simon schuster jun 2013 (55 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -'He's not mine, is he ' That's the question I fear the most. You see, I have a secret. My son is not fathered by my boyfriend, but by one of the most famous rock stars that ever lived. And he doesn't even know it. One-time celebrity personal assistant to wild boy of rock Johnny Jefferson, Meg Stiles is now settled and living in the south of France with her doting boyfriend Christian and their son Barney. But they're living a lie - a lie that will turn their lives upside down and inside out - because as Barney reaches his first birthday, Meg can no longer deny that her son is growing to look more and more like his rock star father every day, and less and less like Christian, and sooner or later, the world is going to realise . . .Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Weidestraße 122 a, 22083 Hamburg 441 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What happens when the one you love is not the one you're with The Sunday Times bestselling author of The Sun in Her Eyes and Thirteen Weddings wonders whether we can ever forget the one that got away in her 'absorbing and emotional narrative' (Heat) about romance and reconciliation.'Will you marry me ' I think of you, then. I think of you every day. But usually in the quietest part of the morning, or the darkest part of the night. Not when my boyfriend of two years has just proposed. I look up at Richard with his hopeful eyes. 'Lily ' he prompts. It's been ten years, but it feels like only yesterday that you left. How can I say yes to Richard with all my heart when most of it has always belonged to you I take a deep breath and will myself to speak. Ten years ago when Lily was just sixteen, she fell in love with someone she really shouldn't have fallen in love with. Now, living in Sydney and engaged to another man, she can't forget the one that got away. Then her past comes back to haunt her, and she has to make a decision that will break her heart-and the heart of at least one of the men who love her.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ryomei has been steadily refusing Ao's advances, but when Ao says this could be the last time they see each other for a while he decides it's time to make a move. Unfortunately, unforeseen circumstances halt their night of passion, and things get even more complicated when Ao perceives Ryomei's sudden interest as pity. What will it take to convince Ao that this time it's the real deal This story of not-so-unrequited love reaches its climax in the final volume of Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Sunday Times bestselling author of Johnny Be Good 'keeps you laughing and crying until the very last page' (Cosmopolitan) in this captivating sequel that proves the biggest secrets are the hardest to keep.'He's not mine, is he 'That's the question I fear the most.You see, I have a secret. My son is not fathered by my boyfriend, but by one of the most famous rock stars that ever lived. And he doesn't even know it.One-time celebrity personal assistant to wild boy of rock Johnny Jefferson, Meg Stiles is now settled and living in the south of France with her doting boyfriend Christian and their son Barney. But they're living a lie-a lie that will turn their lives upside down and inside out-because as Barney reaches his first birthday, Meg can no longer deny that her son is growing to look more and more like his rock star father every day, and less and less like Christian. Sooner or later, the world is going to realize.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tracy Mackness has always had a flair for business - if not all of it legal. She started work as a youngster on her dad's fruit and veg stall in Romford Market in the 1970s, preferring grafting to going to school, but by the time she was a teenager she'd fallen in with a fast crowd and spent much of the next 15 years ducking and diving, and partying. The 1980s was a time of conspicuous excess, and Tracy took bigger and bigger risks - whilst sporting bigger and bigger hair - fraternising with gangsters, gypsies and the Essex criminal underworld. From Essex country clubs to Magaluf, Tracy was there, living it large. It was only when she was sent down for 10 years for conspiracy to supply cannabis, after being caught with 'a lorry load of puff' at a motorway service station off the M25, that she was able to turn her life around. Despite being banged up with some of the UK's toughest female prisoners, she proved to be a model inmate, and found her forte working on the prison farm. Never shy of hard work, Tracy left prison with numerous qualifications in pig husbandry and set up her own business, The Giggly Pig, which has become a huge success selling sausages at farmers' markets and festivals up and down the country. With her shrewd business acumen and bubbly personality, Tracy has come through the bad times with a hugely entertaining story to tell and a new life to live.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In her newest hilarious endeavour, Olivia embarks upon a quest for identity and individuality. It seems there are far too many pink and sparkly princesses around these days and Olivia has had quite enough! She needs to stand out. And so, in typical 'Olivia' style, she sets about creating a whole array of fantastically dressed princesses and shows us that everyone can be individual and special.