Simon schuster jun 2022 (69 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Black Panther meets Percy Jackson in this action-packed superhero series about a British-Nigerian girl who learns that her Afro hair has psychokinetic powers.Soon to be a feature film with a major streamer!Check out the complete seriesOnyeka and the Rise of the Rebels is out now and Onyeka and the Heroes of the Dawn is out March 2024.And don't missOnyeka and the Secret Superhero,thespecial World Book Day story coming February 2024! 'Onyeka is the superhero you've been waiting for.'Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and Stars Onyeka has a lot of hair the kind that makes strangers stop in the street. When she makes the important discovery that she can control her hair with her mind, she's whisked off to the Academy of the Sun,a school in Nigeria where Solari children with superpowers are trained But Onyeka and her new friends at the Academy soon have to put their powers to the test as they find themselves caught up in an epic battle. . . one that puts the future of all Solari at risk.Praise for Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun: 'Brilliant characters, action-packed plot, heartfelt themes of identity, family and friendship. A DAZZLING story about finding your power.'Sophie Anderson, author of The House with Chicken Legs 'An incredible story that reinvents the concept of a school for magical kids. So inspiring and creatively original.'L. D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency 'Fast-paced, action-packed and empowering. T?lá Okogwu's storytelling shines so bright you'll want the next instalment immediately.'A. F. Steadman, author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief 'An inspiring, original and exciting roller coaster of a book.'Katie Tsang, co-author of Dragon Mountain 'A rich and gripping story of discovering that your greatest power can come from within. I loved it!' Lisa Thompson, author of The Goldfish Boy 'Brilliant, witty writing and spot-on characterisation.'Louie Stowell, author of Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good 'A thrilling, magical page-turner. Children will fall in love with this story.'Jenny McLachlan, author of The Land of Roar 'Wildly fun and a huge breath of invigorating fresh air.'Sam Copeland, author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken 'A thrilling, action-packed adventure full of heart. Onyeka is sure to be everyone's new favourite superhero.'Hannah Gold, author of The Last Bear.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - To gain the power he needs to save his friend from a cursed spirit, Yuji Itadori swallows a piece of a demon, only to find himself caught in the midst of a horrific war of the supernatural!In a world where cursed spirits feed on unsuspecting humans, fragments of the legendary and feared demon Ryomen Sukuna have been lost and scattered about. Should any demon consume Sukuna's body parts, the power they gain could destroy the world as we know it. Fortunately, there exists a mysterious school of jujutsu sorcerers who exist to protect the precarious existence of the living from the supernatural!After he consumes Mahito's soul, Geto reveals part of his nefarious plan to Itadori and the others. In that moment, Choso recognizes the evil sorcerer possessing Geto's body and is filled with rage! Who is this evil sorcerer, and what relation do they have to Choso Now that Gojo is imprisoned and the foundations of jujutsu society are crumbling, what will happen to the world as it devolves into destruction and chaos .…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Hopeless series continues with this moving conclusion that illustrates the power of following a difficult journey to discover what happens next from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the global phenomenon VERITY, a major motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson.'The reigning queen of BookTok' GUARDIAN'One of the most influential voices of the last decade' ELLE'One of the world's most successful writers' DAILY MAILFriends Daniel, Six, Holder, Sky, and Breckin are planning to celebrate the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday with a Friendsgiving dinner at Sky's parents' house.But things have been off within the tightknit group and when Daniel reaches out to Six to ask the hard questions he hasn't dared to bring up since they last spoke about their shared secret, he's dismayed to learn that it's this very secret bringing a cloud over the holiday. Suddenly, Daniel must do everything he can to find answers for the one person he loves the most in the world, but will this search only lead to despair.