a kid's classroom. This fun, rhyming Step 1 reader is perfect for back-to-school. Lucas, Margeaux (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Some people think Hawaii is paradise. But Monk knows that danger like dirt lurks everywhere. Look at Helen Gruber, the rich tourist who took a fatal blow from a coconut. The police say it fell from a tree, but Monk suspects otherwise. His assistant, Natalie, isn t exactly thrilled about Monk s latest investigation. It was bad enough that Monk followed her on vacation, and now it looks as though the vacation is over.Smooth-talking TV psychic Dylan Swift is on the island and claims to have a message from beyond from Helen Gruber. Monk has his doubts about Swift s credibility. But finding the killer and proving Swift a fraud all while coping with geckos and the horror of unsynchronized ceiling fans may prove a tough coconut to crack.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The true story of a poor Chinese peasant boy who, plucked unsuspectingly at the age of ten from millions of others across the land to be trained as a ballet dancer, turned the situation to his advantage to become one of the world's greatest ballet stars.Simply told, with charm, humour and compassion and at times, great drama. His childhood, despite the terrible hardships, is drawn with love and affection and contrasts starkly with the seven lonely years of gruelling training at the Peking Dance Academy. At the age of l8, Li performs at the Houston Ballet school in the US, which leads to his dramatic defection.This is a condensed edition, specially for younger readers, and has an Afterword especially for children.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Osamu Tezuka's vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his eight-volume epic of Siddhartha's life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the subject by contextualizing the Buddha's ideas; the emphasis is on movement, action, emotion, and conflict as the prince Siddhartha runs away from home, travels across India, and questions Hindu practices such as ascetic self-mutilation and caste oppression. Rather than recommend resignation and impassivity, Tezuka's Buddha predicates enlightenment upon recognizing the interconnectedness of life, having compassion for the suffering, and ordering one's life sensibly. Philosophical segments are threaded into interpersonal situations with ground-breaking visual dynamism by an artist who makes sure never to lose his readers' attention. Tezuka himself was a humanist rather than a Buddhist, and his magnum opus is not an attempt at propaganda. Hermann Hesse's novel or Bertolucci's film is comparable in this regard; in fact, Tezuka's approach is slightly irreverent in that it incorporates something that Western commentators often eschew, namely, humor. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ben's on a trip to London to meet his mum. But an accident at the Thames Barrier, combined with a tidal surge and a dramatic thunderstorm - and suddenly his trip turns into something totally different as the Barrier is breached and London is flooded. With streets underwater, communications down, rats pouring up out of the sewers and thousands of people in a state of panic, survival becomes a key issue. But as Ben tries to get across London to meet his mother, little does he know that two terrorists have a similar rendezvous . . .…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The second book in the beloved and award-winning school hamster series!After the holidays, Humphrey is shocked by a big surprise in Room 26-a new class pet! Humphrey tries to be welcoming, but Og the frog doesn't respond to any of his friendly squeaks or visits (remember, he has a lock-that-doesn't-lock). Plus, the students are so interested in Og, they almost stop paying attention to Humphrey altogether. Humphrey doesn't like the mad-bad-sad feelings he's had since Og came, but luckily he still gets to have adventures with different kids on the weekends. Friendship can be tricky, but Humphrey is an intrepid problem-solver. If any hamster can become buddies with a frog, he can.Look for all twelve of Humphrey's adventures.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This deeply affecting novel honors all the young men who dared to serve in World War II, and it honors the culture and language of the Navajo Indians.'Readers who choose the book for the attraction of Navajo code talking and the heat of battle will come away with more than they ever expected to find.'Booklist, starred review Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and forth in an unbreakable code that used their native language. They braved some of the heaviest fighting of the war, and with their code, they saved countless American lives. Yet their story remained classified for more than twenty years. But now Joseph Bruchac brings their stories to life for young adults through the riveting fictional tale of Ned Begay, a sixteen-year-old Navajo boy who becomes a code talker. His grueling journey is eye-opening and inspiring.An ALA Best Book for Young Adults'Nonsensational and accurate, Bruchac's tale is quietly inspiring.'School Library Journal.