Random house jun 2003 (29 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sound the alarm for a day of fun at the fire station, from beloved children's book author Richard Scarry! Learn all about the daily mayhem of working at a fire station in this action-packed picture book!Firemen, firetrucks, firehosesoh my! Join Richard Scarry and his hilarious characters in this exciting exploration into a day at the fire station. Drippy and Sticky have come to the Busytown fire station to paint the firehouse. But when alarms start sounding, chaos followsand Drippy and Sticky are stuck in the middle of it all! From fast firetrucks and out-of-control hoses, to sliding down fire poles and saving the day, this thrilling story is perfect for fans of firetrucks, firefighters, fire stations, and more! Complete with Richard Scarry's signature vibrant illustrations, this adventurous tale will have little ones asking to read it again and again.Children will also love:Richard Scarry's A Day at the AirportRichard Scarry's A Day at the Police StationRichard Scarry's Busy, Busy Cars and TrucksRichard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That GoRichard Scarry's Trucks.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mercer Mayer's Little Critter is dealing with his little sister learning to use the potty in this classic, funny, and heartwarming book. Whether he's trying to help her make it to the bathroom, encouraging her when she does well, or getting frustrated when she doesn't, both parents and children alike will relate to this beloved story. A perfect way to teach children about potty training and how to be a good older sibling.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'I see a nose on every face. I see noses every place!" Noses come in all shapes, colors, and sizes and are handy to have for sniffling, smelling, and . . . playing horns This simple, sometimes silly story offers little ones a first ode to the nose and all that it does.Bright and Early Board Books are super sturdy, simplified board book editions of classic Beginner Books. First launched in 1996, they have introduced millions of toddlers to beloved books from Dr. Seuss, P. D. Eastman, and other author-illustrators, in a format just right for young readers. Mathieu, Joe (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Award-winning author Deborah Crombie has elevated the modern mystery novel to new heights of human drama and multilayered suspense with her critically acclaimed tales of intrigue featuring Scotland Yard Detective Superintendent Duncan Kincaid and Sergeant Gemma James. In their latest outing, Kincaid and his former partner--and soon-to-be roommate--follow a twisting trail of rage and retribution whose buried roots are about to exact a deadly toll on the living.And Justice There is NoneGemma James is adjusting to professional and personal changes that include her eagerly sought promotion to the rank of inspector--and a future now intricately entwined with Duncan Kincaid. But her new responsibilities are put to the test when she is placed in charge of a particularly brutal homicide: The lovely young wife of a wealthy antiques dealer has been found murdered on fashionable Notting Hill.Dawn Arrowood was six weeks pregnant. Her lover, Alex Dunn, a porcelain dealer in London s bustling Portobello Market, appears absolutely devastated by her death, but Gemma s the main focus of investigation is soon Karl Arrowood, who had the most powerful motive for killing his unfaithful wife. But this case sets off warning bells for Duncan: it s far too similar to an unsolved murder in which an antiques dealer was killed in precisely the same way and when the escalating violence claims yet another victim, he and Gemma find themselves at increasing odds with each other--as two separate investigations become linked in the most startling of ways. Their hunt for a killer will traverse the teeming stalls of the city s antiques markets to a decades-in-the-making vendetta of history and hatred that has been honed to a flawless, deadly point. To solve this case, Gemma and Duncan must walk a merciless razor s edge through a place where true justice will be a long time coming.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the #1 New York Times bestselling author, Catherine Coulter, comes Eleventh Hour. The murder of a priest leads FBI agents Sherlock and Savich to their most baffling case yet, in this riveting novel of suspense.Catherine Coulter won acclaim for her 'fast-paced twists and turns, believable dialogue, and case of well-developed characters' (San Francisco Chronicle). Now Coulter delivers the suspense thriller of her career inEleventh Hour.When FBI agent Dane Carver's twin brother, Father Michael Joseph, is brutally murdered in his San Francisco church, husband-and-wife agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich take a personal interest in the investigation. Then Nicola 'Nick' Jones, a homeless woman and the only witness to the shooting, is scared out of her mind because she's trying to hide from her own monsters - who are drawing closer and closer.The chase goes from San Francisco to the Premiere Studios in Los Angeles and its new television hit, a show all about murder.Packed with surprises,Eleventh Hourfinds Catherine Coulter at her quintessential best.