simon schuster aug 2009 (10 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Kafka's literary masterpiece about Gregor Samsa, a young man who, transformed overnight into a 'monstrous verminous bug,' becomes an essentially alienated man.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Subtle, haunting, terrifying - this astonishing collection of short stories from No. 1 bestselling author Stephen King includes the short story 'N.' Stephen King - who has written more than fifty books, dozens of number one New York Times bestsellers, and many unforgettable movies - delivers an astonishing collection of short stories, his first since Everything's Eventual six years ago. As guest editor of the bestselling Best American Short Stories 2007 , King spent over a year reading hundreds of stories. His renewed passion for the form is evident on every page of Just After Sunset . The stories in this collection have appeared in The New Yorker , Playboy , McSweeney's , The Paris Review , Esquire , and other publications. Who but Stephen King would turn a Port-O-San into a slimy birth canal, or a roadside honky-tonk into a place for endless love A book salesman with a grievance might pick up a mute hitchhiker, not knowing the silent man in the passenger seat listens altogether too well. Or an exercise routine on a stationary bicycle, begun to reduce bad cholesterol, might take its rider on a captivating - and then terrifying - journey. Set on a remote key in Florida,'The Gingerbread Girl' is a riveting tale featuring a young woman as vulnerable - and resourceful - as Audrey Hepburn's character in Wait Until Dark . In 'Ayana,' a blind girl works a miracle with a kiss and the touch of her hand. For King, the line between the living and the dead is often blurry, and the seams that hold our reality intact might tear apart at any moment. In one of the longer stories here, 'N.,' which broke new ground when it was adapted as a graphic digital entertainment, a psychiatric patient's irrational thinking might create an apocalyptic threat in the Maine countryside.or keep the world from falling victim to it. Just After Sunset - call it dusk, call it twilight, it's a time when human intercourse takes on an unnatural cast, when nothing is quite as it appears, when the imagination begins to reach for shadows as they dissipate to darkness and living daylight can be scared right out of you. It's the perfect time for Stephen King.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The moms have invited Becca Chadwick and her mother to join the club--and their daughters are devastated. Meanwhile, Jess finds out that her family may lose Half Moon Farm.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Bedlam!' The very name conjures up graphic images of naked patients chained among filthy straw, or parading untended wards deluded that they are Napoleon or Jesus Christ. We owe this image of madness to William Hogarth, who, in plate eight of his 1735 Rake's Progress series, depicts the anti-hero in Bedlam, the latest addition to a freak show providing entertainment for Londoners between trips to the Tower Zoo, puppet shows and public executions.That this is still the most powerful image of Bedlam, over two centuries later, says much about our attitude to mental illness, although the Bedlam of the popular imagination is long gone. The hospital was relocated to the suburbs of Kent in 1930, and Sydney Smirke's impressive Victorian building in Southwark took on a new role as the Imperial War Museum.Following the historical narrative structure of her acclaimed Necropolis, BEDLAM examines the capital's treatment of the insane over the centuries, from the founding of Bethlehem Hospital in 1247 through the heyday of the great Victorian asylums to the more enlightened attitudes that prevail today.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A dragon series from the bestselling author of the 'Imperial' trilogy. Elian and his dragon search for the 4th and final orb, pursued by dragons and helped by a WWI airman. Ages: 10+.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Jonah is on a mission to break every bone in his body. Everyone knows that broken bones grow back stronger than they were before. And Jonah wants to be stronger--needs to be stronger--because everything around him is falling apart. Breaking, and then healing, is Jonah's only way to cope with the stresses of home, girls, and the world on his shoulders.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - David Roberts is the author of seventeen books on mountaineering, adventure, and the history of the American Southwest. His essays and articles have appeared in 'National Geographic,' 'National Geographic Adventure,' and 'The Atlantic Monthly,' among other publications. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Tafuri, Nancy (illustrator). Neuware - As clouds amass overhead and rain starts to pour, ten little woodland animals hurry to find shelter. The text counts up as Bird, Mouse, Squirrel, Rabbit, Chipmunk, Woodchuck, Raccoon, Possum, and Red Fox all run for cover--then Skunk squeezes in and makes it 10! All night, they huddle together in the safety and warmth of the hollow, as the thunder claps and lightning flashes outside. In the morning, the storm has calmed, but the animals still hear the grumble of thunder in the distance. Imagine their surprise when they find the noise is coming from a bear! From 10 to 1, all of the animals scurry out of the bear's lair to find a big, beautiful day outside.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Ibatoulline, Bagram (illustrator). Neuware - In this beautiful tale, Yolen and Ibatoulline introduce a fickle scarecrow, who decides to leave his station and dance away the fall night. He soon encounters a young boy who is saying his prayers, and offers up a special prayer for the corn to be successfully harvested the next morning. Full color.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.