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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In this moving story that's perfect for fans of John Green'sThe Fault in Our Stars, two teens fall in love with just one minor complicationthey can't get within a few feet of each other without risking their lives.Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg 276 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Join these two best friends on a day full of fun! Rosie and her best friend spend every day together - helping the adults with the gardening and the shopping, learning new tricks, and playing in the park. They even explore outer space and the deepest oceans! When there are scary monsters, they stick together, and although they make new friends, they always come back to each other. There's nothing better than having a best friend, and Rosie is the best best friend you could possibly ask for. This gorgeous new book has a clever twist that will tug on the heartstrings!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A beautiful, emotionally satisfying look at how nothing is ever truly lost if you keep it in your heart.When Sofia loses her beloved teddy after a day at the beach, she is heartbroken. But the sea saw it all, and maybe, just maybe, it can bring Sofia and her teddy back together. However long it may take.Exquisite collage artwork is paired with an assured, moving text in this very special picture book.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR FILM, STARRING STEVE CARELL AND BAFTA AND GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATED TIMOTHEE CHALAMET 'What had happened to my beautiful boy To our family What did I do wrong ' Those are the wrenching questions that haunted every moment of David Sheff's journey through his son Nic's addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic Sheff became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole, and lived on the streets.With haunting candour, David Sheff traces the first subtle warning signs: the denial, the 3am phone calls (is it Nic the police the hospital ), the attempts at rehab. His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself, and the obsessive worry and stress took a tremendous toll. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every avenue of treatment that might save his son and refused to give up on Nic. This story is a first: a teenager's addiction from the parent's point of view a real-time chronicle of the shocking descent into substance abuse and the gradual emergence into hope.Beautiful Boy is a fiercely candid memoir that brings immediacy to the emotional rollercoaster of loving a child who seems beyond help. Read the other side of Nic Sheff's bestselling memoir, Tweak. Praise for Beautiful Boy:- 'A brilliant, harrowing, heartbreaking, fascinating story, full of beautiful moments and hard-won wisdom. This book will save a lot of lives and heal a lot of hearts'. Anne Lamott 'An important book. moving, timely and startlingly beautiful.'Richard BransonPetersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg 448 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Whispers of Love: A Poetry Collection by Hassam Jadoon is a tender journey through love, loss, healing, and rebirth-woven into verses that speak straight to the heart.From the first breath of falling in love to the ache of heartbreak and the quiet strength of becoming whole again, these poems are both deeply personal and universally relatable. Each page invites the reader to pause, reflect, and feel seen in their own moments of longing, grief, and hope.Perfect for lovers of modern poetry, this collection makes a thoughtful gift to dedicate to someone special-whether it's a partner, a soul mate, or even yourself. With its lyrical depth and emotional honesty, Whispers of Love is not just a book to read, but an experience to return to whenever the heart needs gentle light.If you've ever loved, lost, or dreamed of love's return, this book was written for you.Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg 297 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Don't miss the new bestseller from Rachael Lippincott and Mikki Daughtry, All This Time, publishing September 2020 and available for pre-order now! -------------------------------------------Five Feet Apart is now a major motion picture on Netflix starring Cole Sprouse (Riverdale's Jughead) and Haley Lu Richardson (The Edge of Seventeen and Recovery Road)!In this moving story that's perfect for fans of John Green, Nicola Yoon, David Levithan and Jenny Han, two teens fall in love with just one minor complication - they can't get within five feet of each other without risking their lives. -----------------------------------------------------Can you love someone you can never touch Stella Grant likes to be in control - even though her totally out of control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Six feet apart. No exceptions. The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. He couldn't care less about his treatments, or a fancy new clinical drug trial. Soon, he'll turn eighteen and then he'll be able to unplug all these machines and actually go see the world, not just its hospitals. Will's exactly what Stella needs to stay away from. If he so much as breathes on Stella she could lose her spot on the transplant list. Either one of them could die. The only way to stay alive is to stay apart. But suddenly six feet doesn't feel like safety. It feels like punishment. What if they could steal back just a little bit of the space their broken lungs have stolen from them Would five feet apart really be so dangerous if it stops their hearts from breaking too.