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOREscape to the summer and feel the warmth of Paige Toon's storytellingDaisy has been dumped, unceremoniously jilted. Not by any ordinary guy, no. Daisy has a secret in her past that she won't even tell her best friend, Holly. She's given up on men - and on her own family. But life still has to be lived and where better to recover than as far away from home as possible. Grabbing a chance to see the world, Daisy packs her bags and joins the team catering to the world's highest-paid, supercharged racing drivers on the Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit. From Brazil to Italy, from Melbourne to Monte Carlo, life passes in a dizzying whirlwind. But nothing - and no one - can stop Daisy from falling again. this time for a man who is prepared to risk his life, and his heart, for the sake of speed, danger and ultimate success.THE ONE WE FELL IN LOVE WITH was selected for the Zoella Book Club and Paige Toon's novels have been published across the world.Praise for Paige Toon's novels: 'You'll love it, cry buckets and be uplifted' MARIAN KEYES 'I blubbed, I laughed and I fell in love. utterly heart-wrenching' GIOVANNA FLETCHER 'Devoured this in one sitting' COSMOPOLITAN 'An absorbing and emotional read' HEAT.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The scorching sequel to Beautiful Bastard from the New York Times bestselling authors of Love and Other Words and The Unhoneymooners.Escaping a cheating ex, finance whiz Sara Dillon's moved to New York City and is looking for excitement and passion without a lot of strings attached. So meeting the irresistible, sexy Brit at a dance club should have meant nothing more than a night's fun. But the mannerand speedwith which he melts her inhibitions turns him from a one-time hookup and into her Beautiful Stranger. The whole city knows that Max Stella loves women, not that he's ever found one he particularly wants to keep around. Despite pulling in plenty with his Wall Street bad boy charm, it's not until Saraand the wild photos she lets him take of herthat he starts wondering if there's someone for him outside of the bedroom. Hooking up in places where anybody could catch them, the only thing scarier for Sara than getting caught in public is having Max get too close in private.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Why do good girls always fall for bad boys With a boss who's the hottest rock star on the planet, a celebrity personal assistant can't help but mix business with pleasure in Sunday Times bestselling author Paige Toon's charming novel.I'm Meg Stiles. This is my leaving party. And that song we're making a mockery of That's written by one of the biggest rock stars in the world. And I'm moving in with him tomorrow.Seriously! I am not even joking. Well, maybe I'm misleading you a little bit. You see, I haven't actually met him yet.No, I'm not a stalker. I'm his new PA. His Personal Assistant. And I am off to La-La Land. Los Angeles. The City of Angels-whatever you want to call it-and I can't bloody believe it!The celebrity personal assistant to wild boy of rock Johnny Jefferson, Meg has a glam new life in sun-drenched LA that is a whirlwind of showbiz parties and backstage passes. Cool, calm Christian, in town to write his famous friend's biography, helps keep Meg's feet firmly on the ground. But with Johnny's piercing green eyes and a body Brad Pitt would kill for, how long will it be before she's swept right off them again.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Warm, dramatic, demonstrative.and vain.does this sound like the Leo you know Would you like to know how you can make them feel all warm and fuzzy by attending to their needs Did you also know that you can't lavish them with too much attention This insider information gently guides you in making a chart using free online resources and offers real-life strategies and solutions so you will truly know how to get along with the Leo in your life. Drawing on her extensive client files and using real-life examples, Mary English guides you in learning How to Lavish a Leo.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE CENTURYSHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARMADE INTO THE FILM, THE PROGRAM, STARRING BEN FOSTER AND CHRIS O'DOWD AS THE AUTHORThe true story of the greatest deception of our time. From award-winning journalist David Walsh, the definitive account of the author's twelve-year quest to uncover and make known the truth about Lance Armstrong's long history of performance-enhancing drug use, which ultimately led to the cyclist's being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.When Lance Armstrong fought back from life-threatening cancer to win the 1999 Tour de France - the so-called 'Tour of Renewal' - it seemed almost too good to be true. It was. Sunday Times journalist David Walsh was one of a small group who was prepared to raise awkward questions about Armstrong's seemingly superhuman feats. And so began a long battle to reveal the truth that finally ended in October 2012 when the cyclist was banned from the sport for life.Walsh's gripping and moving personal account of his struggles is a revealing insight into the murkier end of professional cycling - a place where having the right doctor can make all the difference and where there existed a conspiracy of silence. As he shows, it never was about the bike. However, spurred on by a few brave people who were prepared to speak out in the hope of saving the sport they loved, Walsh continued to probe, and eventually he was vindicated when Armstrong's reputation was ruined.In this updated edition, covering Armstrong's confession to Oprah, Seven Deadly Sins takes the reader into a world of doping and lies, but shows that there is always hope for a better future.