Random house publishing group jun 2007 (9 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the moment he saw the girl in the snowstorm, Flynn had less than an hour to live. But he ll remember his last fifty minutes long after he s dead. As an investigator for Suffolk County Child Protective Services, Flynn has seen more than his share of misery, but nothing could prepare him for the nightmare inside the Shepards million-dollar Long Island home. In less than an hour, that nightmare will send him plunging into a frozen harbor and awaken him to a reality even more terrifying.They ve nicknamed Flynn The Miracle Man because few have ever been resuscitated after being dead so long. But a determined homicide detective and a beautiful, inquisitive reporter have questions about what really happened at the Shepard house and why the people around Flynn are suddenly being murdered. Flynn has questions of his own, especially when one of the victims dies while handing him a note: THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT. Flynn has returned from the Midnight Road and someone wants to send him back. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Award-winning author Cherry Adair broke thrilling new ground with On Thin Iceher stunning romantic suspense hardcover debut. Now Cherry's turning up the temperature, amping up the action, and raising the degree of danger and desire to irresistibly hot new heights.Diamondsjewels of every kind, in factare Taylor Kincaid's best friends. The only thing she enjoys more is the challenge of stealing them, at which she excels like few others in the world. And specializing in plundering precious stones from wealthy international criminals just makes it all the more satisfying . . . and dangerously exciting. So for Taylor, there's no resisting the double allure of snatching the elusive Blue Star diamondsa prize she has pursued across three continentsfrom the South American stronghold of the murderous Morales terrorist organization.The heist goes down without a hitch. Until Taylor discovers she has made off with more than she bargained for, namely the secret security-system codes that provide access to a South African diamond minepacked with enough gems to sink a battleship. Suddenly, Taylor's no longer just an ultrachic freelance jewel thief, but a reluctant player in a high-stakes cat-and-mouse game against elite global trouble-shooters and bloodthirsty terrorists.There's nothing reluctant, however, about Huntington St. John, the top T-FLAC operative who's hot on Taylor's trail. And in Taylor's opinion, just plain hot. The feeling, emotional and otherwise, is very mutual. Though they're on opposite sides of the law, Hunt and Taylor swiftly come to appreciate each other's well-honed skills. But since ecstasy is fleeting, and diamonds are forever, Taylor soon slips from the sheets and hits the streets . . . to reclaim the jewels she stashed overseas. And true to his name, Hunt is close behindbut this time, he's after more than the codes. With the clock ticking, and two groups of terrorists closing fast, they'll have to mix pleasure with some very risky business. If they can survive danger at every turn, outwit the ultimate high-tech security system, and somehow conquer each other . . . they just might get everything they desire.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the author of the acclaimed Women of the Otherworld series comes an exciting new heroine whose most secret identity is both lucrativeand lethal. Regulars at Nadia's nature lodge don't ask what she does in the off-season. And that's a good thing. If she told them, she'd have to kill them. She's a hit woman for a Mafia family. Tough and self-sufficient, Nadia doesn't owe anyone any explanations. But that doesn't mean she always works alone. One of her contacts has recruited her in the hunt for a ruthlessly efficient serial killer cutting a swath of terror across the country. The assassin is far too skilled to be an amateurand the precision of the killings is bringing the Feds much too close to the hit man community for comfort.To put an end to the murders, Nadia will have to turn herself from predator to prey as she employs every trick she knows to find the killer. Before the killer finds her.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this wickedly brilliant sequel to Secret Society Girl, someone is leaking Rose & Grave secrets, and it's up to Amy to track down the mole and save the elite society's reputationor risk losing her own."Impossible to put down."Publishers WeeklyAmy Haskel made it into elite Eli University. Then she made it into the ultraselective Order of Rose & Grave. Now a senior, Amy is looking her future square in the eyeuntil someone starts selling society secrets. When a series of bizarre messages suggests conspiracy within the ranks and a female knight mysteriously disappears, no member of Rose & Grave is safe . . . or above suspicion. On her side, Amy has a few loyal Diggirlsher fellow female Rose & Grave knights. Against her Certainly it's a group of Rose & Grave's überpowerful patriarchs who want their old boys club back. As new developments in her love life threaten to implode, and the case of the vanished Diggirl gets weirder by the moment, Amy will need to use every society trick she's ever learned in order to set things right. Even if it means turning to old adversaries for helpor discovering that the real foes are closer than she thought. . . .