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In his ninth mystery, Constable Evan Evans scours a Welsh mountainside to find a missing womanand then copes with the subsequent disappearance of his beloved Bronwen.Mt. Snowdon, Yr Wyddfa to the locals, is crawling with tourists in the summer months. So Constable Evans isn't unduly alarmed when a young female hiker goes missing for a few hours. She might have taken a wrong turn or even stormed off to hide after a tiff with her boyfriend.The routine search turns more ominous, though, when the village police find an underground bunkercomplete with handcuffs and chains. Now, as he copes with wedding plans and a visit from his disapproving mother, Evans has a serious investigation on his plate, searching for a link between the still-missing girl and the eerie, empty chamber.And when his own fiancée disappears, the case goes from ominous to terrifying.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What Do You Revolve Around All the planets of your life-from your labor and leisure to your thinking and feeling-are held in orbit by the greatness, gravity, and blazing brightness of Jesus Christ at the center of your life. When He ceases to be the center, the planets of your life fly into confusion, sending a hundred things out of control. Pastor John Piper's powerful teaching is recorded during an intimate retreat for youth leaders and students onto three The Blazing Center DVDs. With the study guide, this is an ideal package for adult and youth Sunday school classes, small groups, retreats, classrooms, and families. Discover surprising insights about the reality of sin, how your love for God is really revealed, and how only joy in Him will sustain you through times of suffering. God Is the Blazing Sun at the Center of Reality Everything revolves around Him. And as the most valuable and glorious person who exists, God is loving, not conceited, when He calls us to worship Him. His pursuit of glory and our pursuit of joy are not at odds-because God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. This study guide is designed to be used in a ten-session, guided group study that focuses on The Blazing Center DVD set: Lesson 1-Introduction to The Blazing Center Lesson 2-The Blazing Center: A Personal Story Lesson 3-The Blazing Center: Is God Vain Lesson 4-Pursue Your Joy: Isn't That Hedonism Lesson 5- Pursue Your Joy: God Commands It! Lesson 6-True Love: Duty or Delight (Part 1) Lesson 7-True Love: Duty or Delight (Part 2) Lesson 8-Suffering: For the Joy Set Before You (Part 1) Lesson 9- Suffering: For the Joy Set Before You (Part 2) Lesson 10-Review and Conclusion Complete with Scripture and key quotations for reflection, penetrating questions, and five daily assignments per week, this study guide will help you place God at the center of your life. When God is the blazing sun at the center of your solar system, all the planets of your life come into proper orbit. Leader's guide included!Story Behind the Book'The greatest news in all the world is that there is no final conflict between my passion for joy and God's passion for His glory. The knot that ties these together is the truth that God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him. Jesus Christ died and rose again to forgive the treason of our souls, which have turned from savoring God to savoring self. In the cross of Christ, God rescues us from the house of mirrors and leads us out to the mountains and canyons of His majesty. Nothing satisfies us-or magnifies Him-more.' -John Piper.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Everywhere You Go, There You Are When you were young, you were told, "You are special!" and were encouraged to become anything you wanted. The future held unlimited options. But then life happened. And now you look around feeling, thinking, looking, and acting basically the same as the next guy. You can't help but feel trapped and hemmed in. Unfortunately, many try to break out of the suffocating sameness by making the same bad decisions over and over again. This Breakaway DVD and study guide are designed to renovate your thinking by illustrating four core beliefs that dictate the decisions shaping the outcome of your life. This study will help you break out of the crowd and away from bad patterns for good! Break out of the crowd. None of us sets out to be like everybody else, but it happens. Life begins to squeeze us into a mold until one day we wake up feeling trapped and hemmed in. Unfortunately many people think that the answer is to run away, but they only end up making the same bad decisions over and over again. So how do you break the cycle and break out of the crowd In this six-session companion study guide to the Breakaway DVD, Andy Stanley will expose you to four core beliefs that have the power to renovate your thinking and change the trajectory of your life. Intended for use in a personal study or in small groups, Breakaway will illustrate how our core beliefs dictate our decisions which dictate the outcomes of our lives. This