penguin publishing group aug 2022 (69 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An unrepentant outlaw meets a relentless lawman in this Western from Spur Award-winning author Charles G. West.Boot Stoner spent twelve years of his life behind bars for stealing horses and rustling cattle. Upon release, he added murder and kidnapping to his criminal skillsslaughtering his own parents and abducting his "sister," a young Creek girl that his folks had adoptedbefore exacting revenge against the man responsible for his incarceration.U.S. Deputy Marshal John Ward is one of the West's best manhunters. He's the only one who stands a chance of stopping Stoner's bloody rampageand of bringing the girl back alive.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Forzas aren't quitters. That's the motto professional bull rider Justin Forza's dad has drilled into his head since the first time he climbed into the bucking chute. After a serious injury, doctor's orders are to stay out of the arena. But if Justin can win one more championship, he'll be able to continue the family legacy, set himself up for life, and finally confess his love to his best friend Emmeline. Emmeline Porter lives by one rule: never date a bull rider. She's seen the damage a bad ride can cause. As a last resort to stop Justin from returning to the rodeo circuit, she convinces him to take a trip to Paradise Island, a tropical haven off the coast of Texas. She hopes cutting Justin off from the pressure his dad is laying on him will give her best friend the clarity he needs to walk away for good. The close quarters and island adventures put their friendship to the test, and it's not long before real feelings surface and threaten to sweep them both away.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Uninhibited passion meets spine-chilling danger in this electrifying GhostWalker novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan.The next book in the GhostWalker series.Series Overview: The #1 New York Times bestselling series revolving around the unique psychic abilities of an elite squadron of men and women who can transform their mental powers into extraordinary weapons.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The national bestseller. Write. Burn. Repeat. Now with new covers to match whatever mood you're in.'This book has made me laugh and cry, filled me with joy, and inspired me.'-TikTok user camrynbanksInstagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube.the world has not only become one giant feed, but also one giant confessional. Burn After Writing allows you to spend less time scrolling and more time self-reflecting. Through incisive questions and thought experiments, this journal helps you learn new things while letting others go. Imagine instead of publicly declaring your feelings for others, you privately declared your feelings for yourself Help your heart by turning off the comments and muting the accounts that drive you into jealousy for a few moments a night. Whether you are going through the ups and downs of growing up, or know a few young people who are, you will flourish by finding free expression--even if through a few tears!Push your limits, reflect on your past, present, and future, and create a secret book that's about you, and just for you. This is not a diary, and there is no posting required. And when you're finished, toss it, hide it, or Burn After Writing.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The national bestseller. Write. Burn. Repeat. Now with new covers to match whatever mood you're in.'This book has made me laugh and cry, filled me with joy, and inspired me.'-TikTok user camrynbanksInstagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat, TikTok, VSCO, YouTube.the world has not only become one giant feed, but also one giant confessional. Burn After Writing allows you to spend less time scrolling and more time self-reflecting. Through incisive questions and thought experiments, this journal helps you learn new things while letting others go. Imagine instead of publicly declaring your feelings for others, you privately declared your feelings for yourself Help your heart by turning off the comments and muting the accounts that drive you into jealousy for a few moments a night. Whether you are going through the ups and downs of growing up, or know a few young people who are, you will flourish by finding free expression--even if through a few tears!Push your limits, reflect on your past, present, and future, and create a secret book that's about you, and just for you. This is not a diary, and there is no posting required. And when you're finished, toss it, hide it, or Burn After Writing.