simon schuster jun 2009 (33 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Carrie Fisher's first ever memoir, revealing the truth about what it's 'really' like to grow up in Hollywood, coming of age on the set of 'Star Wars' and becoming a cultural icon at the age of 19. Also looks at her later life, including battling her addictions and manic depression, her marriage and divorce of Paul Simon and waking up one morning to find her friend dead beside her in bed. \*Also appeared in July Buyer's Notes\*Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg 176 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Nick and his brother Alan are on the run with their mother, who was once the lover of a powerful magician. When she left him, she stole an important charm - and he will stop at nothing to reclaim it. Now Alan has been marked with the sign of death by the magician's demon, and only Nick can save him. But to do so he must face those he has fled from all his life - the magicians - and kill them. So the hunted becomes the hunter? but in saving his brother, Nick discovers something that will unravel his whole past?'The Demon's Lexicon is full of shimmery marvels and bountiful thunder.' - Scott Westerfeld'Sarah Rees Brennan crafts a twisty tale full of surprises.' - Holly Black'Witty, dark, and moving, this novel will keep your eyes glued to the pages.' - Cassandra ClareNonstop action, nail-biting supsense, clever rapartee, and a knockout secret involving the two brothers will keep readers on the edges of their seats. Fans of the paranormal and the Supernatural television series are going to enjoy the adventures of these demon-fighting brothers, but so will aficionados of sharp writing, complex characters, fast-paced plots, teen angst, and the struggle between good and evil.For fans of Supernatural comes a read-until-3am-book, the first in the series by acclaimed author Sarah Rees Brennan.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 'Wishful Drinking' erzählt Carrie Fisher mit unvergleichlichem Witz die wahre und mitreißende Geschichte ihrerselbst: Als Kind von prominenten Eltern wird sie mit 19 für die Rolle der Prinzessin in einem kleinen Film namens 'Star Wars' ausgesucht. Aber nicht alles ist eitel Sonnenschein: Neben einer aufreibenden Karriere und der Rolle als alleinerziehender Mutter, nutzt Carrie ihre Freizeit, um ihre Sucht zu bekämpfen, den Kapriolen ihrer manischen Depression zu widerstehen und verschiedene Nervenheilanstalten kennen zu lernen.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For the millions moved by Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, here is Miep Gies's own astonishing story. For more than two years, Miep and her husband helped hide the Franks from the Nazis. Like thousands of unsung heroes of the Holocaust, they risked their lives every day to bring food, news, and emotional support to its victims.From her remarkable childhood as a World War I refugee to the moment she places a small, red-orange-checkered diary -- Anne's legacy -- into Otto Frank's hands, Miep Gies remembers her days with simple honesty and shattering clarity. Each page rings with courage and heartbreaking beauty.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Written with a gentle, wry humor that recalls Bill Bryson,' (The New York Times), this international bestseller about a modern pilgrimage by one of Germany's most popular comedic entertainers has struck a nerve.Overweight, overworked, and physically unfit, Kerkeling was an unlikely candidate to make the arduous hike across the French Alps to the Spanish Shrine of St. James, a 1,200-year-old journey undertaken by nearly 100,000 Christians every year. But that didn't stop him from getting off the couch and walking. Along the way, lonely and searching for meaning, he began the journal that turned into this utterly frank, engaging book. Simply by struggling with his physical limitations and the rigors of long-distance walking, he discovered a deep sense of peace that transformed his life and allowed him to forgive himself, and others, more readily. He learned something every day, and he took to finishing each entry with his daily lessons. Filled with quirky fellow pilgrims, historic landscapes, and Kerkeling's self-deprecating sense of humor, I'm Off Then is an inspiring travelogue, a publishing phenomenon, and a spiritual journey unlike any other.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - At last a book that teaches us to how to harness the power of our cyclic nature! Miranda Gray has provided us with an indispensable guide to understanding how the variable (often considered inferior) nature of women's abilities can in fact be an invaluable tool to women and society as a whole. Amy Sedgwick O.T. Reg. (Ont.), Red Tent Sisters, Toronto.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Examines the how to sell when the market is down.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From "a master of precision" (The Observer, London) comes an explosive, provocative novel about John F. Kennedy's years in the White house: his political daring, his brave dedication to human rights, his devotion to his familyand his uncontrollable and unrelenting appetite for sexual adventure. Taut, magnificent prose: Mercurio's premiseto chronicle Kennedy's exploits, political and sexual, through the President's own anguished but self-centered perspectiveis bold to the point of hubris, but he succeeds in spades. The writing is elegant, spare, and wry; the narrative is exquisitely paced. The book's ending is emotionally shattering empathetic, redemptive, and shocking. Startlingly revisionist portrait of JFK: We see Kennedy at his best, as a visionary statesman, a former soldier turned moral pacifist, a loving parent and devoted husband. And we see him at his worst, as a compulsive philanderer whose countless conquestsof movie stars, socialites, secretaries, and internsruined hundreds of lives. Amazing cast of characters: They are all here: Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Angie Dickinson, Judith Campbell, LBJ, Fiddle and Faddle, Eisenhower, and perhaps most memorably, Jacqueline Kennedy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This New York Times bestselling memoir of a veteran NASA flight director tells riveting stories from the early days of the Mercury program through Apollo 11 (the moon landing) and Apollo 13, for both of which Kranz was flight director.Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program from the early days of the Mercury program to the last Apollo mission, and beyond. He endured the disastrous first years when rockets blew up and the United States seemed to fall further behind the Soviet Union in the space race. He helped to launch Alan Shepard and John Glenn, then assumed the flight director's role in the Gemini program, which he guided to fruition. With his teammates, he accepted the challenge to carry out President John F. Kennedy's commitment to land a man on the Moon before the end of the 1960s. Kranz recounts these thrilling historic events and offers new information about the famous flights. What appeared as nearly flawless missions to the Moon were, in fact, a series of hair-raising near misses. When the space technology failed, as it sometimes did, the controllers' only recourse was to rely on their skills and those of their teammates. He reveals behind-the-scenes details to demonstrate the leadership, discipline, trust, and teamwork that made the space program a success. A fascinating firsthand account by a veteran mission controller of one of America's greatest achievements, Failure Is Not an Option reflects on what has happened to the space program and offers his own bold suggestions about what we ought to be doing in space now.Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg 416 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - New York Times reporter and columnist, David Carr's groundbreaking, revelatory reported memoir on his years as an addict.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wise and winsome, poignant and powerfully moving, 'The French Gardener' combines the savvy of contemporary women's fiction with an old fashioned sensibility steeped in the importance of family and the magical power of love.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Inspired by Langston Hughes' Jess B. Simple character, bestselling author Walter Mosley presents Tempest Landry--a man neither bad nor good--who is murdered by a police officerbut does not wish to go to heaven or hell. He'd rather stay in Harlem.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Now in paperback, the newest collection of stories from the acclaimed author of Do the Windows Open , Was This Man a Genius , and The Unprofessionalsa brilliant, complex work that delivers more of the exquisitely funny and beautifully observant prose that draws ardent praise from critics and readers. An exceptional author: Julie Hecht's fiction has appeared in The New Yorker and Harper's, and her books have received spectacular reviews from The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Time, and many other publications. All of the author's books have been named New York Times Notable Books. A singular character: At her first appearance, Hecht's anxious, beguiling, and anonymous photographer-narrator was an instant literary icon. Her strategiesmacrobiotics, herbal remedies, a bit of Xanaxfor surviving civilization's decline have established her as one of the most enthusiastically read voices of the last decade. Our postmodern world, re-examined: With an unwavering gaze on the absurdities and ironies of the larger world, Happy Trails to You recounts the narrator's attempts to find a place of unspoiled nature on the once peaceful island of Nantucket, where power mowers, nail guns, and speeding trucks have blocked out the sounds of birdsong and crickets. A visit to a friend or restaurant touches upon every subject from the color of paint to the world situation and infinity.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This New York Times bestselling memoir of a veteran NASA flight director tells riveting stories from the early days of the Mercury program through Apollo 11 (the moon landing) and Apollo 13, for both of which Kranz was flight director.Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program from the early days of the Mercury program to the last Apollo mission, and beyond. He endured the disastrous first years when rockets blew up and the United States seemed to fall further behind the Soviet Union in the space race. He helped to launch Alan Shepard and John Glenn, then assumed the flight director's role in the Gemini program, which he guided to fruition. With his teammates, he accepted the challenge to carry out President John F. Kennedy's commitment to land a man on the Moon before the end of the 1960s. Kranz recounts these thrilling historic events and offers new information about the famous flights. What appeared as nearly flawless missions to the Moon were, in fact, a series of hair-raising near misses. When the space technology failed, as it sometimes did, the controllers' only recourse was to rely on their skills and those of their teammates. He reveals behind-the-scenes details to demonstrate the leadership, discipline, trust, and teamwork that made the space program a success. A fascinating firsthand account by a veteran mission controller of one of America's greatest achievements, Failure Is Not an Option reflects on what has happened to the space program and offers his own bold suggestions about what we ought to be doing in space now.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Now in paperback, an intimate, elegant account of a society in turmoil: the most important book in a generation about the Chinese people and their long, heartbreaking battle for political freedom. Out of Mao's Shadow offers a startling perspective on China and its remarkable transformation, challenging conventional wisdom about the political apathy of the Chinese people and the notion that prosperity leads automatically to freedom. Like David Remnick's Lenin's Tomb, this is a moving story of a nation in transition, of a people coming to terms with their past and struggling to take control of their future.