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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this companion to Laurel Snyder's Bigger than a Bread Box, a leap back in time and an unlikely friendship change the future of one family forever. Annie wants to meet her grandmother. Molly wishes she had a friend. A little magic brings them together in an almost-impossible friendship. When Annie wakes up on her first morning at the Hotel Calvert, she's in for a big surprise. There's a girl named Molly in her bed who insists the year is 1937 and that this is her room! Annie's not sure what happened, but when she learns that Molly's never been outside the hotel, she knows it's time for an adventure. Magic, fortune-telling, some roller skates, a rescued kitten, and the best kind of friendship make up the unforgettable story of two girls destined to change each other's lives. 'Like Judy Blume before her, Laurel Snyder writes characters that feel like your best friend.' -Anne Ursu, author of The Real Boy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Shapeshifting skinwalker Jane Yellowrock is the best in the business when it comes to slaying vampires. But her latest fanged foe may be above her pay grade.For centuries, the extremely powerful and ruthless vampire witches of the European Council have wandered the Earth, controlling governments, fostering war, creating political conflict, and often leaving absolute destruction in their wake. One of the strongest of them is set to create some havoc in the city of New Orleans, and it's definitely personal.Jane is tasked with tracking him down. With the help of a tech wiz and an ex-Army ranger, her partners in Yellowrock Securities, she'll have to put everything on the line, and hope it's enough. Things are about to get real hard in the Big Easy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Fifty-two inspiring and insightful profiles of history s brightest female scientists. Rachel Swaby s no-nonsense and neededHeadstrongdynamically profiles historically overlooked female visionaries in science, technology, engineering, and math. ElleIn 2013, theNew York Timespublished an obituary for Yvonne Brill. It began: She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job, and took eight years off from work to raise three children. It wasn t until the second paragraph that readers discovered why theTimes had devoted several hundred words to her life: Brill was a brilliant rocket scientist who invented a propulsion system to keep communications satellites in orbit, and had recently been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Among the questions the obituary and consequent outcry prompted were, Who are the role models for today s female scientists, and where can we find the stories that cast them in their true light Headstrongdelivers a powerful, global, and engaging response. Covering Nobel Prize winners and major innovators, as well as lesser-known but hugely significant scientists who influence our every day, Rachel Swaby s vibrant profiles span centuries of courageous thinkers and illustrate how each one s ideas developed, from their first moment of scientific engagement through the research and discovery for which they re best known. This fascinating tour reveals 52 women at their best while encouraging and inspiring a new generation of girls to put on their lab coats.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In his latest Vampire Earth novel, the national bestselling author delivers a thrilling adventure when David Valentine's loyal Lieutenant Alessa Duvalier disobeys his ordersand finds herself uncovering a betrayal.Most of the world's resistance leaders and the Lifeweavers are gathering for a peace conference in Helsinki, Finland. But according to the intelligence materials Alessa recovered during her raid of a Kurian stronghold, the enemy has already inserted an agent among the delegates.David Valentine is chosen to be head of security for the Army of Kentucky representativesand Alessa ignores his order to stay behind. Now, thrust into a lethal intrigue that threatens the entire peace process, she learns that the Kurian agent may be the least of her concerns.For the Lifeweavers themselves are about to reveal something that will devastate the Resistance to its very core.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - It's summertime, and thirteen-year-old Nina Ross is feeling kind of lost. Her beloved grandma died last year; her parents work all the time; her brother's busy; and her best friend is into clothes, makeup, and boys. While Nina doesn't know what 'her thing' is yet, it's definitely not shopping and makeup. And it's not boys, either. Though . . . has Eli, the boy next door, always been so cute This summer, Nina decides to change things. She hatches a plan. There are sixty-five days of summer. Every day, she'll anonymously do one small but remarkable good thing for someone in her neighborhood, and find out: does doing good actually make a difference Along the way, she discovers that her neighborhood, and her family, are full of surprises and secrets.In this bighearted, sweetly romantic novel, things may not turn out exactly as Nina expects. They might be better.Praise:Finalist for the Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)Nominated for the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice AwardsNominated for the Sunshine State Young Readers Award (Florida).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Academy Award winner and bestselling author Diane Keaton comes a candid, hilarious, and deeply affecting look at beauty, aging, and the importance of staying true to yourself no matter what anyone else thinks. Diane Keaton has spent a lifetime coloring outside the lines of the conventional notion of beauty. In Let s Just Say It Wasn t Pretty, she shares the wisdom she s accumulated through the years as a mother, daughter, actress, artist, and international style icon. This is a book only Diane Keaton could write a smart and funny chronicle of the ups and downs of living and working in a world obsessed with beauty. In her one-of-a-kind voice, Keaton offers up a message of empowerment for anyone who s ever dreamed of kicking back against the should s and supposed to s that undermine our pursuit of beauty in all its forms. From a mortifying encounter with a makeup artist who tells her she needs to get her eyes fixed to an awkward excursion to Victoria s Secret with her teenage daughter, Keaton shares funny and not-so-funny moments from her life in and out of the public eye. For Diane Keaton, being beautiful starts with being true to who you are, and in this book she also offers self-knowing commentary on the bold personal choices she s made through the years: the wide-brimmed hats, outrageous shoes, and all-weather turtlenecks that have made