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When a mysterious stranger turns up making claims that threaten Lady Fowling's legacy, Hayley Burke must dig deep into her late benefactor's history to uncover the truth and catch a conniving killer in this new mystery from USA Today bestselling author Marty Wingate, now in paperback.It has been nearly a year since I took up my position as curator of Lady Georgiana Fowling's collection of Golden Age of Mystery writers' first editions at her library in Middlebank House. I have learned that I need to take the good with the bad. The good: I have finally convinced Mrs. Woolgar to open up the collection to the public one day a week so that they too can share in Lady Fowling's passion. The bad: although he would not be my first, or even tenth, choice, at the insistence of the board Charles Henry Dill, Lady Fowling's unscrupulous nephew, is now my personal assistant.On one of our first days open to the public, Mr. John Aubrey shows up at Middlebank House and insists that Lady Georgiana Fowling is his grandmother. Mrs. Woolgar is scandalized by his claims, and Charles Henry, who feels he has been cheated out of his rightful inheritance as Lady Fowling's heir, is furious. I do not know that I believe Mr. Aubrey, yet he has knowledge of Lady Fowling's life and writings that few possess. To further complicate matters, an associate of Mr. Aubrey's intends to help us uncover the truth of John's story. But before he can do that, he is murdered and the police have reason to suspect Charles Henry.As much as I would like to lock up Charles Henry and throw away the key, I cannot believe he is a killer. And I also know there is something dead wrong about Mr. Aubrey's tales regarding his "grandmother" Lady Fowling. I will need to make sense of her past in order to suss out the true villain of this story.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Do you love potions, crystals, spells and spell books Witchcraft Coloring Book combines the fun of coloring with everyone's favorite spooky-season subjects in this intricate, beautiful, and giftable package from the creator of the popular gift-item and stationery brand Hello Harlot. This brand-new, all-original coloring book features beautiful, fun-to-color illustrations that celebrate all thing witchy, including images of potions, crystals, and spell books; evocative sayings; and tributes to historical witches through the ages as well as those from contemporary pop culture, such as Marie Laveau, Samantha from Bewitched, Willow from Buffy, and so many more.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Taut and full of verve. The New York Times Book ReviewThe landmark first novel of one of the greatest living Latin American writers now in a sparkling new translation by his longtime collaboratorWhen it was first published in 2006, then-literary critic and poet Alejandro Zambra s first novel, Bonsai, caused a sensation. It was said, according to Chile s newspaper of record, El Mercurio, that it represented the end of an era, or the beginning of another, in the nation s letters. Zambra would go on to become a writer of international renown, winning prizes in Chile and around the world for his funny, tender, sly fictions.Here, in a brilliant new translation from four-time International Booker Prize nominee Megan McDowell, is the little book that started it all: The story of Julio and Emilia, two Chilean university students who, seeking truth in great literature, find one another instead. As they fall together and drift apart over the course of young adulthood, Zambra spins an emotionally engrossing, expertly distilled, formally inventive tale of love, art, and memory.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -'After decades of significant progress, the prospects of women and girls in Afghanistan are once again dependent on radical Islamists who reject gender equality. When the United States announced the end of their twenty-year occupation and the Taliban seized control of the country on August 15th, 2021, so began a steep regression of social, political, and economic freedoms for women in the country. But just because a brutal regime has taken over doesn't mean Afghan women will stand by while their rights are stripped away. In We Are Still Here, artist and activist Nahid Shahalimi compiles the voices of thirteen powerful, insightful, and influential Afghan women who have worked as politicians, journalists, scientists, filmmakers, artists, coders, musicians, and more. As they reflect on their country's past, stories of their own upbringing and the ways they have been able to empower girls and women over the past two decades emerge. They report on the fear and pain caused by the impending loss of their homeland, but above all on what many girls and women in Afghanistan have already lost: freedom, self-determination, and joy. The result is an arresting book that issues an appeal to remember Afghan girls and women and to show solidarity with them. Like us, they have a right to freedom and dignity, and together we must fight for their place in the free world because Afghanistan is only geographically distant. Extremist ideas know no limits.'--Provided by publisher.