Sourcebooks jul 2015 (6 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A USA Today Bestseller! A great read-aloud, interactive book that kids will go back to time and again.There's only one rule in Larry's book: don't push the button.(Seriously, don't even think about it!)Even if it does look kind of nice, you must never push the button. Who knows what would happen Okay, quick. No one is looking. push the button.Uh, oh.Readers of The Monster at the End of this Book and Press Here by Herve Tullet will love this funny, interactive book for toddlers!Why readers love Don't Push the Button:Celebrate curiosity with this silly monster bookA fun read-aloud and bedtime bookScreen-free fun for kidsMakes a great gift for children. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This is a creative space for you to share with your friends or a loved one. Just flip to a random page and use the prompts to jot down whatever silly thoughts or sweet memories pop into your brain.Write fortune cookies to each other. Decide on your perfect theme song. Brainstorm ideas for your matching tattoos. You can fill out each page with a different friend, or complete the whole book with a special someone.And the best part Not only will you have fun using your imaginations together, you'll also end up with an amazing momento to look back on.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder'Crofts makes great use of the 'inverted mystery' structure (he was among the first to employ the technique) in which the traditional whodunit is turned on its head, with the reader following the murderer through temptation and commission and then watching the detective sort through the sparse clues.' --Booklist STARRED reviewGeorge Surridge, director of the Birmington Zoo, is a man with many worries: his marriage is collapsing; his finances are insecure; and an outbreak of disease threatens the animals in his care.As Surridge's debts mount and the pressure on him increases, he begins to dream of miracle solutions. But is he cunning enough to turn his dreams into reality--and could he commit the most devious murder in pursuit of his goals This ingenious crime novel, with its unusual 'inverted' structure and sympathetic portrait of a man on the edge, is one of the greatest works by this highly respected author. The elaborate means of murder devised by Crofts's characters is perhaps unsurpassed in English crime fiction for its ostentatious intricacy.This new edition is the first in several decades and includes an introduction by the award-winning novelist and crime fiction expert Martin Edwards.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder'As pretty a piece of work as Inspector French has done. On the level of Mr Crofts' very best; which is saying something.' --Daily TelegraphDr James Earle and his wife live in comfortable seclusion near the Hog's Back, a ridge in the North Downs in the beautiful Surrey countryside. When Dr Earle disappears from his cottage, Inspector French is called in to investigate. At first he suspects a simple domestic intrigue--and begins to uncover a web of romantic entanglements beneath the couple's peaceful rural life.The case soon takes a more complex turn. Other people vanish mysteriously, one of Dr Earle's house guests among them. What is the explanation for the disappearances If the missing people have been murdered, what can be the motive This fiendishly complicated puzzle is one that only Inspector French can solve.Freeman Wills Crofts was a master of the intricately and ingeniously plotted detective novel, and The Hog's Back Mystery shows him at the height of his powers. This new edition of a classic mystery is introduced by the crime fiction expert Martin Edwards.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - AUSA TODAYBESTSELLER!'A powerful debut that proves the threads that interweave our lives can withstand time and any tide, and bind our hearts forever.'-Susanna Kearsley, New York Times bestselling author of Belleweather and The Vanished DaysA historical novel inspired by true events, Kelli Estes's brilliant and atmospheric debut is a poignant tale of two women determined to do the right thing, highlighting the power of our own stories.The smallest items can hold centuries of secrets.While exploring her aunt's island estate, Inara Erickson is captivated by an elaborately stitched piece of fabric hidden in the house. The truth behind the silk sleeve dated back to 1886, when Mei Lien, the lone survivor of a cruel purge of the Chinese in Seattle found refuge on Orcas Island and shared her tragic experience by embroidering it.As Inara peels back layer upon layer of the centuries of secrets the sleeve holds, her life becomes interwoven with that of Mei Lein. Through the stories Mei Lein tells in silk, Inara uncovers a tragic truth that will shake her family to its core-and force her to make an impossible choice. Should she bring shame to her family and risk everything by telling the truth, or tell no one and dishonor Mei Lien's memory A touching and tender book for fans of Marie Benedict, Susanna Kearsley, and Duncan Jepson, The Girl Who Wrote in Silk is a dual-time period novel that explores how a delicate piece of silk interweaves the past and the present, reminding us that today's actions have far reaching implications.Praise for The Girl Who Wrote in Silk:'A beautiful, elegiac novel, as finely and delicately woven as the title suggests. Kelli Estes spins a spellbinding tale that illuminates the past in all its brutality and beauty, and the humanity that binds us all together.'-Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author of The Beekeeper's Ball'A touching and tender story about discovering the past to bring peace to the present.'-Duncan Jepson, author of All the Flowers in Shanghai'Vibrant and tragic, The Girl Who Wrote in Silk explores a horrific, little-known era in our nation's history. Estes sensitively alternates between Mei Lien, a young Chinese-American girl who lived in the late 1800s, and Inara, a modern recent college grad who sets Mei Lien's story free.'-Margaret Dilloway, author of How to Be an American Housewife and Sisters of Heart and Snow.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The official TV tie-in book for the PBS Poldark series.