Random house jun 1998 (38 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mercer Mayer's Little Critter has a brand-new puppy in this classic, funny, and heartwarming book. Whether he's teaching the new pup tricks, giving him a bath, or curling up with him at bedtime, both parents and children alike will relate to this beloved story. A perfect way to teach children about the responsibility of caring for a pet. Mayer, Mercer (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mercer Mayer's Little Critter is thinking about all the things he and his new little brother will do together in this classic, funny, and heartwarming book. Whether the brothers go trick-or-treating, build a snowman, or ride bikes together, both parents and children alike will relate to this beloved story. A perfect way to celebrate the special bond between brothers. Mayer, Mercer (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z! Kids love collecting the entire alphabet and super editions! With over 8 million copies in print, the A to Z Mysteries® have been hooking chapter book readers on mysteries and reading for years. Now this classic kid favorite is back with a bright new look! E is for Envelope . . . Who is sending letters to Dink All week long, Dink has been getting strange mail. The envelopes are addressed to "D. Duncan," but the letters inside are for someone named Doris. Plus, one envelope is empty! Could it be a secret code And can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose crack it. John Steven Gurney (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH OVER 80 MILLION COPIES SOLD Junie B. Jones discovers a new dream job in the hit chapter book series that keeps kids laughing and "makes reading fun" (Dav Pilkey, author of Dog Man)."Junie B. is the darling of the young-reader set."USA TodayMeet the World's Funniest KindergartnerJunie B. Jones! Junie B. and Daddy are off to the beauty shop to get Daddy's haircut. And Junie B. gets to assist with everythingfrom washing his hair to sweeping the floors. Afterward, Junie B. decides she wants to work at a beauty shop when she grows up. But first, she needs a little practice cutting hair. And a few volunteers. Like her bunny slippers. And her dog. And maybe even . . . herself Is Junie B. about to have the worst hair day ever From acclaimed author Barbara Park, this hilarious seriesstarring the wittiest, sassiest kindergartener aroundis sure to be laugh-out-loud fun for the whole family!Junie B. Jones is now starring in her own graphic novels, starting with Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus and Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business. Brunkus, Denise (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Another charming tale in The Little Red Train series which will appeal to all little boys and girls obsessed with engines, trains and things that go!There's a big surprise around every bend in the railway track to Birchcombe village - but Duffy Driver, The Little Red Train and all their friends are ready to come to the rescue EVERY time.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wilde teaches readers how to deal with opinions, feelings, contradiction, expectancy, and finally how to elevate their spirits to feel freer and lighter.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \*\*AS FEATURED ON BBC2'S BETWEEN THE COVERS\*\*Discover the tragic masterpiece from Booker prize-winning, Sunday Times bestselling Ian McEwan.One windy spring day in the Chilterns Joe Rose's calm, organised life is shattered by a ballooning accident. The afternoon could have ended in mere tragedy, but for his brief meeting with Jed Parry. Unknown to Joe, something passes between them - something that gives birth in Parry to an obsession so powerful that it will test to the limits Joe's beloved scientific rationalism, threaten the love of his wife Clarissa and drive him to the brink of murder and madness.'A plot so engrossing that it seems reckless to pick the book up in the evening if you plan to get any sleep that night' A.S. Byatt.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It s a busy time in Room 2B an ant observation project is beginning, Miss Mackle is teaching square dancing, and class pictures are being taken. Then one of the fish from the 2B fish tank goes belly-up! Is Harry to blame. Frank Remkiewicz (illustrator).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Hilarious and true-to-life, witty, compassionate, and impossible to put down, Straight Man follows Hank Devereaux through one very bad week in this novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls. Now the AMC Original Series Lucky Hank.William Henry Devereaux, Jr., is the reluctant chairman of the English department of a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt. Devereaux's reluctance is partly rooted in his characterhe is a born anarchistand partly in the fact that his department is more savagely divided than the Balkans. In the course of a single week, Devereaux will have his nose mangled by an angry colleague, imagine his wife is having an affair with his dean, wonder if a curvaceous adjunct is trying to seduce him with peach pits, and threaten to execute a goose on local television. All this while coming to terms with his philandering father, the dereliction of his youthful promise, and the ominous failure of certain vital body functions. In short, Straight Man is classic Russoside-splitting, poignant, compassionate, and unforgettable.Look for Richard Russo's new book, Somebody's Fool, coming soon.