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 192 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A Washington Post best nonfiction book pick of 2021 It is biography as an expression of love. The New York TimesNew York Times bestselling author Julie Klam s funny and moving story of the Morris sisters, distant relations with mysterious pasts. Ever since she was young, Julie Klam has been fascinated by the Morris sisters, cousins of her grandmother. According to family lore, early in the twentieth century the sisters parents decided to move the family from Eastern Europe to Los Angeles so their father could become a movie director. On the way, their pregnant mother went into labor in St. Louis, where the baby was born and where their mother died. The father left the children in an orphanage and promised to send for them when he settled in California a promise he never kept. One of the Morris sisters later became a successful Wall Street trader and advised Franklin Roosevelt. The sisters lived together in New York City, none of them married or had children, and one even had an affair with J. P. Morgan. The stories of these independent women intrigued Klam, but as she delved into them to learn more, she realized that the tales were almost completely untrue. The Almost Legendary Morris Sisters is the revealing account of what Klam discovered about her family and herself as she dug into the past. The deeper she went into the lives of the Morris sisters, the slipperier their stories became. And the more questions she had about what actually happened to them, the more her opinion of them evolved. Part memoir and part confessional, and told with the wit and honesty that are hallmarks of Klam s books, The Almost Legendary Morris Sisters is the fascinating and funny true story of one writer s journey into her family s past, the truths she brings to light, and what she learns about herself along the way. 288 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A horror coloring book sequel to Dark Art, featuring intricate and macabre gothic artwork by illustratorFrançoisGautier The perfect coloring book for fans of all things spooky and colorists who love other intricate coloring books like those by Kerby Rosanes and Johanna Basford. This book will be packed with beautiful, complex illustrations of all the gothic classics: brooding ravens, gargoyles, creepy castles, and more!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A book to help you laugh about your insecurities, doubts, and sore spots, reminding you that it s not just you everyone is a little bit awful!In this world, there are two inescapable truths. First, you will die someday. And second, you are horrible at a lot of things.In this hilarious and relatable book, popular artist Natalya Lobanova invites readers to revel in the harsher realities of life. Through a mixture of comics, infographics, and activity pages, you can explore the myriad ways you may not be living up to your expectations, and ultimately (hopefully) learn how to accept your flaws and failures with a good self-deprecating chuckle. Some examples include: Bad Date Bingo Choose Your Life Path maze relationship flow charts and more!A perfect gift for perfectionists, pessimists, or anyone questioning themselves, Everyone is Awful is sure to put a smile on the face of every Debbie Downer. 240 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A book to help you laugh about your insecurities, doubts, and sore spots, reminding you that it s not just you everyone is a little bit awful!In this world, there are two inescapable truths. First, you will die someday. And second, you are horrible at a lot of things.In this hilarious and relatable book, popular artist Natalya Lobanova invites readers to revel in the harsher realities of life. Through a mixture of comics, infographics, and activity pages, you can explore the myriad ways you may not be living up to your expectations, and ultimately (hopefully) learn how to accept your flaws and failures with a good self-deprecating chuckle. Some examples include: Bad Date Bingo Choose Your Life Path maze relationship flow charts and more!A perfect gift for perfectionists, pessimists, or anyone questioning themselves, Everyone is Awful is sure to put a smile on the face of every Debbie Downer.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The seventeenth novel in the beloved New York Times bestselling Longmire seriesThe hit drama Longmire is now streaming on Paramount+When Lolo Long's niece Jaya begins receiving death threats, Tribal Police Chief Long calls on Absaroka County Sheriff Walt Longmire along with Henry Standing Bear as lethal backup. Jaya 'Longshot' Long is the phenom of the Lame Deer Lady Stars High School basketball team and is following in the steps of her older sister, who disappeared a year previously, a victim of the scourge of missing Native Woman in Indian Country. Lolo hopes that having Longmire involved might draw some public attention to the girl's plight, but with this maneuver she also inadvertently places the good sheriff in a one-on-one with the deadliest adversary he has ever faced in both this world and the next.