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dieses Buch legt auf der Basis von 150.000 Seiten Abhörprotokollen erstmals eine überzeugende Mentalitätsgeschichte des Krieges vor. In von Briten und Amerikanern eigens eingerichteten Lagern wurden deutsche Kriegsgefangene aller Ränge und Waffengattungen heimlich abgehört. Sie sprachen über militärische Geheimnisse, über ihre Sicht auf die Gegner, auf die eigene Führung und auf die Judenvernichtung. Das Buch zeigt die Kriegswahrnehmung von Soldaten in historischer Echtzeit und vermittelt eine faszinierende und erschreckende Innenansicht des Zweiten Weltkriegs durch jene Soldaten, die große Teile Europas verwüsteten. Zudem wird im Vergleich zu anderen Kriegen herausgearbeitet, was am Fühlen und Handeln der deutschen Soldaten spezifisch für den Nationalsozialismus war und was nicht.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Too many people have come to dread the approach of the holidays, a season that should -- and can -- be the most relaxed, intimate, joyful, and spiritual time of the year. In this book, Bill McKibben offers some suggestions on how to rethink Christmastime, so that our current obsession with present-buying becomes less important than the dozens of other possible traditions and celebrations. Working through their local churches, McKibben and his colleagues found that people were hungry for a more joyful Christmas season. For many, trying to limit the amount of money they spent at Christmas to about a hundred dollars per family, was a real spur to their creativity -- and a real anchor against the relentless onslaught of commercials and catalogs that try to say Christmas is only Christmas if it comes from a store. McKibben shows how the store-bought Christmas developed and how out of tune it is with our current lives, when we're really eager for family fellowship for community involvement, for contact with the natural world, and also for the blessed silence and peace that the season should offer. McKibben shows us how to return to a simpler and more enjoyable holiday. Christmas is too wonderful a celebration to give up on, too precious a time simply to repeat the same empty gestures from year to year. This book will serve as a road map to a Christmas far more joyful than the ones you've known in the past.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Edie Rowan is passionate about workers' rights, wanting her Sixties protester grandparents to be proud of her. But championing the little guy gets her in trouble with sexy CEO Everett Kirk. Kirk is Mr. Ultra-Executive with his expensive hand-tailored suits and his eyes the steel blue of a finely tempered sword - but for the intriguing contradictions of his neat ponytail and square workman's hands.Edie's latest disaster, a teambuilding exercise gone facepalm wrong, leads to a knockdown drag-out with rival manager Bethany 'The B' - or add the 'Itch' - Blondelle. The incident is the last straw for Kirk. He sends Edie to management camp and to her shock, announces he will drive her there himself. She wonders why he would want eighteen hours of enforced intimacy with her, even as she's dazzled by his sparkling white smile and killer dimple.Everett walks away from the confrontation with a headache. For years he has protected Edie from the fallout of her righteous crusading, but this may be the last time. A corporate backstabber is trying to eject Everett from his job. Even so, he's looking forward to spending time on the drive with Edie, attracted to her sunny red curls, fiery personality, and fine dark eyes.Then a snowstorm forces them to seek shelter in an empty mountain cabin. Edie thinks she will take the lead in wilderness survival but Kirk proves more durable than his Italian loafers and silk sweater would suggest. The extended stay rubs them together in all sorts of ways, kindling emotional and physical flames. But when their corporate shells burn away, what secrets will be revealed Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Our knowledge about Stonehenge has changed dramatically as a result of the Stonehenge Riverside Project (2003-2009), led by Mike Parker Pearson, and included not only Stonehenge itself but also the nearby great henge enclosure of Durrington Walls. This book is about the people who built Stonehenge and its relationship to the surrounding landscape. The book explores the theory that the people of Durrington Walls built both Stonehenge and Durrington Walls, and that the choice of stone for constructing Stonehenge has a significance so far undiscovered, namely, that stone was used for monuments to the dead. Through years of thorough and extensive work at the site, Parker Pearson and his team unearthed evidence of the Neolithic inhabitants and builders which connected the settlement at Durrington Walls with the henge, and contextualised Stonehenge within the larger site complex, linked by the River Avon, as well as in terms of its relationship with the rest of the British Isles. Parker Pearson's book changes the way that we think about Stonehenge; correcting previously erroneous chronology and dating; filling in gaps in our knowledge about its people and how they lived; identifying a previously unknown type of Neolithic building; discovering Bluestonehenge, a circle of 25 blue stones from western Wales; and confirming what started as a hypothesis - that Stonehenge was a place of the dead - through more than 64 cremation burials unearthed there, which span the monument's use during the third millennium BC. In lively and engaging prose, Parker Pearson brings to life the imposing ancient monument that continues to hold a fascination for everyone.