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE ISLES OF SCILLY MYSTERIES #5 'An absolute master of pace, plotting and character' ELLY GRIFFITHSA MISSING CHILD St Martin's is shrouded in bitterly cold fog when Jade Minear and her twin brother, Ethan, are attacked in a field, late at night. Ethan manages to return home but the shocking events of Jade's disappearance have rendered him mute.A LONG-HELD GRUDGE On a small island where there are few places a child can hide, DI Ben Kitto must battle the elements to search for Jade. When his investigation reveals that the Minear family have many enemies on the island, Kitto grows increasingly worried that Jade is in danger.A KILLER HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT . . . Meanwhile, someone on the island knows exactly where the girl is. Someone with a deep-seated hatred of Jade's family. To find the truth, Kitto must investigate the lives of the people he has known all of his life. Because one of them is lying - and it isn't long until a body is found . . .PRAISE FOR KATE RHODES: 'Gripping, clever and impossible to put down. I've been a Kate Rhodes fan for years and in Ben Kitto she has created a detective who is just as complex and compelling as Kate's elegant plotting and stunning prose. The claustrophobia and paranoia of the island are so brilliant evoked, I could almost feel the tide encroaching as time ran out to find the killer' ERIN KELLY 'Absorbing and complex, Hell Bay kept me guessing until the final pages' RACHEL ABBOTT 'A vividly realised protagonist whose complex and harrowing history rivals the central crime storyline' SOPHIE HANNAH 'Beautifully written and expertly plotted; this is a masterclass' GUARDIAN 'Expertly weaves a sense of place and character into a tense and intriguing story' METRO 'Rhodes does a superb job of balancing a portrayal of a tiny community oppressed by secrets with an uplifting evocation of setting' Jake Kerridge, SUNDAY EXPRESS 'The whole book tingles with tension. I hope it does for the Scilly Isles what Ann Cleeves did for Shetland' MEL MCGRATH 'I love reading Kate's books in the way I love reading Sophie Hannah - a poet writing crime fiction is a great thing . . . It is at once a locked-room mystery, a story of the returning hero, and an examination of fear and abuse. It has the air of a twenty-first century Agatha Christie' JULIA CROUCH.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers onboard.What you don't know is that thirty minutes before the flight your pilot's family was kidnapped.For his family to live, everyone on your plane must die.The only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his orders and crashes the plane.Enjoy the flight.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the author of Today Tonight Tomorrow comes a magical romance in the vein of Groundhog Day about a girl forced to relive her disastrous first day of college-only to discover that her nemesis is stuck in the time loop with her.Barrett Bloom is hoping college will be a fresh start after a messy high school experience. But when school begins on September 21st, everything goes wrong. She's humiliated by the know-it-all in her physics class, she botches her interview for the college paper, and at a party that night, she accidentally sets a frat on fire. She panics and flees, and when she realizes her roommate locked her out of their dorm, she falls asleep in the common room. The next morning, Barrett's perplexed to find herself back in her dorm room bed, no longer smelling of ashes and crushed dreams. It's September 21st. Again. And after a confrontation with Miles, the guy from Physics 101, she learns she's not alone-he's been trapped for months. When her attempts to fix her timeline fail, she agrees to work with Miles to find a way out. Soon they're exploring the mysterious underbelly of the university and going on wild, romantic adventures. As they start falling for each other, they face the universe's biggest unanswered question yet: what happens to their relationship if they finally make it to tomorrow.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dog Manmeets theLord of the Ringsin this epic laugh-out-loud graphic novel series about two aspiring monster slayers. In their second adventure, our heroes face a new threat to Meowminster an army of ferocious sea monsters! This is the perfect new read for fans of Captain Underpants, Dog Man andThe Simpsons! The islands of Pawdor are in peril once again! Ferocious sea monsters have been spotted on shore, and the townsfolk are in a complete panic. Luckily, Kitty Quest are ready to protect the land. So what if Woolfrik and Perigold are the only guild members (besides their mentor who's a ghost), and it's just their second week on the job How are these two amateur heroes supposed to stop a whole army of tentacled beasts It may just take some quick thinking, a whole lot of luck, and a little help from the most unexpected of places. In order to save all of kitty-kind, Woolfrik and Perigold are going to have to learn to work together and prove that two heads are better than one. Praise forKitty Quest: 'Fantastically funny and epically exciting!Kitty Questis a ridiculous thrill from start to finish!' Jamie Smart, creator of the Bunny vs. Monkey series 'So funny!Phil Corbett is a genius!' Rob Biddulph, author ofDraw With Rob 'Fun, fast-paced and hilarious.Kitty Questis a must-read especially if you love a good cat-pun!'Laura Ellen Anderson, author of Amelia FangMatt Braly, creator of Disney'sAmphibia,proclaimsKitty Questis 'an absolutely charming story that had me chuckling the whole way through. I couldn't put it down!' 