harpercollins apr 2010 (78 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.Jane Eyre is a child born into unfortunate circumstances. Mistreated by her aunt and cousins and eventually sent away to a cruel boarding school, it is not until Jane becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall that she finds happiness. Meek, measured, but determined, Jane soon falls in love with her brooding and stormy master, Mr Rochester, but it is not long before Thornfield's strange and unnerving secret begins to unravel.Originally published in 1847 under the pseudonym Currer Bell, Jane Eyre is Charlotte Brontë's best known novel, a Gothic masterpiece of character and emotion.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 512 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The real evils, indeed, of Emma's situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself.' Beautiful, rich, self-assured and witty, Emma Woodhouse delights in matchmaking those around her, with no apparent care for her own romantic life. Taking young Harriet Smith under her wing, Emma sets her sights on finding a suitable match for her friend. Chided for her mistakes by old friend Mr Knightley, it is only when Harriet starts to pursue her own love interests that Emma realises the true hidden depths of her own heart. Delightful, engaging and entertaining, and with a dazzling gallery of characters, Emma is arguably Austen's most well-loved social comedy. 512 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Paillot, Jim (illustrator). Neuware - The weirdness never stops!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dance your way to the magical world of Enchantia in the delightful fourth series of Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sam-I-Am and his Green Eggs and Ham get a brand-new look for their 60th birthday! The original Dr. Seuss classic that inspired the Netflix series. It's the 60th birthday of Green Eggs and Ham - and you're invited to the party! The original Dr. Seuss classic that inspired the Netflix series is now available in this beautiful 60th birthday celebration paperback. When Sam-I-am pesters a grumpy grouch to eat a plate of green eggs and ham, we soon find out we can't really know what we like until we try it! Written using only fifty words, this is the perfect book to introduce children to the joy of words, reading, and Dr. Seuss, or delight existing fans with this gorgeous edition of a worldwide favourite.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Essential Modern Classics are relaunched in gorgeous new covers bringing these timeless story to a new generation.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A blind girl and a unicorn in a world where magic and reality merge together. Can Laura save the Wild Ones and take them to the safety of the Bright Wilderness.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Meet classic comic-strip character Big Nate - The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World - as he stars in his own super-funny series. Big Nate is created by Lincoln Peirce, who inspired Jeff Kinney, author of 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' Big-head Nate Wright truly believes he is destined for greatness! He's a table tennis champ, a genius comic book artist and the self-proclaimed king of his class. One school morning, Nate barely survives his Dad's toxic porridge before rushing off to school, forgetting his lunch. He thinks he has a test and he hasn't studied for it! Nate's class notes are full of doodles but sadly lacking any useful information. On the way to school he accidentally body slams his head teacher, then, during his first lesson of the day, he manages to insult his least favourite teacher, Mrs. Godfrey (aka Godzilla). But a little thing like having-the-worst-day-ever won't hold back The Boy with the Biggest Head in the World!

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - John Reynolds Gardiner's classic action-packed adventure story about a thrilling dogsled race has captivated readers for more than thirty years. Based on a Rocky Mountain legend, Stone Fox tells the story of Little Willy, who lives with his grandfather in Wyoming. When Grandfather falls ill, he is no longer able to work the farm, which is in danger of foreclosure. Little Willy is determined to win the National Dogsled Race-the prize money would save the farm and his grandfather. But he isn't the only one who desperately wants to win. Willy and his brave dog Searchlight must face off against experienced racers, including a Native American man named Stone Fox, who has never lost a race. Exciting and heartwarming, this novel has sold millions of copies and was named a New York Times Outstanding Children's Book.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The remarkable autobiography of the last great wartime icon.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The remnants of the Clan of the Seven Stars are returning to their long abandoned homeworld . . . but not as friends. The elves, led by the conjurer Laromendis, flee the relentless demon hordes sweeping through their galaxy-and the conquest of war-weary Midkemia is the Clan's sole hope for survival . . . if the Dread Legion does not pursue them through the rift.'The magician Pug knows what horrors will surely follow the elven invasion, for slaughter alone will sate Demon King Maarg's minions. For the death tide to be turned, Midkemia's constant defender must somehow unite bitter foes and vengeful former lovers-because failure to do so will mean annihilation.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Henkes, Kevin (illustrator). Neuware - A back-to-school favorite.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Me: Lucas Swain I'm nearly sixteen years old and live in London. I was fairly normal until the night I found Violet. Then everything changed.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Caparo, Antonio Javier (illustrator). Neuware - Never mix fire with magic!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Cathy Glass returns with her first novel. The Girl in the Mirror is a moving and gripping story of a young woman who tries to piece together her past and uncovers a dreadful family secret that has been buried and forgotten. When Mandy learns her much-loved Grandpa is dying, she is devasted and returns to the house where she spent so many wonderful summers as a child. But the childhood visits ended abruptly and those happy days are now long gone. Having lost touch with the rest of her family, Mandy returns as a virtual stranger to her aunt's house to nurse her grandfather. Mandy hardly recognises the house that she loved so much as a child and it is almost as though her mind has blanked it out. But as certain memories come back to her, Mandy begins to piece together the events that brought a sudden end to her visits that fateful summer. What she discovers is so painful and shocking that she understands why it was buried and never spoken of by the family for all those years.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Poet and cartoonist Austin Kleon has discovered a new way to read between the lines. Armed with a daily newspaper and a permanent marker, he constructs through deconstructioneliminating the words he doesn't need to create a new art form: Newspaper Blackout poetry.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A glass of wine at dinner and a flatter stomach in 14 days Yes girls, it can be done! The Viva Mayr Diet is the savvy diet for people in the real world who want to get a bikini body and revamp their health with ease. It's based on the world-famous Viva Mayr spa clinic in Austria, the hottest health and weight loss destination in Europe.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The adventure continues . . .

