penguin random house llc apr 2010 (34 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It's graduation time for Hank Zipzer and all his friends- time to move on from PS 87 to middle school. Trouble is, there are tests Hank has to pass to get into the same middle schools as his friends, and his learning differences might get in the way. Luckily, a life-altering audition at a performing arts middle school helps him find his true path.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The second mystery featuring Georgiana Neverall, plumber's apprentice extraordinaire. Georgiana Neverall never pictured herself knee-deep in a muddy trench building a moat-part of a state-of-the-art castle that would soon house a retired Microsoft engineer. She also never imagined being a murder suspect, but that's exactly what happens when a floater in the moat turns out to be her ex-boyfriend.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A sticky situation in the second Decoupage mystery. Decoupage teacher Brenna Miller is in over her head when she finds bride-to-be Tara with her fiance's dead best friend-and Tara holding the murder weapon. It's up to Brenna to get to the truth before Tara's future turns to shreds.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - School psychologist Skye Denison reluctantly agrees to act as maid of honor in her California cousin's over-the-top platinum-style wedding- and is also expected to assist the control-freak wedding planner. But when Skye discovers the planner dead, just one week before the big event, Skye is suddenly working double-duty. While overseeing every nuptial detail, she's also helping the police find out who hated the bridal consultant enough to kill her. Can Skye get her cousin to the church on time-and save herself from a killer who may actually be on the guest list.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - First in the Farmer's Market Mystery Series. Becca Robins leads a simple life, making jams and preserves on her very own farm. But when there's a murder in her quaint little town, she puts herself in the line of fire to defend her friend's innocence-and goes from making jam to being in one.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - China Bayles needs rest, and a historic Shaker village in Kentucky seems the ideal place for it. There she can learn about the intriguing, dwindling Shaker culture and its medicinal herbs. Unfortunately, the village is plagued with misfortune and strife. China wonders if, with the help of some age-old journals full of scandal, she can get to the bottom of it. But after a shocking death occurs during her stay, China must plunge into the archives of another time to connect the sins of the past with a modern-day murder.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Does a new start for the Galactic Alliance mark the beginning of the fall of the Jedi Order After a violent civil war and the devastation wrought by the now fallen Darth Caedus, the Galactic Alliance is in crisis. From all corners, politicians, power brokers, and military leaders converge on Coruscant for a crucial summit to restore order and determine the future of their unified worlds. But even more critical, and far more uncertain, is the future of the Jedi.In a shocking move, Chief of State Natasi Daala orders the arrest of Luke Skywalker for failing to prevent Jacen Solo s turn to the dark side and his subsequent reign of terror as a Sith Lord. But it s only the first blow in an anti-Jedi backlash fueled by a hostile government and suspicious public. Negotiating his freedom in exchange for his exile from the Jedi Order, Luke, with his son, Ben, at his side, sets out to unravel the shocking truth behind Jacen Solo s corruption and downfall. But the secrets Luke uncovers may bring his quest and life as he knows it to a sudden end. And all the while, another Jedi Knight, consumed by madness, is headed to Coruscant on a fearsome mission that could devastate the entire galaxy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The spectacular alternate military history saga continues in the third novel in the New York Times bestselling Destroyermen series. Lieutenant Commander Matthew Reddy, along with the men and women of the battleship Walker, are once again at war. Having sided with the peaceful Lemurians against the savage, reptilian Grik, they now find themselves scrambling to prepare for the attack that is sure to come. Meanwhile, the Japanese juggernaut Amagi, also trapped in this strange world, is under Grik control. Soon, they will have amassed a force that no amount of fire-power and technology will be able to stop. Reddy, his crew, his allies, and his loved ones face annihilation. But if there is one thing they have learned about their new world, it is that hope-and help-may just be over the horizon.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Home gets hot for CIA Special Agent Holly Barker in this novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Stuart Woods's thrilling series. After Holly Barker lets an international terrorist slip through her fingers for a second time, the CIA thinks she might want a long vacation. So Holly returns to her hometown of Orchid Beach, Florida, where she had been police chief for many years. But a very unpleasant surprise awaits her. Many years earlier, while she was in the army, Holly and another female officer had brought charges against their commander for sexual harassment. Holly had managed to fight him off, but the other woman, a young lieutenant, had not. The officer in question was acquitted of all charges, and has also left the army-for a job as Orchid Beach's new police chief. Now Holly must decide whether to return to the CIA-or seek her revenge.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Anne of the Island is the third heartwarming book about red-haired orphan Anne Shirley.As her childhood friends get married and move away, Anne too leaves Prince Edward Island for college in Kingsport. Although Priscilla Grant and Gilbert Blythe are there, too, she feels lonely and out of place. But Anne soon makes new friends, one of whom is rich, handsome Roy Gardner, whose attentions to Anne make Gilbert very jealous.The book includes a behind-the-scenes journey, including an author profile, a guide to who's who, activities and more.The Puffin Classics relaunch includes:A Little PrincessAlice's Adventures in WonderlandAlice's Adventures Through the Looking GlassAnne of Green Gables seriesBlack BeautyHans Andersen's Fairy TalesHeidiJourney to the Centre of the EarthLittle WomenPeter PanTales of the Greek HeroesThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnThe Adventures of King ArthurThe Adventures of Tom SawyerThe Call of the WildThe Jungle BookThe OdysseyThe Secret GardenThe Wind in the WillowsThe Wizard of OzTreasure Island 368 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Slocum's got nothing to lose-except his life. Seeking a way to fill his saddlebags with money, Slocum acts on a tip from a drunken station agent and attempts to pull off a daring stagecoach robbery. Unfortunately, his easy mark turns out to be a marshal, and Slocum finds an angry posse on his trail. Between the flat terrain, a wounded horse, and eight men hot in pursuit, Slocum must use all his skills and a bit of luck to outride them-because if the long arm of the law catches him, it will stick his head in a noose?

