Sourcebooks nov 2017 (10 Ergebnisse)

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - ____________How do you apply game theory to select who should be on your Christmas shopping list Can you predict Her Majesty's Christmas Message Will calculations show Santa is getting steadily thinner - shimmying up and down chimneys for a whole night - or fatter - as he tucks into a mince pie and a glass of sherry in billions of houses across the world Full of diagrams, sketches and graphs, beautiful equations, Markov chains and matrices, The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus brightens up the bleak midwinter with stockingfuls of mathematical marvels. And proves once and for all that maths isn't just for old men with white hair and beards who associate with elves.Maths has never been merrier.NOW WITH A BRAND NEW CHAPTER.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Think you know the Bible Put your faith to the test--and grow closer to God along the way.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Called 'a PG-13 version of Gone Girl' by Kirkus, Unnatural Deeds is a novel of infatuation and obsession with an electrifying ending that readers won't see coming.'.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - See the world of Fifty Shades of Grey anew through the eyes of Christian Grey-a fresh perspective on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the world.'Please don't bite your lip, Anastasia.' My voice is low, full of longing. Will I always want her like this I want to kiss her, press her into the elevator wall like I did during our first kiss. I want to make her mine again.Their scorching, sensual affair ended in heartbreak and recrimination, but Christian Grey cannot get Anastasia Steele out of his mind, or his blood. Determined to win her back, he tries to suppress his darkest desires and his need for complete control, and to love Ana on her own terms.But the horrors of his childhood still haunt him, and Ana's scheming boss, Jack Hyde, clearly wants her for himself. Can Christian's confidant and therapist, Dr. Flynn, help him face down his demons Or will the possessiveness of Elena, his seducer, and the deranged devotion of Leila, his former submissive, drag Christian down into the past And if Christian does win Ana back, can a man so dark and damaged ever hope to keep her Discover the world of Fifty Shades of Grey:An Instant #1 New York Times BestsellerMore than 165 Million Copies Sold WorldwideOne of 100 Great Reads in the Great American Read133 Weeks on the New York Times Bestseller ListThis book is intended for mature audiences.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Seda helps four teens survive a blizzard, only to put them at the mercy of something much worse in this new novel of suspense from the author of 'Unnatural Deeds.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, now streaming on Netflix, starring Essie Davis as the honourable Phryne Fisher'Crime strikes close to home in this latest installment.The engaging cast of familiar supporting characters--including Phryne's maid, Dot, and her Chinese lover, Lin Chung--will delight longtime fans.' --Publishers WeeklyThe circus is in town for St Kilda's first Flower Festival, which includes a parade. And who should be Queen of said Flowers but the Honourable Phryne Fisher She has dresses to purchase, cinemas to visit, and agreeable cocktails to drink.However, one of her flower maidens is unstable and has vanished. So Phryne investigates, trudging through the underworld with the help of Bert, Cec, her little beretta, an old flame from Orkney, the owner of the most exclusive brothel in St Kilda, and several elephants.But when her own adopted daughter Ruth goes missing, Phryne is determined that nothing will stand in the way of her retrieving her lost child.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Axelrod and his protagonist bring an amused, judicious, and ultimately tolerant eye to the foibles large and small of a mixed Santa's bag of characters.' --Kirkus ReviewsIt's Christmas Eve on Nantucket and prominent businessman Jackson Blum is about to live out his own version of A Christmas Carol. No visions, no ghosts, just the past, represented by the exhumed skeleton of his old partner Ted Coddington with a bullet from Blum's Ruger pistol in its skull; the present, in the form of a horribly mistreated employee who reveals Blum as the Scrooge he is; and the future, invoked by a family crisis that threatens to ruin the rest of his life. Past, Present and Future, all colliding on the same dark night of the soul.Nantucket Police Chief Henry Kennis is investigating the so-cold Coddington case with Blum as the main suspect while he roots out a plot to rig the traditional five-thousand-dollar Red Tickets raffle and struggles to close down a local opioid dealer who's selling to high school kids from a house on Tuckernuck Island--a bleak vista of wild moors, dirt roads, and unpainted homes a century old. 