Random house us sep 2008 (10 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The star of National Geographic Channel's Dog Whisperer shows you how to develop the calm-assertive energy of a successful pack leader and use it to improve your dog's lifeand your own. "[Cesar] arrives amid chaos and leaves behind peace."Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker "The goal of this book is to help you strengthen the bond between you and your dogbut I hope it will also show you how closely linked humans and dogs areand how much our dogs have to teach us all."Cesar Millan, from the introduction Be the Pack Leader is Cesar Millan's guide for taking your relationship with your dog to a higher level. By developing the skills necessary to become the calm-assertive owner your dog needs in order for him to live a balanced, fulfilled life, you'll improve your dog's behavior and your own life as well.Be the Pack Leader is filled with practical tips and techniques, including: How to use calm-assertive energy in relating to your dogand to others around you The truth about behavioral tools, from leashes and harnesses to clickers and e-collars How to satisfy the needs of your dog's breed Success stories from Cesar's clients, viewers, and fansincluding the Grogan family of Marley & Me fame A quick reference guide of specific, step-by-step procedures to tackling some of the most common dog behavior problems Using Cesar's clear, masterful advice, you'll learn how to create a deeper bond with your dog and a happier home for the whole pack.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award In this powerful work of nonfiction that takes up immigration and the strength of family, Edwidge Danticat tells the story of her beloved father and uncle how her father came to the US; and how his brother later died at the hands of the Department of Homeland Security while he pleaded asylum trying to escape untenable violence at home. A National Book Award Finalist A New York Times Notable Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century"Remarkable. . . . A fierce, haunting book about exile and loss and family love." The New York TimesFrom the age of four, Edwidge Danticat came to think of her uncle Joseph, a charismatic pastor, as her "second father," when she was placed in his care after her parents left Haiti for a better life in America. Listening to his sermons, sharing coconut-flavored ices on their walks through town, roaming through the house that held together many members of a colorful extended family, Edwidge grew profoundly attached to Joseph. He was the man who "knew all the verses for love."And so she experiences a jumble of emotions when, at twelve, she joins her parents in New York City. She is at last reunited with her two youngest brothers, and with her mother and father, whom she has struggled to remember. But she must also leave behind Joseph and the only home she's ever known.Edwidge tells of making a new life in a new country while fearing for the safety of those still in Haiti as the political situation deteriorates. But Brother I'm Dying soon becomes a terrifying tale of good people caught up in events beyond their control. Late in 2004, his life threatened by an angry mob, forced to flee his church, the frail, eighty-one-year-old Joseph makes his way to Miami, where he thinks he will be safe. Instead, he is detained by U.S. Customs, held by the Department of Homeland Security, brutally imprisoned, and dead within days. It was a story that made headlines around the world. His brother, Mira, will soon join him in death, but not before he holds hope in his arms: Edwidge's firstborn, who will bear his nameand the family's stories, both joyous and tragicinto the next generation.Brother I'm Dying is a true-life epic on an intimate scale: a deeply affecting story of home and familyof two men's lives and deaths, and of a daughter's great love for them both. Universally praised by critics and readers upon its original publication in 2007, it remains just as relevant today.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NATIONAL BESTSELLER With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. Powerful and compassionate. . . . A book that not only contributes to our understanding of the elusive magic of music but also illuminates the strange workings, and misfirings, of the human mind. The New York Times In Musicophilia, he shows us a variety of what he calls musical misalignments. Among them: a man struck by lightning who suddenly desires to become a pianist at the age of forty-two; an entire group of children with Williams syndrome, who are hypermusical from birth; people with amusia, to whom a symphony sounds like the clattering of pots and pans; and a man whose memory spans only seven seconds-for everything but music. Illuminating, inspiring, and utterly unforgettable.