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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Confessions of a Wild Child takes you on trip and navigates the teenage years of a wild child who will eventually rule an empire.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - As 13-year-old Ben, a student at the CIA's academy for future intelligence agents, prepares to go to spy summer camp, he receives a death threat from the evil organization SPYDER, in this companion novel to 'Spy School.'.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A sweeping story of divided family, buried secrets and a love that will never die from the number one bestselling author of Songs of Love and War. Ellen Trawton has run away from London to the sweeping landscape of Connemara, hoping to find a place she can cut off all contact with the past. But beneath the wild beauty of the Irish landscape lie secrets which have been hidden for years. Conor Macausland cuts a dark, lonely figure. His young wife, Caitlin, died tragically at the old lighthouse, and her loss has devastated him. But when he and Ellen meet, a connection sparks between them. Ellen soon realizes that Conor's past is not all it seems, and there's more to her family history than she knew too. As the secrets are finally revealed, the truth must be told.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -'Call me Ishmael' is the iconic opening line of Herman Melville's classic American novel,Moby-Dick. Ishmael is a seaman aboard the whaling vessel,Pequod, under the vengeful captain, Ahab. Maniacally seeking retribution from the great white sperm whale calledMoby-DickLibri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 561 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship-the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 359 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This newly repackaged title will bring current readers back to Lynda La Plante's earlier writing.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ein ergreifender Zeitzeugenbericht eines Holocaust-Überlebenden und ein Vermächtnis für alle Leser von heute.Leon Leyson war Nummer 289 auf Schindlers Liste, die über tausend Juden während des Holocaust das Leben rettete. Er war dreizehn, als er als Arbeiter in Oskar Schindlers Emailwarenfabrik anfing, und weil er so klein für sein Alter war, musste er immer auf eine Holzkiste steigen, um die Maschinen bedienen zu können. In einer klaren und einfachen Sprache erzählt Leon Leyson vom grausamen Lageralltag, der ständigen Todesgefahr, aber auch von seinem persönlichen Helden Oskar Schindler.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Reaching for sunlight.Finn survived the ambush and came home to me, but in his head, the battle is still raging. He's falling apart and I'm trying my best to pick up the pieces of him, to find the us we used to be. I love him as much as I ever did, but love isn't enough to fix this. I thought telling my father about our relationship would be the hardest thing we'd ever have to face. I was wrong.Lost in shadows.All I wanted was to be worthy of Carrie. One mission, just one, and I'd be able to give her the future she deserved. Then everything went wrong, leaving me tainted and broken. Carrie wants me to be who I was, but all that's left is what they made of me. I'm no good for her. No good for anyone like this. I have to figure out how to move forward. Alone.Sometimes love isn't enough.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A fabulous collection of teatime favourites from the Women's Institute,theauthority on home cooking.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Series title and numbering from publisher's website. 355 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Presents a portrait of the late star of Discovery Channel's 'Deadliest Catch,' revealing his high-risk private life of tempestuous affairs, drug-fueled parties, and motorcycle riding, as well as his virtues as a devoted friend, loving father, and steadfast captain.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Affairs of the state will soon give way to affairs of the heart.Althea Markham shoulders many burdens of being an unattached countess--wading through the collection of gold-diggers and rogues to find a suitable husband, providing her family with a male heir, and most of all, protecting her mother, who tends to acts more debutante than dowager. As she sneaks away for illicit meetings with a mysterious stranger, Althea is determined to unveil his identity--and his intentions.Desperate to escape from beneath the shadow of his older brother, John Ridley takes part in a daring game of espionage against the French. Posing as a smuggler, he engages with the charming Celeste Markham. But despite her winsome allure, it is her daughter, Althea, who seizes John's attention.As affairs of the state give way to affairs of heart, John must convince Althea that she can trust him with her future, and her love.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Could the wrong woman be the right love Rescued from a life of hardship by her wealthy uncle, Lucy Garwood can't escape the shadow of her elitist relatives. She longs to be loved and respected in her own right, but it seems that as an orphan, her place amongst her bluebood family is unlikely to improve--that is until a case of mistaken identity leads to a kiss from a dashing stranger.Robert Renquist, Duke of Lindorough, is determined to win the heart of the lovely Maude. But in an attempt to sweep her off of her feet with a daring act of passion, it isn't Maude he kisses, but her half-niece instead. Though conscious of his standing in society, Robert can't deny his unmistakable attraction to Lucy, and he'll soon discover there is only one thing more powerful than his noble lineage--love.