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Best remembered as a member of the Algonquin Round Table, the fabled Jazz Age literay coterie, Dorothy Parker built a reputations as one of the era's most beloved poets. Parker's satirical wit and sharp-edged humour earned her a reputation as the wittiest woman in America. This Penguin Classics edition of her poetry - the companion to Parker's Complete Stories and introduced by her noted biographer, Marion Meade - is the only complete collection available, showcasing the dry quips and piercingly introspective verse of a writer whose legend continues to fascinate.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - View our feature on Ann Aguirre's Hell Fire.The second in the thrilling national bestselling series As a handler, Corine Solomon can touch any object and know its history. It's too bad she can't seem to forget her own. With her ex-boyfriend Chance in tow-lending his own supernatural brand of luck-Corine journeys back home to Kilmer, Georgia, in order to discover the truth behind her mother's death and the origins of 'gift'. But while trying to uncover the secrets in her past, Corine and Chance find that something is rotten in the state of Georgia. Inside Kilmer's borders there are signs of a dark curse affecting the town and all its residents-and it can only be satisfied with death.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - View our feature on Elizabeth Vaughan's Destiny's Star.A return to the world of the Warlands. Bethral, a beautiful warrior, and Ezren, a quick-witted storyteller, are confronted with a civil war and a tribe or warriors with their own code of honor and their own rules of pleasure and partnership. To stay alive they must learn new customs, confront their enemies, and conceal Ezren's fiery power.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Third in the red-hot trilogy following If Looks Could Chill. Eight months ago, Dr. Gina Cappozi and CIA black ops commando Captain Gregg van Halen were lovers.until Gregg committed the ultimate betrayal. When her need for vengeance leads Gina back into Gregg's bed, she discovers that the power of betrayal and revenge is nothing compared to the power of love.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A memoir by a former Vietnamese refugee who became a U.S. Marine, Quang Pham's A Sense of Duty is an affecting story of fate, hope, and the aftermath of the most divisive war the United States has ever fought. This heartfelt salute to the spirit of America is also the account of the author's reunion with his long-absent father, Hoa Pham, himself a devoted officer who saw combat firsthand as a South Vietnamese fighter pilot. Hoa's revelations about his wartime experience leave Quang even more conflicted about his service in the Marines in the first Gulf War, and after years of struggling to reconnect with each other and the homeland they left behind, the two set out on a final, profound quest-to make sense of the war in Vietnam. Tracing Quang Pham's uniquely spirited yet agonizing journey from his experiences as an uprooted refugee to his becoming a combat aviator, A Sense of Duty reveals the turmoil of a family torn apart and reunited by the fortunes of war. It is an American journey like no other.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A brutal murder. An abundance of DNA evidence. A three-and-a-half year search for a killer who was always so close-yet untouchable. After the rape and murder of Raleigh, North Carolina, resident Stephanie Bennett, police had ample DNA evidence. They also had a suspect: the man next door. But for more than three years, he eluded them by refusing to hand over a DNA sample, wiping down anything he touched and even planting decoy samples. This is the gripping story of how a team of detectives finally tripped him up-and brought closure to an innocent young woman's family.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The author of 'The Secret of Excalibur' delivers a rip-roaring adventure involving an incredible discovery, a merciless foe, and a deadly race for the truth. Original.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Isadora, Rachel (illustrator). Neuware - Carmelita loves to greet everyone in her colorful neighborhood. There are people from so many different cultures! They all like to say hello too, so now Carmelita can say hello in Spanish, English, French, Japanese, and many other languages. And her dog, Manny Well, he seems to understand everyone, and gives a happy 'Woof!' wherever he goes.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Antonyo Ian Demonté Simms treats women and relationships as casually as most people treat their socks; changing them and discarding them frequently. Antonyo is handsome, intelligent, charismatic, charming, and a born manipulator. With the help of his aunt LaTrece, his mother's irresponsible twin sister, Antonyo learns how to use his talents to win the hearts and treasures of a vast array of female companions-rich, poor, married, single, older, younger, employers and co-workers. Each of these women thinks that she may just be the one who can turn this hot hunk into a husband. The only woman Antonyo can't get over on is his no-nonsense mother, LaTrina. She gave birth to Antonyo at age 15. Raising him all alone, she has worked hard to change her life and be a good example for her son. LaTrina struggles every day to stir into her son all the right ingredients to turn him into a man, in spite of the example set by his deadbeat father. LaTrina eventually gives her life to Christ, and as she grows in her relationship with God, she does all in her power to convince Antonyo to do the same thing. Antonyo, while impressed with the new person his mother is becoming, is certain that his life is fine exactly the way it is. It will take a mother's love and God's all-encompassing power, grace, and mercy to change a young man from sinner to saint before Satan drags him into the pits of hell.