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Meet the Bedwynssix brothers and sistersmen and women of passion and privilege, daring and sensuality.Enter their dazzling world of high society and breathtaking seductionwhere each will seek love, fight temptation, and court scandaland where Freyja Bedwyn, the wild-hearted daughter, meets her match in a man as passionate, reckless, and scandalous as she.Growing up with four unruly brothers has made Freyja Bedwyn far bolder than most society ladies. From feisty manner to long, tumbling hair, Lady Freyja is pure fire, a woman who seeks both adventure and freedom. Adventure soon finds her on a visit to Bath, when a handsome stranger bursts into Freyja's room and entreats her to hide him. His name is Joshua Moore, Marquess of Hallmere, a man with a hell-raising reputation of his own who is quickly intrigued by the independent beauty. So intrigued, in fact, that he makes her a surprising request: to pose as his fiancée and help thwart his family's matchmaking schemes. For two people determined to be free, it's the perfect planuntil passion blindsides them both. For as Joshua sets out to achieve his complete seduction of Freyja, a woman who has sworn off love is in danger of losing the one thing she never expected to give again: her heart.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Carl Streator is a reporter investigating Sudden Infant Death Syndrome for a soft-news feature. After responding to several calls with paramedics, he notices that all the dead children were read the same poem from the same library book the night before they died. It's a 'culling song' - an ancient African spell for euthanizing sick or old people. Researching it, he meets a woman who killed her own child with it accidentally. He himself accidentally killed his own wife and child with the same poem twenty years earlier. Together, the man and the woman must find and destroy all copies of this book, and try not to kill every rude sonofabitch that gets in their way. Lullaby is a comedy/drama/tragedy. In that order. It may also be Chuck Palahniuk's best book yet.; Carl Streator - ein verwitweter Reporter um die vierzig - recherchiert für eine Artikelreihe über Fälle von plötzlichem Kindstod und stößt dabei auf eine merkwürdige Gemeinsamkeit: In den Kinderzimmern der verstorbenen Babys findet er den Sammelband 'Gedichte und Lieder aus aller Welt', und immer ist dieser auf Seite 27 aufgeschlagen. Furchtbare, verdrängt geglaubte Erinnerungen werden in Streator geweckt, denn er erkennt sowohl das Buch als auch das afrikanische Wiegenlied, das auf jener Seite abgedruckt ist, wieder. Vor zwanzig Jahren hatte er das Gedicht seiner kleinen Tochter und seiner Frau vor dem Einschlafen vorgelesen; am nächsten Morgen waren beide tot. Todesursache: unbekannt.Ganz allmählich wächst in Streator der Gedanke heran, dass die scheinbar harmlosen Worte des Schlafliedes den Tod verheißen, und sein Verdacht erhärtet sich, als er es an einem unglaubwürdigen Fernsehpriester und einem aufdringlichen Radiosprecher testet, die ihn mit ihrem nie enden wollenden Gerede belästigen. Mit Entsetzen wird ihm bewusst, welche Macht er auf einmal in seinen Händen hält. Denn geriete das Wissen von der tödlichen Wirkung des Wiegenlieds in die falschen Hände, oder würde das Lied im Radio oder im Fernsehen vorgetragen, es bedeutete ewige Nachtruhe für Millionen von Menschen . …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Highland textile mill in need of saving. A handsome yet abrasive stranger. A life adventure awaits. from the bestselling author of Island in the Sun, One Enchanted Evening and Practically Perfect.'The queen of uplifting, feel good romance' AJ Pearce'Modern-day Austen. Great fun' Red'Warm, brilliant and full of love' Heat___________A change of scene or a change of heart When your boyfriend calls you impulsive, what do you do If you're Jenny Porter, you dash off to Scotland determined to save a failing textile mill, of course.That's how Jenny finds herself having awkward encounters with the abrasive but disconcertingly attractive Ross Grant.And then, just as things between Jenny and Ross develop into something more interesting, her boyfriend Henry arrives in Scotland.Should she do the sensible thing and follow Henry back to London Or might her Highland adventure be more than just a fling ___________The whole world loves Katie Fforde's work . . .'Like a good wedding, it will leave you wiping away the tears' SUNDAY EXPRESS'Katie's writing is life-enhancing and, like the love affairs, delicious. I enjoyed every minute!' ELIZABETH BUCHAN'Top-drawer romantic escapism' DAILY MAIL'Delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches' SUNDAY TIMES'Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun' CLOSER'Curl up on the sofa with this book and dream . delightful' THE LADY'Deliciously enjoyable' WOMAN AND HOME'Uplifting and delightful' HOT BRANDS COOL PLACES.