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - He taught her the ways of the world, and she taught him the ways of love.Fated to be sold into a loveless marriage, Emily Walsingham runs away. But when she is rescued by dashing James Garwood, she fall desperately in love. Recognized by James's mother, Emily is declared the perfect wife for him, despite the fact that he has yet to declare his love for her.When James Garwood agrees to marry Emily, he never expected to be any more than a tolerable companion. But as she proves to be more caring and intelligent than he imagined, a man thought to be incapable of true devotion will learn more than he bargained for about falling in love.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Includes reading group guide and excerpt from The four doors.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Philip Kotler's name is synonymous with marketing. His textbooks have sold more than 3 million copies in 20 languages and are read as the marketing gospel in 58 countries. Now Kotler on Marketing offers his long-awaited, essential guide to marketing for managers, freshly written based on his phenomenally successful worldwide lectures on marketing for the new millennium. Through Kotler's profound insights you will quickly update your skills and knowledge of the new challenges and opportunities posed by hypercompetition, globalization, and the Internet. Here you will discover the latest thinking, concisely captured in eminently readable prose, on such hot new fields as database marketing, relationship marketing, high-tech marketing, global marketing, and marketing on the Internet. Here, too, you will find Kotler's savvy advice, which has so well served such corporate clients as AT&T, General Electric, Ford, IBM, Michelin, Merck, DuPont, and Bank of America. Perhaps most important, Kotler on Marketing can be read as a penetrating book-length discourse on the 14 questions asked most frequently by managers during the 20-year history of Kotler's worldwide lectures. You will gain a new understanding of such age-old conundrums as how to select the right market segments or how to compete against lower-price competitors. You will find a wealth of cutting-edge strategies and tactics that can be applied immediately to such 21st-century challenges as reducing the enormous cost of customer acquisition and keeping current customers loyal. If your marketing strategy isn't working, Kotler's treasury of revelations offers hundreds of ideas for revitalizing it. Spend a few hours today with the world's bestknown marketer and improve your marketing performance tomorrow.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Her dreams will show her who wants him dead, but who can sleep with a sexy man and danger close Ileana Alvarez Calderon and her family are bound to the past: them to a country they left two generations ago, and her to a deceased fiancé. But the Sight has shown she'll have a forbidden lover. Meeting importer Michael Ziffkin awakens a part of her she thought died with her fiancé. But now she dreams of danger, and to protect this man her family rejects, she will have to defy them.Haunted by the past, Michael has built his business empire to protect his family. Now his company is under siege. As the threats expand to his customers, including the Calderons, Michael and Ileana must uncover who has targeted their industry. Family duty brought them together, but will family pressure tear them apart In a city gone mad, two cultures collide and the shadowy violence against them erupts into the open. Will they survive to make Ileana's vision a reality Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - On the border of the English counties of Devon and Somerset, John Ridd's father is a yeoman farmer murdered in cold blood by a member of the notorious Doone family. John is besotted with Lorna, the granddaughter of the head of the Doone clan, who is to be forced to marry the evil Carver Doone. John helps Lorna escape, but circumstances lead to the discovery that she is not a Doone after all, and the newfound heiress moves. But the Monmouth Rebellion finds John wrongly accused of treason and he has to clear his name in London, where he finds Lorna once more and where their love is rekindled. He is granted a royal pardon, and later Lorna is allowed to join him at his Exmoor farm. Just as they are married in Oare church, Carver Doone shoots Lorna at the altar and John, believing her dead, pursues and kills him. But is his love really dead Although Lorna Doone is perceived as a romance, it is set in the 1600s, when writings about sexual life at the court and personal diaries such as those of Pepys could be incredibly graphic, even by today's standards. They were especially scandalous in the prudish Victorian times of the author. Had Blackmore written it in the seventeenth century, or in modern times, he probably would have done so similarly to this updated version and built on the existing innuendo.Sensuality Level: Spicy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Courtney Larson is a lobbyist for the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, and Eric Morrison is a U.S. Senator from a North Carolina tobacco family. They're entrenched on opposing sides of a new tobacco tax, with the vote slated for Valentine's Day. As if that weren't enough to have them running in opposite directions, Courtney is a sexual novice, and Eric