Simon schuster jan 2020 (40 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Now a major movie, Love in Taipei, on Paramount+ "Exciting and authentic." Sabaa Tahir, New York Timesbestselling author ofAn Ember in the Ashes "Surprising, original and intelligent. An intense rush of rebellion and romance."Stephanie Garber, New York Timesbestselling author ofCaraval "Fresh as a first kiss."Stacey Lee, award-winning author ofOutrun the Moon "Fresh, fun, heartfelt, and totally addictive."Kelly Loy Gilbert, author of Conviction Perfect for fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty and Crazy Rich Asians,this romantic and layered debut from Abigail Hing Wen is a dazzling, fun-filled romp."Our cousins have done this program," Sophie whispers. "Best kept secret.Zerosupervision." And just like that, Ever Wong's summer takes an unexpected turn.Gone isChien Tan, the strict educational program in Taiwan that Ever was expecting. In its place, she finds Loveboat: a summer-long free-for-all where hook-ups abound, adults turn a blind eye, and the nightlife runs nonstop. But not every student is quite what they seem:Everis working toward becoming a doctor but nurses a secret passionfor dance.Rick Woois the Yale-bound child prodigy bane of Ever's existence whose perfection hides a secret. Boy-crazy, fashion-obsessedSophie Haturns out to have more to her than meets the eye. And under sexyXavier Yeh's shell is buried a shameful truth he'll never admit. When these students' lives collide, it's guaranteed to be a summer Ever will never forget! With over 4 million views on TikTok, Loveboat, Taipei is the ideal read for fans of Ali Hazelwood, Talia Hibbert and Dustin Thao.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Just keeps getting better and better' DAVID BALDACCI 'Slick and enjoyable' SUN 'Top-notch fun noir' SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB (starred review)DESPERATE MEN ARE DANGEROUS . . .Joe Pike wasn't looking to save someone's life on the day he left the bank. But when he saw Isabel, a young teller, being forced into a car by two men, he had no choice but to chase them down. Not long after being released on bail, the men are found dead and Isabel is missing. After his handling of the men, Pike is a prime suspect, along with Izzy - was this an abduction gone wrong Or did it go exactly how she planned Convinced that her life is in danger, Pike involves Elvis Cole in a search for the truth, and for Izzy. But they're not the only ones desperate to find her - and desperate men are dangerous.As explosive as Michael Connelly and as addictive as Lee Child, A Dangerous Man has 'the smoothest writing and best storytelling you'll ever read' (DAVID BALDACCI) \*THE NEW COLE AND PIKE THRILLER\*Why Crais is the King of Crime . . . 'Bob is like a Porsche when it comes to writing. Indeed, it's quite fitting that he drives that model of car. Like the Porsche, his writing is elegant, stylish, funny, can fire on turbos when need be and dive deep when the plot demands it, but this is far and away some of the smoothest writing and best storytelling you'll ever read. He's written a lot of books, but just keeps getting better and better' DAVID BALDACCI '[Crais] expertly delivers his customary modern-day riff on the 1940s hardboiled idiom' Guardian'Outstanding . . . Crais begins the story with deceptive simplicity but slowly ratchets up both the tension and the action with surgical precision . . . This one's sure to hit the bestseller charts' Publishers Weekly (starred review) 'Another rewarding page-turner by one of the most reliable storytellers in modern crime fiction' Daily Mail 'Crais is a whip-smart writer. Cole and Pike are carefully drawn, multilayered characters who've grown more complex through the years. This is one of the very best entries in a long-running and still first-rate series' Booklist on A Dangerous Man (starred review) 'Cleverly plotted, stylishly written' Washington Post 'If you've always wished Lee Child's Jack Reacher had a little more balance in his life - but the same formidable talents - you'll love Joe Pike and the latest book in this long, superb series . . . Crais never loses control of his clean, clear prose or his ability to sketch fully fleshed characters in a few scenes . . . A taut, exceptional thriller' Kirkus on A Dangerous Man (starred review).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The UNMISSABLE novel from the million-copySunday Timesbestseller.Secrets from the past, unravelling in the present Uncovering secrets that span generations, Rachel delivers intriguing, involving and emotive narrative reading group fiction like few other writers can. 'A gorgeous and deeply absorbing story' Tracy Rees, author ofThe House at SilvermoorA young mother's sacrifice. A child's desperate search for the truth . . . London, 1917 When nineteen-year-old Alice Copeman becomes pregnant, she is forced by her father and stepmother to give up the baby.She simply cannot be allowed to bring shame upon her family.But all Alice can think about is the small, kitten-like child she gave away, and she mourns the father, a young soldier, so beloved, who will never have the chance to know his daughter. Edith and Philip Burns, a childless couple, yearn for a child of their own. When they secretly adopt a baby girl, Irene, their life together must surely be complete.Irene grows up knowing that she is different from other children, but no one will tell her the full truth. As two extraordinary stories intertwine across two decades, will secrets long-buried at last come to light Brilliantly evoking the changing attitudes of the time, The Love Child is a novel about love, family, separation, despair and hope, full of tenderness and deep feeling. 