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 336 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The four McBride brothers have their worlds turned upside down when their precocious younger sister secretly places an advertisement for a mail order bride for her brothers.Kit McBride knows that Buck's Creek, Montana is no place to find a bride. Between him and his three brothers-plus little Junebug-they manage all right on their own, thank you very much. But unbeknownst to Kit, his sister is sick to death of cleaning, cooking, and mending for her big brothers, so she placed an ad in The Matrimonial News to get them hitched.After Maddy Mooney emigrated from Ireland, she found employment with an eccentric but poor widow. When her mistress decides to answer an ad for a mail order bride, Madd?y is dragged along for the ride to Montana. But en route to the West, Maddy is suddenly abandoned and left to assume the widow's name, position, and matrimonial prospects? When Maddy arrives at Buck's Creek, Kit is shocked to say the least. But with no other recourse in the wilderness, Maddy must convince Kit not only is she who she says she is, but she's the wife he never knew he needed.Story Locale: Buck's Creek, MontanaSeries Overview: The brothers of the McBride family are all set to be married on the wild Montana frontier, even if they don't know it yet.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Paris Library meets The Flight Girls in this captivating historical novel about the sacrifice and courage necessary to live a life of honor, inspired by the first female volunteer librarians during World War I and the first women accepted into the U.S. Naval Academy. Two women. One secret. A truth worth fighting for.1918. Timid and shy Emmaline Balakin lives more in books than her own life. Then an envelope crosses her desk at the Dead Letter's Office bearing a name from her past and Emmaline decides to finally embark on an adventure of her own-as a volunteer librarian on the frontlines in France. But when she comes face to face with the love of her life, and the unthinkable occurs in the perils of war, Emmaline will need to find more courage within herself than she ever thought possible in order to survive. 1976. Kathleen Carre is eager to prove to herself and to her nana that she deserves her acceptance into the first class to include women at the U. S. Naval Academy. But not everyone wants female midshipmen at the Academy, and after tragedy strikes close to home, Kathleen becomes a target. To protect herself Kathleen must learn to trust others, even as she discovers a secret that could be her undoing.Story Locale: Paris, France and the frontlines of World War I in France in 1918; Washington DC and Annapolis, Maryland in 1976.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - By the author of The Shortest Way Home, a charming and redemptive novel about unexpected second chances, following a publicist who, after the sudden implosion of her career, takes a job as a dorm mom at a Sonoma boarding school.Gillian thought she had everything she ever wanted-as a successful publicist running her own Manhattan firm and working with a high profile celebrity clientele, she finally made herself at home amongst the elite who eluded her throughout her youth. That is, until her career suddenly implodes, leaving her jobless, friendless, and with a Googleable reputation that follows her everywhere. So, when she receives an offer to become a 'dorm mom' at Glen Ellen, the prestigious Sonoma boarding school she attended two decades earlier on scholarship, she leaps at the opportunity for a change of scene-at least until she can figure out how to rehabilitate her career.But Gillian is surprised to find herself enjoying her new life: her role as a mentor is unexpectedly fulfilling, and she runs into an old flame from her own time at school, who is just as dashing now as he was then. However, just as she begins to feel comfortable, a scandal erupts on campus that threatens to derail everything, and Gillian must figure out how to save her job, her students, her friends, and her new romance before it's too late.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A new heartfelt novel about the power of loneliness and the strength of love that overcomes it by critically acclaimed author Roselle Lim.Newly-minted professional matchmaker Sophie Go has returned to Toronto, her hometown, after spending three years in Shanghai. Her job is made difficult when she is revealed as a fraud: she never actually graduated from matchmaking school. In a competitive market like Toronto, no one wants to take a chance on an inexperienced and unaccredited matchmaker and soon Sophie becomes an outcast.In dire search of clients, Sophie stumbles upon a secret club within her condo complex: the 'Old Ducks,' seven septuagenarian Chinese bachelors who never found love. Somehow, she convinces them to hire her, but her matchmaking skills are put to the test as she learns the depths of loneliness, heartbreak, and love by attempting to make the hardest matches of her life.Story Locale: Paris, France.