'A hilarious, magical and downright silly story about some paws-itively delightful heroes!Kitty Questis the purr-fect tale for any reader!'Brett Bean, creator of the Zoo Patrol Squad series 'Fearless feline heroes! Marauding monsters! Bewitched burritos! With bonkers artwork and snappy storytelling,Kitty Questhas everything young adventurers could ever want!'Aaron Blecha, co-creator ofDinomighty.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The follow-up to the bestselling, fabulously funny and hugely farty The Dragon with the Blazing Bottom.Perfect for fans ofThe Dinosaur that Pooped.? Sir Wayne and Dragon are back! And on yet another adventure to get Dragon's flame round the right way. Luckily Wayne knows JUST what to do BUT! Is doing everything in reverse ALL day long really a good idea And when the start to dress as each other, swapping EVERYTHING round, what on earth might happen !Our story begins with a knight on the town,Sir Wayne seemed happy, but Dragon was down."It's just so unfair," he said to his friend."Each time I breathe fire it comes out the wrong end!"A hilariously anarchic picture book, with a truly explosive ending! From the hugely exciting new picture book talent, Beach. Look out for more fart-tastic fun in The Dragon with the Blazing Bottom andThe Princess with the Blazing Bottom, and get ready for Beach's brand new, brilliantly naughty storyBig Bad Dragon Club, coming in March 2024.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A new, updated edition of Christopher Sandford's classic biography of the band, The Rolling Stones is a gripping account of the band's remarkable 60 years at the top of the rock industry.In 1962 Mick Jagger was a bright, well-scrubbed boy (planning a career in the civil service), while Keith Richards was learning how to smoke and to swivel a six-shooter. Add the mercurial Brian Jones (who'd been effectively run out of Cheltenham for theft, multiple impregnations and playing blues guitar), the wryly opinionated Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts, and the potential was obvious.During the 1960s and 70s the Rolling Stones were the polarising figures in Britain, admired in some quarters for their flamboyance, creativity and salacious lifestyles, and reviled elsewhere for the same reasons. Confidently expected never to reach 30, the band is now celebrating 60 years together with a European tour, Sixty, to mark the occasion. Of the original line-up, only Jagger and Richards remain, along with 'new boy' Ronnie Wood, who joined the band in 1975.In The Rolling Stones, Christopher Sandford tells the human drama at the centre of the Rolling Stones story. Sandford has carried out interviews with those close to the Stones, family members (including Mick's parents), the group's fans and contemporaries - even examined their previously unreleased FBI files. Like no other book before The Rolling Stonesmakes sense of the rich brew of clever invention and opportunism, of talent, good fortune, insecurity, self-destructiveness, and of drugs, sex and other excess, that made the Stones who they are.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE SUNDAY TIMES NO 1 BESTSELLER \* ONE OF NME's BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF 2021 \* ONE OF VARIETY'S BEST MUSIC BOOKS OF 2021 \* INCLUDED IN AUDIBLE'S BEST OF THE YEAR LISTSo, I've written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ('It's a piece of cake! Just do four hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!'), I have decided to write these stories just as I have always done, in my own hand. The joy that I have felt from chronicling these tales is not unlike listening back to a song that I've recorded and can't wait to share with the world, or reading a primitive journal entry from a stained notebook, or even hearing my voice bounce between the Kiss posters on my wall as a child. This certainly doesn't mean that I'm quitting my day job, but it does give me a place to shed a little light on what it's like to be a kid from Springfield, Virginia, walking through life while living out the crazy dreams I had as young musician. From hitting the road with Scream at 18 years old, to my time in Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, jamming with Iggy Pop or playing at the Academy Awards or dancing with AC/DC and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, drumming for Tom Petty or meeting Sir Paul McCartney at Royal Albert Hall, bedtime stories with Joan Jett or a chance meeting with Little Richard, to flying halfway around the world for one epic night with my daughters.the list goes on. I look forward to focusing the lens through which I see these memories a little sharper for you with much excitement.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Reminders of Him, It Starts with Us, and It Ends with Usthe heartwarming conclusion to the Hopeless series that illustrates the power of following a difficult journey to discover what happens next. Friends Daniel, Six, Holder, Sky, and Breckin are planning to celebrate the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday with a Friendsgiving dinner at Sky's parents' house. But things have been off within the tightknit group and when Daniel reaches out to Six to ask the hard questions he hasn't dared to bring up since they last spoke about their shared secret, he's dismayed to learn that it's this very secret bringing a cloud over the holiday. Suddenly, Daniel must do everything he can to find answers for the one person he loves the most in the world, but will this search only lead to despair. From an author who has joined "the ranks of such luminaries as Jennifer Weiner and Jojo Moyes" (Library Journal), this moving and unputdownable novel will stay with you long after you turn the final page. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Turtles All the Way Down meets Love and Luck in this 'lively' (Publishers Weekly), romantic road trip story about a teen girl's last chance to have an epic summer with her best friend before everything changes.Florie's OCD and her mother's worrying have kept her from a lot of things, like having an after-school job and getting her driver's license. And now that she's graduated high school, while her best friend Kacey is headed off to Portland in the fall, Florie's taking a parent-sanctioned gap year off before starting college. When the decision was made, Florie was on board, but now she can't ignore the growing itch to become the person she wants to be and venture outside the quaint, boring Washington town she grew up in. Winning tickets to see her favorite true crime podcast's live show in California gives her the opportunity to do just that, if only for a few days. So-unbeknownst to their parents-Kacey and Florie set off on a road trip to San Francisco. The only downside in Florie's opinion Sam, Kacey's older brother and Florie's forever crush, is their ride. The Samson Hodge, who Florie hasn't seen since winter break, and who she'd prefer to never see again, if possible. But Florie is willing to put up with Sam if it means one last adventure with her best friend. Making it to San Francisco and back to Washington without their parents catching on isn't a given, but one thing is for sure: this trip will change everything.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERWhen the Covid-19 pandemic swept across the globe in 2020, it created an unprecedented impact. But out of such disruption can come a new way of thinking, and in this superb book, updated to include the latest events in Ukraine and at COP26, former UK prime minister Gordon Brown offers his solutions to the challenges we face now and in the future. In the book, he states that there are seven major global problems we must address: global health; climate change and environmental damage; nuclear proliferation; global financial instability; the humanitarian crisis and global poverty; the barriers to education and opportunity; and global inequality and its biggest manifestation, global tax havens. Each one presents an immense challenge that requiresan urgent global response and solution.All should be on the world's agenda today. None can be solved by one nation acting on its own, but all can be addressed if we work together as a global community. However, Brown remains optimistic that, despite the many obstacles in our way, we will find a path to regeneration via a new era of global order. Yes, there is a crisis of globalisation, but we are beginning to see the means by which it might be resolved. Crises create opportunities and having two at once shouldn't just focus the mind, it might even be seen as giving greater grounds for hope. In Seven Ways to Change the World, Brown provides an authoritative and inspirationalpathway to a better future that is essential reading for policy makers and concerned citizens alike.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Amy Wu does her best to make her new classmate feel welcome in this warmhearted and playfully illustrated follow-up picture book to Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao and Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon.Amy's class has a new student from China! Amy tries hard to make Lin feel included, but she can't draw him out of his shell. Then she sees Lin chattering happily in Chinese with his family. The gears in her head start to turn, and a plan blossoms. Step one: invite Lin to her dumpling party ?With a little help from her grandma and a shiny new banner, can Amy give Lin the warmest welcome. Chua, Charlene (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From National Book Awardnominated writer Andrea Lee comesRed Island House,a travel epic that opens a window on the mysterious African island of Madagascar, and on the dangers of life and love in paradise, as seen through the eyes of a Black American heroine."People do mysterious things when they think they have found paradise," reflects Shay, the heroine ofRed Island House. When Shay, an intrepid Black American professor, marries Senna, a brash Italian businessman, she doesn't imagine that her life's greatest adventure will carry her far beyond their home in Milan: to an idyllic stretch of beach in Madagascar where Senna builds a flamboyant vacation villa. Before she knows it, she becomes the reluctant mistress of a sprawling household, caught between her privileged American upbringing and her connection to the continent of her ancestors. So begins Shay's journey into the heart of a remote African country. Can she keep her identity and her marriage intact amid the wild beauty and the lingering colonial sins of this mysterious world that both captivates and destroys foreigners A mesmerizing, powerful tale of travel and self-discovery that evokes Isabel Allende'sHouse of the Spiritsand Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie'sAmericanah,Red Island Houseshowcases an extraordinary literary voice and gorgeously depicts a lush and unknown world.