'Simply stunning . . . I savoured every moment of this moving story of love, loss and, ultimately, forgiveness' DINAH JEFFERIES 'A story that stirs the deepest emotions' WOMAN & HOME 'A poignant story, rich in period detail'SUNDAY MIRROR 'An emotive and thought-provoking read'ROSANNA LEY 'Hore tackles difficult subjects with a clever, light touch and a sunny positivity. Her women are brave and good and you desperately want them to win' DAILY MAIL 'A wonderfully moving tale of love and loss, hope and eventual reconciliation' BARBARA ERSKINE 'I found her writing warm, compassionate in this story about one girl'ssearch for her true identityamidst the secrets and dynamics of her adopted family. It had a realism about the poignancy of illegitimacy in this pre-war setting' LEAH FLEMING 'Ahugely compelling, poignant and moving read. Rachel has great skill as a storyteller and readers are sure to be engrossed and swept away by her clever double-stranded tale' JANE JOHNSON.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Meet Supertato! The much-loved supermarket superhero who's there to save the day when the chips are down stars in three classic adventures. Join Supertato and the veggies as they face not just one Evil Pea but BAGS of them in Veggies Assemble, go for glory in Run, Veggies, Run, and try to stop the Evil Pea from turning the supermarket into his own icy kingdom in Evil Pea Rules.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the author of the INTERNATIONALNO.1BESTSELLERTHEY BOTH DIE AT THE END.Balancing epic and intensely personal stakes, the New York Times bestsellingInfinity Sonis a gritty, fast-paced adventure about two brothers caught up in a magical war generations in the making.Growing up in New York, brothers Emil and Brighton always idolized the Spell Walkersa vigilante group sworn to rid the world of specters. While the Spell Walkers and other celestials are born with powers, specters take them, violently stealing the essence of endangered magical creatures.Brighton wishes he had a power so he could join the fray. Emil just wants the fighting to stop. The cycle of violence has taken a toll, making it harder foranyonewith a power to live peacefully and openly. In this climate of fear, a gang of specters has been growing bolder by the day.Then, in a brawl after a protest, Emil manifests a power of his ownone that puts him right at the heart of the conflict and sets him up to be the heroic Spell Walker Brighton always wanted to be.Brotherhood, love, and loyalty will be put to the test, and no one will escape the fight unscathed.Praise for Infinity Son: 'A magnificent addition to the ranks of Young Adult fantasy' Waterstones 'Silvera shoots off his plot like a gun and writes action sequences as if they were car chases relentless, quick-cutting, sparks flying'New York Times 'Silvera has created an exciting fantasy series opener. Fans of Cassandra Clare will love this magical book that embodies it all.'School Library Journal.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \*As featured on Steven Bartlett's Diary of a CEO podcast\* For those fascinated by neurology and for fans of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat comes a powerful exploration of the mind during night time. Here are the mysteries of sleep, explained from known conditions to the extreme. 'The Secret World of Sleepinterweaves bizarre real life stories with cutting edge neurological science in the true tradition of Oliver Sacks. A fascinating read.'Martha Kearney, BBC Radio 4 World-renowned neurologist and sleep expert, Doctor Guy Leschziner, takes you through various sleep conditions and how they arise and affect people. Insomnia,narcolepsy,night terrors andapnoea are just some of the conditions afflicting those struggling with sleep. Then there are the extreme cases. The people frightened into paralysis by hallucinations. The woman in a state of deep sleep who gets dressed and goes for a drive. The teenager with 'Sleeping Beauty Syndrome', stuck in a cycle of excessive unconsciousness. The man who cleans out kitchens while 'sleep-eating'. Withcompassionate storiesof his patients and their conditions, Leschziner illustrates theneuroscience behind our sleeping minds, revealing the many biological and psychological factors necessary in getting the rest needed for health and happiness. Pick of the Best Paperbacks -Sunday Times Best January Paperbacks -The Times Must Read Brain Books 2019 -Forbes Magazine The Best Neuroscience Books of 2019 -The Scientist Magazine The Best Books of 2019 -New Zealand Herald Best 100 Summer Reads 2019 -Sunday Times Week's best Science Picks -Nature Books of the Year 2019 -Irish Independent.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A LEAH NASH PREQUEL NOVELLASee how it all began!A young Leah Nash chases down stories for her fledgling newspaper. and witnesses a shocking crime in the making. Join Leah as she tackles her very first mystery with her signature flair and tenacity.