her an inspiration to anyone who cherishes truly individual style and catnip to paparazzi worldwide. She recounts her experiences with the many men in her life including Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, and Sam Shepard shows how our ideals of beauty change as we age, and explains why a life well lived may be the most beautiful thing of all. Wryly observant and as fiercely original as Diane Keaton herself, Let s Just Say It Wasn t Pretty is a head-turner of a book that holds up a mirror to our beauty obsessions and encourages us to like what we see.Praise for Let's Just Say It Wasn't Pretty Behind the sterling movie credits and tomboyish wardrobe, we see a soulful and deep woman contemplating the narrative arc of her own life. Newsweek Delicious writing . . . This book is like a dishy lunch with the movie star you thought you d never be lucky enough to meet. . . . Diane Keaton is in a class by herself and this book is good for the soul. Liz Smith, Chicago Tribune She s talented, iconic, quirky . . . and wonderfully blunt. This is just a small sampling of the reasons we love Diane Keaton, and they all permeate the pages of her new memoir. Elle As disarming and personable as the actress herself. The Huffington Post Wise, witty, thoughtful, uplifting, the truth, unvarnished and very funny. Toronto Star.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A brilliant, emotionally wrenching novel from the Booker Prize winner and bestselling author of Atonement about a leading High Court judge who must resolve an urgent case--as well as her crumbling marriage.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When Jane Ryan discovers she's pregnant with twin girls, she faces a heart wrenching decision. On her own and unable to afford to care for both babies, she sees no choice but to keep one and give up the other for adoption. But fourteen years later, Jane's decision comes full circle. 'Family is everything.' It's one of the first things Isabel, the twin Jane gave up, says when they unexpectedly meet. Without warning, she and her adoptive mother have moved to the town where Jane and her daughter, Harper, live. But are they really family In the throes of a willful adolescence, Harper is as sullen as Isabel is eager to please. Still, the sisters appear to bond quickly--until unsettling things begin to happen. Disturbing pranks, questionable accidents, strange ailments. Are the girls allies, or enemies Is Harper acting out, or is Isabel not all she seems Soon, Jane is convinced there is something darker at work than sibling rivalry. But who is to blame, and is this only the beginning In a novel that is both suspenseful and deeply emotional, Rosalind Noonan explores the complex challenges of motherhood, and of truly knowing what lies in another's heart--even those we love best.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - After fifteen years working in East Africa, Frankie Rowley returns to the New Hampshire village where her family has always spent their summers. But the tranquility she s expecting proves short lived when, on the very night she arrives, a mysterious arsonist begins targeting the homes of other summer residents. As this seemingly idyllic community becomes increasingly on edge, Frankie also has to deal with her father s declining health and begins a passionate affair with the editor of a local paper that will yield its own remarkable risks and revelations. Suspenseful, sophisticated, and finely wrought, The Arsonist is an artfully nuanced and deeply emotional novel about a family and a community tested, about how and where one ought to live, and about what it means to lead a fulfilling life.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A stunning new novel from the two-time Man Booker shortlisted author of The Secret Scripture.Sebastian Barry's latest novel, A Thousand Moons, is now available. Irishman Jack McNulty is a temporary gentleman an Irishman whose commission in the British army in World War II was never permanent. Sitting in his lodgings in Accra, Ghana, in 1957, he s writing the story of his life with desperate urgency. He cannot take one step further without examining all the extraordinary events that he has seen. A lifetime of war and world travel as a soldier in World War II, an engineer, a UN observer has brought him to this point. But the memory that weighs heaviest on his heart is that of the beautiful Mai Kirwan, and their tempestuous, heartbreaking marriage. Mai was once the great beauty of Sligo, a magnetic yet unstable woman who, after sharing a life with Jack, gradually slipped from his grasp. Award-winning author Sebastian Barry s The Temporary Gentleman is the sixth book in his cycle of separate yet interconnected novels that brilliantly reimagine characters from Barry s own family.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In this fascinating book, Steven Farmer guides you through a journey on the accompanying audio download to discover and connect with your power animal. Once you've determined who your power animal is, you can refer to the text to learn what this says about you, find instructions on how to call upon the spirit animal, and read a channeled message for you from that animal spirit. You'll also find out which animal spirit to call on for particular situations, and additional tracks on the audio will help you consult your power animal as an oracle. Your power animal will not only help you develop a greater sense of personal and spiritual power, but will also help you heal physically, emotionally, and spiritually--as well as guide you through difficult life transitions. Working with your power animal will put you in touch with your own instinctual nature, thereby increasing your intuitive awareness and enhancing every area of your life.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - GNU make is the most widely used build automation tool, but it can be challenging to master and its terse language can be tough to parse for even experienced programmers. Those who run into difficulties face a long, involved struggle, often leaving unsolved problems behind and GNU make's vast potential untapped. The GNU Make Book demystifies GNU make and shows you how to use its best features. You'll find a fast, thorough rundown of the basics of variables, rules, targets, and makefiles. Learn how to fix wastefully long build times and other common problems, and gain insight into more advanced capabilities, such as complex pattern rules. With this utterly pragmatic manual and cookbook, you'll make rapid progress toward becoming a more effective user. You'll also learn how to: Master user-defined functions, variables, and path handling Weigh the pitfalls and advantages of GNU make parallelization Handle automatic dependency generation, rebuilding, and non-recursive make Modify the.