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Chuck Barris's hilarious whodunit about a Jewish PI from Kentucky who teams with the NYPD to solve a society murder.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Layoffs, health problems, divorce, staying home with the kidsathere are many reasons why families may find themselves living on only one income. For some, going from two incomes to one is a matter of tightening their belts; for others, it can mean complete financial hardship. Either way, there are ways to minimize the impact. Unlike other books of its kind, this book addresses families who plan for economic change as well as those who are forced into a new income bracket. Practical and easy to apply, this book offers families advice they can tailor to their personal situation, including how to: Budget for essentials costs Sell, rent, or take a loan out on your houseCommute and get around town affordablySecure health insurance Pay down debtWith this book, families have the financial planner they need to prosper and succeed during tough financial times.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Baumbich explains the importance of slowing down, not taking things so seriously, enjoying blessings, and how to create a 'memory portfolio' of special moments that are reminders of God's presence.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Now in paperback, the book that Newsweek calls "wonderful, witty, and wise," vividly recounts a time 100 years ago when a racehorse thrilled America and became a legend. A great underdog story: Born with a bad leg and nearly destroyed at birth in 1896, Dan Patch became the greatest champion racehorse of his day, lowering the record for the mile by four seconds, an astounding achievement that stood for decades. Put to work pulling a wagon, he was entered in a race as a lark, but won itand never lost throughout his long career. A bygone American era: Crazy Good is the story of America in simpler times, when the automobile was a novelty and most people preferred horses; an era when horse racing pacers and trotterswas a dominant sport of the day. Colorful writing, colorful characters: Leerhsen populates his story with great characters, from the entrepreneur owner who made Dan Patch into a household name, to the alcoholic gambler who drove the horse to his greatest victories.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Augusten Burroughs meets Larry David, in this fascinating, unconventional memoir by the son of Leonard Nimoy, who bounces back after a major midlife crisis that includes severe drug addiction, multiple career changes, and a devastating divorce.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A stunningly packaged trade paperback reissue of Pocket Books' original Spider-Man novelfrom New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher.Peter Parker's life has hit a peaceful stretch. No evildoers have tried to flatten him in weeks, his marriage to Mary Jane is stronger than ever, and he's enjoying his job as a high school science teacher. Life is good. But, naturally, that doesn't last.When Peter learns that his old enemy the Rhino is on a rampage in Times Square, he suits up as Spider-Man to stop the destructive villain in his tracks. But he's unexpectedly foiled by the Black Cat, a former ally and old flame. The Cat informs Peter that the Rhino is just a distractionthe real threat comes from a group of Ancients, members of the same race as the being called Morlun, who Spidey defeated in battle years earlier. The Ancients are now looking to exact revengeand hope to steal Spider-Man's life force in the process.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Longlisted for the 2007 Man Asian prize, The Sound of Water is a gripping debut novel that provides a 360-degree account of an Indian mining disaster from the perspectives of the miners caught below the earth, their families, and the officials charged with managing the rescue efforts.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Queen of Erotica presents this sizzling new follow-up to the bestselling short story anthologies 'Chocolate Flava' and 'Caramel Flava.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the bestselling author of The People We Hate at the Wedding, Grant Ginder's phenomenal debut novel follows one post-collegiate idealist on his quest to fit in withand then distance himself fromcapital hill's up-andcoming political and social elite who work hard but play harder.Meet Taylor Mark: a recent college graduate who has moved to Washington, DC, to work for John Grayson, the less-than-brilliant congressman from his home district in Southern California. Washington is a city where deals are made behind closed doors, and there's no one better to teach Taylorand Graysonthat lesson than Chase Latham, Taylor's former college roommate and the son of a powerful lobbyist. To Chase, the beltway's bars, restaurants, townhouses, and government offices are one big, debauched playgrounda land of milk and honey where secrets are currency, the sex is bipartisan, and rules and boundaries are obsolete. It's a place, Taylor quickly discovers, where the line between right and wrong is razor-thin and loyalty based on college friendship quickly becomes a thing of the past. This Is How It Starts is a sharp and incisively written novel about how far one young man will go to be an insider in a town that is unyielding in what it will take from a person in exchange for granting him a margin of knowledge and power.