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Verlag: RANDOM HOUSE Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0812967143ISBN 13: 9780812967142
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Oscar Wilde created his final and most lasting play, comic masterpieces of all time, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, in 1895. Considered one of the greatest THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is a farce, playing with love, religion, and truth as it tells the tale of two men. Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, who bend the truth in order to add excitement to their lives. Jack invents an imaginary brother, Ernest, whom he uses as an excuse to escape from his dull country home and gallavant in town. Meanwhile, Algernon follows Jack's scam, but his imaginary friend, Bumbury, provides a convenient method of adventuring in the country. However, their deceptions eventually cross paths, resulting in a series of crises that threaten to spoil their romantic pursuits. Hailed as the first modern comedy in England, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is Wilde's most famous work. This collection also features two other plays that Wilde penned earlier in his career, LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN and AN IDEAL HUSBAND, that also display his ability to convey warmth and wit through his hilarious characters and their outlandish situations.
Verlag: Random House USA Inc Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0375823786ISBN 13: 9780375823787
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Murdocca, Sal (illustrator). Neuware 128 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Random House LLC US Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0553214640ISBN 13: 9780553214642
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From America's call for a free press to its embrace of the capitalist system, Democracy in America--first published in 1835--enlightens, entertains, and endures as a brilliant study of our national government and character. Philosopher John Stuart Mill called it 'among the most remarkable productions of our time.' Woodrow Wilson wrote that de Tocqueville's ability to illuminate the actual workings of American democracy was 'possibly without rival.'For today's readers, de Tocqueville's concern about the effect of majority rule on the rights of individuals remains deeply meaningful. His shrewd observations about the 'almost royal prerogatives' of the president and the need for virtue in elected officials are particularly prophetic. His profound insights into the great rewards and responsibilities of democratic government are words every American needs to read, contemplate, and remember. From America's call for a free press to its embrace of the capitalist system Democracy in America enlightens, entertains, and endures as a brilliant study of our national government and character. De Toqueville's concern about the effect of majority rule on the rights of individuals remains deeply meaningful. His insights into the great rewards and responsibilities of democratic government are words every American needs to read, contemplate, and remember. 992 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Random House USA Inc Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0553587196ISBN 13: 9780553587197
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This lyrical tale of evil, loss, and redemption is a stunning addition to the Southern gothic tradition of Flannery O'Connor and Harry Crews.A Choir of Ill Children is the startling story of Kingdom Come, a decaying, swamp backwater that draws the lost, ill-fated, and damned. Since his mother's disappearance and his father's suicide, Thomas has cared for his three brothersconjoined triplets with separate bodies but one shared brainand the town's only industry, the Mill.Because of his family's prominence, Thomas is feared and respected by the superstitious swamp folk. Granny witches cast hexes while Thomas's childhood sweetheart drifts through his life like a vengeful ghost and his best friend, a reverend suffering from the power of tongues, is overcome with this curse as he tries to warn of impending menace. All Thomas learns is that 'the carnival is coming."Torn by responsibility and rage, Thomas must face his tormented past as well as the mysterious forces surging toward the town he loves and despises. 240 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Random House LLC US Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 1400033438ISBN 13: 9781400033430
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Two girls who grow up to become women. Two friends who become something worse than enemies. In this brilliantly imagined novel, Toni Morrison tells the story of Nel Wright and Sula Peace, who meet as children in the small town of Medallion, Ohio. Their devotion is fierce enough to withstand bullies and the burden of a dreadful secret. It endures even after Nel has grown up to be a pillar of the black community and Sula has become a pariah. But their friendship ends in an unforgivable betrayal-or does it end Terrifying, comic, ribald and tragic, Sula is a work that overflows with life.'You can't go wrong by reading or re-reading the collected works of Toni Morrison. Beloved, Song of Solomon, The Bluest Eye, Sula, everything else - they're transcendent, all of them. You'll be glad you read them.'--Barack Obama 192 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Random House Publishing Group Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0812972147ISBN 13: 9780812972146
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Full of mischief, valor, ribaldry, and romance, The Arabian Nights has enthralled readers for centuries. These are the tales that saved the life of Shahrazad, whose husband, the king, executed each of his wives after a single night of marriage. Beginning an enchanting story each evening, Shahrazad always withheld the ending: A thousand and one nights later, her life was spared forever. This volume reproduces the 1932 Modern Library edition, for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the most famous and representative stories from Sir Richard F. Burton's multivolume translation, and includes Burton's extensive and acclaimed explanatory notes. These tales, including Alaeddin; or, the Wonderful Lamp, Sinbad the Seaman and Sinbad the Landsman, and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, have entered into the popular imagination, demonstrating that Shahrazad's spell remains unbroken. 1104 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Random House UK Ltd Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0099464462ISBN 13: 9780099464464
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Rediscover the extraordinary love story that inspired the major new Sky TV series.Clare and Henry met when Clare was just six and Henry thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. Impossible but true.The Time Traveler's Wife is the international bestselling novel of a time-altering love. Henry is a librarian who suffers from a rare condition where his genetic clock periodically resets, finding himself pulled suddenly into his past or future. Meanwhile, Clare is an artist waiting all her life for her great love Henry to appear. In the face of this force neither can prevent nor control, Henry and Clare's struggle to lead normal lives is both intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.'Dark, unpredictable, incredibly clever and a modern romance' Grazia 518 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Random House UK Ltd Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0099468034ISBN 13: 9780099468035