study guide is complete with a leader's guide and six lessons, including conversation-starting exercises, discussion questions, and application steps. Story Behind the BookAndy Stanley is the senior pastor of three North Point Ministries campuses, with a cumulative congregation of more than twenty thousand. Much of the brokenness he sees in the lives of his congregants results from the herd mentality that makes them feel completely blah. He often hears comments like, "Life is just more of the same, only with more candles on my birthday cake," and, "Even my problems are the same as everyone else'sfrom dealing with debt to my marital problems. There's nothing unique about me." Culture has shaped and molded the zest out of life, and this DVD and study guide are designed to open the door to freedom.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S 50 BEST THRILLERS OF THE 21ST CENTURYFrom the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Road, Blood Meridian, and All the Pretty Horses, this is the "profoundly disturbing and gorgeously rendered" novel (The Washington Post) that inspired the Academy Award®winning film."A narrative that rips along like hell on wheels [on] a stage as big as Texas."The New York Times Book ReviewThe setting is the TexasMexico border. The time is our own, when rustlers have given way to drug-runners and small towns have become free-fire zones. One day, a good old boy named Llewellyn Moss finds a pickup truck surrounded by a bodyguard of dead men. A load of heroin and two million dollars in cash are still in the back. When Moss takes the money, he sets off a chain reaction of catastrophic violence that not even the lawin the person of aging, disillusioned Sheriff Bellcan contain.As Moss tries to evade his pursuersin particular a mysterious mastermind who flips coins for human livesMcCarthy simultaneously strips down the American crime novel and broadens its concerns to encompass themes as ancient as the Bible and as bloodily contemporary as this morning's headlines.No Country for Old Men is a triumph.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Magic gets an upgrade in the first WebMage novel featuring a computer savvy sorcerer. Ravirn is not your average computer geek. A child of the Fates-literally-he's a hacker extraordinaire who can zero in on the fatal flaw in any program. Now that twenty-first-century magic has gone digital that makes him a very talented sorcerer. But a world of problems is about to be downloaded on Ravirn-who's just trying to pass his college midterms.Great Aunt Atropos, one of the three Fates, decides that humans having free will is really overrated and plans to rid herself of the annoyance-by coding a spell into the Fate Core, the server that rules destiny. As a hacker, Ravirn is a big believer in free will, and when he not only refuses to debug her spell but actively opposes her, all hell breaks loose.Even with the help of his familiar Melchior, a sexy sorceress (who's also a mean programmer), and the webgoblin underground, it's going to be a close call.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Assigned to chaperone Queen Contessa and her husband on their honeymoon, Tess takes on pirates who abduct the royal couple for ransom-unaware that Tess's magic is the real treasure in their midst.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Meet the women of Mysteriaand the creatures they fall forin four stories of paranormal passion from four New York Times bestselling authors.Located in the picturesque mountains of Colorado, Mysteria is a place where the supernatural co-exists with the natural. It's a town of bewitching seduction, dark magic, and sensual demons.InMaryJanice Davidson's "Alone Wolf,"Charlene Houtenan is the voluptuous local realtor, who knows a hot property when she sees one. And when a new werewolf appears in town, she's going to make a move he can't resist.In P. C. Cast's"Candy Cox and the Big Bad (Were) Wolf,'Candice Coxmay be Mysteria High's sexiest teacher, but after five husbands, she's burnt out on romance. Until a former studenta drool-worthy werewolfmakes her howl at the moonIn Gena Showalter's"The Witches of Mysteria and the Dead Who Love Them,'Genevieve Tawdryis a witch with a bad case of unrequited love for the owner of the local bar. But is his sudden change of heart the result of a love potionor a literally breathtaking passion In Susan Grant's "Mortal in Mysteria,"Harmony Faithfull is the new minister in town. She's having a crisis of faithin herselfuntil she finds a buck-naked man in her garden, a former demon who unleashes the devil inside her. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The same rebellion that leaves Clarence of Summerbourne dead also leaves his castle and his daughter, Claire, forfeit to the king's champion. Renald de Lisle arrives at the castle gates as a warrior, takes possession of Claire like a conqueror, and sets her heart racing as her lover. Amid moonlight and velvet, she becomes his bride; atop tangled bedclothes she discovers passion. But then she learns Renald's terrible secret and vows revenge against this man she wed, this man she loved with all her heart.