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Perfect for fans of Chris Ryan, Andy McNab and Frank Gardner, this is follow up to Operation Certain Death, part of the compulsive, breathless Dominic Riley series from Sunday Timesbestselling author and bomb disposal expert, Kim Hughes GC.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the highly acclaimed author ofThe Photographer of the Lost, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick, comes a tale of a young war widow and one life-changing, sun-drenched visit to Cornwall in the summer of 1923.1923. Esme Nicholls is to spend the summer in Cornwall. Her late husband Alec, who died fighting in WWI, grew up in Penzance, and she's hoping to learn more about the man she loved and lost.While there, she will stay with Gilbert, in his rambling seaside house, where he lives with his former brothers in arms. Esme is nervous at first to be the only woman in this community of eccentric artists and former soldiers. But as she gets to know the men and their stories, she begins to feel this summer might be exactly what she needs.But everything is not as idyllic as it seems -a mysterious new arrival later in the summer will turn Esme's world upside down, and make her question everything she thought she knew about her life, and the people in it.Full of light, laughter and larger-than-life characters,The Visitorsis a novel of one woman finally finding her voice and choosing her own path forwards. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this gorgeous, queer standalone fantasy, a young musician sets out to expose her rival for illegal use of magic only to discover the deception goes deeper than she could have imaginedperfect for fans of An Enchantment of Ravens!Music runs in Sofi's blood. Her father is a Musik, one of only five musicians in the country licensed to compose and perform original songs. In the kingdom of Aell, where winter is endless and magic is accessible to all, there are strict anti-magic laws ensuring music remains the last untouched art. Sofi has spent her entire life training to inherit her father's title. But on the day of the auditions, she is presented with unexpected competition in the form of Lara, a girl who has never before played the lute. Yet somehow, to Sofi's horror, Lara puts on a performance that thoroughly enchants the judges. Almost like magic. The same day Lara wins the title of Musik, Sofi's father dies, and a grieving Sofi sets out to prove Lara is using illegal magic in her performances. But the more time she spends with Lara, the more Sofi begins to doubt everything she knows about her family, her music, and the girl she thought was her enemy. As Sofi works to reclaim her rightful place as a Musik, she is forced to face the dark secrets of her past and the magic she was trained to avoidall while trying not to fall for the girl who stole her future.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book A Best Book of 2021 by BuzzFeed and Real Simple An "unmissable" (Vogue), "exceptional" (The Washington Post), and "evocative" (Chicago Tribune) memoir about three Black girls from the storied Bronzeville section of Chicago that offers a penetrating exploration of race, opportunity, friendship, sisterhood, and the powerful forces at work that allow some to flourishand others to falter.They were three Black girls. Dawn, tall and studious; her sister, Kim, younger by three years and headstrong as they come; and her best friend, Debra, already prom-queen pretty by third grade. They bondedfervently and intensely in that unique way of little girlsas they roamed the concrete landscape of Bronzeville, a historic neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, the destination of hundreds of thousands of Black folks who fled the ravages of the Jim Crow South. These third-generation daughters of the Great Migration come of age in the 1970s, in the warm glow of the recent civil rights movement. It has offered them a promise, albeit nascent and fragile, that they will have more opportunities, rights, and freedoms than any generation of Black Americans in history. Their working-class, striving parents are eager for them to realize this hard-fought potential. But the girls have much more immediate concerns: hiding under the dining room table and eavesdropping on grown folks' business; collecting secret treasures; and daydreaming about their futuresDawn and Debra, doctors, Kim a teacher. For a brief, wondrous moment the girls are all giggles and dreams and promises of "friends forever." And then fate intervenes, first slowly and then dramatically, sending them careening in wildly different directions. There's heartbreak, loss, displacement, and even murder. Dawn struggles to make sense of the shocking turns that consume her sister and her best friend, all the while asking herself a simple but profound question: Why In the vein of The Other Wes Moore and The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, Three Girls from Bronzeville is a "deeply personal" (Real Simple) memoir that chronicles Dawn's attempt to find answers. It's at once a celebration of sisterhood and friendship, a testimony to the unique struggles of Black women, and a tour-de-force about the complex interplay of race, class, and opportunity, and how those forces shape our lives and our capacity for resilience and redemption.