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'In Victorian-era London, amateur sleuth and cook Kat Holloway must solve a murder to claim an inheritance she did not know she had in a riveting new historical mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of Death at the Crystal Palace. A stranger who appears on Kat's doorstep turns out to be one Charlotte Bristow, legal wife of Joe Bristow, the man Kat once believed herself married to-who she thought died at sea twelve years ago. Kat is jolted by Charlotte's claims that not only was Joe murdered, but he had amassed a small fortune before he died. Charlotte makes the cook an offer she cannot refuse-if Kat can discover the identity of Joe's murderer, Charlotte will give her a share of the fortune Joe left behind. With the help of Daniel McAdam, her attractive and charismatic confidante, Kat plunges into her own past to investigate. When it becomes apparent that the case of Joe's death goes far deeper than simple, opportunistic theft, Kat and Daniel's relationship is put to the test, and Kat herself comes under scrutiny as her connection to Joe is uncovered. She must race to catch the real killer before she loses her job and possibly her life'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Two high school sweethearts get a second chance at their perfect ending in this charming new romance by Kerry Winfrey, author of Very Sincerely Yours.Once upon a time, Sandy Macintosh thought she would have her happily ever after with her high school sweetheart, Hank Tillman. Sandy wanted to be an artist, Hank was the only boy in town who seemed destined for bigger things, and they both had dreams to escape town together. But when Sandy's plans fell through, she stayed in their small town in Ohio while Hank went off to Boston to follow his dreams to be a musician, with the promise to stay together. Only that plan fell through, too.Fifteen years later, Sandy runs a successful greenhouse while helping her parents with their bed and breakfast. Everything is perfect?until Hank rolls back into town, now a famous alt-country singer with a son in tow. She's done everything she could all these years to avoid anything related to him-not even listening to his songs-but when she sees him again, her resolve wavers. There aren't enough cliché love songs in the world to convince Sandy to give Hank another chance, but when he needs her help with his next album, she wonders if there could be a new beginning for them or if what they had is just a tired old song of the past.Story Locale: Ohio.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NOW IN PAPERBACK: When evil forces are going unchecked on Earth, a principled astronaut makes a spilt-second decision to try to seek justice in the only place she knows how-the International Space Station.Walli Beckwith is a model astronaut. She graduated at the top of her class from the Naval Academy, had a successful career flying fighter jets, and has spent more than three hundred days in space. So when she refuses to leave her post aboard the International Space Station following an accident that forces her fellow astronauts to evacuate, her American and Russian colleagues are mystified. For Walli, the matter at hand feels all too clear and terrifying for her to be worried about ruining her career. She is stuck in a race against time to save a part of the world that seems to have been forgotten, and also the life of the person she loves the most. She will go to any length necessary, using the only tool she has, to accomplish what she knows is right.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Amy Foster considers herself lucky. After she left the city and moved to the suburbs, she found her place quickly with neighbors Liz, Jess, and Melissa, snarking together from the outskirts of the PTA crowd. One night during their monthly wine get-together, the crew concoct a plan for a clubhouse She Shed in Liz's backyard--a space for just them, no spouses or kids allowed. But the night after they christen the She Shed, things start to feel . . . off. They didn't expect Liz's little home-improvement project to release a demonic force that turns their quiet enclave into something out of a nightmare. And that's before the homeowners' association gets wind of it. Even the calmest moms can't justify the strange burn marks, self-moving dolls, and horrible smells surrounding their possessed friend, Liz. Together, Amy, Jess, and Melissa must fight the evil spirit to save Liz and the neighborhood . . . before the suburbs go completely to hell.'--Page 4 of cover.