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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Originally published: Scarsdale, N.Y.: Bradbury Press, [1971].

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ein ergreifender Zeitzeugenbericht eines Holocaust-Überlebenden und ein Vermächtnis für alle Leser von heute.Leon Leyson war Nummer 289 auf Schindlers Liste, die über tausend Juden während des Holocaust das Leben rettete. Er war dreizehn, als er als Arbeiter in Oskar Schindlers Emailwarenfabrik anfing, und weil er so klein für sein Alter war, musste er immer auf eine Holzkiste steigen, um die Maschinen bedienen zu können. In einer klaren und einfachen Sprache erzählt Leon Leyson vom grausamen Lageralltag, der ständigen Todesgefahr, aber auch von seinem persönlichen Helden Oskar Schindler.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting a classmate and then finds out what it's like when she, too, becomes a target.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Now a major motion picture starring Max Pelayo, Reese Gonzales, and Eva Longoria! A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) The award-winning, internationally renowned book that is a "tender, honest exploration of identity" (Publishers Weekly) and distills lyrical truths about family and friendship through the unlikely connection between two teens.Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendshipthe kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg 359 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A riveting memoir by the popular veteran BBC correspondent, examining his desire to become a war reporter and how the nature of the job has changed. Currently presenting the BBC Radio 4 series'Our Man In The Middle East'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Confessions of a Wild Child takes you on trip and navigates the teenage years of a wild child who will eventually rule an empire. Lucky Santangelo is a powerful and charismatic woman. But how did she become the woman she is today Many people have asked, and in Confessions of a Wild Child we discover the teenage Lucky, and follow her on her trip to discover boys, love and how she fought her father, the infamous Gino Santangelo, to forge her own individual and strong road to success. Even at fifteen Lucky follows her own path, and it's a crazy ride taking the reader from a strict girls school in Switzerland to an idyllic Greek island, a Bel Air estate, a New York penthouse, and a shuttered villa in the South of France. Nobody can control Lucky. She knows what she wants and she goes for it with no holds barred. Lucky at fifteen a true revelation.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A sweeping story of divided family, buried secrets and a love that will never die from the number one bestselling author of Songs of Love and War. Ellen Trawton has run away from London to the sweeping landscape of Connemara, hoping to find a place she can cut off all contact with the past. But beneath the wild beauty of the Irish landscape lie secrets which have been hidden for years. Conor Macausland cuts a dark, lonely figure. His young wife, Caitlin, died tragically at the old lighthouse, and her loss has devastated him. But when he and Ellen meet, a connection sparks between them. Ellen soon realizes that Conor's past is not all it seems, and there's more to her family history than she knew too. As the secrets are finally revealed, the truth must be told.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Originally published by Bradbury Press in 1973.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the second book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, top-secret training continues into summer for aspiring spy Ben Ripleyand so does the danger.Ben Ripley is a middle schooler whose school is not exactly averagehe's spent the last year training to be a top-level spy and dodging all sorts of associated danger. So now that summer's finally here, Ben would like to have some fun and relax. But that's not going to happen during required spy survival training at a rustic wilderness camp, where SPYDER, an enemy spy organization, has infiltrated the spies' ranks. Can Ben root out the enemy before it takes him outfor good.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - No matter how cruelly twins are separated, their lives will always be entwined In the newly liberated streets of modern Berlin two women, a pampered, beautiful Baroness, losing control of her mind, and a fearless wild animal trainer, facing the greatest challenge of her career, are drawn together by a series of tragic and extraordinary coincidences. When a man is found brutally murdered, their lives become entangled by an investigation that uncovers a web of darkness and opens up secrets that have long been condemned to silence . . . Who were they, all those years ago What nightmares did they share And what I the truth about the undying nature of their love \*\*Lynda La Plante'sWidows¿ is now a major motion picture\*\*.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This newly repackaged title will bring current readers back to Lynda La Plante's earlier writing.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Pett, Mark (illustrator). Neuware -From the creator of The Boy and the Airplane, a touching wordless picture book about a little girl, a shiny bicycle, and the meaning of persistencewith an unexpected payoff.A little girl sees a shiny new bicycle in the shop window. She hurries home to see if she has enough money in her piggy bank, but when she comes up short, she knocks on the doors of her neighbors, hoping to do their yardwork. They all turn her away except for a kindly old woman. The woman and the girl work through the seasons, side by side. They form a tender friendship. When the weather warms, the girl finally has enough money for the bicycle. She runs back to the store, but the bicycle is gone! What happens next shows the reward of hard work and the true meaning of generosity. Wordless, timeless, and classic, The Girl and the Bicycle carries a message of selflessness and sweet surprises and makes an ideal gift for graduations and other special occasions.