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The extraordinary new thriller from the Queen of Suspense and global bestseller, Mary Higgins Clark. Eighteen-year-old Kerry Dowling is found fully dressed at the bottom of the family pool. She threw a party the night before, while her parents were away; her house was full of people. But no one saw anything. The police immediately suspect her boyfriend, with whom she had a bitter argument at the party. But other people had a grudge against Kerry, too, including her twenty-year-old neighbour. Everyone knows he wanted to come to the party. Everyone knows how angry he was that Kerry didn't invite him. As the police flail about for answers, Kerry's older sister Aline decides to take matters into her own hands. But by trying to solve her sister's murder, Aline may be putting her own life in danger. \* \* \* Praise for Mary Higgins Clark \* \* \* 'I adore Mary Higgins Clark' Karin Slaughter 'Trust Mary Higgins Clark to know what frightens us to death' New York Times 'Clark plays out her story like the pro that she is . . . flawless' Daily Mirror 'Should come with a warning: start in the evening and you'll be reading late into the night'USA Today.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A reissue from the Sunday Timesbestselling author ofLast Letter Home,the 2018 Richard & Judy Book Club pick.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Bookworms rejoice! These charming comics capture exactly what it feels like to be head-over-heels for hardcovers. And paperbacks! And Elektronisches Buchs! And bookstores! And libraries!Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 144 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NEW EDITION - Includes never-before-published commentary from the author The Power of Your Subconscious Mind introduces and explains the mind-focusing techniques that remove the subconscious obstacles that prevent us from achieving the success we want - and deserve. This authorised edition of Dr Murphy's keystone work is the first premium mass market edition to feature additional commentary drawn from his unpublished writings. As practical as it is inspiring, Dr. Murphy's work demonstrates with real-life examples the way to unleash extraordinary mental powers to build self-confidence, create harmonious relationships, gain professional success, amass wealth, conquer fears and phobias, banish bad habits, and even to effect physical healing and promote overall wellbeing and happiness.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Just keeps getting better and better' Evening Standard As addictive as Lee Child and as explosive as Michael Connelly - THE WANTED is the new thriller from Robert Crais, and a NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Another rewarding page-turner by one of the most reliable storytellers in modern crime fiction' Daily Mail Seventeen-year-old Tyson seems a normal teenager: socially awkward, obsessed with video games and always hungry. But his mother has a feeling that her sweet, nerdy son is hiding something . and she's just found a $40,000 Rolex watch under his bed. Suddenly very frightened that Tyson is involved in something bad, she gets in touch with private investigator Elvis Cole and asks him to do some digging. The information that Cole uncovers surprises everyone. Tyson spooks and runs. And then people start dying . 'Cleverly plotted, stylishly written' Washington Post '[Crais] expertly delivers his customary modern-day riff on the 1940s hardboiled idiom' Guardian.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR FILM, STARRING STEVE CARELL AND BAFTA AND GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATED TIMOTHEE CHALAMET 'What had happened to my beautiful boy To our family What did I do wrong ' Those are the wrenching questions that haunted every moment of David Sheff's journey through his son Nic's addiction to drugs and tentative steps toward recovery. Before Nic Sheff became addicted to crystal meth, he was a charming boy, joyous and funny, a varsity athlete and honor student adored by his two younger siblings. After meth, he was a trembling wraith who lied, stole, and lived on the streets.With haunting candour, David Sheff traces the first subtle warning signs: the denial, the 3am phone calls (is it Nic the police the hospital ), the attempts at rehab. His preoccupation with Nic became an addiction in itself, and the obsessive worry and stress took a tremendous toll. But as a journalist, he instinctively researched every avenue of treatment that might save his son and refused to give up on Nic. This story is a first: a teenager's addiction from the parent's point of view a real-time chronicle of the shocking descent into substance abuse and the gradual emergence into hope.Beautiful Boy is a fiercely candid memoir that brings immediacy to the emotional rollercoaster of loving a child who seems beyond help. Read the other side of Nic Sheff's bestselling memoir, Tweak. Praise for Beautiful Boy:- 'A brilliant, harrowing, heartbreaking, fascinating story, full of beautiful moments and hard-won wisdom. This book will save a lot of lives and heal a lot of hearts'. Anne Lamott 'An important book. moving, timely and startlingly beautiful.'Richard Branson.