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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Sehr gut Leichte Lagerspuren -Feeling stuck creatively, or just missing your spark Try The Line perfect for creators, or anyone looking for an adventure From the revolutionary mind of Wreck This Journal author Keri Smith comes an encouraging guide to discovering and trusting your inner voice, all through the guise of making a simple line. As you move through the pages of this book, you ll be asked to start a line, and then to take it through a series of increasingly interesting and meaningful adventures, from letting your line meander or jump around the pages, to using it to help you explore your past, make decisions, and discover the good in your world. A deceptively simple journey, you ll discover that with your one original line, you have the power to transform the world. Keri Smith may well be the self-help guru this DIY generation deserves. TheBeliever 224 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Sehr gut Leichte Lagerspuren -1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George delivers another masterpiece of suspense in her Inspector Lynley series: a gripping child-in-danger story that tests Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers like never before. 784 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Sehr gut Leichte Lagerspuren -At the age of seventeen, Lucille Odom finds herself in the middle of an unexpected domestic crisis. As she helps guide her family through its discontent, Lucille discovers in herself a woman rich in wisdom, rich in humor, and rich in love. 272 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Sehr gut Leichte Lagerspuren -One of the New York Times Book Review's Best Crime Novels of 2017 Warning: you'll finish this in one sitting. TheSkimm Expertly made thriller . . . clever and irresistible. The New York TimesAn electrifying novel about the primal and unyielding bond between a mother and her son, and the lengths she ll go to protect him. The zoo is nearly empty as Joan and her four-year-old son soak up the last few moments of playtime. They are happy, and the day has been close to perfect. But what Joan sees as she hustles her son toward the exit gate minutes before closing time sends her sprinting back into the zoo, her child in her arms. And for the next three hours the entire scope of the novel she keeps on running. Joan s intimate knowledge of her son and of the zoo itself the hidden pathways and under-renovation exhibits, the best spots on the carousel and overstocked snack machines is all that keeps them a step ahead of danger.A masterful thrill ride and an exploration of motherhood itself from its tender moments of grace to its savage power Fierce Kingdomasks where the boundary is between our animal instinct to survive and our human duty to protect one another. For whom should a mother risk her life 288 pp. Englisch.

paperback. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Wie neu leichte Lagerspuren -Cosmically fast-paced, wildly imaginative, and withCity of Lost Dreams the bewitching sequel on shelves now, City of Dark Magic is the perfect potion of magic and suspenseOnce a city of enormous wealth and culture, Prague was home to emperors, alchemists, astronomers, and, as it s whispered, hell portals. When music student Sarah Weston lands a summer job at Prague Castle cataloging Beethoven s manuscripts, she has no idea how dangerous her life is about to become.Prague is a threshold,Sarah is warned,and it is steeped in blood.Soon after Sarah arrives, strange things begin to happen. She learns that her mentor, who was working at the castle, may not have committed suicide after all. Could his cryptic notes be warnings As Sarah parses his clues about Beethoven s Immortal Beloved, she manages to get arrested, to have tantric sex in a public fountain, and to discover a time-warping drug. She also catches the attention of a four-hundred-year-old dwarf, the handsome Prince Max, and a powerful U.S. senator with secrets she will do anything to hide.And the story continues in City of Lost Dreams, the mesmerizing sequel, which finds Sarah in the heart of Vienna, embroiled in a new web of mystical secrets and treacherous lies. 464 pp. Englisch.

Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Sehr gut Leichte Lagerspuren -'Presently I heard a slight groan, and I knew it was a groan of mortal terror . the low stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul.'Stories about murder, mystery and madness, portraying the author's feverish imagination at its creative height.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849). Poe's works available in Penguin Classics are The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe, The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Writings, The Masque of the Red Death, The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Other Tales, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, The Pit and the Pendulum, The Portable Edgar Allan Poe and The Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe. 64 pp. Englisch.