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Climbing the Walls is a memoir full of heart about mountain climbing, mental health and how to adapt and cope in a time of crisis.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Brilliant' Paul Newman, Daily MailSHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEARIn How Not to be a Cricketer, former England international and TV personality Phil Tufnell highlights the many potential pitfalls of a professional cricket career, and provides a hilarious insight into how to avoid them and what happens when, like him, you don't.I was the model cricketer if anyone wanted to know how not to be one. My career included more ups and downs than the big dipper at Margate and more bumps than the dodgems next door. And yet somehow I climbed off the ride unblemished. I survived to walk away on my own terms. For someone who never quite fitted the mould, I was actually pretty good at not being a cricketer.In his superb new book, Phil Tufnell looks back over his life and career to provide brilliant advice and insights, often learned the hard way, from his own experiences as a cricketer. If you want to learn how to make a good first impression, maybe don't have your hair cut in a Mohican. And when, after a drunken night on an England Under-19 tour to Barbados, the players were told 'You cannot be caught coming in at a ridiculous hour and still be drunk in the morning' most took his wise words on board; Tuffers vowed not to get caught.Packed with brilliant stories and revealing anecdotes about some of the great players of his time, such as Mike Atherton, Mike Gatting, Graham Gooch and Nasser Hussain, How Not to be a Cricketer is the perfect read for anyone who wants to know more about the potential pitfalls of the game, and how to avoid them. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF OUR HOUSE, WINNER OF THE CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD AND NOW A MAJOR ITV DRAMA STARRING MARTIN COMPSTON AND TUPPENCE MIDDLETON, COMES A NAIL-BITING STORY OF TRAGEDY AND REVENGE. 'Impossible to resist, impossible to predict, impossible to put down . . . this is an author at the top of her game' Erin KellyUp here, anything can happen.Even murder. . .The Heights is a tall, slender apartment building among the warehouses of Tower Bridge, its roof terrace so discreet you wouldn't know it existed if you weren't standing at the window of the flat directly opposite. But you are. And that's when you see a man up there - a man you'd recognize anywhere. He's older now and his appearance has subtly changed, but it's definitely him. Which makes no sense at all since you know he has been dead for over two years. You know this for a fact. Because you're the one who killed him. #CloseToTheEdge'The Heights has everything you could possibly wish for - tragedy, obsession, revenge and, yes, love. Another finely-crafted masterpiece from Louise Candlish' BA Paris'There's nothing quite so chilling as the roar of mother tiger love. Louise Candlish had my heart in my throat. Dizzily dark. Dangerous. Deadly' Jane Corry 'No one creates middle-class characters we love to hate quite like Louise Candlish. I'd expected her to do this, and to provide a great sense of place, and twists that would have been rifling through the book to see how they'd been done. What I wasn't expecting was that this thriller of obsessive revenge and intense parental grief would tug at my heartstrings. Smart, addictive, twisting, surprising. Highly recommended' Sarah Vaughan'Tense, provocative and devastatingly powerful. I loved Our House but I think The Heights might be even better' TM Logan'A beautifully written tale of destructive obsession and revenge, with Louise's trademark killer twist' Mark Edwards 'It twists and it turns and it twists again. The Heights by Louise Candlish is the very definition of a 'just one more chapter' novel. I devoured it. And it's full of such great writing about the ferocity of maternal love' Hannah Beckerman'Compelling, unexpected and beautifully written' Jane FallonPraise for Louise Candlish:'Louise Candlish is the queen of the sucker-punch twist' Ruth Ware'Louise is the mistress of the 'Oh my God, this could be me' nightmare' Fiona Barton'The queen of the urban thriller returns' Red'Louise Candlish just gets better and better' Lisa Jewell 'Stylish, suspenseful and absorbing' Best'Psychological suspense at its most elegant and sinister' AJ Finn'You won't want to put down this roller coaster read!' Closer'A gripping read with a brilliant first-person narrative. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. It's so good!' BA Paris 'Not only is Candlish a terrific storyteller, she has the gift of making you care about unlikable characters' Guardian'A must read!' Lucy Foley 'Gripping from start to finish' Bella'I couldn't put it down!' Shari Lapena'The layers of plot astound' Sunday Times Crime Club'An instant classic' Mark Edwards 'A chillingly addictive and glamorous thriller' Sunday Post.