has a framed riding crop in his office that Courtney thinks he uses for carnal pleasure. Their misreading of each other's intents and desires makes for mixed signals politically and romantically. Can they find common ground on the Senate floor, and more importantly, in love Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Dean was looking for a quiet place to put down new roots and leave the craziness of his old celebrity life behind him. His new house, on a rocky bluff overlooking the Atlantic, seems ideal. The only other house on the road is a summer cottage and was sure to be empty except for a few weeks during the summer. Unfortunately for him, that summer rental next door came with a year-round caretaker. A gorgeous redheaded caretaker and her three mischievous heathens.Shannon didn't have any use for men. Her mother raised her alone and after her ex-husband deserted her upon learning they weren't having one baby but three at once, she was doing the single mom routine with her own triplets. Sure it got lonely being out here on the bluff, away from the rest of Scallop Shores. So she may have been a tad excited to learn someone had bought the house next door. Until that someone moved in. Looking more delicious than any man had a right to, Shannon wanted to ignore him. But her new neighbor was hiding something, and she was intrigued.Years ago, as lead singer for the boy band Five of Hearts, Dean learned that women only wanted him for his money and fame. Not for the person he was. So he has a good reason for hiding his alter-ego from his neighbor and everyone in Scallop Shores. Right But the closer he gets to Shannon and her children, the more he realizes he may have made a mistake in keeping the truth from them. Because a relationship requires honesty and trust to make it work. Was it too late to stop hiding and start doing a little trusting of his own Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Blue-blooded Amelia 'Amy' Astor was a champion, America's sweetheart, and on track to give the US Olympic medal glory before she gave it all up to join skating's equivalent of the circus. Now she's a professional princess, the lead in Enchanted Ice. But in an industry that values young, cheap, and healthy, her age, salary, and injuries are a liability.So when she's offered a job teaching Hollywood heartthrob Shane Marx to skate for a role in a hockey film, she leaps at the opportunity. Maybe with the right kind of exposure, she can survive one more season and put off decisions about her future a little longer. If she invites the wrong kind of exposure . . . well, there's that pesky morals clause waiting in the wings.Shane Marx traded his boy band dance moves in TruAchord for acting lessons years ago. His blonde, blue-eyed gorgeousness makes him the most sought after romantic comedy lead in the movie industry. But lately his clean-cut image has been tarnished by one sex scandal after another.When America's ice princess meets Hollywood's hottest leading man, what could go wrong Inside that sequined costume is a woman of steely determination who has conquered many of her demons. And beneath his sinfully attractive exterior, Shane Marx is a man still battling his.Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Deceived by her husband in the most humiliating way possible, Marissa Neil discovers nothing in her life was as it seemed. She's asked to pick up not only the pieces of her life, but also to clean up the mess he left behind.Luckily, her friend and old high school sweetheart, police officer Jordan Wayne, has remained a steady part of her life, and she can count on him for help. In fact, he's willing to do more - he'd like a second chance at showing her what real love is like.But the courts grant custody of Marissa's adopted daughter to another, and she finds herself tangled in still more deception and lies in the fight to bring her daughter home. When love reignites, will betrayal prevent her from having the family she's always dreamed of Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Investigative reporter Fiona McCarthy is following a hot story. Rumor has it a white supremacist group, financed by the deep pockets of a local businessman, is moving into Portland. In Washington, D.C., to attend a wedding, she wants to find out if her connections on Capitol Hill can give her leads to find the name of that person.Nick St. Claire is an internationally known photojournalist. He's also the 'baby brother' of Fiona's good friend, Amanda. Just back from a rough overseas assignment, he runs into Fiona on his home turf in DC and decides to follow up on their meeting six months before in Portland.In spite of her doubts about his motives and her irritation at the rather large dose of self-confidence he possesses, Fiona goes to dinner with him. One dinner turns into two, which becomes a weekend in his bed. Back home in Portland, she writes Nick off as a bit of fun on vacation and buries herself in her story. Then Nick arrives in Portland on assignment and makes it obvious he wants more than a fling.But when her story and his assignment dangerously intersect at a mysterious cabin in the Mt. Hood National Forest, their relationship is tested. Can their feelings for each other survive her need to get the story and his to frame the perfect shot Or will the bad guys wreck not only the peace of laid-back Portland but also the chance of happily-ever-after for Nick and Fiona Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Meet Adam, the first of five unforgettable characters in the Emerald Springs Legacy.Life in the small town of Emerald Springs, Washington, is anything