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Hank Devereaux, a fifty-year-old, one-time novelist now serving as temporary chair of the English department, has more than a mid-life crisis to contend with when he learns that he must cull 20 per cent of his department to meet budget. Half in love with three women, unable to understand his younger daughter or come to terms with his father, he has a dangerous philosophy that life, and academic life, could be simpler, but he fails to see the larger consequences of his own actions or of the small-world politics that ebb and flow around him, as his colleagues jostle for position and marriages fall apart and regroup. The despair of his wife, and the scourge of the campus geese, he is a man at odds with himself and caught somewhere between cause and effect.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - There's a new rule at South School-if you misbehave, you go to the Suspension Room (or 'the Dungeon,' as the students of Room 2B call it). The rumors are flying about what actually goes on down there, but Harry won't be satisfied until he finds out for himself. 'Fans of Song Lee, Harry, and Doug will enjoy the latest simple chapter-book about school matters that loom large and surprise you.'--Booklist Suzy Kline is the author of ten books that star Horrible Harry and Song Lee. She lives in Connecticut. Frank Remkiewicz is the illustrator of the Horrible Harry and Song Lee books as well as the popular Froggy series. He lives in Florida. Remkiewicz, Frank (illustrator). …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Lieutenant Eve Dallas tails a serial killer who has a passion for the 'Twelve Days of Christmas' in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series.No one likes to be alone during the holidays. For New York's most posh dating service, Personally Yours, it is the season to bring lonely hearts together. But Lieutenant Eve Dallas, on the trail of a ritualistic serial killer who likes to dress up as Santa Claus, has made a disturbing discovery: all of the victims have been traced to Personally Yours. As the murders continue, Eve enters into an elite world of people searching for their one true love. A world where the power of love leads men and women into the ultimate act of betrayal.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The timeless classic from the acclaimed author of American Psycho about the lost generation of 1980s Los Angeles who experienced sex, drugs, and disaffection at too early an age. The basis for the cult-classic film 'Possesses an unnerving air of documentary reality.' The New York TimesThey live in a world shaped by casual nihilism, passivity, and too much money in a place devoid of feeling or hope. When Clay comes home for Christmas vacation from his Eastern college, he re-enters a landscape of limitless privilege and absolute moral entropy, where everyone drives Porsches, dines at Spago, and snorts mountains of cocaine. He tries to renew feelings for his girlfriend, Blair, and for his best friend from high school, Julian, who is careering into hustling and heroin.Clay's holiday turns into a dizzying spiral of desperation that takes him through the relentless parties in glitzy mansions, seedy bars, and underground rock clubs and also into the seamy world of L.A. after dark.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the quintessential author of wartime Germany, A Time to Love and a Time to Die echoes the harrowing insights of his masterpiece All Quiet on the Western Front. After two years at the Russian front, Ernst Graeber finally receives three weeks' leave. But since leaves have been canceled before, he decides not to write his parents, fearing he would just raise their hopes. Then, when Graeber arrives home, he finds his house bombed to ruin and his parents nowhere in sight. Nobody knows if they are dead or alive. As his leave draws to a close, Graeber reaches out to Elisabeth, a childhood friend. Like him, she is imprisoned in a world she did not create. But in a time of war, love seems a world away. And sometimes, temporary comfort can lead to something unexpected and redeeming. "The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure."The New York Times Book Review.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From one of the twentieth century s master novelists, the author of the classic All Quiet on the Western Front, comes Heaven Has No Favorites, a bittersweet story of unconventional love that sweeps across Europe. Lillian is charming, beautiful . . . and slowly dying of consumption. But she doesn t wish to end her days in a hospital in the Alps. She wants to see Paris again, then Venice to live frivolously for as long as possible. She might die on the road, she might not, but before she goes, she wants a chance at life. Clerfayt, a race-car driver, tempts fate every time he s behind the wheel. A man with no illusions about chance, he is powerfully drawn to a woman who can look death in the eye and laugh. Together, he and Lillian make an unusual pair, living only for the moment, without regard for the future. It s a perfect arrangement until one of them begins to fall in love. The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first rank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure. The New York Times Book Review.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Abducted by the alien Catteni, Kristin Bjornsen was one of many humans brought to the planet Botany as part of an experiment to see if it could support life. Enslaved and forced to colonize a world not their own, the settlers have accepted Botany as their homea home worth fighting for. Kristin's people have learned that the aliens responsible for their imprisonment are merely mercenaries, subjugated by the parasitic Eosi Race, and that Botany is being farmed remotely by some unknown speciesa species that may be sympathetic to the colonists' struggle for freedom. The 'Farmers" refuse to join the humans in their rebellion against the Catteni, but they agree to use their technological skills to shield Botany and hide it from its enemiesbuying Kristin and the settlers time to build up their forces and liberate their world.