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Chew, chomp and smile with Dr. Seuss with this hilarious book all about teeth-now in a board book format perfect for the littlest of readers! Learn about this very important body part that lets us talk, eat, and more in this useful guide from Dr. Seuss, illustrated by Joe Mathieu! From a lion's mouth to a clam's, explore all the things teeth can do, how they grow, and how to keep them in tip top shape! Dr. Seuss's rhymes will delight young readers and help them discover the world around them, starting with their own bodies! Bright and Early Board Books are simplified editions of your favorite Dr. Seuss stories, printed in a sturdy board format that's perfect for little hands ages 0-3! At 4 ¿ x 5 ¿, they're about 1/4 the size of the classic large format Seuss picture books like The Lorax and Oh, The Places You'll Go! and ideal for babies and toddlers too young for the original stories. 'Pretty much all the stuff you need to know is in Dr. Seuss.' -President Barack Obama. Mathieu, Joe (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Freud rarely treated psychotic patients or psychoanalyzed people just from their writings, but he had a powerful and imaginative understanding of their condition--revealed, most notably, in this analysis of a remarkable memoir. In 1903, Judge Daniel Schreber, a highly intelligent and cultured man, produced a vivid account of his nervous illness dominated by the desire to become a woman, terrifying delusions about his doctor, and a belief in his own special relationship with God. Eight years later, Freud's penetrating insight uncovered the impulses and feelings Schreber had about his father, which underlay his extravagant symptoms. 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 - In a deadly game of skill and deception.A master thief is just the first wild cardThe priceless, rarely displayed Bannister collection is about to be exhibitedand the show's director, Morgan West, can't ignore her growing uneasiness. She's certain she hasn't seen the last of the infamous cat burglar Quinn. But she never expected him to turn up at her apartment one dark night in desperate need of her helphelp she can't refuse. The mysterious master thief is playing a dangerous game, and it's a game that just might get him killed.With Morgan's help, Quinn sets a trap intended to catch someone far more elusiveand more deadlythan a thief. But an unseen threat shadows him in the fog-shrouded San Francisco night, an unknown adversary more cunning than any he has yet encountered. Now, just when the stakes are higher than even Quinn can imagine, no one can be trustedand everything's at risk.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'We'll drop anything we're doing [for] a new Randy White novel and be glad we did.' (Denver Post)Randy Wayne White's ninth Doc Ford novel starts out as a fun excursion for four divers off the Florida coast. After a tragic accident, only one diver is found alive two days laternaked atop a light tower in the Gulf of Mexico. What happened during those 48 hours Doc Ford thinks he's prepared for the truth. He isn't. As he dives deeper into the details of the accident, his investigation takes him to South America and reveals a darker criminal conspiracy he wasn't prepared to uncover.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The most trivial slips of the tongue or pen, Freud believed, can reveal our secret ambitions, worries, and fantasies. The Psychopathology of Everyday Life ranks among his most enjoyable works. Starting with the story of how he once forgot the name of an Italian painter--and how a young acquaintance mangled a quotation from Virgil through fears that his girlfriend might be pregnant--it brings together a treasure trove of muddled memories, inadvertent actions, and verbal tangles. Amusing, moving, and deeply revealing of the repressed, hypocritical Viennese society of his day, Freud's dazzling interpretations provide the perfect introduction to psychoanalytic thinking in action. 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 - The author of the international bestseller Silk now delivers a ravishing and wildly inventive novel about friendship, genius and its discontents, and the redemptive power of narrative. Somewhere in America lives a brilliant boy named Gould, an intellectual guided missile aimed at the Nobel Prize. His only companions are an imaginary giant and an imaginary mute. Improbablyand yet with impeccable logic--he falls into the care of Shatzy Shell, a young woman whose life up till that point has been equally devoid of human connection . Theirs is a relationship of stories and of stories within stories: of Gould's evolving saga of an underdog boxer and the violent Western that Shatzy has been dictating into a tape recorder since the age of six. Out of these stories, Alessandro Baricco creates a masterpiece of metaphysical pulp fiction that recalls both Scheherazade and Italo Calvino. By turns exhilarating and deeply moving, City is irresistible.