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer!'The greatest writer who ever lived' ANTONIA FRASER'A rollicking good read that will be of particular joy to Bridgerton viewers . the permanent glister of scandal [.] ties the whole thing together' INDEPENDENT 'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' JOANNE HARRIS______________Abigail Wendover has no time for love.She is far too busy protecting her niece, who has fallen madly in love with a suspected fortune-hunter.But her efforts become vastly more complicated with the arrival of Miles Calverleigh, the black sheep of his family - a reckless bachelor with a scandalous past.Abby soon discovers that, despite successfully managing her niece's love life, she has far less control over her own unruly heart. ______________'[My] generation's Julia Quinn' ADJOA ANDOH, star of Bridgerton'Elegant, witty and rapturously romantic' KATIE FFORDE'Utterly delightful' GUARDIAN'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism' SOPHIE KINSELLA'Georgette Heyer's Regency romances brim with elegance, wit and historical accuracy, and this is one of her finest and most entertaining . Escapism of the highest order' DAILY MAIL'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!' HARRIET EVANS______________Readers love Black Sheep .\*\*\*\*\* 'Witty and laugh out loud funny. Black Sheep is priceless.'\*\*\*\*\* 'I highly recommend this to everyone, even if regency isn't your thing.'\*\*\*\*\* 'Absolutely wonderful!!!'\*\*\*\*\* '6-stars. My favorite along with Faro's Daughter.'\*\*\*\*\* 'This is one of my favourite Heyer's.' 252 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Random House LLC US Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 140003342XISBN 13: 9781400033423
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - New York Times BestsellerMilkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his life he, too, will be trying to fly. With this brilliantly imagined novel, Toni Morrison transfigures the coming-of-age story as audaciously as Saul Bellow or Gabriel García Márquez. As she follows Milkman from his rustbelt city to the place of his family's origins, Morrison introduces an entire cast of strivers and seeresses, liars and assassins, the inhabitants of a fully realized black world.'You can't go wrong by reading or re-reading the collected works of Toni Morrison. Beloved, Song of Solomon, The Bluest Eye, Sula, everything else - they're transcendent, all of them. You'll be glad you read them.'--Barack Obama 352 pp. Englisch.
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Verlag: Random House LLC US Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 1400033411ISBN 13: 9781400033416
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - PULITZER PRIZE WINNER NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A spellbinding novel that transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. With a new afterword by the author.This'brutally powerful, mesmerizing story (People) is anunflinchingly look into the abyss of slavery, from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner.Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free.Sethe has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. And Sethe s new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved. A masterwork. Wonderful. I can t imagine American literature without it. John Leonard, Los Angeles Times 352 pp. Englisch.
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Verlag: Random House LLC US Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 1400076218ISBN 13: 9781400076215
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the winter of 1926, when everybody everywhere sees nothing but good things ahead, Joe Trace, middle-aged door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products, shoots his teenage lover to death. At the funeral, Joe's wife, Violet, attacks the girl's corpse. This passionate, profound story of love and obsession brings us back and forth in time, as a narrative is assembled from the emotions, hopes, fears, and deep realities of black urban life.'The author conjures up worlds with complete authority and makes no secret of her angst at the injustices dealt to black women.' -The New York Times Book Review'Transforms a familiar refrain of jilted love into a bold, sustaining time of self-knowledge and discovery. Its rhythms are infectious.' -People 256 pp. Englisch.
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Verlag: Random House LLC US Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 037571457XISBN 13: 9780375714573
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi s acclaimed graphic memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. A wholly original achievement. Satrapi evokes herself and her schoolmates coming of age in a world of protests and disappearances. A stark, shocking impact. The New York Times: 'The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years'In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the coming-of-age story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran s last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country.Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran and of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life. Marjane s child s-eye view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at once a story of growing up and a reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, with laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. And, finally, it introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love. 160 pp. Englisch.
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Verlag: Random House Publishing Group Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0345442881ISBN 13: 9780345442888
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In Listening to Whales, Alexandra Morton shares spellbinding stories about her career in whale and dolphin research and what she has learned from and about these magnificent mammals. In the late 1970s, while working at Marineland in California, Alexandra pioneered the recording of orca sounds by dropping a hydrophone into the tank of two killer whales. She recorded the varied language of mating, childbirth, and even grief after the birth of a stillborn calf. At the same time she made the startling observation that the whales were inventing wonderful synchronized movements, a behavior that was soon recognized as a defining characteristic of orca society. In 1984, Alexandra moved to a remote bay in British Columbia to continue her research with wild orcas. Her recordings of the whales have led her to a deeper understanding of the mystery of whale echolocation, the vocal communication that enables the mammals to find their way in the dark sea. A fascinating study of the profound communion between humans and whales, this book will open your eyes anew to the wonders of the natural world.