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NATIONAL BESTSELLER Get ready to cruise through this Richard Scarry classic! Learn about hundreds of moving vehicles in this exciting picture book featuring vibrant illustrations, perfect for little fans of all things that go! Planes, trains, submarines oh my! Join the Pig Family as they drive through town, discovering hundreds of different vehicles, including cars, buses, trucks, boats, trains, cranes, bikes, planes, and so much more!Learn all about the functions of each vehicle and how they help the community alongside Richard Scarry s signature illustrations and beloved characters. What vehicles can you find on a farm What is the purpose of a freight train Why do tires need to be oiled And where oh where is Dingo driving to Find out in this timeless book!Children will also love:Richard Scarry s Cars and Trucks from A to ZRichard Scarry s Books on the GoRichard Scarry s Busy Busy Cars and TrucksRichard Scarry s A Day at the AirportRichard Scarry s Best First Book Ever; Bilderbuch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - To the residents of her small southern city, second-hand store owner Spyder Baxter is crazy. But her friends and followers know better. Something lives within Spder's brain. Something powerful. Something wonderful. Something dangerous. Pray it never escapes.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Encompassing America's African-American landscape and rich oral histories of the South, this poetry collection centers on the concept of 'home' and explores conflicts between black and white, North and South, ancestral and modern.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Returning to one of their best-loved fantasy series, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman bring alive a sweeping tale of intrigue and magic.It is twenty years since the once-magical land of Thimhallan was shattered by the forging of the Darksword. The survivors of that catastrophe now live on Earth, bereft of magic and hope, forbidden to return home.Only Joram remains behind on the world ravaged by his Darksword.Although the magic weapon has been destroyed--and with it, Joram's power--rumors have risen that Joram has forged a second Darksword.Now, as a merciless alien race threatens Earth with annihilation, Earth's desperate leaders look to Joram as their only hope.But even as his old friend Saryon begins the perilous journey to seek his aid, the embittered Joram has his own plans for the weapon.And Joram is not the only one.Soon a new menace looms, foreshadowing betrayal, enslavement, and death to humans and Thimhallans alike.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An invaluable resource for any manager or professional, this book offers a collection of proven, practical methods for simplifying any problem and making faster, better decisions every time.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Beloved American poet Robert Frost's first three books, in one collection This volume presents Frost's first three books, masterful and innovative collections that contain some of his best-known poems, including 'Mowing,' 'Mending Wall,' 'After Apple-Picking,' 'Home Burial,' 'The Oven Bird,' 'Birches,' and 'The Road Not Taken.' 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 - Do you have trouble setting goals Would you like to have greater focus, stronger follow-through, and achieve dramatically better results Would you like to learn how to get anything you want from life--more money, a new home, a promotion, better relationships, a greater sense of fulfillment, or anything else you can imagine If so, then read The Magic Lamp. This remarkable book describes a simple yet unforgettable process for how to obtain whatever you want from both your personal life and your career.What's the Secret The Magic Lamp is the first goal-setting guide for people who hate setting goals. Goals can take you anywhere you want to go, but they rarely give you the inspiration you need to get there. Wishes are different. They have emotional impact. They give you the freedom to dream and the power to make your dreams come true.The Magic Lamp transforms the process of setting goals from a dull routine into an exciting adventure because it's the first book to combine the methods of goal setting with the magic of making your wishes come true.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the New York Times bestselling author or Less Than Zero and American Psychoa startlingly funny, kaleidoscopic novel about three students at a small, affluent liberal-arts college in New England with no plans for the futureor even the presentwho become entangled in a romantic triangle. "An extraordinary writer." LA WeeklyBret Easton Ellis trains his incisive gaze on the kids at self-consciously bohemian Camden College and treats their sexual posturings and agonies with a mixture of acrid hilarity and compassion while exposing the moral vacuum at the center of their lives.Lauren changes boyfriends every time she changes majors and still pines for Victor who split for Europe months ago and she might or might not be writing anonymous love letter to ambivalent, hard-drinking Sean, a hopeless romantic who only has eyes for Lauren, even if he ends up in bed with half the campus, and Paul, Lauren's ex, forthrightly bisexual and whose passion masks a shrewd pragmatism. They waste time getting wasted, race from Thirsty Thursday Happy Hours to Dressed To Get Screwed parties to drinks at The Edge of the World or The Graveyard. The Rules of Attraction is a poignant, hilarious take on the death of romance. The basis for the major motion picture starring James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Jessica Biel, and Kate Bosworth.