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Now in paperback, the deeply personal and inspirational memoir from one of America's most successful plus-sized models, and daughter of Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, on her journey to recovery and self-acceptance.On the surface, Mia Tyler led a seemingly perfect life. She was a world-renowned plus-sized model and the daughter of Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and seventies It girl Cyrinda Foxe. But growing up under the shadow of celebrity wasn't as glamorous as it's cracked up to be. In Creating Myself, Mia shares scintillating details about her rock-and-roll family, as well as battling her own personal demons: dumping her mother's cocaine vial down the toilet at just eight years old, running around backstage at her father's concerts (including the one where she first met her sister, Liv), and attempting to distract herself from her pain through drug addiction and self-mutilation. Yet this memoir is ultimately a tale of redemption. Mia learns that in order to truly grow up, she must forgive both herself and those who hurt her, give up the quest for perfection, and acknowledge that she is still a work in progress. Featured in People magazine and many television shows, including Entertainment Tonight, Mia Tyler's Creating Myself is raw and inspirational, the tale of a hell-and-back journey from the depths of depression and addiction to triumphant self-discovery.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Diane is the frank and compelling story of an extraordinary woman and her adventures in fashion, business, and life. 'Most fairy tales end with the girl marrying the prince. That's where mine began,' says Diane Von Furstenberg.She didn't have to work, but she did. She lived the American Dream before she was thirty, building a multimillion-dollar fashion empire while raising two children and living life in the fast lane.Von Furstenberg's wrap dress, a cultural phenomenon in the seventies, hangs in the Smithsonian Institution. 'No one was making a little bourgeois dress, so I did,' she told Newsweek in her 1976 cover story. The dress achieved such popularity that in the five years it was on the market, Diane sold more than five million of them. Her entry into the beauty business in 1979 was as serendipitous and as successful.Diane learned her trade in the trenches, crisscrossing the country to make personal appearances at department stores, selling her dresses and cosmetics. 'As I was learning to be a woman and enjoying being one, I was sharing my discoveries, designing for my needs, and making a business of it,' she writes. That business had its ups and downs. Eventually, there was so much demand for and exposure of the dress that the market became saturated; on the verge of bankruptcy, she licensed that part of the business, focusing on her fragrance and beauty products.Von Furstenberg's personal world unraveled a bit in 1980 when her mother, Lily, a survivor of Auschwitz, had a breakdown. Diane of course knew about her mother's experience in the camps, though her mother had never wanted to dwell on it. She understood that her own need for freedom came from her mother's lack of it, and that her resilience derived from her mother's life lesson to always turn a negative into a positive.Leaving the glitz of Manhattan and the music of Studio 54 behind, Diane escaped to Bali with her children, returning inspired and renewed. With all of this energy, the cosmetics business flourished. But it grew so fast that in 1983 she found herself undercapitalized and was forced to sell.In 1985, having given up control of her brand to licensees and with her children away at school, Diane turned her back on America and packed for Paris. She spent four years in her new role as part of the literary scene there, trading in her spike heels for flat shoes and tweed.In 1990, she found she missed the chase and returned to New York to regain control of her name and relaunch her company. Frustrated by the degraded status of her brand and dismissed by the retail community, she searched for a new way to reconnect with her customers. She found it through the revolutionary new medium of teleshopping and once again became a success. However, she still wanted to return to retail.In 1997, as the wrap dress was making a comeback with the nostalgia for the seventies, Von Furstenberg, with the help of her beautiful daughter-in-law, Alexandra, redesigned the dress for the nineties and made her name relevant to a whole new generation.Now, at fifty, Diane works to make sense of the contradictions in her life: glamour vs. hard work, European vs. American, daughter of a Holocaust survivor vs. wife of an Austro-Italian prince, mother vs. entrepreneur, lover vs. tycoon. She emerges wiser, stronger, and ever more determined never to sacrifice her passion for life.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Janna and Graeme quit their jobs, tie the knot, and untie the lines on a 30-year-old sailboat for what could be the riskiest honeymoon ever attempted!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - After sixteen years of marriage, Mattie Hart discovers that her husband, Jake -- a high-profile Chicago attorney -- is involved in yet another love affair. But a far greater crisis descends upon the Hart family after Jake leaves home: Mattie receives devastating news that will alter their lives. Wracked by guilt, Jake returns to the wife he has never really loved and the teenage daughter who wants nothing to do with him. Here, in a novel bearing all the distinctive qualities of a contemporary classic, Joy Fielding deftly ushers her characters through a poignant drama about love's astonishing power to heal the deepest wounds. 'The First Time' is a dazzling illumination of a marriage at the crossroads, where a long-estranged husband and wife discover, for the first time, what love really means.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The beloved--and hated--Jasmine Larson Bush returns to battle her own past in a compelling new novel of love, faith, and shame.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Keine Warnhinweise 176 pp. Englisch.