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Twenty-two-year-old Lara is dedicated to her studies as a law student at Melbourne University. She has no interest in love or relationships, and instead spends her free time hanging out with friends, visiting her grandmother in the nearby seaside town of Anglesea, and hitting the waves on her surfboard. But when a mysterious new student arrives at Lara's school, everything changes. Try as she might, she just can't fight the instant attraction she feels towards this gorgeous, slightly older man.Transfer student Marcus likes Lara immediately and sets out to earn her friendship - and only her friendship. Because Marcus has a secret that no one at school knows - a secret that, if revealed, could jeopardize not only his relationship with Lara, but everything he's worked for his entire life. But when their mutual attraction rises to a point that can no longer be ignored, Marcus must choose between giving into his feelings for Lara, despite the fact that he's lying to her, and walking away forever.Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Cahal Wallace is the perfect man: handsome, athletic, and famously successful - and he is also the first man Lila ever loved.While being the wife of a professional hockey player may seem like a dream, for Lila it became a nightmare of betrayal and infidelity. Now, just as she's about to finalize her divorce from the superstar goaltender, he's been traded to their hometown of Toronto and suddenly the entire city's attention is on the man who could bring home the championship.But Cahal's also brought a stalker with him and he and Lila find themselves thrown back together as he tries to protect her. How can Lila ever trust the man who destroyed her dreams of a hockey happy ever after Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A dark and moving novel-reminiscent of Thirteen Reasons Why-about the mystery surrounding a teenage girl's fatal overdose.There was something about Ellie.something dangerous. Charismatic. Broken. Jake looked out for her. Sarah followed her lead. And Jess kept her distance-and kept watch. Now Ellie's dead, and Jake, Sarah, and Jess are left to pick up the pieces. All they have are thirty-four clues she left behind. Thirty-four strips of paper hidden in a box beneath her bed. Thirty-four secrets of a brief and painful life. Jake, Sarah, and Jess all feel responsible for what happened to Ellie, and all three have secrets of their own. As they confront the past, they will discover not only the darkest truths about themselves, but also what Ellie herself had been hiding all along.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Deep in the muggy swamps where there is but one rule, kill or be killed, a new species has emerged - born not from nature but spawned from evil.Octavia wasn't stupid. Those unfortunate souls who have crossed paths with her didn't just become swamp creatures, they became the least deadly of them. She hadn't counted on the strong spirits of those she'd cursed.From those murky swamp depths, a hero emerged. The type from which legends are born.Moss, whose sensual iridescent tattoos are in fact thanks to his reptilian side, still struggles to come to terms with his fate and wants nothing more than to be left alone. Beth's life becomes upturned when she reluctantly agrees to accompany her idiotic brother on a hunt for the Bog Man. When she becomes separated from the others she comes face to face with the legend himself . . . only no one ever mentioned how damn sexy he was.The swamp's dark history tests the duo on their survival skills as well as luring them deeper into the magic of the swamp.Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Kinky Friedman is not only a man of the people, he's a man of the animal kingdom. Kinky is a man who wears many hats -- not just a Stetson. Aside from being a politico, folksinger, and mystery author, he's also a longtime animal advocate and feels as passionately about his pets as he does about legislative reform. But rather than simply write about his own experiences, why shouldn't he include a few friends Of course, Kinky's address book is unique, and he's taken full advantage. In his new collection, Kinky's Celebrity Pet Files, the Kinkster writes about his famous friends and their pets you've never met, each with a story as delightful and offbeat as the author himself. Kinky has gathered together an eclectic and extraordinary group of talented celebrity pals to talk about the subject nearest and dearest to their hearts: their pets. With candid, personal photos of the stars and their beloved animals and insider stories to match, the book is like a party only Kinky could throw, and the results are both entertaining and endearing. It's not your average celebrity pet book, because Kinky's not your average celebrity. He's got musicians, like Johnny Cash and his pig, Brian Wilson with his dog, and Willie Nelson doing his best horse whisperer impersonation; actors and comedians ranging from Phyllis Diller with Miss Kitty to Richard Pryor on a pygmy pony; and a lineup of writers, politicians, and some heroes of the past -- Bill Clinton, Joseph Heller, and Mark Twain, to name a few. Hilarious, oddball, heartwarming, and edgy all at once, Kinky's Celebrity Pet Files is a book for animal lovers, celebrity junkies, and anyone who just likes a good story. It's a little weird, it's completely charming, and it's 100 percent Kinky.