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This remarkable book speaks to our current stressful, fear-based mode of existing by offering simple, common-sense solutions that lead toward sanity and joy. And the wonderful thing is that these methods are available to us all in present-moment time. Wyatt Webb sticks to his belief that the cause of our most difficult struggles in this life are two things we' not born with: fear and self-doubt. Since these two conditions are learned, there is definitely hope for overcoming them via the process of unlearning and relearning, which is at our intellectual, emotional, and spiritual fingertips. We' able to move from the perception of being stuck by availing ourselves of the simple yet profound tools offered in this book. For one-tenth the cost of a therapy session, you can access the map to freedom. What have you got to lose.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Striking silver-gilt hair and pale green eyes give Marjory de Warenne the looks of an angel. The better to hide her willful spirit. In spite of every warning, this headstrong lady-in-waiting has given her heart to notorious Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, a man feared on the battlefieldand in matters of seduction.Then Jory's guardians, who have chosen a more suitable husband for her, make her believe that Guy has betrayed her. Yet as England's bravest men ride off to put down the Welsh rebellion, Jory's thoughts are with the one gallant knight she can never forgetand the passion that will one day be rekindled amid the march of history.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Having survived his rise to Chairman of Everest Capital, the world's largest private equity firm, and the ferocious attempts on his life that ensued, Christian Gillette finally seems safely perched atop the financial industry. He's just accepted Everest's largest private investment, he's poised to takeover his ex-rival's sinking firm, and he's just embarked on his firm's most exciting venture to date, buying the NFL's newest team -- the Las Vegas Twenty-Ones. Plus, one of his young employees -- an ambitious deal maker named David Wright -- has caught his eye. Wright reminds Gillette of himself just a few years back, and he's drawn to the thought of teaching the wunderkind everything the ups and downs of the industry. But everything comes to a screeching halt when a shadowy man calls him to a meeting, requesting a favor and offering in return new information about Gillette's father and his still mysterious death.Christian Gillette can't stand to be controlled, but he also can't afford to lose a chance at finally learning something substantive about his father's death. And as he becames more entangled with the strange deal, and the frantic pace of business continues without his full attention, he feels his grip on Everest weakening -- and soon realizes his life is once more in desperate jeopardy. When all signs begin to point to David Wright, Gillette realizes that his toughest decision as Chairman lies directly ahead.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh returns to the seductive world she knows so wellRegency Englandin a new novel filled with her trademark wit, sensuality, and breathtaking storytelling. With this, the first in a dazzling new quartet of novels, Balogh invites us into a special worlda select academy for young ladiesa world of innocence and temptation. Drawing us into the lives of four women, teachers at Miss Martin's School for Girls, Balogh introduces this novel's marvelous heroine: music teacher Frances Allardand the man who seduces her with a passion no woman could possibly forget.They meet in a ferocious snowstorm. She is a young teacher with a secret past. He is the cool, black-caped stranger who unexpectedly comes to her rescue. Between these two unlikely strangers, desire is instantaneousand utterly impossible to resist. Stranded together in a rustic country inn, Lucius Marshall, who is the Viscount Sinclair, and Frances Allard share a night of glorious, unforgettable passion. But Frances knows her placeand it is far from the privileged world of the sensual aristocrat. Due to begin her teaching position at Miss Martin's School in Bath, Frances must try to forget that one extraordinary nightand the man who touched her with such exquisite tenderness and abandon.But Frances cannot hide forever. And when fate once again throws them together, Lucius refuses to take no for an answer. If Frances will not be his wife, he will make her his mistress. So begins an odyssey fraught with intrigue, one that defies propriety and shocks the straitlaced ton. For Lucius's passionate, single-minded pursuit is about to force Frances to give up all her secretsexcept oneto win the heart of the man she already loves. Once again this incomparable storyteller captures a time and a place like no other. And in Lucius and Frances, Mary Balogh gives us her most unlikely lovers yeta nobleman in search of the perfect wife and an unconventional woman willing to risk everything for an unforgettable love.