simon schuster sep 2009 (20 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Abducted when she was only 10 years old, Alice has endured five years of indescribable physical and mental abuse.Trapped in the tiny world her abductor, Ray, has created for her, Alice prays for death. Instead, something worse happens: Ray commands Alice to find him a new girl.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Secrets, miracles, prophecies, and the threat of Armageddon intertwine in this riveting sequel to the international bestsellerThe Sacred Bones . . .

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -When Abbey's best friend, Kristen, vanishes, everyone thinks Kristen is dead. Caspian, the mysterious boy who shows up at Kristen's funeral, helps Abbey through her grief. Soon, however, Abbey learns a secret that makes her question everything she thought she knew about her best friend.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 544 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The Secretis an international phenomenon that has inspired millions of people to live extraordinary lives. The Secret to Teen Powermakes that material accessible and relevant for today's over programmed, stressed-out teens. It explains how the law of attraction can help teens navigate their friendships, relationships, schoolwork, money, and even more global issues like politics and the environment. It all happens through the basic principles outlined in The Secret to Teen Powerthat will bring happiness and fulfilment for all who embrace it.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 176 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Relive the story of Ponyo and S suke in this full-color film comic!Ponyo is a sweet-faced goldfish from a magical realm under the sea. One day, Ponyo's curiosity takes her far from home. After accidentally hitching a ride on a jellyfish, Ponyo washes up on the shore and is found by Sosuke, a kindly human boy. The two become fast friends and are swept away on an incredible adventure.A great storm has passed in the night, and in the morning Ponyo and Sosuke find themselves surrounded by water. The two must journey together through incredible and sometimes frightening realms at the edge of the ocean and the bottom of the sea. Through a series of magical encounters they discover truths about themselves, their families, and the transformative power of love.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Now in Paperback: Following his acclaimed The End of Iraq, Galbraith describes the catastrophic aftermath that the next president has inherited and that will dominate the national conversation for the forseeable future.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 'Wishful Drinking,' adapted from her one-woman stage show, Fisher reveals what it was really like to grow up a product of Hollywood in-breeding, come of age on the set of a little movie called 'Star Wars,' and become a cultural icon and bestselling action figure at the age of 19.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Readers of The Quilter's Apprentice and Round Robin have been enchanted by Elm Creek Quilt Camp, where women gather each year for quilting, friendship, and fun. The third in the Elm Creek Quilts series introduces a group of far-flung friends who pledge to complete a "challenge quilt"symbolic of each woman's personal goalsin one year's time.These five women arrive at Elm Creek Manor hoping to find in their quilt lessons an escape from the problems they left at home. Julia, an aging starlet, has pinned her hopes to a plum role in a historical epic whose director is under the mistaken impression that Julia already knows how to quilt. Megan is a successful engineer who has won prizes for her miniature quilt designs. The one challenge she has yet to master is single motherhood. Donna, a mother of two, must hasten to teach her daughter independence and self-esteemlessons she, too, must take to heart. Grace is a renowned curator of antique quilts, whose creative flair is waning for reasons she is unwilling to revealeven to her closest friends. Vinnie, the senior member of the group, is a sunny soul with a tragic past. Her overwhelming desire is to bring happiness into the lives of those she loves. Although the Cross-Country Quilters share a common creative goal, as the year goes by their bonds are tested by the demands of daily life. But despite differences in age, race, and background, the friends' love for quilting and affection for one another unite them in a patchwork of caring and acceptance. The quilt they make reminds them of an everlasting truthfriends may be separated by great distance, yet the strength of their bond can transcend any obstacle. This charming, inspirational gem of literary fiction is sure to warm your heart.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The third installment in the bestselling Old New York series set in the tumultuous years before the Civil War, where New York City stands on the brink of transformationand destruction.In 19th-century New York, Manhattan is a place of astonishing contrastsfabulous wealth and brutal poverty, fervent faith and moral outrage, glittering society and blood-soaked streets. Waves of immigrants crowd Manhattan as religious movements ignite, gangs rule entire neighborhoods, and the drums of war grow louder. Ships from around the world fill the wharves with riches, while just blocks away men fight to the death with broken bottles and filed teeth. It is a city tearing itself apart even as it hurtles toward a powerful, perilous future. Nicholas Turner is a young physician who knows that the discoveries of antisepsis and anesthesia promise medical miracles beyond the dreams of ages. But he learns that to make such progress reality he must battle the city's corrupt politics and survive the snake pit that is Bellevue Hospital, all while resisting his forbidden love for Carolina Devrey, the wife of his powerful cousin. Sam Devrey, a shipping magnate and dreamer of empire, believes the future belongs to his fleet of magnificent clipper ships. Yet the life he presents to societyin an elegant Fifth Avenue brownstone with a beautiful, devoted wifeis a carefully maintained illusion. His true heart lies with Mei-hua, his secret Chinese child-bride hidden away downtown. When Sam's double life places Mei-hua in mortal danger, Nick's skill becomes the only things standing between love and catastrophe. As riots erupt and the city nearly burns to the ground, secrets are exposed and loyalties tested. Carolina and Mei-hua are forced to confront the devastating truths of their marriages, while love gives way to rage, revenge, and reckoning. Set against a glittering New York rising from the asheswhere luxury dining rooms echo with ambition and gold glints in every eyeCity of God is a sweeping tale of desire, deception, and survival in a city struggling to define its soul.