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Introduction by Anne Perry Includes newly commissioned endnotes In 1887, a young Arthur Conan Doyle published A Study in Scarlet, creating an international icon in the quick-witted sleuth Sherlock Holmes. In this very first Holmes mystery, the detective introduces himself to Dr. John H. Watson with the puzzling line "You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive," and so begins Watson's, and the world's, fascination with this enigmatic character. In A Study in Scarlet, Doyle presents two equally perplexing mysteries for Holmes to solve: one a murder that takes place in the shadowy outskirts of London, in a locked room where the haunting word Rache is written upon the wall, the other a kidnapping set in the American West. Picking up the "scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life," Holmes demonstrates his uncanny knack for finding the truth, tapping into powers of deduction that still captivate readers today.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Rise to Rebellion, bestselling author Jeff Shaara captured the origins of the American Revolution as brilliantly as he depicted the Civil War in Gods and Generals and The Last Full Measure. Now he continues the amazing saga of how thirteen colonies became a nation, taking the conflict from kingdom and courtroom to the bold and bloody battlefields of war.It was never a war in which the outcome was obvious. Despite their spirit and stamina, the colonists were outmanned and outfought by the brazen British army. General George Washington found his troops trounced in the battles of Brooklyn and Manhattan and retreated toward Pennsylvania. With the future of the colonies at its lowest ebb, Washington made his most fateful decision: to cross the Delaware River and attack the enemy. The stunning victory at Trenton began a saga of victory and defeat that concluded with the British surrender at Yorktown, a moment that changed the history of the world.The despair and triumph of America's first great army is conveyed in scenes as powerful as any Shaara has written, a story told from the points of view of some of the most memorable characters in American history. There is George Washington, the charismatic leader who held his army together to achieve an unlikely victory; Charles Cornwallis, the no-nonsense British general, more than a match for his colonial counterpart; Nathaniel Greene, who rose from obscurity to become the finest battlefield commander in Washington's army; The Marquis de Lafayette, the young Frenchman who brought a soldier's passion to America; and Benjamin Franklin, a brilliant man of science and philosophy who became the finest statesman of his day. From Nathan Hale to Benedict Arnold, William Howe to "Light Horse" Harry Lee, from Trenton and Valley Forge, Brandywine and Yorktown, the American Revolution's most immortal characters and poignant moments are brought to life in remarkable Shaara style. Yet, The Glorious Cause is more than just a story of the legendary six-year struggle. It is a tribute to an amazing people who turned ideas into action and fought to declare themselves free. Above all, it is a riveting novel that both expands and surpasses its beloved author's best work.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - EDGAR AWARD WINNER After a high-level assassination, a professional hitman becomes a target himself and must fight to survivewhile evading the government analyst who's suddenly on his trailin this "brilliantly plotted thriller" (The Washington Post) from New York Times bestselling author Thomas Perry.With an Introduction by Michael Connelly"Shrewdly planned and executed."The New York Times Book Review"Totally enthralling."The New Yorker "Thomas Perry has hit the mark."Houston ChronicleMurder has always been easy for the Butcher's Boyit's what he was raised to do. But when he kills the senior senator from Colorado and arrives in Las Vegas to pick up his fee, he learns that he has become a liability to his shadowy employers. His actions attract the attention of police specialists who watch the world of organized crime, but though everyone knows that something big is going on, only Elizabeth Waring, a bright young analyst in the Justice Department, works her way closer to the truth, and to the frightening man behind it.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Meet Ella Turner and Isabelle du Moulin--two women born centuries apart, yet bound by a fateful family legacy When Ella and her husband move to a small town in France, Ella hopes to brush up on her French, qualify to practice as a midwife, and start a family of her own. Village life turns out to be less idyllic than she expected, however, and a peculiar dream of the color blue propels her on a quest to uncover her family's French ancestry. As the novel unfolds--alternating between Ella's story and that of Isabelle du Moulin four hundred years earlier--a common thread emerges that unexpectedly links the two women. Part detective story, part historical fiction, The Virgin Blue is a novel of passion and intrigue that compels readers to the very last page.