but slow and peaceful. An old feud between former business partners Whitman and Sanders keeps competition on a high burner, fueling resentment, renewing rivalries . . . and love. Now someone is trying to bring down Emerald Tea Farm, and it's up to both families to protect their future while still wrangling over the past.Oldest son Adam Whitman never planned to take his place at the helm of the family business, and he's living the life he always wanted. When his father asks him to come home to consider his options, he reluctantly leaves his high-powered job in Los Angeles and heads to Emerald Springs, determined to help his father make the transition to retirement and quickly get back to his own life. What he didn't count on was the pull of the one person he'd left behind to chase his dreams.Getting over Adam was the hardest thing Zoe Miller ever had to do, and she's in no hurry to do it again. She's focused on her new life running Emerald Springs's finest bakery, and she's finally put the heartache of losing Adam behind her. When he rolls back into town, she knows it would be wiser to keep her distance from her high school sweetheart, but some things are easier said than done. A broken heart would be more devastating the second time around, but can she resist the lure of the man he's become Now everything Adam took for granted is suddenly threatened, and he's caught between his newly awakened attachment to Emerald Springs and the career he built with his hands. He wants it all - the girl, the farm, the corner office - but first Zoe has to find it her heart to give him a second chance at all.Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - On the border of the English counties of Devon and Somerset, John Ridd's father is a yeoman farmer murdered in cold blood by a member of the notorious Doone family. John is besotted with Lorna, the granddaughter of the head of the Doone clan, who is to be forced to marry the evil Carver Doone. John helps Lorna escape, but circumstances lead to the discovery that she is not a Doone after all, and the newfound heiress moves. But the Monmouth Rebellion finds John wrongly accused of treason and he has to clear his name in London, where he finds Lorna once more and where their love is rekindled. He is granted a royal pardon, and later Lorna is allowed to join him at his Exmoor farm. Just as they are married in Oare church, Carver Doone shoots Lorna at the altar and John, believing her dead, pursues and kills him. But is his love really dead Although Lorna Doone is perceived as a romance, it is set in the 1600s, when writings about sexual life at the court and personal diaries such as those of Pepys could be incredibly graphic, even by today's standards. They were especially scandalous in the prudish Victorian times of the author. Had Blackmore written it in the seventeenth century, or in modern times, he probably would have done so similarly to this updated version and built on the existing innuendo.Sensuality Level: Spicy.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Meet Colleen, the second of five unforgettable characters in the Emerald Springs Legacy.Life in the small town of Emerald Springs, Washington, is anything but slow and peaceful. An old feud between former business partners Whitman and Sanders keeps competition on a high burner, fueling resentment, renewing rivalries.and love. Now someone is trying to bring down Emerald Tea Farm, and it's up to both families to protect their future while still wrangling over the past.Colleen Sanders watched her father, Joe, fritter away the family farm for twenty years. Now that she's in charge of Split Acres operations, she plans to turn the outfit around, with or without his help. Unfortunately, with the farm finances in a mess and an unusual uptick of suspicious disasters to contend with, her savings aren't enough to keep the business afloat.So she marries a stranger to get it.Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence, adapted by Coco Rousseau, the handsome, wealthy Newland Archer, a member of New York's upper class, is caught in a web of a love triangle - not one he falls into, but one he creates. Is it the fair and innocent but superficial May Newland, his betrothed, who can bring Newland the happiness, love, and passion he craves Or will a desperate Newland Archer disregard the rigid, sterile views of high society and abandon May for another - May's cousin, the beautiful and mysterious Countess Olenska, a married woman who brings scandal wherever she treads Let intrigue, passion, and lust be your guides as you experience the once hidden, but now openly sensual story of The Age of Innocence.Sensuality Level: Sensual.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Angie Swanson's life couldn't get more pathetic. Once a popular masseuse in Seattle, she's now the super-pumper at her brother Drew's gas station in Deadhorse, Oregon. When her brother's best friend, Gary, arrives in town, she finally sees her way out of the hell she's in. If she can convince Gary to let her live with him in Seattle, just for a couple weeks, until she lands a job, she'll do anything for him.There's no way in hell Gary Satchel, wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks, will let Angie live with him temporarily. His best friend, Drew, would kill him if he found out he's lusting after Angie. He only traveled to Deadhorse to give Angie the good news that the Seahawks hired her to work alongside their physical therapist and to have Drew take a look at his Camaro. But when Drew pulls a 'bro favor,' he finds himself up to his helmet in trouble.Sensuality Level: Sensual.