'It's a time machine,' says Kennis. With a whaling history.Henry's own son has been accused of cheating, his daughter's been pushed out of the high school a capella singing group, and his girlfriend's Christmas play is careening toward disaster. It looks like a calamitous holiday for everyone.All the scandals, tragedies, and intrigues of the season close in on Blum and Kennis as the two of them face off amid the carolers and colored lights. Finally, there's nothing to save the modern-day Scrooge from his terrifying future but a decades-old secret scribbled on a stolen slip of paper, and the uncertain mercy of the son he's lost. But it's Christmas, and as the snow finally starts to fall on the decorated trees that line Main Street, it's just possible that all sins will be forgiven and all sinners redeemed.God Bless us, every one.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Next book in the Posadas County Mystery Series'This is one of the very best entries in a consistently excellent series.'--Booklist STARRED reviewWhen County Sheriff Bill Gastner retired from Posadas County, Deputy Robert Torrez rose through ranks of small town law enforcement. But what were Torrez's first days as a rookie officer like It's 1986. Undersheriff Bill Gastner is enjoying his usual insomnia alone inside his old adobe when jolted by a horrendous noise. Dreading what he will find, he hastens to the nearby interstate exit where a violent crash has occurred. Not only is the vehicle that struck the support pillars totaled and the driver and a passenger crushed inside, a dead boy has been ejected.As the appalled Gastner recognizes the youth and swings into action, the first deputy to join him at the scene is rookie Robert Torrez, the department's newest hire. Before Gastner can head him off, Torrez sees that the boy is his spirited younger brother. And the girl crushed inside the SUV is a younger sister. The driver of the Suburban, also dead, is the assistant District Attorney's teenaged son. Two local family tragedies.A shaken couple reports that when the Suburban, careening at nearly 100 miles an hour, passed them on the interstate, activity inside hinted at its occupants' panic. Were the three dead kids running from someone Further investigation reveals that a fourth teen should have been in the vehicle, but is now missing. Where had the four kids been And why In this riveting addition to the Posadas County Mysteries, readers will get a glimpse into Deputy Robert Torrez's first big case. Thrilling and emotionally propulsive, Easy Errors proves that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.Steven F. Havill's acclaimed series is: - Perfect for fans of C.J. Box and Michael McGarrity- For readers who enjoy police procedurals and Southwest desert mysteriesPraise for the Posadas County Mysteries: 'Gastner is a unique and endearing protagonist who certainly deserves plenty of encores.'--Booklist STARRED review for Heartshot'Full of bright local color and suffused with a compassionate understanding of human motivation, this intelligent, understated mystery deserves a wide and appreciative readership.'--Publishers Weekly STARRED review for Out of Season'The Posadas County Mystery series notches its sixteenth with all its signature virtues intact: good writing, an unerring sense of place and a protagonist it's a pleasure to root for.'--Kirkus Reviews STARRED review for The Fourth Time is Murder'If you haven't yet discovered these wonderful mysteries, you are in for a treat!'--ANNE HILLERMAN, New York Times bestselling author for Lies Come Easy.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Axelrod and his protagonist bring an amused, judicious, and ultimately tolerant eye to the foibles large and small of a mixed Santa's bag of characters.' --Kirkus ReviewsIt's Christmas Eve on Nantucket and prominent businessman Jackson Blum is about to live out his own version of A Christmas Carol. No visions, no ghosts, just the past, represented by the exhumed skeleton of his old partner Ted Coddington with a bullet from Blum's Ruger pistol in its skull; the present, in the form of a horribly mistreated employee who reveals Blum as the Scrooge he is; and the future, invoked by a family crisis that threatens to ruin the rest of his life. Past, Present and Future, all colliding on the same dark night of the soul.Nantucket Police Chief Henry Kennis is investigating the so-cold Coddington case with Blum as the main suspect while he roots out a plot to rig the traditional five-thousand-dollar Red Tickets raffle and struggles to close down a local opioid dealer who's selling to high school kids from a house on Tuckernuck Island--a bleak vista of wild moors, dirt roads, and unpainted homes a century old. 'It's a time machine,' says Kennis. With a whaling history.Henry's own son has been accused of cheating, his daughter's been pushed out of the high school a capella singing group, and his girlfriend's Christmas play is careening toward disaster. It looks like a calamitous holiday for everyone.All the scandals, tragedies, and intrigues of the season close in on Blum and Kennis as the two of them face off amid the carolers and colored lights. Finally, there's nothing to save the modern-day Scrooge from his terrifying future but a decades-old secret scribbled on a stolen slip of paper, and the uncertain mercy of the son he's lost. But it's Christmas, and as the snow finally starts to fall on the decorated trees that line Main Street, it's just possible that all sins will be forgiven and all sinners redeemed.God Bless us, every one.…