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award In this powerful work of nonfiction that takes up immigration and the strength of family, Edwidge Danticat tells the story of her beloved father and uncle how her father came to the US; and how his brother later died at the hands of the Department of Homeland Security while he pleaded asylum trying to escape untenable violence at home. A National Book Award Finalist A New York Times Notable Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century"Remarkable. . . . A fierce, haunting book about exile and loss and family love." The New York TimesFrom the age of four, Edwidge Danticat came to think of her uncle Joseph, a charismatic pastor, as her "second father," when she was placed in his care after her parents left Haiti for a better life in America. Listening to his sermons, sharing coconut-flavored ices on their walks through town, roaming through the house that held together many members of a colorful extended family, Edwidge grew profoundly attached to Joseph. He was the man who "knew all the verses for love."And so she experiences a jumble of emotions when, at twelve, she joins her parents in New York City. She is at last reunited with her two youngest brothers, and with her mother and father, whom she has struggled to remember. But she must also leave behind Joseph and the only home she's ever known.Edwidge tells of making a new life in a new country while fearing for the safety of those still in Haiti as the political situation deteriorates. But Brother I'm Dying soon becomes a terrifying tale of good people caught up in events beyond their control. Late in 2004, his life threatened by an angry mob, forced to flee his church, the frail, eighty-one-year-old Joseph makes his way to Miami, where he thinks he will be safe. Instead, he is detained by U.S. Customs, held by the Department of Homeland Security, brutally imprisoned, and dead within days. It was a story that made headlines around the world. His brother, Mira, will soon join him in death, but not before he holds hope in his arms: Edwidge's firstborn, who will bear his nameand the family's stories, both joyous and tragicinto the next generation.Brother I'm Dying is a true-life epic on an intimate scale: a deeply affecting story of home and familyof two men's lives and deaths, and of a daughter's great love for them both. Universally praised by critics and readers upon its original publication in 2007, it remains just as relevant today.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 288 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -NATIONAL BESTSELLERWith the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition."Powerful and compassionate. . . . A book that not only contributes to our understanding of the elusive magic of music but also illuminates the strange workings, and misfirings, of the human mind." The New York Times In Musicophilia, he shows us a variety of what he calls "musical misalignments." Among them: a man struck by lightning who suddenly desires to become a pianist at the age of forty-two; an entire group of children with Williams syndrome, who are hypermusical from birth; people with "amusia," to whom a symphony sounds like the clattering of pots and pans; and a man whose memory spans only seven seconds-for everything but music. Illuminating, inspiring, and utterly unforgettable.Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg 425 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award In this powerful work of nonfiction that takes up immigration and the strength of family, Edwidge Danticat tells the story of her beloved father and uncle how her father came to the US; and how his brother later died at the hands of the Department of Homeland Security while he pleaded asylum trying to escape untenable violence at home. A National Book Award Finalist A New York Times Notable Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Century"Remarkable. . . . A fierce, haunting book about exile and loss and family love." The New York TimesFrom the age of four, Edwidge Danticat came to think of her uncle Joseph, a charismatic pastor, as her "second father," when she was placed in his care after her parents left Haiti for a better life in America. Listening to his sermons, sharing coconut-flavored ices on their walks through town, roaming through the house that held together many members of a colorful extended family, Edwidge grew profoundly attached to Joseph. He was the man who "knew all the verses for love."And so she experiences a jumble of emotions when, at twelve, she joins her parents in New York City. She is at last reunited with her two youngest brothers, and with her mother and father, whom she has struggled to remember. But she must also leave behind Joseph and the only home she's ever known.Edwidge tells of making a new life in a new country while fearing for the safety of those still in Haiti as the political situation deteriorates. But Brother I'm Dying soon becomes a terrifying tale of good people caught up in events beyond their control. Late in 2004, his life threatened by an angry mob, forced to flee his church, the frail, eighty-one-year-old Joseph makes his way to Miami, where he thinks he will be safe. Instead, he is detained by U.S. Customs, held by the Department of Homeland Security, brutally imprisoned, and dead within days. It was a story that made headlines around the world. His brother, Mira, will soon join him in death, but not before he holds hope in his arms: Edwidge's firstborn, who will bear his nameand the family's stories, both joyous and tragicinto the next generation.Brother I'm Dying is a true-life epic on an intimate scale: a deeply affecting story of home and familyof two men's lives and deaths, and of a daughter's great love for them both. Universally praised by critics and readers upon its original publication in 2007, it remains just as relevant today. 