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The first comprehensive account of the epoch-making Six-Day War, from the author of Ally now featuring a fiftieth-anniversary retrospective Though it lasted for only six tense days in June, the 1967 Arab-Israeli war never really ended. Every crisis that has ripped through this region in the ensuing decades, from the Yom Kippur War of 1973 to the ongoingintifada, is a direct consequence of those six days of fighting. Writing with a novelist s command of narrative and a historian s grasp of fact and motive,Michael B.Oren reconstructs both the lightning-fast action on the battlefields and the political shocks that electrified the world. Extraordinary personalities Moshe Dayan and Gamal Abdul Nasser, Lyndon Johnson and Alexei Kosygin rose and toppled from power as a result of this war; borders were redrawn; daring strategies brilliantly succeeded or disastrously failed in a matter of hours. And the balance of power changed in the Middle East and in the world. A towering work of history and an enthralling human narrative,Six Days of Waris the most important book on the Middle East conflict to appear in a generation.Praise for Six Days of War Powerful . . . A highly readable, even gripping account of the 1967 conflict . . . [Oren] has woven a seamless narrative out of a staggering variety of diplomatic and military strands. The New York Times With a remarkably assured style, Oren elucidates nearly every aspect of the conflict. . . . Oren s [book] will remain the authoritative chronicle of the war. His achievement as a writer and a historian is awesome. The Atlantic Monthly This is not only the best book so far written on the six-day war, it is likely to remain the best. TheWashington Post Book World Phenomenal . . . breathtaking history . . . a profoundly talented writer. . . . This book is not only one of the best books on this critical episode in Middle East history; it s one of the best-written books I ve read this year, in any genre. The Jerusalem Post [In] Michael Oren s richly detailed and lucid account, the familiar story is thrilling once again. . . . What makes this book important is the breadth and depth of the research. The New York Times Book Review A first-rate new account of the conflict. The Washington Post The definitive history of the Six-Day War . . . [Oren s] narrative is precise but written with great literary flair. In no one else s study is there more understanding or more surprise. Martin Peretz, Publisher, The New Republic Compelling, perhaps even vital, reading. San Jose Mercury News. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - At once a delightfully inventive chronicle of Freud's last days and an insightful reflection on Freudian existence.A brilliantly inventive and intelligent first novel about Freud's last years in London, psychoanalysing the nation as it slips into the collective madness of World War Two. Freud-- dying of cancer--has come to London to escape persecution in Austria, bringing with him his famous couch, his collection of tribal totems and his insights into the English. Cared for by his biographer and doctor, Jones, Freud explores the city of Woolf and Eliot, of bankers, fishwives and travelling tradesmen, considering everything in the light of his own desire to find an underlying, rational explanation for irrational behaviour. The city, in turn, asserts its own surrealism, defying explanation, happy to prove one thing and also its opposite. In the background, the nation prepares for its greatest act of rational madness--war. Jonathan Tel's first novel is a small masterpiece: a brilliant and playful insight into Freud and the English; and a beautiful evocation of the period, with its buses and fogs and housewives and men in suits. It is a surrealist Wasteland, a post-modern Mrs. Dalloway.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - With The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Stephen R. Donaldson changed the face of fantasy fiction forever. In The Mirror of Her Dreams, the astonishing first novel in the two-volume Mordant's Need series, Donaldson shows us a world of wondrous beauty and seductive illusion, where mirrors hold the deadliest of magics and nothing is what it seems. . . . The daughter of rich but neglectful parents, Terisa Morgan lives alone in a New York City apartment, a young woman who has grown to doubt her own existence. Surrounded by the flat reassurance of mirrors, she leads an unfulfilled lifeuntil the night a strange man named Geraden comes crashing through one of her mirrors, on a quest to find a champion to save his kingdom of Mordant from a pervasive evil that threatens the land. Terisa is no champion. She wields neither magic nor power. And yet, much to her own surprise, when Geraden begs her to come back with him, she agrees. Now, in a culture where women are little more than the playthings of powerful men, in a castle honeycombed with secret passages and clever traps, in a kingdom threatened from without and within by enemies able to appear and vanish out of thin air, Terisa must become more than the pale reflection of a person. For the way back to Earth is closed to her. And the enemies of Mordant will stop at nothing to see her dead.