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Five dynamic, powerful and famous couples are invited on the maiden voyage of a Russian billionaire's yacht. Could this be the trip of a lifetime.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - For fans of My (Not So) Perfect Life and Jasmine Guillory's While We Were Dating, a disarmingly fun debut novel follows Carlisa Henton as her life comes undone after a chance meeting with a rising pop star.Carlisa "Carli" Henton is a musician and songwriter hoping to follow in her father's musical footsteps. But, biding her time until she makes it big in the music industry, she works as a junior account manager at a big-name media company to cover her New York City rent. Carli meticulously balances her work with her musical endeavors as a songwriteruntil a chance meeting with rising star Tau Anderson sends her calculated world into a frenzy. Their worlds collide and quickly blur the strict lines Carli has drawn between her business and her personal life, throwing Carli's reputationand her burgeoning songwriting careerinto question. A smart, timely, energizing romance, Good Morning, Love shows us what the glamorous New York's music scene is really like and takes us into the lives of a rising but somewhat troubled R&B star and a promising protégé who knows her job better than she knows herself. With fresh and honest prose, Good Morning, Love examines the uncertainty of being a new professional looking to chase a dream while also trying to survive in a world that's not always kind to ambitious women.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Raw and searching.Taddeo returns with more ruthless explorations of the feminine mystique.' -Entertainment Weekly, 'The Best New Books of the Month' \* 'Provocative.' -Los Angeles Times From the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of Three Women and 'our most eloquent and faithful chronicler of human desire' (Esquire), comes an electrifying collection of nine fearless and ferocious short stories.Behind anonymous screens, an army of cool and beautiful girls manage the dating service Ghost Lover, a forwarding system for text messages that promises to spare you the anguish of trying to stay composed while communicating with your crush. At a star-studded political fundraiser in a Los Angeles mansion, a trio of women compete to win the heart of the slick guest of honor. In a tense hospital waiting room, an inseparable pair of hard-partying friends crash into life's responsibilities, but the magic of their glory days comes alive again at the moment they least expect it. In these nine riveting stories-which include two Pushcart Prize winners and a finalist for the National Magazine Award-Lisa Taddeo brings to life the fever of obsession, the blindness of love, and the mania of grief. Featuring Taddeo's arresting prose that continues to thrill her legions of fans, Ghost Lover dares you to look away.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Now a major motion picture starring Louis Partridge and Vanessa Redgrave, The Lost Girls is the story of a now grown-up Wendy and her ties to Peter Pan, in a novelized retelling of the original fairy tale.Imagine a world in which the sole purpose of the women in the Darling family has been to entertain Peter Pan and his lost tribe. That is, until the contemporary Wendy Darling decides that she does not want to succumb to the same fate of the three generations before her. And she does not want to bear a daughter whose destiny is to follow Peter Pan to a suspect fantasyland, become thoroughly smitten, and then go back to a life that is far less remarkable, waiting forever to return. In The Lost Girls, Wendy straddles the line separating the human desire for freedom and security, fantasy and reality in a truly unique take on a classic.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - LGBTQ advice columnist John Paul Brammer writes a "wise and charming" (David Sedaris) memoir-in-essays chronicling his journey from a queer, mixed-race kid in America's heartland to becoming the "Chicano Carrie Bradshaw" of his generation. "A master class of tone and tenderness." The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) "Should be required reading." Los Angeles TimesThe first time someone called John Paul (JP) Brammer "Papi" was on the gay hookup app Grindr. At first, it was flattering; JP took this as white-guy speak for "hey, handsome." But then it happened again and againand again, leaving JP wondering: Who the hell is Papi Soon, this racialized moniker became the inspiration for his now wildly popular advice column "¡Hola Papi!," launching his career as the Cheryl Strayed for young queer people everywhereand some straight people too. JP had his doubts at firstwhat advice could he really offer while he himself stumbled through his early twenties Sometimes the best advice comes from looking within, which is what JP does in his column and bookand readers have flocked to him for honest, heartfelt wisdom, and more than a few laughs. In this hilarious, tenderhearted book, JP shares his story of growing up biracial and in the closet in America's heartland, while attempting to answer some of life's most challenging questions: How do I let go of the past How do I become the person I want to be Is there such a thing as being too gay Should I hook up with my grade school bully now that he's out of the closet Questions we've all asked ourselves, surely. ¡Hola Papi! is "a warm, witty compendium of hard-won life lessons," (Harper's Bazaar) for anyonegay, straight, and everything in betweenwho has ever taken stock of their unique place in the world.