____________________________________________This novella contains a sample of DANGEROUS HABITS, the first of the Leah Nash Mysteries.____________________________________________DANGEROUS DREAMS is the prequel novella in the Leah Nash series of complex, fast-paced murder mysteries featuring quick-witted dialogue, daring female characters, and plots with lots of twists and turns.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \* BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK \* 'A joyously life-enhancing book [that] shatters the myths about ageing' Daily Mail Carl Honoré captured the zeitgeist with his international sensation, In Praise of Slow. In Bolder, he introduces us to another rising movement: a revolution in our approach to ageing. Ageing is inevitable. In this time of longer lifespans, however, we have the potential to age better than ever before. Having travelled the globe to meet the pioneers who are redefining ageing, Carl Honoré explores the cultural, medical and technological trends that will help us make the most of our longer lives. He shows us that the time has come to cast off prejudices and blur the lines of what is possible at every age. We can tear up the old script that locks us into learning in early life, working in the middle years and pursuing leisure with whatever time is left at the end. Instead, we can learn, work, rest, care for others, volunteer, create and have fun all the way through our lives. Bolder is a radical re-think of our approach to everything from education, healthcare and work, to design, relationships and politics. An essential and inspiring read to help all of us make ageing a bonus rather than a burden.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history' (The New York Times Book Review), this one-of-a-kind narrative masterfully recreates the rivalry between the two men who innovated the electric guitar's amplified sound-Leo Fender and Les Paul-and their intense competition to convince rock stars like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton to play the instruments they built.In the years after World War II, music was evolving from big-band jazz into rock 'n' roll-and these louder styles demanded revolutionary instruments. When Leo Fender's tiny firm marketed the first solid-body electric guitar, the Esquire, musicians immediately saw its appeal. Not to be out-maneuvered, Gibson, the largest guitar manufacturer, raced to build a competitive product. The company designed an 'axe' that would make Fender's Esquire look cheap and convinced Les Paul-whose endorsement Leo Fender had sought-to put his name on it. Thus was born the guitar world's most heated rivalry: Gibson versus Fender, Les versus Leo. While Fender was a quiet, half-blind, self-taught radio repairman, Paul was a brilliant but headstrong pop star and guitarist who spent years toying with new musical technologies. Their contest turned into an arms race as the most inventive musicians of the 1950s and 1960s-including bluesman Muddy Waters, rocker Buddy Holly, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Eric Clapton-adopted one maker's guitar or another. By 1969 it was clear that these new electric instruments had launched music into a radical new age, empowering artists with a vibrancy and volume never before attainable. In 'an excellent dual portrait' (The Wall Street Journal), Ian S. Port tells the full story in The Birth of Loud, offering 'spot-on human characterizations, and erotic paeans to the bodies of guitars' (The Atlantic). 'The story of these instruments is the story of America in the postwar era: loud, cocky, brash, aggressively new' (The Washington Post).…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR A "warm, funny, and honestgenuinely unputdownable" memoir (Curtis Sittenfeld) chronicling what it's like to live in today's world as a fat man. Journalist Tommy Tomlinson, approaching fifty and weighing 460 pounds, decided to confront the risks and realities of living in a body at war with itself.At risk for heart disease, diabetes, and strokeand unable to climb stairs or fly without two seatsTomlinson had long lived in denial. Raised in a food-loving Southern family, he tried countless diets, saw doctors, wore Fitbitsnone of it stuck. Until he decided it was time to truly change. In The Elephant in the Room, Tomlinson recounts his journey with wit, grit, and searing honesty. His voice combines the emotional urgency of Roxane Gay's Hunger with the personal intimacy of Rick Bragg's All Over but the Shoutin'. From his own habits to America's obesity epidemic, from shame and overeating to resilience and accountability, he explores how weight shapes our relationships with food, our bodies, and ourselves. By confronting his compulsions and unhealthy patterns, Tomlinson doesn't just aim to lose weighthe reclaims his life. This powerful addiction memoir and wellness journey offers inspiration to anyone navigating body image, self-esteem, or personal transformation.