paperback. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Sehr gut leichte Lagerspuren -'I sat down to read A Good Man and didn't move until I'd finished.I loved this book.' Caroline Kepnes, author ofYouA dark and gripping novel of psychological suspense about a family man driven to unspeakable acts, in the vein of The Perfect Nanny and We Need to Talk About Kevin.ThomasMartin was a devoted family man who had all the trappings of an enviable life: a beautiful wife and daughter, a well-appointed home on Long Island's north shore, a job at a prestigious Manhattan advertising firm. He was also a devoted son and brother, shielding the women in his orbit from the everyday brutalities of the world. But what happens when Thomas s fragile ego is rocked After committing a horrific deed that he can never undo Thomas grapples with his sense of self. Sometimes he casts himself as a victim and, at other times, a monster. All he ever did was try to be a good man, but maybe if he tells his version of the story, he might uncover how and why things unraveled so horribly. 224 pp. Englisch.

paperback. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Sehr gut Cover vorne unten links geknickt -A dark and masterful portrait of a generation in crisis, from one of the most exciting young voices in international literatureThe world had been theirs in the late 90s: they were the young provocateurs behind a countercultural scene, digital bohemians creating a new future. But fifteen years later, Duke, the leader and undisputed genius of their group, has been murdered, and the three remaining members of their circle reunite to piece together what became of their lives and how they fell so short of their expectations.Now in their thirties, Aurora, Antero, and Emiliano have succumbed to the pressures of adulthood, the exigencies of carving out a life in a country that is fraying at the seams. Reunited after years of long-held grudges and painful crushes, the three try to resurrect the spirit of the all-night parties and early morning trysts, the protests and pornography of their youths. Lurking over them, as they puzzle out their fates, is the question of whether or not there is a future for them to believe in, or if the end has already arrived.Twenty After Midnight is a portrait of the first generation of the digital age, a group that was promised everything but handed a fractured world. Daniel Galera has written a pre-apocalyptic tale of millennial longings. 224 pp. Englisch.

paperback. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Sehr gut leichte Lagerspuren -AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Shari Lapena's new thriller, AN UNWANTED GUEST, is available now! 'The twists come as fast [as] you can turn the pages.' -People 'Provocative and shocking.' -Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of Find Her 'I read this novel at one sitting, absolutely riveted by the storyline. The suspense was beautifully rendered and unrelenting!' -Sue Grafton, New York Times bestselling author of X It all started at a dinner party. . . A domestic suspense debut about a young couple and their apparently friendly neighbors-a twisty, rollercoaster ride of lies, betrayal, and the secrets between husbands and wives. . . Anne and Marco Conti seem to have it all-a loving relationship, a wonderful home, and their beautiful baby, Cora. But one night, when they are at a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is committed. Suspicion immediately lands on the parents. But the truth is a much more complicated story. Inside the curtained house, an unsettling account of what actually happened unfolds. Detective Rasbach knows that the panicked couple is hiding something. Both Anne and Marco soon discover that the other is keeping secrets, secrets they've kept for years. What follows is the nerve-racking unraveling of a family-a chilling tale of deception, duplicity, and unfaithfulness that will keep you breathless until the final shocking twist. 368 pp. Englisch.

paperback. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Sehr gut Leichte Lagerspuren -2019 FINALIST FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARD Stunning. . . Oliveira writes with feeling. The New York Times Book Review [An] engrossing story. . . that feels utterly timely. People, The Best New Books New York, 1879: An epic blizzard descends on Albany, devastating the city. When the snow finally settles, two newly orphaned girls are missing. Determined not to give up hope, Dr. Mary Sutter, a former Civil War surgeon, searches for the two sisters. Whenwhat happened to them is finally revealed, Dr. Sutter must fight the most powerful of Albany's citizens, risking personal and public danger as she seeksto protectthe fragile, putting at risk loves and lives in her quest to right unimaginable wrongs. As contemporary as it is historic, Winter Sisters is part gripping thriller, part family saga, and ultimatelya story of trauma and resilience that explores the tremendous good and unspeakable evil of which humans are capable. 432 pp. Englisch.