…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Summer vacation becomes a season in hell for an ordinary family who unwittingly stir something invisible, insidious, and insatiable from its secret slumberunleashing a wave of horror only the darkest evil could create, that only a master of spine-tingling terror like John Saul could orchestrate. For deep in the shadows in the dark of the night lurks something as big as life . . . and as real as death.It has waited seven years for someone to come back to the rambling lakeside house called Pinecrest, which has stood empty since its last owner went missing. For upscale Chicago couple Dan and Merrill Brewster, the old midwestern manse is an ideal retreat, and for their kids, Eric and Marci, it's the perfect place to spend a lazy summer exploring. Which is how Eric and his teenage friends discover the curious cache of discarded objects stowed in a hidden room of Pinecrest's carriage house. The bladeless hacksaws, shadeless lamps, tables with missing legs, headless axe handle, and other unremarkable items add up to a pile of junk. Yet someone took the trouble to inventory each worthless relic in a cryptic ledger. It has all the makings of a great mysterywhispering, coaxing, demanding to be solved.But the more the boys devote themselves to restoring the forgotten possessions and piecing together the puzzle behind them, the more their fascination deepens into obsession. Soon their days are consumed with tending the strange, secret collectionwhile their nights become plagued by ever more ghastly dreams, nightmares that soon seep into reality. And when a horrifying discovery surfaces, so does the chilling truthabout the terrifying events that rocked the town seven years before, the mysterious disappearance of Pinecrest's last resident, and a twisted legacy with a malevolent life of its own . . . and a bottomless hunger for new victims.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A remarkable, readable, and thoroughly authoritative account of a landmark event in American history: the creation of the Constitution. This edition includes the complete copy of the U.S. Constitution. "A bold, fast-paced narrative . . . that will appeal to a variety of audiences."The New York Times Book Review "A fact-filled account of the period that manages, much like the play 1776, to bring alive figures from old oil paintings."The Philadelphia InquirerAt the end of the American Revolution, Americans were sure that they were a special people with a special role in history.But it had all gone wrong. Harassed by foreign nations it could not defend itself against, beset by international conflicts no one seemed able to resolve, staggering under enormous debt, the United States was on the verge of dissolution. And so, in 1787, fifty-five men met in Philadelphia to create a document that has since become the cornerstone of our society and democracythe Constitution.In Decision in Philadelphia, eighteenth-century America comes alive, and the very human qualities of the men who framed the document are brought provocatively into focus. Here, find the awe-inspiring George Washington, the reticent James Madison, the perverse Alexander Hamilton, and many lesser known but pivotal figures.A celebration of how and why our Constitution came into being, Decision in Philadelphia is also a testament to the American spirit at its finest.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - "I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn only regret."For young Peony, betrothed to a suitor she has never met, these lyrics from The Peony Pavilion mirror her own longings. In the garden of the Chen Family Villa, amid the scent of ginger, green tea, and jasmine, a small theatrical troupe is performing scenes from this epic opera, a live spectacle few females have ever seen. Like the heroine in the drama, Peony is the cloistered daughter of a wealthy family, trapped like a good-luck cricket in a bamboo-and-lacquer cage. Though raised to be obedient, Peony has dreams of her own.Peony's mother is against her daughter's attending the production: "Unmarried girls should not be seen in public." But Peony's father assures his wife that proprieties will be maintained, and that the women will watch the opera from behind a screen. Yet through its cracks, Peony catches sight of an elegant, handsome man with hair as black as a caveand is immediately overcome with emotion.So begins Peony's unforgettable journey of love and destiny, desire and sorrowas Lisa See's haunting new novel, based on actual historical