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When it comes to pleasure, these bad boys really are hotter than Georgia asphalt . . .Love Potion #9 by JoAnn RossIt's bad enough that Hollywood hotshot Sloan Hawthorne's knowledge of Roxi Dupree's witchcraft comes from comic books and fairy tales. What's worse is that she's falling hard for the outrageously sexy hunk. Pretty soon they're both finding that the steamy Savannah nights are perfect for conjuring up some mischievous magic of their own . . .Midnight Plane to Georgia by E.C. SheedyIt's what Tracy does best, people-please and generally overwork the word 'yes'. But in love and life it's gotten her nowhere. Tracy's had enough--no more 'yes.' From here on out it's all about her. Colson Jones, hot-eyed and very determined, wants it to be all about her--and he's pretty sure that Tracy will be saying 'yes' again very soon . . .Fall From Grace by Jill ShalvisLibrarian Janie Mills has never hit a man before, but when the lights go out and the town's leading citizen--now missing for two days--points a gun at her, she doesn't think twice about slugging him. Only when the electricity comes back, she finds an entirely different man on at her feet--P.I. Ryan Peterson. Pretty soon this is one case he's definitely on top of. . . .…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Takes off with a bangliterally.V. I. remains a paragon among PIs, and Fire Sale is one of Paretsky's best books yet."St. Louis Post-DispatchA conscience can weigh a PI down more than the heaviest firearmand get her into more trouble too. It's that nagging conscience that makes V. I. Warshawski agree to fill in as coach for the girls' basketball team at her South Chicago alma materwhich in turn leads her to the headquarters of By-Smart, the global retail empire where V. I. hopes to get some desperately needed funds for the struggling squad. But conscience seems to be in short supply at By-Smart.with the exception of Billy Bysen, the earnest teenage grandson of the chain's gruff, tightfisted founder. And when Billy disappearsalong with a mysterious document much desired by By-Smart's management teamV. I. is hurled onto a twisted, body-strewn path that runs through Chicago's dirtiest places and reveals some of its dirtiest secrets.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A finalist for the National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award, here is an evocative novel about female friendship in the glittering 1980s.One of the New York Times s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century One of The Atlantic s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Alison and Veronica meet amid the nocturnal glamour of 1980s New York: One is a young model stumbling away from the wreck of her career, the other an eccentric middle-aged office temp. Over the next twenty years their friendship will encompass narcissism and tenderness, exploitation and self-sacrifice, love and mortality. Moving seamlessly from present and past, casting a fierce yet compassionate eye on two eras and their fixations, the result is a work of timeless depth and moral power.; Nominiert: L.A. Times Book Prize (Fiction), 2005.Nominiert: National Book Awards, 2005.Nominiert: National Book Critics Circle Awards, 2005.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tanaya Shah longs for the wonderful world of Paris, the world that she fell in love with while watching Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina-so when a proposal comes along for an arranged marriage with a man who is living in Paris, Tanaya seizes the chance. But once she lands in the city, she shuns the match. A stroke of luck turns Tanaya into a supermodel, and soon the traditional girl is cavorting with rock stars and is disowned by her family.In her new whirlwind life, she is reintroduced to the man she was supposed to marry, the man she now realizes she should have never walked away from, the man who is her only connection to the family she longs to reconcile with, if only it's not too late.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Osamu Tezuka's vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his eight-volume epic of Siddhartha's life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the subject by contextualizing the Buddha's ideas; the emphasis is on movement, action, emotion, and conflict as the prince Siddhartha runs away from home, travels across India, and questions Hindu practices such as ascetic self-mutilation and caste oppression. Rather than recommend resignation and impassivity, Tezuka's Buddha predicates enlightenment upon recognizing the interconnectedness of life, having compassion for the suffering, and ordering one's life sensibly. Philosophical segments are threaded into interpersonal situations with ground-breaking visual dynamism by an artist who makes sure never to lose his readers' attention. Tezuka himself was a humanist rather than a Buddhist, and his magnum opus is not an attempt at propaganda. Hermann Hesse's novel or Bertolucci's film is comparable in this regard; in fact, Tezuka's approach is slightly irreverent in that it incorporates something that Western commentators often eschew, namely, humor.