paperback. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Gut -The critically acclaimed, bestselling novel from Gayle Forman, author ofWhere She Went,Just One Day,Just One Year, andI Was Here. Now a major motion picture, starring Chloe Grace Moretz! Includes exclusive interviews with Chloe Grace Moretz and her co-star Jamie Blackley. In the blink of an eye everything changes. Seventeen year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall what happened afterwards, watching her own damaged body being taken from the wreck. Little by little she struggles to put together the pieces- to figure out what she has lost, what she has left, and the very difficult choice she must make. Heart-wrenchingly beautiful, this will change the way you look at life, love, and family. Now a major motion picture starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Mia's story will stay with you for a long, long time. 272 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Sehr gut Leichte Lagerspuren, Ecken leicht angestoßen -Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for FictionFinalist for the Baileys Prize for Women's FictionAn exuberant, one-of-a-kind novel about love and family, war and nature, new money and old values by a brilliant New Yorker contributorThe Portable Veblen is a dazzlingly original novel that s as big-hearted as it is laugh-out-loud funny. Set in and around Palo Alto, amid the culture clash of new money and old (antiestablishment) values, and with the specter of our current wars looming across its pages, The Portable Veblen is an unforgettable look at the way we live now. A young couple on the brink of marriage the charming Veblen and her fiancé Paul, a brilliant neurologist find their engagement in danger of collapse. Along the way they weather everything from each other s dysfunctional families, to the attentions of a seductive pharmaceutical heiress, to an intimate tête-à-tête with a very charismatic squirrel. Veblen (named after the iconoclastic economist Thorstein Veblen, who coined the term conspicuous consumption ) is one of the most refreshing heroines in recent fiction. Not quite liberated from the burdens of her hypochondriac, narcissistic mother and her institutionalized father, Veblen is an amateur translator and freelance self ; in other words, she s adrift. Meanwhile, Paul the product of good hippies who were bad parents finds his ambition soaring. His medical research has led to the development of a device to help minimize battlefield brain trauma an invention that gets him swept up in a high-stakes deal with the Department of Defense, a Bizarro World that McKenzie satirizes with granular specificity. As Paul is swept up by the promise of fame and fortune, Veblen heroically keeps the peace between all the damaged parties involved in their upcoming wedding, until she finds herself falling for someone or something else. Throughout, Elizabeth McKenzie asks: Where do our families end and we begin How do we stay true to our ideals And what is that squirrelreallythinking Replete with deadpan photos and sly appendices,The Portable Veblenis at once an honest inquiry into what we look for in love and an electrifying reading experience. 448 pp. Englisch.