Verlag: Random House USA Inc Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 1400032806ISBN 13: 9781400032808
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. Now an the acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU. Fantastic. Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner s Song. San Francisco ChronicleDefying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God; some 40,000 people still practice polygamy in these communities. At the core of Krakauer s book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America s fastest growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief.
Verlag: Penguin Random House Children's UK Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0141317140ISBN 13: 9780141317144
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Cunliffe, Ian (illustrator). Neuware - My Very First Joke Book is full of the very funniest and best jokes!An excellent introduction to jokes and joke-telling. Over 60 jokes and rhymes, each with their own hilarious illustration - perfect for playground comedians.There are 'Knock, knock!' jokes, 'Doctor, doctor' jokes, monster jokes, and plain daft jokes. There are silly rhymes, crazy crossbreeds and a whole library of joke titles. Each one is in a large easy-to-read typeface and has its own humorous illustration to make it even funnier!Kaye Umansky is best known as the creator of Pongwiffy (Puffin) - hugely popular with children because of the irreverent humour. Kaye's trademark humour is evident in all her books and she is well qualified to write a joke book for very young children. 64 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Random House Children's UK Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0099439255ISBN 13: 9780099439257
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Chris Ryan was born in 1961 in a village near Newcastle. In 1984 he joined the SAS. During his ten years in the Regiment, he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also Sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, of which three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For this he was awarded the Military Medal. During Ryan's last two years in the Regiment he selected and trained potential SAS recruits, he left the SAS in 1994 and is now the author of many bestselling thrillers for adults, as well as the ALPHA FORCE series for younger readers. His work in security takes him around the world. He has also appeared in a number of TV programmes, including HUNTING CHRIS RYAN, PUSHED TO THE LIMIT (Toughest Families) and TERROR ALERT (Sky TV, 2004). 272 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Random House Children's UK Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0099438747ISBN 13: 9780099438748
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A funny, imaginative story from the creator of the award winning 'Eat Your Peas'. Inside Billy's bucket he can see all kinds of magnificent sea creatures. Bright and exciting illustrations. Readership level: 0-5yrs. 32 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Random House Children's UK Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0552547514ISBN 13: 9780552547512
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - There's trouble brewing at StregaSchloss! When Signora Strega-Borgia invites some would-be witches to stay, weird things begin to happen. Pandora can't resist the temptation of time travel - and Titus picks up a strange and deadly computer virus. Are they falling under the witches' spell Or is the ghost of the Strega-Borgias' past coming back to haunt them all 320 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Random House Children's UK Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0099439247ISBN 13: 9780099439240
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Chris Ryan was born in 1961 in a village near Newcastle. In 1984 he joined the SAS. During his ten years in the Regiment, he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also Sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, of which three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For this he was awarded the Military Medal. During Ryan's last two years in the Regiment he selected and trained potential SAS recruits, he left the SAS in 1994 and is now the author of many bestselling thrillers for adults, as well as the ALPHA FORCE series for younger readers. His work in security takes him around the world. He has also appeared in a number of TV programmes, including HUNTING CHRIS RYAN, PUSHED TO THE LIMIT (Toughest Families) and TERROR ALERT (Sky TV, 2004). 304 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Random House Children's UK Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0099464241ISBN 13: 9780099464242
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Chris Ryan was born in 1961 in a village near Newcastle. In 1984 he joined the SAS. During his ten years in the Regiment , he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also Sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, of which three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For this he was awarded the Military Medal. During Ryan's last two years in the Regiment he selected and trained potential SAS recruits, he left the SAS in 1994 and is now the author of many bestselling thrillers for adults, as well as the ALPHA FORCE series for younger readers. His work in security takes him around the world. He has also appeared in a number of TV programmes, including HUNTING CHRIS RYAN, PUSHED TO THE LIMIT (Toughest Families) and TERROR ALERT (Sky TV, 2004). 352 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Penguin Random House Children's UK Jun 2004, 2004
ISBN 10: 0099439263ISBN 13: 9780099439264
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Chris Ryan was born in 1961 in a village near Newcastle. In 1984 he joined the SAS. During his ten years in the Regiment, he was involved in overt and covert operations and was also Sniper team commander of the anti-terrorist team. During the Gulf War, Chris was the only member of an eight-man team to escape from Iraq, of which three colleagues were killed and four captured. It was the longest escape and evasion in the history of the SAS. For this he was awarded the Military Medal. During Ryan's last two years in the Regiment he selected and trained potential SAS recruits, he left the SAS in 1994 and is now the author of many bestselling thrillers for adults, as well as the ALPHA FORCE series for younger readers. His work in security takes him around the world. He has also appeared in a number of TV programmes, including HUNTING CHRIS RYAN, PUSHED TO THE LIMIT (Toughest Families) and TERROR ALERT (Sky TV, 2004). 320 pp. Englisch.