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From National Book Award-winning author Walter Wangerin, Jr. comes the thought-provoking sequel to The Book of the Dun Cow, with new and revised content.'[A] profoundly imagined and beautifully stylized fable of the immemorial war between good and evil.'The New York Times'A beautifully written fantasy anchored starkly in reality.'The Washington PostSeeking peace and respite after their devastating battle with the Wyrm, Chauntecleer and his wife Pertelote again lead the animals of the Coop. But their quest is interrupted when Wyrm once again insinuates himself into the lives of the animals. To defeat this ancient evil for good, Chauntecleer will have to face Wyrm again, not on the battlefield, but deep within the serpent's lair, risking his very soul to ensure the safety of the animals under his protection.'[A] fine book about the way evil enters the world, and this newly told story of Chaunticleer is one that details the loss of his innocence, of his love and of his God.'The Houston Chronicle.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Deputy DA Margo Keyes is looking forward to this trip with as much enthusiasm as she'd have for a root canal. There's the Philly summer heat, the high school reunion she'd rather avoid, and the speech she'd be giving as a last-minute stand-in for her boss. Mostly there's facing high school crush Tony Alessandro. When she'd last seen the Philly cop, he'd danced her out of his sister's wedding reception to a dark room where he'd kissed her senseless. If his nephew hadn't interrupted they'd have . . . well, who knows Tony had disappeared on some family errand. She went home to Portland, Oregon the next day. She hadn't heard from him since.However, her homecoming turns out better than expected. The reunion and the speech work out. Even better, when she and Tony pick up where they left off in that dark room, the only heat that's unbearable is what they generate in bed.Margo returns to Portland wondering if she and Tony have started something she might not be ready for, relieved she's put a whole continent between them to give her breathing room to sort it. Then his work with a federal task force investigating industrial espionage brings him to Portland. And an accidental swap of messenger bags on her flight home puts her in the middle of the investigation.Tony wants her out of the way of the bad guys and focused on him. She wants to use a secret from her past to wrap up the case. And maybe avoid having to think about what's happening between them.They can't both win. Or can they Sensuality Level: Hot.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Shauna Marino left Cottage Grove, California an innocent teenager, gangly, wild, and with no fashion sense, always diving headfirst into whatever feelings ruled the moment. Now, she's back to fix her mistakes. She's gained a respectable job, set a plan in motion to benefit the town, and all that's left is to prove to Grayson Schyler she's changed. Maybe this time, he won't tell her no when she shows up naked and asks him to make her a woman.Grayson Schyler, former Wimbledon champion, would've recognized Shauna anywhere. She's made his life sweeter one moment - and hell the next. As someone in the public eye, he'd gone to great strains not to allow the media to misread their relationship, which wasn't always easy when Shauna was around. Now she's back, asking for his help, and all he can think about is if she came back to make him pay for what he'd done.Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - If being forced to team up with reality TV's favorite bad girl wasn't enough, falling for her brother might just make this reality show a real nightmare.Paige Anderson agrees to be on a new reality show called Treasure Trekkers, a show where contestants use handheld GPS units to find hidden caches filled with prizes, with her good friend Cassidy. But when Cassidy is unable to compete, Chip Cormack, the show's producer, steps in with a last-minute replacement to be Paige's partner - Zoe Oliver, reality TV's favorite bad girl.Jack Miles (aka Miles) is a mountain climber with the body to prove it. Miles convinced his climbing partner Ben to come on the show with him for one reason - to prove to Ben that they can still hike together, regardless of the fact that Ben lost his foot in a tragic accident. Miles isn't about to let anything get in his way of winning - not even beautiful Paige.But when Miles and Paige are thrown into an alliance with their teammates, working closely together leads to more than just good strategy. Can Paige steal Miles' heart while surviving Zoe long enough to win the game Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Healing Divination teaches people how to develop psychically using methods based on the author s native spirituality. The book covers how to work with herbs and plants and how totems and power animals can give us with the ability of clairsentience, clairvoyance and clairaudience. There are lessons in divination including how to make your own oracle deck and how to do readings using cartomancy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A wildly acclaimed New York Times bestseller, this uplifting, smart, and funny memoir provides hope and understanding to the 40 million Americans who suffer from anxiety disorders. Daniel Smith's Monkey Mind is the stunning articulation of what it is like to live with anxiety. As he travels through anxiety's demonic layers, Smith defangs the disorder with great humor and evocatively expresses its self-destructive absurdities and painful internal coherence. Aaron Beck, the most influential doctor in modern psychotherapy, says that 'Monkey Mind does for anxiety what William Styron's Darkness Visible did for depression.' Neurologist and bestselling writer Oliver Sacks says, 'I read Monkey Mind with admiration for its bravery and clarity. . . . I broke out into explosive laughter again and again.' Here, finally, comes relief and recognition to all those who want someone to put what they feel, or what their loved ones feel, into words.