simon schuster jun 2008 (15 Ergebnisse)

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The National Book Award-winning author of White Noise, Libra and Underworld, whom many readers, writers and critics consider our greatest living writer, delivers a haunting, big-themed novel about the event that defines the turn of 21st century America.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 316 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The hilarious follow-up to the award-winning Aliens Love Underpants! The mystery of dinosaur extinction is solved! Scientists have plenty of theories about why dinosaurs are extinct, but the UK's bestselling author/illustrator team of Claire Freedman and Ben Cort knows the real answer: The dinos were wiped out in an Underpants War! This wacky celebration of underpants is perfect for reading aloud, and the hilarious antics of T. rex and the gang are endlessly entertaining. Featuring fun, vibrant art and short, rhyming text, Dinosaurs Love Underpants is a prehistoric pleasure parents and kids will want to read again and again.Praise for Dinosaurs Love Underpants: 'Fans of Aliens Wear Underpants will revel in this companion volume's dotty humor and pell-mell action' Publisher's Weekly 'A wild and wonderful rhyme by one of the funniest authors on the planet.' Scholastic Kids Book Club.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ein kühnes Meisterwerk - Don DeLillos großer Roman über den 11. September. New York in Asche und Rauch am 11. September. In eindringlichen Bildern zeichnet Don DeLillo den Ablauf der Ereignisse nach: von den Tätern zu den Opfern, von Hamburg nach New York. In unvergesslichen Szenen entsteht das Leben einer Familie, die berührende Geschichte einer Liebe, das Leben nach der Katastrophe. Keith Neudecker, der im World Trade Center gearbeitet hat, kann sich am 11. 9. aus einem der brennenden Türme retten. Er sieht, was geschieht, ohne es zu begreifen, und schlägt sich wie in Trance zu seiner Ex-Frau Lianne und seinem kleinen Sohn Justin durch. In ihrer Verzweiflung klammern sich Keith und Lianne aneinander, sie wollen aus der Einsamkeit der Angst in ein gemeinsames Leben zurückfinden. Gespräche, vor allem in Liannes Familie, kreisen um den Schock, um den Terrorismus als ständige Bedrohung. Justin und seine Freunde versuchen im Spiel ihre Angst vor den Terroristen zu überwinden. Keith durchlebt immer wieder das Trauma der Flucht aus den Türmen, und Lianne irrt ziellos durch die Stadt. Und dann sieht sie voller Entsetzen Falling Man, einen Performance-Künstler. Nur mit einem Seil gesichert, stürzt er sich als Chronist des Zeitalters des Terrors hoch oben von den Wolkenkratzern in die Tiefe. Der Terror bestimmt die Realität, aus der sich Keith, letztlich unfähig zu lieben, in die glitzernde Scheinwelt von Las Vegas zurückzieht - als professioneller Pokerspieler. Lianne und Justin bleiben zurück in New York. Mit seiner großen sprachlichen Kunst und seiner packenden Erzählweise gelingt es Don DeLillo in 'Falling Man', das scheinbar Unsagbare überzeugend in Wort zu fassen.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Returning to the big Western themes that have made him famous and beloved, Pulitzer Prize winner McMurtry recreates the bygone days of the old gunfighters in this 'New York Times' bestseller--a panoramic, sweeping novel told in the voice of Nellie Courtright, a courageous young woman.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The intimate, hilarious, and wholly unexpected memoir of the legendary comedian Don Rickles, told with great humor, outrageous anecdotes, and unusual candor.Known as the "Merchant of Venom" for his sharp, biting insults, Don Rickles blends humor with heartfelt stories as he recalls his rise from a struggling young performer to one of America's most beloved entertainers. He shares anecdotes about his early days in nightclubs, his big breaks on television, and his long-standing friendships with Hollywood legends like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Johnny Carson, and Bob Newhart. Beyond the comedy, Rickles reflects on his marriage, family, and the values that kept him grounded through decades in show business. Rickles' Book mixes laugh-out-loud stories, celebrity encounters, and self-deprecating humor with moments of genuine warmth, offering fans both the laughs they expect and an intimate glimpse of the man behind the quick wit.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - One of the most colorful legends of the WWE, DiBiase--known as The Million Dollar Man--offers a candid inside look at his three decades inside and behind the ring. Photos throughout.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Following her National Book Award finalist 'Evidence of Things Unseen,' Wiggins turns her literary imagination to the American West, where the life of legendary photographer Edward S. Curtis is the basis for a resonant exploration of history and family, landscape and legacy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the author of the 'New York Times' bestseller 'The Seat of the Soul' comes a work that answers some of the most fundamental questions about the human spirit.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - At last, outed CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson tells her story in her own words, delivering a historic and unvarnished account of the personal and international consequences of speaking truth to power.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The 'New York Times' bestselling author of 'The Secret Supper' offers a mesmerizing novel that sheds new light on an ancient enigma of the American Southwest.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Critic, essayist and cultural savant A.A. Gill is probably the most widely read columnist in Britain. His books The Angry Island and A.A. Gill is away have found delighted fans in America as well, and sparked a loyal following. His new book of travel essays, Previous Convictions, ranges from Gill's nearby domestic locales of Glastonbury and the English countryside to Haiti, Guatemala, Pakistan and exotic, dangerous, downtown Manhattan. In this collection of notes from the corners of the globe, and sometimes from the edge of sanity, he confesses about his travels far and wide, 'The more I see of the world, the less I think I understand. Familiarity breeds even more astonishment. The world just gets wider and deeper and weirder.' These pieces are wickedly funny, sometimes pointedly -- even purposely -- critical of many cultures and traditions, and always edifying and enchanting. As an adventurer and as a writer, Gill never disappoints; while he may take others to task for their customs, habits, idiosyncrasies and plain bad taste, his own indefatigable curiosity keeps him going back again and again for more, and provides us with spectacular entertainment along the way.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the bestselling author of 'A Girl Named Zippy' comes her astonishing breakout novel about family, history, spirituality, and love--and the many meanings of the place called home.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From Emmy(-winning documentary filmmaker and author MacQuarrie comes a landmark history of the epic conquest of the mighty Inca Empire, and the decades-long insurgency the Incas waged against the Conquistadors. 20 photos & maps.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1924, Simon & Schuster published its first title, 'The Cross Word Puzzle Book.' Not only was it the publisher's first release -- it was the first collection of crossword puzzles ever printed. Today, more than eighty years later, the legendary 'Simon & Schuster Crossword Puzzle Book' series maintains its status as the standard-bearer for cruciverbal excellence. This series continues to provide the freshest and most original puzzles on the market. Created by the best contemporary constructors -- and edited by top puzzle master John M. Samson -- these Sunday-sized brain breakers offer hours of stimulation for solvers of every level. With more puzzles than ever before in one volume, the 'Simon & Schuster Crossword Puzzle Book' series will continue to test the knowledge of solvers everywhere. Can you take the challenge Sharpen your pencils, grit your teeth, and find out!