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - They're looking for a second chance at love, but they have some rough seas ahead in the new contemporary romance from the author of Love, Lists, and Fancy ShipsCommitment-phobe Nina LeJeune has lived her life by two rules: 1. Always have fun. 2. Don't let love derail your life.The first rule is easy; the second, she's broken only one time.Ten years after fleeing home, Nina is chief stew on the super yacht Serendipity, single by choice, and perfectly content with how life has turned out.But Nina's ex-coworker and old flame, Irish chef Ollie Dunne, isn't so happy with the status quo. Two years after leaving yachting, he's returned as Serendipity's chef with an ultimatum: if Nina denies she's in love with him after three dates spread over the charter season, he'll go back to Ireland for good.Nina and Ollie's shared secret from their past threatens to shipwreck not only their relationship, but the entire boat. But as their connection grows amid chaotic guests and crew drama, could there be smooth sailing in their future.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett's job has many times put his wife and daughters in harm's way. Now the tables turn as his wife discovers something that puts the Pickett family in a killer's crosshairs in this thrilling new novel in the bestselling series.A day before the three Pickett girls come home for Thanksgiving, Marybeth Pickett finds an unmarked package at the front door of the library where she works. When she opens the package she finds a photo album that belonged to an infamous Nazi official. Who left it there And why did they leave it with her She learns that during World War II several Wyoming soldiers were in the group that fought to Hitler's Eagles Nest retreat in the Alps-and one of them took Hitler's personal photo album. Did another take this one and keep it all these years When she finds the name of a deceased local man who was likely in the unit, Joe visits the man's son-only to find him brutally tortured and murdered. Someone is after the photo album-but why And when a close neighbor is murdered, Joe and Marybeth face a new question: How will they figure out the book's mystery before someone hurts them?or their girls Meanwhile, Nate Romanowski is on the hunt for a younger and more ruthless version of himself-the man who stole Nate's falcons and attacked his wife. Using a network of fellow falconers, Nate tracks the man from one city to another, learning that his target is an agitator and a financier of anarchists. Even as he grasps the true threat his quarry presents, Nate swoops in for the kill-and a stunning final showdown.Story Locale: WyomingSeries Overview: Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett, an everyman hero with a penchant for stepping into trouble, works with an outlaw falconer and his resourceful wife and daughters to protect the land of Twelve Sleep Country from hunters, ecoterrorists, cowboy hit men, and rogue government agents, among others.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Connected through time by a shared English countryside home, a nurse looking to escape her recent problems tries to piece together her beloved grandmother's tangled history in the new historical novel from the acclaimed author of At Summer's End.England, 2019: Audrey Collins knew only one thing about her beloved grandmother Emilie's history: she was born into nobility. When she inherits Emilie's home in North Yorkshire, Audrey arrives expecting a sprawling country estate fit for lords and ladies but instead finds an abandoned stone cottage perfectly preserved as her grandmother left it when she fled the country in 1941, ration book and all.France, 1915: Lady Emile Dawes is working as a nurse on the Western Front, grateful to have escaped the restraints of her tumultuous home life. The independence she fought hard to earn is jeopardized when a familiar man shows up in one of her hospital beds, and she realizes she can't escape her past until she faces it.A hundred years apart, Audrey and Emilie each struggle to find purpose, love, and a place to call home in this harrowing family saga celebrating the courage of underestimated women-and the power a secret can hold across generations.Story Locale: North Yorkshire, England and the Western Front, France.