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker A "touching, heartbreaking, and exceptional" (Town & Country) coming-of-age memoir about growing up with artistic, bohemian parentsset against a backdrop of 1950s New York, Cape Cod, and Mexico.Hayden Herrera's parents each married five times; following their desires was more important to them than looking after their children. When Herrera was only three years old, her parents separated, and she and her sister moved from Cape Cod to New York City to live with their mother and their new hard-drinking stepfather. They saw their father only during the summers on the Cape, when they and the other neighborhood children would be left to their own devices by parents who were busy painting, writing, or composing music. These adults inhabited a world that Herrera's mother called "upper bohemia," a milieu of people born to privilege who chose to focus on the life of the mind. Her parents' friends included such literary and artistic heavyweights as artist Max Ernst, writers Edmund Wilson and Mary McCarthy, architect Marcel Breuer, and collector Peggy Guggenheim. On the surface, Herrera's childhood was idyllic and surreal. But underneath, the pain of being a parent's afterthought was acute. Upper Bohemia captures the tension between a child's excitement at every new thing and her sadness at losing the comfort of a reliable family. For her parents, both painters, the thing that mattered most was beautyand so her childhood was expanded by art and by a reverence for nature. But her early years were also marred by abuse and by absent, irresponsible adults. As a result, Herrera would move from place to place, parent to parent, relative to family friend, and school to schooleventually following her mother to Mexico. The stepparents and stepsiblings kept changing too. Intimate and honest, Upper Bohemia is a family memoir that "captures an enchanted but erratic childhood in a rarefied milieu with the critical but appreciative eye of a seasoned art historian" (The Wall Street Journal). It is a celebration of a wild and pleasure-filled way of livingand a poignant reminder of the toll such narcissism takes on the children raised in its grip.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 2022 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Silver Winner.Jimmy Kozlowski has a regular gig playing Paul McCartney in the Beatles tribute band, Help! The band is part of a cottage industry built around mimicry, where each group strives to be the ultimate Fake Fab Four. And none strives harder than Help!, thanks to Gene Klein, its John Lennon and leader. Gene's just gotten his Medicare card and spends much of his time caring for his ailing mother. But he hasn't lost a step on guitar or vocals, and is determined to take Help! to the top, his goal being to perform in Liverpool one day. Though the notion of the UK clamoring for a group of Long Islanders with fake British accents seems far-fetched, Gene has a plan.Unlike his boss, Jimmy has limited bandwidth for high-quality Beatle wigs or bespoke Nehru jackets. He works a straight job, entertains at a nursing home, and yearns to connect with the daughter he's never met. He also wants a shot at recording and performing his own original compositions. No matter the odds, Jimmy is determined to realize his creative dreams, even if it means 'burying Paul' in the process.I Buried Paul is a love letter to the power of music, a humorous yet moving exploration of the sacrifices its disciples are willing to make in service to its magic.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This "historical page-turner of the highest order" (The Wall Street Journal) tells the chilling, little-known story of an American-born Soviet spy in the atom bomb project during World War II, perfect for fans of The Americans and nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime.Born in Iowa, schooled in science at Columbia University, and as American as baseball, George Koval was the ultimate secret agent. Because he had security clearances to the Manhattan Project, he was able to pass invaluable classified information that helped Soviet scientists produce an atomic bomb years earlier than US experts had expected. The FBI only identified him several years after he had returned to the Soviet Union, and in 2007, Vladimir Putin posthumously awarded him Russia's highest civilian honor for his contribution to the Soviet atomic bomb program. As William J. Broad wrote in The New York Times, Koval was "one of the most important spies of the twentieth century," but because of his success he is also the least known. Sleeper Agent is his fascinating story, a real-life thriller as gripping as any spy novel and "worthy of John le Carre" (The New York Journal of Books).…