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This short book engages the myriad dimensions of Night, through ancient rituals, medieval storytelling, modern philosophy, and futuristic images, in order to explore the human experience of the after-dark. It thereby tracks Night through the prisms of its most fascinating practitioners: namely, those who keep strange hours and navigate the various potentialities of nocturnal experience (both of terror and enchantment). The Thief's Night; The Runaway's Night; The Drunkard's Night; The Insomniac's Night; The Revolutionary's Night; The Lunatic's Night; The Sorcerer's Night. Undoubtedly, each of these conceptual figures provides a unique gateway into understanding the powerful sensorial effects of evening, as well as its vast connections to larger questions of time, space, fear, nothingness, desire, death, forgetting, vision, secrecy, criminality, monstrosity, and the body.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Be Fearless is researched-based call to action for those seeking to live extraordinary lives and bring about transformational change. LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER \* NATIONAL BESTSELLERWeaving together storytelling, practical tips and inspiration, the book will teach you how to put the five fearless principles to work so that you too can spark the sorts of remarkable breakthroughs that can impact the world. Philanthropist, investor, and technology pioneer Jean Case brings to life the five Be Fearless principles common to the people and organizations that bring about transformational change. When National Geographic Chairman Jean Case set out to investigate the core qualities of great change makers, past and present, from inventors to revolutionaries, she found five surprising traits they all had in common. These weren't wealth, privilege, or even genius. What all of these exceptional men and women shared was that they had chosen to make a "big bet," take bold risks, learn from their failures, reach beyond their bubbles, and let urgency conquer fear. Throughout Be Fearless, Jean vividly illustrates these principles through storytellingfrom her own transformational life experiences, to Jane Goodall's remarkable breakthroughs in understanding and protecting chimpanzees, to celebrity chef José Andrés' decision to be a "first responder" and take his kitchen to the sites of devastating hurricanes to feed the hungry, to Madame C.J. Walker's vision to build a hair care empire that would employ thousands across the country, and more. She shares new insights to stories you might think you knowlike Airbnb's tale of starting from scratch to transform the hospitality industry, to John F. Kennedy's history-making moonshotand gems from changemakers you've never heard of. Be Fearless features a compelling foreword from Jane Goodall saying "there is no time in history when it has been more important to Be Fearless" and a new afterword with stories of people inspired to take action after reading the book.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the New York Times bestselling author of I Dissent comes a biographical graphic novel about celebrated Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a modern feminist icon-a leader in the fight for equal treatment of girls and women in society and the workplace. She blazed trails to the peaks of the male-centric worlds of education and law, where women had rarely risen before. Ruth Bader Ginsburg has often said that true and lasting change in society and law is accomplished slowly, one step at a time. This is how she has evolved, too. Step by step, the shy little girl became a child who questioned unfairness, who became a student who persisted despite obstacles, who became an advocate who resisted injustice, who became a judge who revered the rule of law, who became.RBG. Gardner, Whitney (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From two of the top child and adolescent psychiatrists at The Hospital for Sick Children comes an accessible guide to common mental health struggles, such as anxiety and depression, for any parent wondering how to help their child.Is my child okay Is she eating and sleeping enough Is he hanging out with the right people Should I be worried that she spends all her time in her room Is this just a phase Or a sign of something serious As parents, we worry about our childrenabout their physical health, performance at school, the types of friends they have, and, of course, their mental health. Every day seems to bring new and expanding issues and disorders and troubling statistics about the rise of mental illness in children and teens. It's usually obvious what to do for physical injuries like broken bones, but when it comes to our children's mental health, the answers are much less clear, and sometimes even contradictory. Pier Bryden and Peter Szatmari, top child and adolescent psychiatrists, are here to help. Using their combined six decades working with families and kidsand their own experiences as parentsthey break down the stigma of mental health illness and walk parents through the warning signs, risk factors, prevention strategies, and the process of diagnosis and treatment for mental health challenges arising from: Eating disorders Anxiety Psychosis Sleep Disorders Substance Use Disorders ADHD Autism Depression Trauma Suicidal thoughts and behaviors The most important thing to remember as a parent is that you and your child are not alone. Wellness is a continuum, and there is a lot parents can do to bring their child back to a place of safety. The road ahead isn't always easy or straightforward, but this guidebook offers essential advice that every parent needs to advocate for their child.