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In The Mirror of Her Dreams, the dazzling first volume of Mordant's Need, New York Times bestselling author Stephen R. Donaldson introduced us to the richly imagined world of Mordant, where mirrors are magical portals into places of beauty and terror. Now, with A Man Rides Through, Donaldson brings the story of Terisa Morgan to an unforgettable conclusion. . . .Aided by the powerful magic of Vagel, the evil Arch-Imager, the merciless armies are marching against the kingdom of Mordant. In its hour of greatest need, two unlikely champions emerge. One is Geraden, whose inability to master the simplest skills of Imagery has made him a laughingstock. The other is Terisa Morgan, transferred to Mordant from a Manhattan apartment by Geraden's faulty magic. Together, Geraden and Terisa discover undreamed-of talents within themselvestalents that make them more than a match for any Imager . . . including Vagel himself.Unfortunately, those talents also mark them for death. Branded as traitors, they are forced to flee the castle for their lives. Now, all but defenseless in a war-torn countryside ravaged by the vilest horrors Imagery can spawn, Geraden and Terisa must put aside past failures and find the courage to embrace their powersand their lovebefore Vagel can spring his final trap.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Brook High is a great grey concrete ants' nest of a school. Through what at first appears to be a random meeting, he helps a girl called Mary Chase out of a tricky situation, but is subsequently accused of stealing report cards to sell to students so they can write their own bogus reports.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A Highland textile mill in need of saving. A handsome yet abrasive stranger. A life adventure awaits. from the bestselling author of Island in the Sun, One Enchanted Evening and Practically Perfect.'The queen of uplifting, feel good romance' AJ Pearce'Modern-day Austen. Great fun' Red'Warm, brilliant and full of love' Heat___________A change of scene or a change of heart When your boyfriend calls you impulsive, what do you do If you're Jenny Porter, you dash off to Scotland determined to save a failing textile mill, of course.That's how Jenny finds herself having awkward encounters with the abrasive but disconcertingly attractive Ross Grant.And then, just as things between Jenny and Ross develop into something more interesting, her boyfriend Henry arrives in Scotland.Should she do the sensible thing and follow Henry back to London Or might her Highland adventure be more than just a fling ___________The whole world loves Katie Fforde's work . . .'Like a good wedding, it will leave you wiping away the tears' SUNDAY EXPRESS'Katie's writing is life-enhancing and, like the love affairs, delicious. I enjoyed every minute!' ELIZABETH BUCHAN'Top-drawer romantic escapism' DAILY MAIL'Delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches' SUNDAY TIMES'Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun' CLOSER'Curl up on the sofa with this book and dream . delightful' THE LADY'Deliciously enjoyable' WOMAN AND HOME'Uplifting and delightful' HOT BRANDS COOL PLACESLibri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 376 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In her 55th bestselling novel, Danielle Steel explores the seasons of an extraordinary friendship, weaving the story of three couples, lifelong friends, for whom a month s holiday in St. Tropez becomes a summer of change, revelation, secrets, surprises, and new beginnings . . . As Diana Morrison laid the table for six at her elegant Central Park apartment, there was no warning of what was to come. Spending New Year s Eve together was a sacred tradition for Diana, her husband of thirty-two years, Eric, and their best friends, Pascale and John Donnally and Anne and Robert Smith. The future looked rosy as the long-time friends sipped champagne and talked of renting a villa together in the South of France the following summer. But life had other plans . . .Just two weeks after New Year s, tragedy strikes the heart of their close circle, as Robert Smith suffers a sudden, unexpected loss. Without hesitation, Diana and Eric, Pascale and John rally to his side, united in their support, love, and shared grief. Convinced that a change of scenery is just what Robert needs, they urge him to join them on the Riviera in August. But as they soon discover, the ramshackle old mansion they rented in St. Tropez--sight unseen--is far different from the exquisite villa and sun-drenched gardens touted in the brochure. Cobwebs hang from