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - They live ordinary lives, but they are extraordinary. They are the Offspring, children of a mysterious experiment gone awryand they are in terrible danger.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - High in the Andes, Dr. Henry Conklin discovers a 500-year-old mummy that should not be there. While deep in the South American jungle, Conklin's nephew, Sam, stumbles upon a remarkable site nestled between two towering peaks, a place hidden from human eyes for thousands of years. Ingenious traps have been laid to ensnare the careless and unsuspecting, and wealth beyond imagining could be the reward for those with the courage to face the terrible unknown. But where the perilous journey inward endsin the cold, shrouded heart of a breathtaking necropolissomething else is waiting for Sam Conklin and his exploratory party. A thing created by Man, yet not humanly possible. Something wondrous . . . something terrifying.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'I Know This Much' - by Gary Kemp, Spandau Ballet's prime mover - is simply the freshest, most exciting and best-written memoir to arrive for years.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An irresistible tale of swashbuckling pirates in the New World from master storyteller Michael Crichton - now in paperback Jamaica, in 1665 a lone outpost of British power amid Spanish waters in the sunbaked Caribbean. Its capital, Port Royal, a cuthroat town of taverns, grog shops and bawdy houses - the last place imaginable from which to launch an unthinkable attack on a nearby Spanish stronghold. Yet that is exactly what renowned privateer Captain Charles Hunter plans to do, with the connivance of Charles II's ruling governor, Sir James Almont. The target is Matanceros, guarded by the bloodthirsty Cazalla, and considered impregnable with its gun emplacements and sheer cliffs. Hunter's crew of buccaneers must battle not only the Spanish fleet but other deadly perils - raging hurricanes, cannibal tribes, even sea monsters. But if his ragtag crew succeeds, they will make not only history . but a fortune in gold.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'One of Britain's most consistently excellent crime novelists' Marcel Berlins, The Times.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'One of Britain's most consistently excellent crime novelists' Marcel Berlins, The Times '[Reginald Hill] keeps one on the edge of one's wits throughout a bitterly enthralling detection thriller' Sunday Times.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A plane lands at JFK and mysteriously 'goes dark', stopping in the middle of the runway for no apparent reason, all lights off, all doors sealed. The pilots cannot be raised. When the hatch above the wing finally clicks open, it soon becomes clear that everyone on board is dead - although there is no sign of any trauma or struggle. Ephraim Goodweather and his team from the Center for Disease Control must work quickly to establish the cause of this strange occurrence before panic spreads. The first thing they discover is that four of the victims are actually still alive. But that's the only good news. And when all two hundred corpses disappear from various morgues around the city on the same night, things very rapidly get worse. Soon Eph and a small band of helpers will find themselves battling to protect not only their own loved ones, but the whole city, against an ancient threat to humanity. Perfect for fans of Dean Koontz's The Eyes of Darkness.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The official utterly addictive number-placing puzzle.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Gripping.a first-rate nail biter.' -Tampa Tribune James Rollins-the author of The Doomsday Key, The Last Oracle, The Judas Strain, Black Order, and other pulse-pounding, New York Times bestsellers-carries readers into the heart of darkness in his classic thriller, Amazonia. Lincoln Child, New York Times bestselling co-author (with Douglas Preston) of Cemetery Dance and other Agent Pendergast thrillers, raves, 'Amazonia grabs you by the throat and refuses to let go until the very last page is turned.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Ice Hunt will make your toes curl and your free hand clutch the armchair as you speed through the pages.'-Tampa TribuneA classic adventure from James Rollins, the author of The Doomsday Key, The Last Oracle, The Judas Strain, Black Order, and other pulse-pounding, New York Times bestselling thrillers, Ice Hunt carries readers to the top of the world, where nothing can survive.except fear.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A unique guide to communicating in French. It will help learners discover expressions and idioms to make their French more natural and fluent, while developing an awareness of French culture. Designed for learners of French of all ages, whether you are learning at school, in evening classes, for business or to go on holiday. The text consists of 250 quirky and interesting French idioms which are arranged into different themes, and are given with simple example phrases to show them in context. Clear and concise language notes provide information on the meaning and background of some idioms, while handy culture notes help explain any cultural differences. Combined with a text which has a selection of illustrations, the Collins Easy Learning French Idioms takes you beyond beginners level and expands your knowledge of frequently-used, natural French expressions. Get it right: key idioms and example phrases help improve your knowledge of real French. Get there fast: clear themes help guide you to the type of idiom you're looking for. Have confidence: a fun, useful guide to common French idioms helps you increase your knowledge of natural French and French culture.