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 411 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wrinkles, lines, sagging skin-these are the all-too-common outward signs of aging. But now with a diet rich in raw foods, vegetable juices, whole grains, and lean proteins, renowned 'Juice Lady' Cherie Calbom reveals how you can cleanse your body of toxins and protect yourself from the inflammation and free-radical damage that cause these symptoms of aging. Now available in paperback, The Wrinkle Cleanse provides an easy-to-follow, four-step plan:- a 14-day diet that rejuvenates the cells in your body, stopping and even reversing the aging process- quick-start juicing programs that cleanse your body of built-up toxins and restore elasticity to your skin in a matter of days- an energizing supplement plan to help renew skin and increase vitality- cleansing programs to deep-cleanse your body and keep you on track for total rejuvenationIn just two weeks you will begin to see results-fewer wrinkles, and firmer, more toned skin. And with the help of menu plans that include seventy-five delicious recipes, you'll not only look better but you'll get the proper nutrition you need to feel better, too.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S 50 BEST THRILLERS OF THE 21ST CENTURYFrom the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Road, Blood Meridian, and All the Pretty Horses, this is the "profoundly disturbing and gorgeously rendered" novel (The Washington Post) that inspired the Academy Award®winning film."A narrative that rips along like hell on wheels [on] a stage as big as Texas."The New York Times Book ReviewThe setting is the TexasMexico border. The time is our own, when rustlers have given way to drug-runners and small towns have become free-fire zones. One day, a good old boy named Llewellyn Moss finds a pickup truck surrounded by a bodyguard of dead men. A load of heroin and two million dollars in cash are still in the back. When Moss takes the money, he sets off a chain reaction of catastrophic violence that not even the lawin the person of aging, disillusioned Sheriff Bellcan contain.As Moss tries to evade his pursuersin particular a mysterious mastermind who flips coins for human livesMcCarthy simultaneously strips down the American crime novel and broadens its concerns to encompass themes as ancient as the Bible and as bloodily contemporary as this morning's headlines.No Country for Old Men is a triumph.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 320 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Osamu Tezuka's vaunted storytelling genius, consummate skill at visual expression, and warm humanity blossom fully in his eight-volume epic of Siddhartha's life and times. Tezuka evidences his profound grasp of the subject by contextualizing the Buddha's ideas; the emphasis is on movement, action, emotion, and conflict as the prince Siddhartha runs away from home, travels across India, and questions Hindu practices such as ascetic self-mutilation and caste oppression. Rather than recommend resignation and impassivity, Tezuka's Buddha predicates enlightenment upon recognizing the interconnectedness of life, having compassion for the suffering, and ordering one's life sensibly. Philosophical segments are threaded into interpersonal situations with ground-breaking visual dynamism by an artist who makes sure never to lose his readers' attention. Tezuka himself was a humanist rather than a Buddhist, and his magnum opus is not an attempt at propaganda. Hermann Hesse's novel or Bertolucci's film is comparable in this regard; in fact, Tezuka's approach is slightly irreverent in that it incorporates something that Western commentators often eschew, namely, humor. 411 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S 50 BEST THRILLERS OF THE 21ST CENTURYFrom the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Road, Blood Meridian, and All the Pretty Horses, this is the "profoundly disturbing and gorgeously rendered" novel (The Washington Post) that inspired the Academy Award®winning film."A narrative that rips along like hell on wheels [on] a stage as big as Texas."The New York Times Book ReviewThe setting is the TexasMexico border. The time is our own, when rustlers have given way to drug-runners and small towns have become free-fire zones. One day, a good old boy named Llewellyn Moss finds a pickup truck surrounded by a bodyguard of dead men. A load of heroin and two million dollars in cash are still in the back. When Moss takes the money, he sets off a chain reaction of catastrophic violence that not even the lawin the person of aging, disillusioned Sheriff Bellcan contain.As Moss tries to evade his pursuersin particular a mysterious mastermind who flips coins for human livesMcCarthy simultaneously strips down the American crime novel and broadens its concerns to encompass themes as ancient as the Bible and as bloodily contemporary as this morning's headlines.No Country for Old Men is a triumph. 320 pp. Englisch.…