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A practical plan for the millions of people in their fifties and sixties who find themselves out of work, unable to find a job, and financially incapable of retiring, Elizabeth White shows how to get past any blame or shame, overcome denial, and find a path to a new normal.Elizabeth White has an impressive resume, which includes advanced degrees from Harvard and Johns Hopkins and a distinguished employment history. She started a business that failed and then tried to reenter the work force in her mid-fifties, only to learn that there is little demand for workers her age. For a while Elizabeth lived in denial, but then had to adjust to her new reality, shedding the gym membership, getting a roommate, forgoing restaurant meals, and so on. She soon learned she wasn't alone: there are millions of Americans in her predicament and worse, exhausted from trying to survive and overcome every day. In 55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal, Elizabeth invites you to look beyond your immediate circumstances to what is possible in the new normal of financial insecurity. You're in your fifties and sixties, and may have saved nothing or not nearly enough to retire. It's too late for blame or shameand it wouldn't help anyway. What you want to know is what you can do now to have a shot at a decent retirement. "This relevant and well-researched book will appeal not only to those 55 plus, but to the generation coming right behind them who may face similar issues" (Booklist, starred review). 55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal is a must-have for anyone whose income has suddenly diminished or even disappeared. "Providing practical solutions with a focus on retirement and maximizing savings, White maintains authority with a realistic, empathetic tone throughout. This deeply useful work will resonate with aging readers of all income levels and situations" (Publishers Weekly). If you're ready to get serious about feeling good again, this book is for you.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NOW COMPLETELY UPDATED to reflect the changes in tax legislation, health insurance, and the new investment realities. In this "highly valuable resource" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) Quinn "provides simple, straightforward" (The New York Times) solutions to the universal retirement dilemmahow to make your limited savings last for lifecovering mortgages, social security, income investing, annuities, and more! Will you run out of money in your older age That's the biggest worry for people newly retired or planning to retire. Fortunately, you don't have to plan in the dark. Jane Bryant Quinn tells you how to squeeze a higher income from all your assetsincluding your social security account (get every dollar you're entitled to), a pension (discover whether a lump sum or a lifetime monthly income will pay you more), your home equity (sell, rent, or take a reverse mortgage ), savings (how to use them safely to raise your monthly income), retirement accounts (invest the money for growth in ways that let you sleep at night), andcriticallyhow much of your savings you can afford to spend every year without running out. There are easy ways to figure all this out. Who knew Quinn also shows you how to evaluate your real risks. If you stick with super-safe investment choices, your money might not last and your lifestyle might erode. The same might be true if you rely on traditional income investments. Quinn rethinks the meaning of "income investing," by combining reliable cash flow during the early years of your retirement with low-risk growth investments, to provide extra money for your later years. Odds are, you'll live longer than you might imagine, meaning that your savings will stretch for many more years than you might have planned for. With the help of this book, you can turn those retirement funds into a "homemade" paycheck that will last for life.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \* Selected as One of the Best Books of the 21st Century by The New York Times \* Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History \* "Extraordinarya great American biography" (The New Yorker) of the most important African American of the 19th century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest orator of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of the era.As a young man Frederick Douglass (18181895) escaped from slavery in Baltimore, Maryland. He was fortunate to have been taught to read by his slave owner mistress, and he would go on to become one of the major literary figures of his time. His very existence gave the lie to slave owners: with dignity and great intelligence he bore witness to the brutality of slavery. Initially mentored by William Lloyd Garrison, Douglass spoke widely, using his own story to condemn slavery. By the Civil War, Douglass had become the most famed and widely travelled orator in the nation. In his unique and eloquent voice, written and spoken, Douglass was a fierce critic of the United States as well as a radical patriot. After the war he sometimes argued politically with younger African Americans, but he never forsook either the Republican party or the cause of black civil and political rights. In this "cinematic and deeply engaging" (The New York