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - "A soulful and searching book. Vibrant and elegantMcCarthy's prose shines with intelligence and intimacy. One feels pulled alongthe book gaining momentum and meaning page by page" (Cheryl Strayed, The New York Times Book Review).With absorbing honesty and an irrepressible taste for adventure, award-winning travel writer and actor Andrew McCarthy takes us on a deeply personal journey played out amid some of the world's most evocative locales. Unable to commit to his fiancée of nearly four yearsand with no clear understanding of what's holding him backMcCarthy finds himself at a crossroads, plagued by doubts that have clung to him for a lifetime. Though he ventures from the treacherous slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro to an Amazonian riverboat and the dense Costa Rican rain forests, McCarthy's real journey is one of the spirit. Disarmingly likable, McCarthy isn't afraid to bare his soul on the page, and what emerges is an intimate memoir of self-discovery and an unforgettable love song to the woman who would be his wife.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Memories are the ultimate contradiction. They can warm us on our coldest days or they can freeze a loved one out of our lives forever. The McCarthy family has a trove of warm memories. Of innocent first kisses. Of sumptuous family meals. Of wondrous lessons learned at the foot of a rocking chair. But they also have had their share of icy ones. Of words that can never be unsaid. Of choices that can never be unmade. Of actions that can never be undone.Following the death of his beloved wife, John McCarthy Grandpa John calls his family back home. It is time for them to face the memories they have made, both warm and cold. Only then can they move beyond them and into the future.A rich portrait of a family at a crossroad, THE ROCKIN' CHAIR is Steven Manchester's most heartfelt and emotionally engaging novel to date. If family matters to you, it is a story you must read.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Maggie's mouth dropped open. 'I don't believe it. You got discovered ' 'Well,' Annabel said, 'maybe not exactly discovered. But maybe very close to being almost discovered.' When aspiring actress Annabel sees the movie company vans roll into her neighborhood, she is determined that this will be her big break. With her friend Maggie by her side, Annabel schmoozes her way onto the set and lands a role as an extra! She stays up all night watching scary movies and screaming at the top of her lungs to practice for her part. However, when the day of shooting arrives, everything goes wrong and Annabel's five seconds of stardom turn into a disaster. But her career's not over yet. Annabel doesn't know it but the director has some tricks up his sleeve.Annabel's mishaps will have readers laughing out loud in this follow-up to Annabel the Actress starring in Gorilla My Dreams.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Now featuring mouthwatering recipes from the Vish Puri family kitchen, this installment in Tarquin Hall's mystery series offers a taste of India alongside the thrill of a rich and fulfilling whodunit mystery.Dubbed "a wonderfully engaging P.I." (The Times, London), Tarquin Hall's irresistible protagonist Vish Puri has become an international favorite through a series that "splendidly evokes the color and bustle of Delhi and the tang of contemporary India" (Seattle Times). Now the gormandizing, spectacularly mustachioed sleuth finds himself facing down his greatest fears in an explosive case involving the Indian and Pakistani mafias. When the elderly father of a top Pakistani cricketer playing in a new multimillion-dollar cricket league dies frothing at the mouth during a post-match dinner, it's not a simple case of Delhi Belly. His butter chicken has been poisoned. To solve the case, Puri must penetrate the region's organized crime, following a trail that leads deep into Pakistanthe country in which many members of the P.I.'s family were massacred during the 1947 partition of India. The last piece of the puzzle, however, turns up closer to home when Puri learns of the one person who can identify the killer. Unfortunately it is the one person in the world with whom he has sworn never to work: his Mummy-ji. With riotously entertaining prose, a boisterous cast of characters, and a pitch-perfect sense of place, Tarquin Hall has crafted a gripping whodunit that takes us deep into Indian history and society. He brings a hugely appealing culture to life with all its sights, sounds, smells, foods, and complexity. As the title implies, The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken is a succulent read by a writer at the top of his game.