288 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -NATIONAL BESTSELLERWith the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition."Powerful and compassionate. . . . A book that not only contributes to our understanding of the elusive magic of music but also illuminates the strange workings, and misfirings, of the human mind." The New York Times In Musicophilia, he shows us a variety of what he calls "musical misalignments." Among them: a man struck by lightning who suddenly desires to become a pianist at the age of forty-two; an entire group of children with Williams syndrome, who are hypermusical from birth; people with "amusia," to whom a symphony sounds like the clattering of pots and pans; and a man whose memory spans only seven seconds-for everything but music. Illuminating, inspiring, and utterly unforgettable. 425 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This boxed set is the ultimate gift for Magic Tree House fans and readers just beginning chapter books.The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time includes updated covers and an easy-to-use numbering system!When Jack and Annie discover a mysterious tree house filled with books, they never dream that it will take them on exciting adventures around the world and throughout history! The story begins with Dinosaurs Before Dark, when Jack and Annie are whisked back to the prehistoric past. With a total of twenty-eight adventures, kids will never get tired of traveling the world and completing missions with their new friends Jack and Annie. Books in this set include: -Dinosaurs Before Dark (#1)-The Knight at Dawn (#2)-Mummies in the Morning (#3)-Pirates Past Noon (#4)-Night of the Ninjas (#5)-Afternoon on the Amazon (#6)-Sunset of the Sabertooth (#7)-Midnight on the Moon (#8)-Dolphins at Daybreak (#9)-Ghost Town at Sundown (#10)-Lions at Lunchtime (#11)-Polar Bears Past Bedtime (#12)-Vacation Under the Volcano (#13)-Day of the Dragon King (#14)-Viking Ships at Sunrise (#15)-Hour of the Olympics (#16)-Tonight on the Titanic (#17)-Buffalo Before Breakfast (#18)-Tigers at Twilight (#19)-Dingoes at Dinnertime (#20)-Civil War on Sunday (#21)-Revolutionary War on Wednesday (#22)-Twister on Tuesday (#23)-Earthquake in the Early Morning (#24)-Stage Fright on a Summer Night (#25)-Good Morning, Gorillas (#26)-Thanksgiving on Thursday (#27)-High Tide in Hawaii (#28)Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter booksMerlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced readerSuper Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventureFact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The star of National Geographic Channel's Dog Whisperer shows you how to develop the calm-assertive energy of a successful pack leader and use it to improve your dog's lifeand your own. "[Cesar] arrives amid chaos and leaves behind peace."Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker "The goal of this book is to help you strengthen the bond between you and your dogbut I hope it will also show you how closely linked humans and dogs areand how much our dogs have to teach us all."Cesar Millan, from the introduction Be the Pack Leader is Cesar Millan's guide for taking your relationship with your dog to a higher level. By developing the skills necessary to become the calm-assertive owner your dog needs in order for him to live a balanced, fulfilled life, you'll improve your dog's behavior and your own life as well.Be the Pack Leader is filled with practical tips and techniques, including: How to use calm-assertive energy in relating to your dogand to others around you The truth about behavioral tools, from leashes and harnesses to clickers and e-collars How to satisfy the needs of your dog's breed Success stories from Cesar's clients, viewers, and fansincluding the Grogan family of Marley & Me fame A quick reference guide of specific, step-by-step procedures to tackling some of the most common dog behavior problems Using Cesar's clear, masterful advice, you'll learn how to create a deeper bond with your dog and a happier home for the whole pack.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 352 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The star of National Geographic Channel's Dog Whisperer shows you how to develop the calm-assertive energy of a successful pack leader and use it to improve your dog's lifeand your own. "[Cesar] arrives amid chaos and leaves behind peace."Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker "The goal of this book is to help you strengthen the bond between you and your dogbut I hope it will also show you how closely linked humans and dogs areand how much our dogs have to teach us all."Cesar Millan, from the introduction Be the Pack Leader is Cesar Millan's guide for taking your relationship with your dog to a higher level. By developing the skills necessary to become the calm-assertive owner your dog needs in order for him to live a balanced, fulfilled life, you'll improve your dog's behavior and your own life as well.Be the Pack Leader is filled with practical tips and techniques, including: How to use calm-assertive energy in relating to your dogand to others around you The truth about behavioral tools, from leashes and harnesses to clickers and e-collars How to satisfy the needs of your dog's breed Success stories from Cesar's clients, viewers, and fansincluding the Grogan family of Marley & Me fame A quick reference guide of specific, step-by-step procedures to tackling some of the most common dog behavior problems Using Cesar's clear, masterful advice, you'll learn how to create a deeper bond with your dog and a happier home for the whole pack. 352 pp. Englisch.…