Times Book Review) biography, David Blight has drawn on new information held in a private collection that few other historian have consulted, as well as recently discovered issues of Douglass's newspapers. "Absorbing and even movinga brilliant book that speaks to our own time as well as Douglass's" (The Wall Street Journal), Blight's biography tells the fascinating story of Douglass's two marriages and his complex extended family. "David Blight has written the definitive biography of Frederick Douglassa powerful portrait of one of the most important American voices of the nineteenth century" (The Boston Globe). In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, Frederick Douglass won the Bancroft, Parkman, Los Angeles Times (biography), Lincoln, Plutarch, and Christopher awards and was named one of the Best Books of 2018 by The New York Times Book Review, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle, and Time. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bestselling author James Lee Burke's "stunning" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) masterpiece is the story of a father and son separated by war, circumstance, and a race for the Holy Graila thrilling entry in the Holland family saga.After a violent encounter that leaves four Mexican soldiers dead, Texas Ranger Hackberry Holland escapes the country in possession of a stolen artifact believed to be the mythic cup of Christ, earning the ire of a bloodthirsty Austrian arms dealer who places Hack's son, Ishmael, squarely in the cross hairs of a plot to recapture his prize. On the journey from revolutionary Mexico in 1918 to the saloons of San Antonio during the Hole in the Wall Gang's reign, we meet three extraordinary women: the Danish immigrant who is Ishmael's mother and Hackberry's one true love; a brothel madam descended from the Crusader knight who brought the Shroud of Turin back from the Holy Land; and a onetime lover of the Sundance Kid, whose wiles rival those of Lady Macbeth. In her own way, each woman will aid Hack in his quest to reconcile with Ishmael, to vanquish their enemies, and to return the Grail to its rightful place. An epic tale of love, loss, betrayal, vengeance, and retribution, The House of the Rising Sun further cements Burke's reputation as "one of America's all-time masters" (New York Journal of Books).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Named one of the best crime novels of the year by The New York Times Book Review.The shocking death of a young woman leads Detective Dave Robicheaux into the dark corners of Hollywood, the mafia, and the backwoods of Louisiana in this New York Times bestselling crime novel from "modern master" (Publishers Weekly) James Lee Burke.Detective Dave Robicheaux's world isn't filled with too many happy stories, but Desmond Cormier's rags-to-riches tale is certainly one of them. Robicheaux first met Cormier on the streets of New Orleans, when the young, undersized boy had foolish dreams of becoming a Hollywood director.Twenty-five years later, when Robicheaux knocks on Cormier's door, it isn't to congratulate him on his Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. Robicheaux has discovered the body of a young woman who's been crucified, wearing only a small chain on her ankle. She disappeared near Cormier's Cyrpemort Point estate, and Robicheaux, along with young deputy, Sean McClain, is looking for answers. Neither Cormier nor his enigmatic actor friend Antoine Butterworth are saying much, but Robicheaux knows better.As always, Clete Purcel and Dave's daughter, Alafair, have Robicheaux's back. Clete witnesses the escape of Texas inmate, Hugo Tillinger, who may hold the key to Robicheaux's case. As they wade further into the investigation, they end up in the crosshairs of the mob, the deranged Chester Wimple, and the dark ghosts Robicheaux has been running from for years. Ultimately, it's up to Robicheaux to stop them all, but he'll have to summon a light he's never seen or felt to save himself, and those he loves.Stephen King hailed New York Times bestselling author James Lee Burke "as good as he ever was." With The New Iberia Blues, Burke proves that he "just keeps getting better" (Booklist, starred review), and is "one of a small handful of elite suspense writers whose work transcends the genre, making the leap into capital-L Literature" (BookPage).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \*Shortlisted for the 2019 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize\* One of the most fascinating scientific detective stories of the last fifty years, an exciting quest for a new form of matter. "A riveting tale of derring-do" (Nature), this book reads like James Gleick's Chaos combined with an Indiana Jones adventure.When leading Princeton physicist Paul Steinhardt began working in the 1980s, scientists thought they knew all the conceivable forms of matter. The Second Kind of Impossible is the story of Steinhardt's thirty-five-year-long quest to challenge conventional wisdom. It begins with a curious geometric pattern that inspires two theoretical physicists to propose a radically new type of matterone that raises the possibility of new materials with never before seen properties, but that violates laws set in stone for centuries. Steinhardt dubs this new form of matter "quasicrystal." The rest of the scientific