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Candy is beside me, drenched in sweat. She's breathing gently, long slow breaths. I imagine her soul going in and out: wanting to leave, wanting to come back, wanting to leave, wanting to come back. The day will soon harden into what we need to do. But for now we have each other. . . .' He met Candy amid a lush Sydney summer. Gorgeous, sexy, free-spirited Candy. They fell in love fast, lots of laughter and lust, the days melting warmly into each other. He never planned to give her a habit. But she wanted a taste. And wasn't love, after all, about sharing lives Candy had a bit of money and in the beginning, everything was beautiful. Heady, heroin-hazed days, the world open and inviting. But when the money ran out, the craving remained, and the days ceased their luxurious stretch. But there was still love. Only now, it was a threesome. Heroin had its own demands, its own timetable, and thoughts of nabbing the next fix hurled them into each day. Then, when desperation sets in, Candy will stop at nothing to secure a blast, as she and her lover become hostage to the nightmarish world of addiction. Painful, sexy, tender, and charged with dark humor, Candy provocatively charts the daily rituals of two lovers maintaining a long-term junk habit. Told in stunningly vivid prose and set against the backdrop of suburban and urban Australia, Candy is both an electrifying and frightening glimpse of contemporary life and love.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Lama Surya Das, the most highly trained American lama in the Tibetan tradition, presents the definitive book on Western Buddhism for the modern-day spiritual seeker.The radical and compelling message of Buddhism tells us that each of us has the wisdom, awareness, love, and power of the Buddha within; yet most of us are too often like sleeping Buddhas. In Awakening the Buddha Within, Surya Das shows how we can awaken to who we really are in order to lead a more compassionate, enlightened, and balanced life. It illuminates the guidelines and key principles embodied in the noble Eight-Fold Path and the traditional Three Enlightenment Trainings common to all schools of Buddhism:Wisdom Training: Developing clear vision, insight, and inner understanding-seeing reality and ourselves as we really are.Ethics Training: Cultivating virtue, self-discipline, and compassion in what we say and do.Meditation Training: Practicing mindfulness, concentration, and awareness of the present moment.With lively stories, meditations, and spiritual practices, Awakening the Buddha Within is an invaluable text for the novice and experienced student of Buddhism alike. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From Carl Hiaasen and the distinguished foreign correspondent Bill Montalbano comes a relentless novel of treachery and murder set in the clenched society of China, where even tomorrow's weather is a state secret. David Wang, a Chinese-American art historian, dies shortly after a visit to an ancient tomb housing priceless artifacts. Officials diagnose death by duck, a fatal confluence of culture shock and rich cuisine. But Wang's friend Tom Stratton suspects something more sinister, especially after the dead man's brother, a highly placed Party official, tries to have him kidnapped. From a nightmarish interrogation to assassination by cobra, A Death in China takes readers on a trip with no rest stops through a world of claustrophobic mistrust and terrifying danger. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known--and cautiously avoided--by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood. David Simon, an award-winning author and crime reporter, and Edward Burns, a 20-year veteran of the urban drug war, tell the chilling story of this desolate crossroad.Through the eyes of one broken family--two drug-addicted adults and their smart, vulnerable 15-year-old son, DeAndre McCollough, Simon and Burns examine the sinister realities of inner cities across the country and unflinchingly assess why law enforcement policies, moral crusades, and the welfare system have accomplished so little. This extraordinary book is a crucial look at the price of the drug culture and the poignant scenes of hope, caring, and love that astonishingly rise in the midst of a place America has abandoned.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Swann's Way, the themes of Proust's masterpiece are introduced, and the narrator's childhood in Paris and Combray is recalled, most memorably in the evocation of the famous maternal good-night kiss. The recollection of the narrator's love for Swann's daughter Gilberte leads to an account of Swann's passion for Odette and the rise of the nouveaux riches Verdurins.For this authoritative English-language edition, D. J. Enright has revised the late Terence Kilmartin's acclaimed reworking of C. K. Scott Moncrieff's translation to take into account the new definitive French editions of Á la recherché du temps perdu (the final volume of these new editions was published by the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade in 1989).…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A visual and fun-filled dictionary from the one and only, Richard Scarry!Richard Scarry brings his classic style and beloved characters to this adventurous picture dictionary now celebrating its 50th anniversary! With over 2,500 words and featuring over 1,000 pictures, young readers are in for hours of fun, learning, and busy discovery in this classic picture book. Scarry, Richard (illustrator). …