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bookworms rejoice! These charming comics capture exactly what it feels like to be head-over-heels for hardcovers. And paperbacks! And Elektronisches Buchs! And bookstores! And libraries!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An intimate and uplifting book about finding renewal and hope through grief and loss.'It was a terrible life; it was an enchanted life; it was a blessed life. And, of course, one day it ended.' Sharon Butala In the tradition of Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, Diana Athill's Somewhere Towards the End, and Atul Gawande's Being Mortal comes a revelatory new book from one of our beloved writers. When Sharon Butala's husband, Peter, died unexpectedly, she found herself with no place to call home. Torn by grief and loss, she fled the ranchlands of southwest Saskatchewan and moved to the city, leaving almost everything behind. A lifetime of possessions was reduced to a few boxes of books, clothes, and keepsakes. But a lifetime of experience went with her, and a limitless well of memory of personal failures, of a marriage that everybody said would not last but did, of the unbreakable bonds of family. Reinventing herself in an urban landscape was painful, and facing her new life as a widow tested her very being. Yet out of this hard-won new existence comes an astonishingly frank, compassionate and moving memoir that offers not only solace and hope but inspiration to those who endure profound loss. Often called one of this country's true visionaries, Sharon Butala shares her insights into the grieving process and reveals the small triumphs and funny moments that kept her going. Where I Live Now is profound in its understanding of the many homes women must build for themselves in a lifetime.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A compelling wartime drama for fans of Lucinda Riley and Dilly Court 'Yet another gripping, moving and impeccably researched read' Jill Mansell, author ofThis Could Change Everything One winter morning in Germany in early 1945, Detta passes a group of exhausted British prisoners of war who are being force-marched westwards. One man catches her eye and she cannot forget him. The following day she receives an urgent message to contact the local priest: he needs her help. Miranda is a photography student in Berlin in 1989 as the Wall falls. Trapped in an abusive relationship, her one hope for escape is an old postcard of the village her grandmother, Detta, was born in. As Miranda flees through the rubble of the Berlin wall and into the East, she begins to suspect she's being followed by the Stasi. Two very different timelines; two women who share a history and a dark secret. Can they save each other now the time has come to reveal it Acclaimfor Clare Harvey's novels: 'Had me enthralled' Kate Furnivall 'Will delight all those who love a good wartime story' Dilly Court 'A gripping story' Julie Cohen 'An exceptional talent' Kate Rhodes 'A triumph' Jill Mansell 'Heartwarming, enjoyable and full of surprises' Elizabeth Chadwick 'A real page-turner' Ellie Dean.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Character isn't taught: it's born.Nick Lawrence's near-death experience while serving overseas had a lasting impact, redirecting his life's path. Join Nick as he leads a small group of Army Rangers on a support mission for a CIA operation. This short story gives a glimpse into Nick's early days and the defining moment that guided his decision to join the FBI.UNKILLABLE is a short story prequel to KILL LIST, the first in the Nick Lawrence series.This impressive debut thriller series penned by a former Detective and Naval Officer has endeared the fans of Michael Connelly, David Baldacci, Lee Child, and Vince Flynn._________________________As a former police detective and naval officer, Shea draws from his own investigative and military experience, filling the book with an authenticity that can only be delivered by someone who has personally experienced such things.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A teen must face the mysterious family secret of a new friend in this lively reimagining of The Little Red Riding Hood.Ruth's grandmother lives in the forest, banished there for the "evil" that the townsfolk believed she practiced. But if studying the stars, learning about nature, and dreaming of flying is evil, then Ruth is guilty of it too. Whenever Ruth took food and supplies to her grandmother, she would sit with the old woman for hours, listening and learning. When she wasn't in the woods, Ruth was learning the trade of her father, a blacksmith, now that her brother would never return from the Crusades. Amidst those dark days, a new man enters Ruth's life. William is a noble with a hot temper and a bad name, and he makes her shiver. But the young man is prey to his heritage, a curse placed on his family ages ago, and each male of the family has strange blood running in his veins. Now Ruth must come face-to-face with his destiny at Grandma's house.