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 40 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The New York Times bestselling memoir from legendary comedian Carol Burnett is a "loving, poignant" (People) tribute to her eldest daughter, Carrie Hamilton.The daughter of one of television's most recognizable and beloved stars, Carol Burnett, Carrie Hamilton won the hearts of everyone she met with her kindness, her quirky humor, and her unconventional approach to life. After overcoming her painful and public teenage struggle with drug addiction in a time when personal troubles were kept private, Carrie lived her adult life of sobriety to the fullest, achieving happiness and success as an actress, writer, musician, and director before losing a hard-fought battle with cancer at age thirty-eight. Now Carol Burnett shares her personal diary entries, photographs, and correspondence as she traces the journey she and Carrie took through some of life's toughest challenges and sweetest miracles. Authentic, intimate, and full of love, Carrie and Me is a funny and moving memoir about mothering an extraordinary young woman through the struggles and triumphs of her life.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -To All the Boys I've Loved Before is now a major motion picture on Netflix and the inspiration for the spin-off series XO, Kittynow streaming on Netflix! A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Lara Jean's love life gets complicated in this New York Times bestselling "lovely, lighthearted romance" (School Library Journal) from the bestselling author of The Summer I Turned Pretty series.What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them?all at once Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren't love letters that anyone else wrote for her; these are ones she's written. One for every boy she's ever lovedfive in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, Lara Jean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 355 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dean was looking for a quiet place to put down new roots and leave the craziness of his old celebrity life behind him. His new house, on a rocky bluff overlooking the Atlantic, seems ideal. The only other house on the road is a summer cottage and was sure to be empty except for a few weeks during the summer. Unfortunately for him, that summer rental next door came with a year-round caretaker. A gorgeous redheaded caretaker and her three mischievous heathens.Shannon didn't have any use for men. Her mother raised her alone and after her ex-husband deserted her upon learning they weren't having one baby but three at once, she was doing the single mom routine with her own triplets. Sure it got lonely being out here on the bluff, away from the rest of Scallop Shores. So she may have been a tad excited to learn someone had bought the house next door. Until that someone moved in. Looking more delicious than any man had a right to, Shannon wanted to ignore him. But her new neighbor was hiding something, and she was intrigued.Years ago, as lead singer for the boy band Five of Hearts, Dean learned that women only wanted him for his money and fame. Not for the person he was. So he has a good reason for hiding his alter-ego from his neighbor and everyone in Scallop Shores. Right But the closer he gets to Shannon and her children, the more he realizes he may have made a mistake in keeping the truth from them. Because a relationship requires honesty and trust to make it work. Was it too late to stop hiding and start doing a little trusting of his own Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A controversial account of the collapse of RBS and the collapse of the British economy, this was shortlisted for the 'Financial Times' and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2013.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Courtney Larson is a lobbyist for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and Eric Morrison is a U.S. Senator from a North Carolina tobacco family. They're entrenched on opposing sides of a new tobacco tax, with the vote slated for Valentine's Day. As if that weren't enough to have them running in opposite directions, Courtney is a sexual novice, and Eric has a framed riding crop in his office that Courtney thinks he uses for carnal pleasure. Their misreading of each other's intents and desires makes for mixed signals politically and romantically. Can they find common ground on the Senate floor, and more importantly, in love Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Angie Swanson's life couldn't get more pathetic. Once a popular masseuse in Seattle, she's now the super-pumper at her brother Drew's gas station in Deadhorse, Oregon. When her brother's best friend, Gary, arrives in town, she finally sees her way out of the hell she's in. If she can convince Gary to let her live with him in Seattle, just for a couple weeks, until she lands a job, she'll do anything for him.There's no way in hell Gary Satchel, wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks, will let Angie live with him temporarily. His best friend, Drew, would kill him if he found out he's lusting after Angie. He only traveled to Deadhorse to give Angie the good news that the Seahawks hired her to work alongside their physical therapist and to have Drew take a look at his Camaro. But when Drew pulls a 'bro favor,' he finds himself up to his helmet in trouble.Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Meet Adam, the first of five unforgettable characters in the Emerald Springs Legacy.Life in the small town of Emerald Springs, Washington, is anything but slow and peaceful. An old feud between former business partners Whitman and Sanders keeps competition on a high burner, fueling resentment, renewing rivalries . . . and love. Now someone is trying to bring down Emerald Tea Farm, and it's up to both families to protect their future while still wrangling over the past.Oldest son Adam Whitman never planned to take his place at the helm of the family business, and he's living the life he always wanted. When his father asks him to come home to consider his options, he reluctantly leaves his high-powered job in Los Angeles and heads to Emerald Springs, determined to help his father make the transition to retirement and quickly get back to his own life. What he didn't count on was the pull of the one person he'd left behind to chase his dreams.Getting over Adam was the hardest thing Zoe Miller ever had to do, and she's in no hurry to do it again. She's focused on her new life running Emerald Springs's finest bakery, and she's finally put the heartache of losing Adam behind her. When he rolls back into town, she knows it would be wiser to keep her distance from her high school sweetheart, but some things are easier said than done. A broken heart would be more devastating the second time around, but can she resist the lure of the man he's become Now everything Adam took for granted is suddenly threatened, and he's caught between his newly awakened attachment to Emerald Springs and the career he built with his hands. He wants it all - the girl, the farm, the corner office - but first Zoe has to find it her heart to give him a second chance at all.Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - On the cusp of a brilliant Chicago medical career, Dr. Kory Flemming rarely gets a vacation from her demanding brain injury fellowship, but she can't say no to maid of honor duties in her best friend's wedding. Hometown or not, being in Harmony Falls, Pennsylvania, isn't easy, especially when the only man smart enough to trump Kory's high school academic achievements turns out to be a sexy, accomplished adult up to his old, flirtatious tricks.Will Mitchell has been destined for success since the day he was born. After spending his formative years racking up academic honors, it was only natural for him to be named the chief operating officer of his family's thriving company. He has it all - more or less - so when the target of his high school infatuation turns up hot and haughty at his brother's wedding, Will decides he wants her, too.An innocent dance at the wedding reception leads Kory and Will to an illicit tryst in the coat checkroom, and the game they've been playing since high school changes into something more serious. The new attraction takes Will and Kory by surprise, until a failed merger and family tragedy threaten both their professional goals.Now, Will's struggling to preserve his reputation as 'the successful one' and Kory's stuck in Harmony Falls watching her illustrious medical career slip away. Worse yet, maybe the only way to get things back on track is to work together. Can they put aside their rocky past and ignore their titillating present in order to secure the future for the people they adore Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The gripping psychological suspense novel from the bestselling author of APPLE TREE YARD, also a hit BBC series starring Emily Watson.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A fabulous collection of teatime favourites from the Women's Institute,theauthority on home cooking.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - On the border of the English counties of Devon and Somerset, John Ridd's father is a yeoman farmer murdered in cold blood by a member of the notorious Doone family. John is besotted with Lorna, the granddaughter of the head of the Doone clan, who is to be forced to marry the evil Carver Doone. John helps Lorna escape, but circumstances lead to the discovery that she is not a Doone after all, and the newfound heiress moves. But the Monmouth Rebellion finds John wrongly accused of treason and he has to clear his name in London, where he finds Lorna once more and where their love is rekindled. He is granted a royal pardon, and later Lorna is allowed to join him at his Exmoor farm. Just as they are married in Oare church, Carver Doone shoots Lorna at the altar and John, believing her dead, pursues and kills him. But is his love really dead Although Lorna Doone is perceived as a romance, it is set in the 1600s, when writings about sexual life at the court and personal diaries such as those of Pepys could be incredibly graphic, even by today's standards. They were especially scandalous in the prudish Victorian times of the author. Had Blackmore written it in the seventeenth century, or in modern times, he probably would have done so similarly to this updated version and built on the existing innuendo.Sensuality Level: Spicy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Meet Colleen, the second of five unforgettable characters in the Emerald Springs Legacy.Life in the small town of Emerald Springs, Washington, is anything but slow and peaceful. An old feud between former business partners Whitman and Sanders keeps competition on a high burner, fueling resentment, renewing rivalries.and love. Now someone is trying to bring down Emerald Tea Farm, and it's up to both families to protect their future while still wrangling over the past.Colleen Sanders watched her father, Joe, fritter away the family farm for twenty years. Now that she's in charge of Split Acres operations, she plans to turn the outfit around, with or without his help. Unfortunately, with the farm finances in a mess and an unusual uptick of suspicious disasters to contend with, her savings aren't enough to keep the business afloat.So she marries a stranger to get it.Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Deceived by her husband in the most humiliating way possible, Marissa Neil discovers nothing in her life was as it seemed. She's asked to pick up not only the pieces of her life, but also to clean up the mess he left behind.Luckily, her friend and old high school sweetheart, police officer Jordan Wayne, has remained a steady part of her life, and she can count on him for help. In fact, he's willing to do more - he'd like a second chance at showing her what real love is like.But the courts grant custody of Marissa's adopted daughter to another, and she finds herself tangled in still more deception and lies in the fight to bring her daughter home. When love reignites, will betrayal prevent her from having the family she's always dreamed of Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Investigative reporter Fiona McCarthy is following a hot story. Rumor has it a white supremacist group, financed by the deep pockets of a local businessman, is moving into Portland. In Washington, D.C., to attend a wedding, she wants to find out if her connections on Capitol Hill can give her leads to find the name of that person.Nick St. Claire is an internationally known photojournalist. He's also the 'baby brother' of Fiona's good friend, Amanda. Just back from a rough overseas assignment, he runs into Fiona on his home turf in DC and decides to follow up on their meeting six months before in Portland.In spite of her doubts about his motives and her irritation at the rather large dose of self-confidence he possesses, Fiona goes to dinner with him. One dinner turns into two, which becomes a weekend in his bed. Back home in Portland, she writes Nick off as a bit of fun on vacation and buries herself in her story. Then Nick arrives in Portland on assignment and makes it obvious he wants more than a fling.But when her story and his assignment dangerously intersect at a mysterious cabin in the Mt. Hood National Forest, their relationship is tested. Can their feelings for each other survive her need to get the story and his to frame the perfect shot Or will the bad guys wreck not only the peace of laid-back Portland but also the chance of happily-ever-after for Nick and Fiona Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - On the border of the English counties of Devon and Somerset, John Ridd's father is a yeoman farmer murdered in cold blood by a member of the notorious Doone family. John is besotted with Lorna, the granddaughter of the head of the Doone clan, who is to be forced to marry the evil Carver Doone. John helps Lorna escape, but circumstances lead to the discovery that she is not a Doone after all, and the newfound heiress moves. But the Monmouth Rebellion finds John wrongly accused of treason and he has to clear his name in London, where he finds Lorna once more and where their love is rekindled. He is granted a royal pardon, and later Lorna is allowed to join him at his Exmoor farm. Just as they are married in Oare church, Carver Doone shoots Lorna at the altar and John, believing her dead, pursues and kills him. But is his love really dead Although Lorna Doone is perceived as a romance, it is set in the 1600s, when writings about sexual life at the court and personal diaries such as those of Pepys could be incredibly graphic, even by today's standards. They were especially scandalous in the prudish Victorian times of the author. Had Blackmore written it in the seventeenth century, or in modern times, he probably would have done so similarly to this updated version and built on the existing innuendo.Sensuality Level: Spicy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Reaching for sunlight.Finn survived the ambush and came home to me, but in his head, the battle is still raging. He's falling apart and I'm trying my best to pick up the pieces of him, to find the us we used to be. I love him as much as I ever did, but love isn't enough to fix this. I thought telling my father about our relationship would be the hardest thing we'd ever have to face. I was wrong.Lost in shadows.All I wanted was to be worthy of Carrie. One mission, just one, and I'd be able to give her the future she deserved. Then everything went wrong, leaving me tainted and broken. Carrie wants me to be who I was, but all that's left is what they made of me. I'm no good for her. No good for anyone like this. I have to figure out how to move forward. Alone.Sometimes love isn't enough.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Now a major motion picture starring Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates! A Time Best YA Book of All Time Margaret shares her secrets and her spirituality in this iconic Judy Blume novel, beloved by millions, that now has a fresh new look.Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain, and things that are pink. She's just moved from New York City to Farbook, New Jersey, and is anxious to fit in with her new friendsNancy, Gretchen, and Janie. When they form a secret club to talk about private subjects like boys, bras, and getting their first periods, Margaret is happy to belong. But none of them can believe Margaret doesn't have religion, and that she isn't going to the Y or the Jewish Community Center. What they don't know is Margaret has her own very special relationship with God. She can talk to God about everythingfamily, friends, even Moose Freed, her secret crush. Margaret is funny and real, and her thoughts and feelings are oh-so-relatableyou'll feel like she's talking right to you, sharing her secrets with a friend.