Sourcebooks jun 2017 (7 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Make story time brilliant with a baby book about black holes, gravity, and Einstein's most mind-blowing ideas. General Relativity for Babies takes one of the most important concepts in physics and turns it into a first-word STEM adventure for the littlest learners. From physicist and father Chris Ferrie-creator of the bestselling Baby University series-comes a colorful board book that introduces babies and toddlers to space-time, mass, and the fabric of the universe. Simple visuals and real scientific vocabulary make this book as delightful for grownups as it is educational for curious kids. Give your little one a smart start-with a book that sparks wonder and builds confidence from page one.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Help your future genius become the smartest baby in the room!Written by an expert, Newtonian Physics for Babies is a colorfully simple introduction to Newton''s laws of motion. Babies (and grownups!) will learn all about mass, acceleration, the force of gravity, and more. With a tongue-in-cheek approach that adults will love, this installment of the Baby University board book series is the perfect way to introduce basic concepts to even the youngest scientists. After all, it''s never too early to become a physicist.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Originally published in 2008 by ParentMagic, Inc.'--Title page verso.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Told through police transcripts, tweets, direct messages, and two voices, this novel tells the story of pop sensation Eric, who inadvertently falls in love with his biggest fan, agoraphobic Tessa, through deception, leading to a real-life meeting with dire consequences.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder'[R]eaders who appreciate careful plot development, slightly unusual detectives, and logical denouements will relish this volume.' --Library JournalImpossible crime stories have been relished by puzzle-lovers ever since the invention of detective fiction. Fiendishly intricate cases were particularly well suited to the cerebral type of detective story that became so popular during the 'golden age of murder' between the two world wars. But the tradition goes back to the days of Edgar Allan Poe and Wilkie Collins, and impossible crime stories have been written by such luminaries as Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, Dorothy L. Sayers and Margery Allingham.This anthology celebrates their work, alongside long-hidden gems by less familiar writers. Together these stories demonstrate the range and high accomplishment of the classic British impossible crime story over more than half a century.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'God-Shaped Hole will change you as a reader, writer and human. It is rare books like this one that remind me why I fell in love with the written word.'-Colleen HooverWhen I was twelve, a fortune teller told me that my one true love would die young and leave me all alone.It's a dark prediction, but Beatrice Jordan never really believed in true love anyway. So, no harm done. She's accepted her lot in life: living in Los Angeles as an artist, not letting herself get too attached to anyone. It's not perfect, but nothing is. Until fate intervenes.It's a simple personal ad: 'I am seeking a friend for the end of the world.' Eleven little words that change Beatrice's life irrevocably. Because they lead her to Jacob Grace, an unpredictable writer looking for something he can't name.Both of their worlds shift that day and what follows is a love story unlike any other; brimming with creativity and passion, as two lost souls find themselves in each other. From hole-in-the-wall record stores to late night phone calls, together, Beatrice and Jacob transcend the loneliness of their lives. But dark realities and secrets soon rise to the surface, as does Beatrice's fear of an inescapable fate.Despite it all, this is a story of real love: the kind that breaks you and remakes you, the kind that changes you forever. The kind of love worth having, even if it's short lived, even if you know you might lose it.God Shaped Hole is a brand new kind of love story, introducing dreamers to a quintessentially raw romance and inspires everyone to live and love as vividly as possible-the perfect book club or beach read for fans of The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves, In Five Years by Rebecca Serle, and More Than Words by Jill Santopolo.Praise for God-Shaped Hole:'This generation's Love Story.'-Kirkus'If Holden Caulfield were a twenty-seven-year-old woman living in LA, this is the book he'd write, or read. It's very fast and very funny, and at its core it's that rarest of things-a truly convincing love story.'-Dave Eggers'With wit and humor, the author brings these characters and their quirky, artsy friends alive. Bottom Line: You'll dig it'-People.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER, NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING KEIRA KNIGHTLEYIn the bitter winter of 1946, Rachael Morgan arrives with her only remaining son Edmund in the ruins of Hamburg. Here she is reunited with her husband Lewis, a British colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. But as they set off for their new home, Rachael is stunned to discover that Lewis has made an extraordinary decision: they will be sharing the grand house with its previous owners, a German widower and his troubled daughter. In this charged atmosphere, enmity and grief give way to passion and betrayal.'Profoundly moving, beautifully written. Ponders issues of decency, guilt and forgiveness' Independent'Terrific. Suspicion, resentment and misunderstanding haunt this city. Richly atmospheric' Sunday Telegraph'An extraordinary read' Daily Mail.…