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When Abbey's best friend, Kristen, vanishes, everyone thinks Kristen is dead. Caspian, the mysterious boy who shows up at Kristen's funeral, helps Abbey through her grief. Soon, however, Abbey learns a secret that makes her question everything she thought she knew about her best friend.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An indispensable resource that empowers fibromyalgia patients to take charge of a debilitating disease and get the health care they deserve. Fibromyalgiaa painful, exhausting, and often misdiagnosed diseaseaffects up to 12 million Americans (90 percent of them women). And because many health care professionals are still learning how to diagnosis and treat its confusing symptoms, patients living with the disorder must become proactive and informed consumers for their own health. The expert advice found within The 10 Best Questions for Living with Fibromyalgia gives readers the answers they need to get the best care possible and enjoy a more normal life. This essential book provides the Best Questions that patients should ask their doctors, partners, children, and friends, accompanied by the "best answers" drawn from cutting edge research and extensive interviews with the top experts in the field. There are chapters on what to ask about your diagnosis, test results, second opinions, for ongoing disease management, to lose weight, get more sleep, and to make other healthy lifestyle changes. This practical and holistic book also offers Best Questions and advice for fibromyalgia patients for their relationships with partners, children, friends to ensure emotional, financial, and spiritual health. Each chapter concludes with The Magic Question, the one crucial question most people never think to ask until it's too late.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Crossword enthusiasts will love this book. Our largest collection of easy crosswords yet, it's packed with more than 300 crosswords from puzzlemaster Charles Timmerman. While perfect for beginners, these puzzles will also appeal to more advanced fans who enjoy a light and easy crossword every once in a while.This extra-large volume is sure to excite gamers searching for puzzles they can do easily and with confidence. And solving crossword puzzles can help to improve vocabulary, memory, and problem-solving skills. Crossword fans young and old will find it's the perfect companion for hours of puzzling fun!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Now in Paperback: The acclaimed bestseller from the bestselling author of two previous top secret stories from the Second World War--the invention of RADAR and the building of the atomic bomb. Another fascinating adventure--spies in the Second World War--this time British spies in Washington spying on the United States, with the connivance of President Roosevelt and Churchill.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Popescu delivers the epic story of the Virgin Mary--not the icon, but the real teenage girl who seduces everyone, even God, with her soulful simplicity.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The struggle for wealth and power that has surrounded oil for decades continues to shake the world economy, dictate the outcome of wars, and transform the destiny of men and nations. The Prizeis as much a history of the twentieth century as of the oil industry itself. The canvas of this history is enormous -- from the drilling of the first well in Pennsylvania through two great world wars to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and Operation Desert Storm. The cast extends from wildcatters and rogues to oil tycoons, and from Winston Churchill and Ibn Saud to George Bush and Saddam Hussein.The definitive work on the subject of oil and a major contribution to understanding our century, The Prizeis a book of extraordinary breadth, riveting excitement -- and great importance.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Single mother Mia Saul discovers that an ATM gives her free money; what she does with that money could change many lives--including her own.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Jeffrey D. Wert is the author of six previous books about the Civil War. His writing has appeared in such publications as 'The Civil War Times Illustrated' and 'Blue and Gray.' He lives in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Forbidden Rites deals with the subject of traditional Witchcraft, though it can be used by anyone wishing to deepen their knowledge. It takes the reader on a journey through an initiates period of self assessment, with visualisations, practical work, anecdote, ritual and power control. It teaches the reader about the Goddess, God, the festivals and tools that you will need. It suggests the best way of making them, and details the use of gems, herbs and oils, runes, amulets, formularies and familiaries. Forbidden Rites is very comprehensive, packed with well-researched information and can serve as a reference work when the initiation period has ended.

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

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -When Abbey's best friend, Kristen, vanishes, everyone thinks Kristen is dead. Caspian, the mysterious boy who shows up at Kristen's funeral, helps Abbey through her grief. Soon, however, Abbey learns a secret that makes her question everything she thought she knew about her best friend. 544 pp. Englisch.