the ceiling. Beds collapse beneath them. All while a would-be housekeeper in a leopard-skin bikini and six-inch heels sashays through the house with a trio of yapping poodles at her heels. But the biggest surprise of all is the woman Robert invites to the villa as his guest--a lovely, much-younger film actress with mile-long legs and a million-dollar smile. Diana and Pascale hate her on sight. But the men are dazzled. And amid the crumbling furniture and the glorious sunsets, the strained relationships and the acts of forgiveness, more surprises are in store for the villa s occupants. With the last days of summer fast approaching, each couple finds themselves changing in unexpected ways, as old wounds are healed, new love discovered, and miracles unfold.all beneath the dazzling sun of St. Tropez.By turns wise and moving, heartbreaking and wickedly funny, Danielle Steel s new novel is about forgiving without forgetting, about the sorrow that shadows our lives and the hope that saves us. And it is about once-in-a-lifetime friendships . . .the kind that heal, sustain, and change us forever.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE FIRST ANNA PIGEON NOVELWINNER OF THE AGATHA AWARD.The fascinating hero of Nevada Barr's award-winning seriespark ranger Anna Pigeonhas brought an unyielding love of nature and sense of fair play to the mystery genre. Track of the Cat is the acclaimed novel that first introduced readers to Anna, as a woman looking for peace in the wildernessand finding murder instead Patrolling the remote West Texas backcountry, Anna's first job as a national park ranger is marred by violence she thought she had left behind: the brutal death of a fellow ranger. When the cause of death is chalked up to a mountain lion attack, Anna's rage knows no bounds. It's up to her to save the protected cats from the politics and prejudices of the localsand prove the kill was the work of a species far less rare.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - After a week lost in the Australian outback, thirteen-year-old Tom Ferry makes his way back to Angel Rock. To the horror of everyone in the small town, he is alone. Exhausted and traumatized, he can't remember what happened to Flynn, his little brother. Shortly thereafter, another child of Angel Rock is found dead in Sydney, the apparent victim of suicide. But it is only with the arrival of Gibson, the investigating detective from Sydney, that the intertwining questions surrounding the fate of the two children, the silence of the townsfolk, and the mysteries of the land itself begin to unravel. Angel Rock marks the American debut of the award-winning writer Darren Williams. By interlacing suspense with brilliantly rendered characters and evocative descriptions of the peculiar town they inhabit, he has created a novel that is immediately gripping and consistently suprising. It is a book that will be read long into the night.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A half-dead Singapore pirate is plucked from the Celebes Sea in the Western Pacific, setting off alarms halfway around the world in Washington, D.C. Traces of radiation are found on the man, causing Australian officials to call in Op-Center for a top-secret investigation of nuclear disposal sites. When an empty drum from a recent drop-off is discovered near where the pirate's ship was destroyed, the Op-Center team comes to a terrifying conclusion: A multinational corporation hired to dispose of nuclear waste is selling it instead-to a most unlikely terrorist.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A Highland textile mill in need of saving. A handsome yet abrasive stranger. A life adventure awaits. from the bestselling author of Island in the Sun, One Enchanted Evening and Practically Perfect.'The queen of uplifting, feel good romance' AJ Pearce'Modern-day Austen. Great fun' Red'Warm, brilliant and full of love' Heat___________A change of scene or a change of heart When your boyfriend calls you impulsive, what do you do If you're Jenny Porter, you dash off to Scotland determined to save a failing textile mill, of course.That's how Jenny finds herself having awkward encounters with the abrasive but disconcertingly attractive Ross Grant.And then, just as things between Jenny and Ross develop into something more interesting, her boyfriend Henry arrives in Scotland.Should she do the sensible thing and follow Henry back to London Or might her Highland adventure be more than just a fling ___________The whole world loves Katie Fforde's work . . .'Like a good wedding, it will leave you wiping away the tears' SUNDAY EXPRESS'Katie's writing is life-enhancing and, like the love affairs, delicious. I enjoyed every minute!' ELIZABETH BUCHAN'Top-drawer romantic escapism' DAILY MAIL'Delicious - gorgeous humour and the lightest of touches' SUNDAY TIMES'Effortlessly lovable, warm and fun' CLOSER'Curl up on the sofa with this book and dream . delightful' THE LADY'Deliciously enjoyable' WOMAN AND HOME'Uplifting and delightful' HOT BRANDS COOL PLACES 376 pp. Englisch.…