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Cherise McKenzie, an Atlanta crime scene investigator, and her husband, Detective Mason McKenzie, have experienced some turbulent ups and downs in their marriage over the years. With demanding careers and two children, the McKenzies find themselves spending more time apart than together, which allows infidelity with a trusted loved one to darken their doorstep. It is only through a series of near tragic events and a lot of prayer that the young couple is able to rebuild their lives and rekindle the love they once shared. Everything is going great for the McKenzies, and their careers now complement their lives instead of complicating them. Mason and Cherise are determined to keep family first in their lives; however, their devotion will be tested once again when tragedy strikes, leaving Cherise to make a decision that could not only cost her marriage, but the one person she loves more than life itself.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When the English government mandates genetic testing for predisposition to violence in the early 21st century, it also creates an elaborate computer network to store the results. But when a computer expert with just such a violent predisposition breaks into the carefully-guarded data, he decides to protect the rest of society by killing off others on the list. Enter Inspector 'Jake' Jakowicz, a tough, smart cop who must use all her powers of intuition to track the sociopath who wants to draw her into a chilling dialogue about the nature of life itself.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Unavailable for decades, 'Nightingale Wood' is a delightfully modern romance ripe for rediscovery by the many fans of Gibbons' 'Cold Comfort Farm.' Includes a new Introduction by Sophie Dahl.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this debut thriller of spectacular sweep and brilliant turns, a secret with shocking consequences is buried deep in the Middle Eastern desert--challenging everything the modern world knows about the origins of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Winner of the 2009 Commonwealth Writers' Prize. When a man slaps a child who is not his own at a neighborhood barbecue, the act triggers a series of repercussions in the lives of the people who witness the event.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Happiness is a spiritual path. The more you learn about true happiness, the more you discover the truth of who you are, what is important, and what your life is for.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A provocative . . . persuasive ('The New York Times') book that examines countries' economic destinies. 'False Economy' reveals that governments and countries make concrete choices that can determine whether they remain rich or poor.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A comprehensive guide to environmental and wildlife volunteer programs throughout the world. This unique site-by-site guide profiles more than 300 programs where volunteers can work in a variety of activities involving conservation and study of wildlife. From the Fur Seal Project of the Earthwatch Institute in St. George Island, Alaska, or identifying and tracking wildlife in the Limpopo Nature Reserve, South Africa, to Blue World Institute's Adriatic Dolphin Project in Croatia, to the tracking program of the Open Minded Project in Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand, readers will learn the best ways to 'give back' and make the most positive environmental impact during their travels. Each entry includes a profile of the site and organization behind it, as well as location, contact information, category, costs, dates and duration, how to apply, and field notes that include any special concerns, requirements for participation, and suitability.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This touching and hilarious memoir is 100 percent Carol Burnett-funny, irreverent, and irresistible.Carol Burnett is one of the most beloved and revered actresses and performers in America. The Carol Burnett Show was seen each week by millions of adoring fans and won twenty-five Emmys in its remarkable eleven-year run. Now, in This Time Together, Carol really lets her hair down and tells one funny or touching or memorable story after another. In engaging anecdotes, Carol discusses her remarkable friendships with stars such as Jimmy Stewart, Lucille Ball, Cary Grant, and Julie Andrews; the background behind famous scenes, like the moment she swept down the stairs in her curtain-rod dress in the legendary 'Went with the Wind' skit; and things that would happen only to Carol-the prank with Julie Andrews that went wrong in front of the First Lady; the famous Tarzan Yell that saved her during a mugging; and the time she faked a wooden leg to get served in a famous ice cream emporium. This poignant look back allows us to cry with the actress during her sorrows, rejoice in her successes, and finally, always, to laugh.