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A beautiful, illustrated reflection on death, mortality, and what it means to be human'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Waitress meets The Midnight Library in this uplifting novel about a chef who is granted the opportunity to spend a day in three alternate lives she could've had? three days, one life-altering opportunityLolly Blanchard's life only seems to give her lemons. Ten years ago, after her mother's tragic death, she broke up with her first love, and abandoned her dream of opening a restaurant in order to keep her family's struggling Seattle diner afloat and to care for her sister and grieving father. Now a decade later, she dutifully whips up the diner's famous lemon meringue pies each morning while pining for the love and life she lost.On Lolly's thirty-third birthday, her quirky, beloved aunt gives her a mysterious gift-three lemon drops, each of which allows her to live a single day in a life she might have lived if she'd made different choices. It's an eye-opening experience that helps Lolly comes to terms with all she's lost, but also recognize her own strength. With one last lemon drop to use, Lolly has a chance to do-over the last ten years. Torn between duty to her family and the true desires of her heart, she discovers that the key to transforming her life lies not in redoing her past, but in taking control of her present.Story Locale: Seattle, WA.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'To know James is to love him; with Center Center, you are about to fall in love.' -Jennifer Garner 'Exquisitely raw, hilarious, and fresh?Center Center shows there's a place in the world for anyone who's ever felt lost, misunderstood, or outrageously passionate.' -Misty Copeland, NYT bestselling author of Life in MotionA daring, joyous, and inspiring memoir-in-essays from the American Ballet Theatre principal dancer-slash-drag queen-slash-pop star who's redefining what it means to be a man in balletThere's a mark on every stage around the world that signifies the center of its depth and width, called 'center center.' James Whiteside has dreamed of standing on that very mark as a principal dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre ever since he was a twelve-year-old blown away by watching the company's spring gala. The GLAMOUR. The VIRTUOSITY. The RIPPED MEN IN TIGHTS!In this absurd and absurdist collection of essays, Whiteside tells us the story of how he got to be a primo ballerino-stopping along the way to muse about the tragically fated childhood pets who taught him how to feel, reminisce on ill-advised partying at summer dance camps, and imagine fantastical run-ins with Jesus on Grindr. Also in these pages are tales of the two alter egos he created to subvert the strict classical rigor of ballet: JbDubs, an out-and-proud pop musician, and Ühu Betch, an over-the-top drag queen named after Yoohoo chocolate milk. Center Center is an exuberant behind-the-scenes tour of Whiteside's triple life-a raunchy, curious, and unapologetic celebration of queerness, self-expression, friendship, sex, creativity, and pushing boundaries that will entertain you, shock you, inspire you, embolden you?and maybe even make you cry.Story Locale: New York City (mostly); also Boston, MA and Fairfield, CT.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Gray Man's first adventure leads to trouble for him in the present in the latest entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.Before he was the Gray Man, Court Gentry was Sierra Six, the junior member of a CIA action team.In their first mission they took out a terrorist leader, at a terrible price- the life of a woman Court cared for. Ten years have passed. The Gray Man is on a simple mission when he sees a ghost: the long-dead terrorist, but he's remarkably energetic for a dead man. A decade of time may have passed but the Gray Man hasn't changed. He isn't one to leave a job unfinished or a blood debt unpaid. Story Locale: India, PakistanSeries Overview: Court Gentry was one of the world's top assassins, until he was betrayed and cut loose. Now he's known as the Gray Man-and making a living means other people dying.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Strangers aboard a London bus unite to help an elderly man find his missed love connection in the heartwarming new novel from the author of The Last Chance LibraryWhen Libby Lloyd arrives in London, broken-hearted and with her life in tatters, the first person she meets on the bus is elderly pensioner Frank. He tells her about the time in 1962 he met a girl on the number 88 bus with beautiful red hair just like hers. They made plans for a date at the National Gallery art museum, but Frank lost the bus ticket with her number on it. For the past sixty years, he's ridden the same bus trying to find her, but with no luck.Libby is inspired to action and, with the help of an unlikely companion, she papers the bus route with flyers advertising their search. Libby begins to open her guarded heart to new connections as her tightly controlled world expands, but with Frank's dementia progressing quickly, their chance of finding the girl on the No. 88 bus is slipping away.More than anything, Libby wants Frank to see his lost love one more time. But their quest also shows Libby just how important it is to embrace her own chances for happiness-before it's too late-in a beautifully uplifting novel about how a shared common experience among strangers can transform lives in the most marvelous ways.Story Locale: London, England.