community calls it simply impossible. The Second Kind of Impossible captures Steinhardt's scientific odyssey as it unfolds over decades, first to prove viability, and then to pursue his wildest conjecturethat nature made quasicrystals long before humans discovered them. Along the way, his team encounters clandestine collectors, corrupt scientists, secret diaries, international smugglers, and KGB agents. Their quest culminates in a daring expedition to a distant corner of the Earth, in pursuit of tiny fragments of a meteorite forged at the birth of the solar system. Steinhardt's discoveries chart a new direction in science. They not only change our ideas about patterns and matter, but also reveal new truths about the processes that shaped our solar system. The underlying science is important, simple, and beautifuland Steinhardt's firsthand account is "packed with discovery, disappointment, exhilaration, and persistence.This book is a front-row seat to history as it is made" (Nature).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A war has been raging.Russia is the final battleground.David Rivers will be the first in.From the city streets of the US to the war-torn deserts of Africa. From the snow-capped mountains of Asia to the narco-controlled jungles of South America, forces have been fighting for control of the ultimate criminal empire.When an act of violence plunges the contenders into a final confrontation, David Rivers is sent in. He's the first operative of a mercenary army.Parachuting into Russia to link up with a mysterious intelligence agent, he must find a way to strike the heart of a ruthless criminal alliance.The stakes couldn't be higher. If David doesn't succeed, he won't just lose his life-he'll lose everyone he cares about, too.Because when this war is over, either one organization will stand.or none of them will.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This New York Times bestselling "deep dive into the terms of eight former presidents is chock-full of political hijinksand déjà vu" (Vanity Fair) and provides a fascinating look at the eight vice presidents who reached the White House through presidential succession, showing how each affected the nation and world.The strength and prestige of the American presidency has waxed and waned since George Washington. Eight men have succeeded to the presidency when the incumbent died in office. In one way or another they vastly changed our history. Only Theodore Roosevelt would have been elected in his own right. Only TR, Truman, Coolidge, and LBJ were re-elected. John Tyler succeeded William Henry Harrison who died 30 days into his term. He was kicked out of his party and became the first president threatened with impeachment. Millard Fillmore succeeded esteemed General Zachary Taylor. He immediately sacked the entire cabinet and delayed an inevitable Civil War by standing with Henry Clay's compromise of 1850. Andrew Johnson, who succeeded our greatest president, sided with remnants of the Confederacy in Reconstruction. Chester Arthur, the embodiment of the spoils system, was so reviled as James Garfield's successor that he had to defend himself against plotting Garfield's assassination; but he reformed the civil service. Theodore Roosevelt broke up the trusts. Calvin Coolidge silently cooled down the Harding scandals and preserved the White House for the Republican Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression. Harry Truman surprised everybody when he succeeded the great FDR and proved an able and accomplished president. Lyndon B. Johnson was named to deliver Texas electorally. He led the nation forward on Civil Rights but failed on Vietnam. Accidental Presidents shows that "history unfolds in death as well as in life" (The Wall Street Journal) and adds immeasurably to our understanding of the power and limits of the American presidency in critical times.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the New York Times bestselling authors of Abundance and Bold comes a practical playbook for the future of technology and technological convergence in our modern era.In their book Abundance, bestselling authors and futurists Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler tackled grand global challenges, such as poverty, hunger, and energy. Then, in Bold, they chronicled the use of exponential technologies that allowed the emergence of powerful new entrepreneurs. Now the bestselling authors are back with The Future Is Faster Than You Think, a blueprint for how our world will change in response to the next ten years of rapid technological disruption. Technology is accelerating far more quickly than anyone could have imagined. During the next decade, we will experience more upheaval and create more wealth than we have in the past hundred years. In this gripping and insightful road map to our near future, Diamandis and Kotler investigate how wave after wave of exponentially accelerating technologies will impact both our daily lives and society as a whole. What happens as AI, robotics, virtual reality, digital biology, and sensors crash into 3D printing, blockchain, and global gigabit networks How will these convergences transform today's legacy industries and business models What will happen to the way we raise our kids, govern our nations, and care for our planet Diamandis, a space-entrepreneur-turned-innovation-pioneer, and Kotler, bestselling author and peak performance expert, probe the science of technological convergence and how it will reinvent every part of our lives-transportation, retail, advertising, education, health, entertainment, food, and finance-taking humanity into uncharted territories and reimagining the world as we know it. As indispensable as it is gripping, The Future Is Faster Than You Think provides a prescient look at our impending future.