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Decorated with striking imagery from the beloved Harry Potter film series, this pocket journal is an exciting addition to Insight's best-selling line of collectible pop culture not Elektronisches Buch.Hufflepuff house is known for its loyalty, a tradition that hails from its founder, Helga Hufflepuff. This hardcover pocket journal celebrates the iconic house with vibrant imagery and endpapers that display the beautiful art created for the films.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Everything you need to know about self-care-especially for Taurus! Take Time for You, Taurus! It's me time-powered by the zodiac! Welcome star-powered strength and cosmic relief into your life with The Little Book of Self-Care for Taurus. While Taurus may enjoy routine and approach life pragmatically, this book encourages you to indulge and put yourself first. Let the stars be your guide as you learn just how important astrology is to your self-care routine. Discover more about your sign and your ruling element, earth, and then find the perfect set of self-care ideas and activities for you. From meditating with rose quartz to indulging in a sweet treat, you will find more than one hundred ways to heal your mind, body, and active spirit. It's stellar self-care especially for you, Taurus!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A toolbox full of wisdom, an urgent starting point in finding possibility, potential, and power in the people around you.'Seth Godin, author of Linchpin Fans of Crucial Conversations, The Speed of Trust, Radical Candor, and The Five Dysfunctions of a Team will love Get Better, a guide to cultivating relationships and building them into your organization's greatest assets. From the business experts that brought you The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Strengthen relationships and improve communications skills: In Get Better: 15 Proven Practices to Build Effective Relationships at Work, Chief People Officer Todd Davis moves beyond the adage that an organization's greatest assets are its people. Instead, he argues that relationships drive professional and personal effectivenessand, in the end, create a culture that can become an organization's competitive advantage. Improve your emotional intelligence and become the ideal team player: In an approachable, engaging style, using real-world stories, Davis uncovers the most common relationship pitfalls that hurt careers and negatively affect organizational results. From his experience observing, leading, and coaching others for more than thirty years, David identifies fifteen proven practices that anyone at any level of an organization can apply to be successful at work, improve business results, and truly master effective relationships. Readers will learn how to: -Behave their way to credibility -Think "we," not "me" -Take stock of their emotional bank accounts -Examine their real motives -Do less talking and more active listening -Make it safe to tell the truth and have difficult conversations -Start with humility, and much more! Master communication, understand your emotions, and build effective relationships with Get Better.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Business startup advice from the former president of the Ewing Marion Kaufmann Foundation and cofounder of Global Entrepreneurship Week and StartUp America, this 'thoughtful study of 'how businesses really start, grow, and prosper'.dispels quite a few business myths along the way' (Publishers Weekly).Carl Schramm, the man described by The Economist as 'The Evangelist of Entrepreneurship,' has written a myth-busting guide packed with tools and techniques to help you get your big idea off the ground. Schramm believes that entrepreneurship has been misrepresented by the media, business books, university programs, and MBA courses. For example, despite the emphasis on the business plan in most business schools, some of the most successful companies in history Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and hundreds of others achieved success before they ever had a business plan. Burn the Business Plan punctures the myth of the cool, tech-savvy twenty-something entrepreneur with nothing to lose and venture capital to burn. In fact most people who start businesses are juggling careers and mortgages just like you. The average entrepreneur is actually thirty-nine years old, and the success rate of entrepreneurs over forty is five times higher than that of those under age thirty. Entrepreneurs who come out of the corporate world often have discovered a need for a product or service and have valuable contacts to help them get started. Filled with stories of successful entrepreneurs who drew on real-life experience rather than academic coursework, Burn the Business Plan is the guide to starting and running a business that will actually work for the rest of us.