paperback. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Sehr gut Leichte Lagerspuren -One of the Financial Times' Best Business Books of 2019The New York Times bestseller about a noted tech venture capitalist, early mentor to Mark Zuckerberg, and Facebook investor, who wakes up to the serious damage Facebook is doing to our society and sets out to try to stop it. If you had told Roger McNamee even three years ago that he would soon be devoting himself to stopping Facebook from destroying our democracy, he would have howled with laughter. He had mentored many tech leaders in his illustrious career as an investor, but few things had made him prouder, or been better for his fund's bottom line, than his early service to Mark Zuckerberg. Still a large shareholder in Facebook, he had every good reason to stay on the bright side. Until he simply couldn't. Zucked is McNamee's intimate reckoning with the catastrophic failure of the head of one of the world's most powerful companies to face up to the damage he is doing. It's a story that begins with a series of rude awakenings. First there is the author's dawning realization that the platform is being manipulated by some very bad actors. Then there is the even more unsettling realization that Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg are unable or unwilling to share his concerns, polite as they may be to his face. And then comes the election of Donald Trump, and the emergence of one horrific piece of news after another about the malign ends to which the Facebook platform has been put. To McNamee's shock, even still Facebook's leaders duck and dissemble, viewing the matter as a public relations problem. Now thoroughly alienated, McNamee digs into the issue, and fortuitously meets up with some fellow travelers who share his concern, and help him sharpen its focus. Soon he and a dream team of Silicon Valley technologists are charging into the fray, to raise consciousness about the existential threat of Facebook, and the persuasion architecture of the attention economy more broadly to our public health and to our political order. Zucked is both an enthralling personal narrative and a masterful explication of the forces that have conspired to place us all on the horns of this dilemma. This is the story of a company and its leadership, but it's also a larger tale of a business sector unmoored from normal constraints, just at a moment of political and cultural crisis, the worst possible time to be given new tools for summoning the darker angels of our nature and whipping them into a frenzy. Like Jimmy Stewart in Rear Window, Roger McNamee happened to be in the right place to witness a crime, and it took him some time to make sense of what he was seeing and what we ought to do about it. The result of that effort is a wise, hard-hitting, and urgently necessary account that crystallizes the issue definitively for the rest of us. 400 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Gut Leichte Lagerspuren - If Hermione Granger had been an American who never received an invitation to Hogwarts, this might have been her story. PeopleEarning comparisons to wildly popular fantasy novels by Deborah Harkness and Lev Grossman, Emily Croy Barker s enchanting debut offers an intelligent escape into a richly imagined world. And with an appealing female protagonist, cinematic storytelling, wry humor, and wonderfully clever literary references, The Thinking Woman s Guide to Real Magic is sure to capture the imaginations of readers everywhere.During a miserable weekend at a friend s wedding, eager to forget about her disastrous breakup and stalled dissertation, Nora Fischer wanders off and somehow finds herself in another realm. There, she meets glamorous Ilissa who introduces Nora to a decadent new world and her gorgeous son Raclin. But when the elegant veneer of this dreamland shatters, Nora finds herself in a fairy tale gone incredibly wrong. And the only way she can survive is by learning real magic herself. 576 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Gut Leichte Lagerspuren -The exhilarating, genre-bending sequel to the sensational New York Times bestseller City of Dark Magic'If you're looking for a time-travel mystery with laughs, danger, and a romantic interest clad in lederhosen (and who isn't ), look no further." People (4 Stars)In this action-packed sequel to City of Dark Magic, we find musicologist Sarah Weston in Vienna in search of a cure for her friend Pollina, who is now gravely ill and who may not have much time left. Meanwhile, Nicolas Pertusato, in London in search of an ancient alchemical cure for the girl, discovers an old enemy is one step ahead of him. In Prague, Prince Max tries to unravel the strange reappearance of a long dead saint while being pursued by a seductive red-headed historian with dark motives of her own.In the city of Beethoven, Mozart, and Freud, Sarah becomes the target in a deadly web of intrigue that involves a scientist on the run, stolen art, seductive pastries, a few surprises from long-dead alchemists, a distractingly attractive horseman who's more than a little bloodthirsty, and a trail of secrets and lies. But nothing will be more dangerous than the brilliant and vindictive villain who seeks to bend time itself. Sarah must travel deep into an ancient mystery to save the people she loves. 368 pp. Englisch.

paperback. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Sehr gut Leichte Lagerspuren -Philip Swallow, Morris Zapp, Persse McGarrigle and the lovely Angelica are the jet-propelled academics who are on the move, in the air and on the make in David Lodge s satiricalSmall World. It is a world of glamorous travel and high excitement, where stuffy lecture rooms are swapped for lush corners of the globe, and romance is in the air. 352 pp. Englisch.

paperback. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Sehr gut Leichte Lagerspuren -From the New York Times bestselling, Edgar-Award winning author of Under the Harrow and Northern Spy, a 'breathtaking' (The New York Times Book Review)page-turner inspired by a shocking true crimeA better person would forgive him. A different sort of better person would have found him years ago.Nearly thirty years ago, while Claire and her brother slept upstairs, a brutal crime was committed in their grand London home. The next morning, her father's car was found abandoned, with bloodstains on the front seat. The first lord accused of murder in more than a century, he has been missing ever since. Now a doctor living under an assumed name, Claire learns the police may have found him, and her carefully calibrated existence begins to fracture. She starts to infiltrate his privileged inner circle, who have never broken their silence about what happened that night. Soon, Claire will learn how far she'll go to finally find the truth.Named a Must-Read by Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, O Magazine, BBC, CrimeReads, and PureWow 272 pp. Englisch.