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A pair of brothers who always idolised the Spell Walkers find their ambitions torn between the longing for peace and the desire to join the fray, exercising Spell Walker powers. A gritty, fast-paced young adult adventure.Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg 355 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - After an 'incident' at the insurance company Germaine finds herself unemployed. She then takes on a job at the council giving advice on a senior citizens helpline, with the mayor instructing her to attend to the situation with a group of 'troublemakers' she develops a complicated familiarity with. A warm and witty debut capturing realities of the workplace. Comparable to 'Parks & Recreation'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For readers whose hearts were broken by The Tattooist of Auschwitz 'Correa's prose is atmospheric, but what's most fascinating about this novel is his portrayal of terrified yet strong female characters'New York TimesNew York City, 2015: Eighty-year-old Elise Duval is a French Catholic who arrived in New York after the Second World War. When a woman from Cuba visits with letters written in German to Elise from her mother during the war, her world is forever changed as she remembers a time and country she'd long since forgotten and seven decades of secret unravel.Berlin, 1939: Bookstore owner and recent widow Amanda Sternberg is fleeing Nazi Germany with her two young daughters. She heads towards unoccupied France, but with such a hard fight for freedom, a peaceful life of safety is hard to find. Based on true events,The Daughter's Talechronicles one of the most harrowing atrocities perpetrated by the Nazis during the Second World War: the 1944 massacre of all the inhabitants of a small, idyllic village in the south of France. Heartbreaking and immersive,The Daughter's Taleis a beautifully crafted family saga of love, survival, and hope against all odds.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -From the New York Times bestselling authors of Abundance and Bold comes a practical playbook for the future of technology and technological convergence in our modern era.In their book Abundance, bestselling authors and futurists Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler tackled grand global challenges, such as poverty, hunger, and energy. Then, in Bold, they chronicled the use of exponential technologies that allowed the emergence of powerful new entrepreneurs. Now the bestselling authors are back with The Future Is Faster Than You Think, a blueprint for how our world will change in response to the next ten years of rapid technological disruption. Technology is accelerating far more quickly than anyone could have imagined. During the next decade, we will experience more upheaval and create more wealth than we have in the past hundred years. In this gripping and insightful road map to our near future, Diamandis and Kotler investigate how wave after wave of exponentially accelerating technologies will impact both our daily lives and society as a whole. What happens as AI, robotics, virtual reality, digital biology, and sensors crash into 3D printing, blockchain, and global gigabit networks How will these convergences transform today's legacy industries and business models What will happen to the way we raise our kids, govern our nations, and care for our planet Diamandis, a space-entrepreneur-turned-innovation-pioneer, and Kotler, bestselling author and peak performance expert, probe the science of technological convergence and how it will reinvent every part of our livestransportation, retail, advertising, education, health, entertainment, food, and financetaking humanity into uncharted territories and reimagining the world as we know it. As indispensable as it is gripping, The Future Is Faster Than You Think provides a prescient look at our impending future.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Invoke the power of these 52 goddesses throughout the year to empower yourself and improve your life. Women today are banding together in magical ways to celebrate and encourage one another, and many are turning to the sacred goddesses of the past to guide their way. Your Goddess Year provides a calendar of 52 goddesses along with fascinating background information, herstory, and reasons why invoking her power can strengthen and benefit you in your day-to-day life. Learn about the powerful goddesses from all cultures and belief systems and call upon them during different times of the year to channel their strengths when you need them most. Including rituals to summon each goddess, you'll always have the sacred feminine power supporting you. Celebrate the reawakening of the feminine divine and feminism by inviting a goddess to assist you and find the goddess that best speaks to you.…