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Since he was elected, Donald Trump has diminished the presidency and taken the country backward. With his eyes-wide-open blind trust he has enriched himself and his family, turning the government into a kleptocracy. He has routinely taken credit for creating jobs that had nothing to do with him or his policies, but he's silent about real wages declining on his watch. Meanwhile, nests of political termites work at destroying the government from within. OSHA regulations that protected workplace safety are being dismantled. Trump's education secretary, Betsy DeVos, has chosen bankers over students and their families as she consistently reverses Obama-era policies on student loans. Even after Scott Pruitt's demise in this most ethically challenged, stock-the-swamp administration, the EPA continues to remove environmental protections at the risk of our health. And as Trump's inhumane immigration policies are universally denounced, he insists on building a border wall that US taxpayers will have to pay for. Yes, it's even worse than you think,'-- from the back cover.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The spectacular, true story of a scrappy teenager from New York's Lower East Side who stowed away on the most remarkable feat of science and daring of the Jazz Age, The Stowaway is "a thrilling adventure that captures not only the making of a man but of a nation" (David Grann, bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon).It was 1928: a time of illicit booze, of Gatsby and Babe Ruth, of freewheeling fun. The Great War was over and American optimism was higher than the stock market. What better moment to launch an expedition to Antarctica, the planet's final frontier Everyone wanted in on the adventure. Rockefellers and Vanderbilts begged to be taken along as mess boys, and newspapers across the globe covered the planning's every stage. And then, the night before the expedition's flagship set off, Billy Gawronskia mischievous, first-generation New York City high schooler, desperate to escape a dreary future in the family upholstery businessjumped into the Hudson River and snuck aboard. Could he get away with it From the soda shops of New York's Lower East Side to the dance halls of sultry Francophone Tahiti, all the way to Antarctica's blinding white and deadly freeze, author Laurie Gwen Shapiro "narrates this period piece with gusto" (Los Angeles Times), taking readers on the "novelistic" (The New Yorker) and unforgettable voyage of a plucky young stowaway who became a Roaring Twenties celebrity, a mascot for an up-by-your bootstraps era.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Winner of the Business Book Award (Personal Development) 2020 'Using our Physical Intelligence we can strengthen our cognitive function and alter our mood, emotional responses, stress, confidence and happiness levels at will.'HR magazine'This could be the next big thing.'Talking Business with Aaron Heslehurst, BBC World News'This clever new neuroscience-backed wellness trend will help you take charge of your body, brain, schedule and life.'GLAMOURMAGAZINE ''Physical intelligence' is the latest buzzword in wellbeing.' WOMAN & HOMEThe highly successful four-part strategy for raising your performance at work and home so that you can thrive in a busy, challenging world, from the experts who have worked with Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies across the globe. Do you wish you could be more focused and productive Would you like to ensure your most confident performance when the stakes are high and your stress levels are even higher The way your body reacts in any given situation determines your ability to think clearly and your capacity for managing your emotions. When you understand the way your body reacts and how to manage it, your physical intelligence, you can handle that stressful family situation, the make-or-break meeting and the important business presentation. Claire Dale and Patricia Peyton have spent the past thirty years helping business people achieve outstanding success and a deeper sense of fulfilment by applying techniques used by top performers in sport and the arts.This practical guide contains the effective techniques you need to develop your strength, flexibility, resilience and endurance, leaving you feeling confident and fully equipped to deal with whatever comes your way. Each step-by-step strategy can be easily integrated into a busy day and is combined with useful tips and inspiring stories of people who have turned their lives around through physical intelligence.'This book is an essential counterblast to a better, more integrated way of working and living.'Edward Kemp, Director, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) 'Scientific research paired with practical experience and easy life hacks makes Physical Intelligence an inspiring read that will literally change the way you walk through life.'Dr Stefanie Teichmann, Director, Google EMEA 'This book is totally brilliant.'Wayne McGregor CBE, resident choreographer, Royal Ballet.