paperback. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Sehr gut leichte Lagerspuren - A quintessential summer read. Marie Claire A warm and wonderfully vivid novel about taking second chances in life and in the sea One summer day on the beach in Florida, two extraordinary things happen to Maeve Donnelly. First, she is kissed by Daniel, the boy of her dreams. Then, she is bitten by a blacktip shark. Eighteen years later, Maeve has thrown herself into her work as a world-traveling marine biologist discovering more about the minds of misunderstood sharks. But when Maeve returns home to the legendarily charming and eccentric Hotel of the Muses where she was raised by her grandmother, she finds more than just the blood orange sunsets and key lime pies she s missed waiting for her. While Maeve has always been fearless in the water, on land she is indecisive. A chance meeting on the beach with a plucky, irresistible little girl who is just as fascinated by the ocean as Maeve was growing up leaves her at a crossroads: Should she re-kindle her romance with Daniel, the first love she left behind when she dove into her work Or indulge in a new romance with her colleague, Nicholas, who turns up in her hometown to investigate an illegal shark-finning operation Set against the intoxicating backdrop of palm trees, calypso bands, and perfect ocean views,The Shark Clubis a story of the mysterious passions of one woman s life: her first love and new love; the sea and sharks that inhabit it. 304 pp. Englisch.

paperback. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Sehr gut Leichte Lagerspuren - A powerful illustration of the obstacles our society continues to throw up in the paths of ambitious young women. The New York Times Book Review Important . . . empowering. Gayle King, CBS This Morning'That [Fowler] became a whistle-blower and a pioneer of a social movement almost seems inevitable once you get to know her. Uber should have seen her coming. San Francisco ChronicleNamed a Best Book of 2020 by NPR Susan Fowler was just twenty-five years old when her blog post describing the sexual harassment and retaliation she'd experienced at Uber riveted the nation. Her post would eventually lead to the ousting of Uber's powerful CEO, but its ripples extended far beyond that, as her courageous choice to attach her name to the post inspired other women to speak publicly about their experiences. In the year that followed, an unprecedented number of women came forward, and Fowler was recognized by Time as one of the 'Silence Breakers' who ignited the #MeToo movement.Here, she shares her full story: a story of extraordinary determination and resilience that reveals what it takes--and what it means--to be a whistleblower. Long before she arrived at Uber, Fowler's life had been defined by her refusal to accept her circumstances. She propelled herself from an impoverished childhood with little formal education to the Ivy League, and then to a coveted position at one of the most valuable companies in the history of Silicon Valley. Each time she was mistreated, she fought back or found a way to reinvent herself; all she wanted was the opportunity to define her own dreams and work to achieve them. But when she discovered Uber's pervasive culture of sexism, racism, harassment, and abuse, and that the company would do nothing about it, she knew she had to speak out no matter what it cost her. Whistleblower takes us deep inside this shockingly toxic workplace and reveals new details about the aftermath of the blog post, in which Fowler was investigated and followed, hacked and threatened, to the point that she feared for her life. But even as it illuminates how the deck is stacked in favor of the status quo, Fowler's story serves as a crucial reminder that we can take our power back. Both moving personal narrative and rallying cry, Whistleblower urges us to be the heroes of our own stories, and to keep fighting for a more just and equitable world. 272 pp. Englisch.

paperback. Zustand: Gebraucht. Gebraucht - Sehr gut Cover unten leicht angestossen -The #1 international crime series from Sweden!An island never forgets -- especially if you're the daughter of a murdererPolice detective Hannah Duncker didn t expect to return to her native Öland. She fled after her father s murder conviction and returns to make peace with her shame. She has a new job with the local police and a nosy new partner. A fifteen-year-old s death catapults her into a murder investigation that resurrects ghosts from her previous life. As she hunts for the truth, she must confront the people she abandoned. Not all are pleased to see her back home, and she soon learns that digging through the past comes with consequences.Author Johanna Mo crafts a breakneck island noir where secrets linger, guilt stains, and collective memory is long and unforgiving. Propulsive and poignant, The Night Singer explores the fallout of when good people do bad things. 448 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neu Neuware, Importqualität, auf Lager - 'He was not blind to the fact that murder, like the religions of the Pagan world, requires a victim as well as a priest.'Wilde's supremely witty tale of dandies, anarchists and a murderous prophecy in London high society.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). Wilde's works available in Penguin Classics are De Profundis and Other Prison Writings, The Complete Short Fiction, The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays, The Picture of Dorian Gray and The Soul of Man Under Socialism and Selected Critical Prose. 64 pp. Englisch.

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