events, takes readers back to seventeenth-century China, after the Manchus seize power and the Ming dynasty is crushed. Steeped in traditions and ritual, this story brings to life another time and placeeven the intricate realm of the afterworld, with its protocols, pathways, and stages of existence, a vividly imagined place where one's soul is divided into three, ancestors offer guidance, misdeeds are punished, and hungry ghosts wander the earth. Immersed in the richness and magic of the Chinese vision of the afterlife, transcending even death, Peony in Love explores, beautifully, the many manifestations of love. Ultimately, Lisa See's new novel addresses universal themes: the bonds of friendship, the power of words, and the age-old desire of women to be heard.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What should your child learn in the sixth grade How can you help him or her at home This book answers these important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American sixth graders. Featuring sixteen pages of full-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum, What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition, is designed for parents and teachers to enjoy with children. Hundreds of thousands of children have benefited from the Core Knowledge Series. This revised edition gives a new generation of sixth graders the advantage they need to make progress in school today, and to establish an approach to learning that will last a lifetime. Discover: Favorite Poemsold and new, from Edgar Allan Poe's classic "The Raven" to Maya Angelou's "Woman Work" Literaturefrom around the world, including Homer's epics the Iliad and the Odyssey, Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper Learning About Languagehe rules of written English, including the four kinds of sentences, common English sayings and phrases, plus an introduction to Greek and Latin roots History and Geographyworld history from ancient Greece and the fall of the Roman Empire to the Enlightenment and the French Revolution; American history of the postCivil War era, including the Industrial Revolution, immigration, urbanization, and reform Visual Artsa brief history of art, stretching from the classical period through the Renaissance, Baroque, and Romantic periods all the way to the age of realism, with full-color reproductions and discussions of great works by artists such as El Greco, Rembrandt, and Winslow Homer Musicunderstanding and appreciating music, including musical notation, chords, and scalesplus biographies of great composers such as Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin Mathchallenging lessons, ranging from probability and statistics, geometry, ratios and proportions to basic pre-algebra Sciencefascinating discussions of plate tectonics, oceans, astronomy, the environment, the human body, and the immune systemplus short biographies of great scientists such as Marie Curie.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A Tribe Called Quest Beastie Boys De La Soul Eric B. & Rakim The Fugees KRS-One Pete Rock & CL Smooth Public Enemy The Roots Run-DMC Wu-Tang Clan and twenty-five more hip-hop immortalsIt's a sad fact: hip-hop album liners have always been reduced to a list of producer and sample credits, a publicity photo or two, and some hastily composed shout-outs. That's a damn shame, because few outside the game know about the true creative forces behind influential masterpieces like PE's It Takes a Nation of Millions. . ., De La's 3 Feet High and Rising, and Wu-Tang's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). A longtime scribe for the hip-hop nation, Brian Coleman fills this void, and delivers a thrilling, knockout oral history of the albums that define this dynamic and iconoclastic art form. The format: One chapter, one artist, one album, blow-by-blow and track-by-track, delivered straight from the original sources. Performers, producers, DJs, and b-boysincluding Big Daddy Kane, Muggs and B-Real, Biz Markie, RZA, Ice-T, and Wyclefstep to the mic to talk about the influences, environment, equipment, samples, beats, beefs, and surprises that went into making each classic record. Studio craft and street smarts, sonic inspiration and skate ramps, triumph, tragedy, and take-out foodall played their part in creating these essential albums of the hip-hop canon.Insightful, raucous, and addictive, Check the Technique transports you back to hip-hop's golden age with the greatest artists of the '80s and '90s. This is the book that belongs on the stacks next to your wax."Brian Coleman's writing is a lot like the albums he covers: direct, uproarious, and more than six-fifths genius." Jeff Chang, author of Can't Stop Won't Stop "All producers and hip-hop fans must read this book. It really shows how these albums were made and touches the music fiend in everyone." DJ Evil Dee of Black Moon and Da Beatminerz "A rarity in mainstream publishing: a truly essential rap history." Ronin Ro, author of Have Gun Will Travel.…