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'SOG was the most secret elite U.S. military unit to serve in the war in Vietnam, so secret it was 'black'--Meaning its very existence was carefully concealed, even denied by the government. Innocuously code-named the Studies and Observations Group, SOG contained only volunteers from such elite units as the Army Green Berets, USAF Air Commandos, and Navy SEALs, and answered directly to the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs, with some missions requiring approval from the White House. Inside Vietnam, only General William Westmoreland and a few senior non-SOG officers were briefed on SOG activities. Now the never-before-revealed exploits of this top-secret commando unit are vividly recounted by Major John L. Plaster, a three-tour SOG veteran'.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For fans of quirky, obsessive narrative histories, such as Confederates in the Atticand How Things Work, Underground explores the history, science, architecture, and mythology of the subterranean landscape and in the process reengineers our relationship with the worlds beneath our feet.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From a caretaker of newborns who's had years of hands-on experience with celebrity clientsa practical and reassuring guide to the first three months with your new baby.Are you a new or soon-to-be new mother Are you caught between self-doubt and conflicting parenting advice coming at you from every direction Are you unsure who to trustyour mother, sister, friends, or "the experts" Luiza DeSouza is here to help. Her best advice Take your time, trust your maternal instincts, and choose a course that fits your needsand your baby's personality. For thirty years, Luiza has been helping new mothers navigate the skills, practices, and support it takes to start a family. For her, mothering is not about programs or techniques. Rather, it is about the connection between you and your new child. And for that reason, she believes that attitude is more important than approach. All mothers are different, but the three most important qualities remain the same for everyone: patience, openness, and attentiveness. Can being patient, open, and attentive guarantee that your baby will be a good sleeper or easy to feed Of course not! But no matter what challenges your newborn brings, these three key qualities will help you rise to meet them. Like having your very own baby nurse right at your side, Eat, Play, Sleep is an indispensable guide to a good start and a happy, healthy first three months. Learn the best methods for feeding your infant Discover the secrets of "good sleepers" Understand the importance of a predictable routine How to use "play" to help establish a routine Tips for introducing bathing and massage How to deal with crying, especially if you have a "difficult-to-calm" baby And much more!

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A brilliant, lively account of the Black Renaissance that burst forth in Pittsburgh from the 1920s through the 1950s"Smoketown will appeal to anybody interested in black history and anybody who loves a good story?terrific, eminently readable?fascinating" (The Washington Post). Today black Pittsburgh is known as the setting for August Wilson's famed plays about noble, but doomed, working-class citizens. But this community once had an impact on American history that rivaled the far larger black worlds of Harlem and Chicago. It published the most widely read black newspaper in the country, urging black voters to switch from the Republican to the Democratic Party, and then rallying black support for World War II. It fielded two of the greatest baseball teams of the Negro Leagues and introduced Jackie Robinson to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Pittsburgh was the childhood home of jazz pioneers Billy Strayhorn, Billy Eckstine, Earl Hines, Mary Lou Williams, and Erroll Garner; Hall of Fame slugger Josh Gibsonand August Wilson himself. Some of the most glittering figures of the era were changed forever by the time they spent in the city, from Joe Louis and Satchel Paige to Duke Ellington and Lena Horne. Mark Whitaker's Smoketown is a "rewarding trip to a forgotten special place and time" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). It depicts how ambitious Southern migrants were drawn to a steel-making city on a strategic river junction; how they were shaped by its schools and a spirit of commerce with roots in the Gilded Age; and how their world was eventually destroyed by industrial decline and urban renewal. "Smoketown brilliantly offers us a chance to see this other Black Renaissance and spend time with the many luminaries who sparked it?It's thanks to such a gifted storyteller as Whitaker that this forgotten chapter of American history can finally be told in all its vibrancy and glory" (The New York Times Book Review).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From bestselling author Jade C. Jamison comes the second title in the Pretense and Promises series, where Conor talks his assistant Morgan into posing as his fiancee for his high school reunion, but it isn't long before their acting starts feeling real.