Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 0008503966 ISBN 13: 9780008503963
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of Beren and Lúthien will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Dwarves and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien's Middle-earth. The tale of Beren and Lúthien was, or became, an essential element in the evolution of The Silmarillion, the myths and legends of the First Age of the World conceived by J.R.R. Tolkien. Returning from France and the battle of the Somme at the end of 1916, he wrote the tale in the following year. Essential to the story, and never changed, is the fate that shadowed the love of Beren and Lúthien: for Beren was a mortal man, but Lúthien was an immortal Elf. Her father, a great Elvish lord, in deep opposition to Beren, imposed on him an impossible task that he must perform before he might wed Lúthien. This is the kernel of the legend; and it leads to the supremely heroic attempt of Beren and Lúthien together to rob the greatest of all evil beings, Melkor, called Morgoth, the Black Enemy, of a Silmaril. In this book Christopher Tolkien has attempted to extract the story of Beren and Lúthien from the comprehensive work in which it was embedded; but that story was itself changing as it developed new associations within the larger history. To show something of the process whereby this legend of Middle-earth evolved over the years, he has told the story in his father's own words by giving, first, its original form, and then passages in prose and verse from later texts that illustrate the narrative as it changed. Presented together for the first time, they reveal aspects of the story, both in event and in narrative immediacy, that were afterwards lost.
Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 0008518777 ISBN 13: 9780008518776
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - From ancient times the ice dragon was a creature of legend and fear, for no man had ever tamed one. But Adara was not afraid. For Adara was a winter child, born during the worst freeze that anyone, even the Old Ones, could remember. The ice dragon had always been in her life, glimpsed from afar as she played in the snow long after the other children had fled the cold. In her fourth year she touched it, and in her fifth year she rode upon its broad, chilled back. Then, in her seventh year, on a calm summer day, fiery dragons from the North swooped down upon the peaceful farm that was Adara's home. And only a winter child - and the ice dragon who loved her - could save her world from utter destruction.
Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 0008299374 ISBN 13: 9780008299378
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - ¿Frankly superb. This pummelling eco-thriller camouflages the true `understory¿ of societal collapse, and glows in the dark with original thinking¿ David Mitchell, author of Utopia Avenue.
Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 0008388865 ISBN 13: 9780008388867
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A darkly intoxicating novel of female friendship and obsession that will keep you turning the pages, perfect for fans of My Dark Vanessa and The Virgin Suicides ----------------- Nice girls can do bad things. When Ambrosia first arrives at prestigious college Wesleyan, she's desperate to fit in. But Amb struggles to navigate the rules of this strange, elite world, filled with privileged 'nice' young women - until she meets the charismatic but troubled Sully, with whom she forms an obsessive friendship. Intoxicated by Sully's charm and determined to impress her, Amb finds herself drawn deep into her new best friend's dangerous manipulations. But if she wants to play Sully at her own game, Amb has no idea just how devastating the consequences will be. Deeply unsettling and compulsive, The Girls Are All So Nice Here is a gripping exploration of the brutal lengths girls will go to, to take what they think they are owed.----------------------.
Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 0008412456 ISBN 13: 9780008412456
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Preorder Mhairi's new novel YOU BELONG WITH ME - coming soon!.
Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 0008488738 ISBN 13: 9780008488734
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'Glossy, gritty, breathlessly suspenseful, effortlessly authentic, and altogether wonderful ' Lee Child 'A compelling, suspenseful mystery' Mark Billingham 'A mesmerising legal thriller' Michael Connelly An explosive secretWhen legendary Washington judge Justice Wynn falls into a coma and puts his law clerk, Avery, in control, Avery's world is turned upside down. Because Justice Wynn had a secret. One that nobody wants to come out. A life in the balance As Wynn lies in hospital, Avery begins to unravel a sequence of clues, and realizes the puzzle will lead her directly into danger. A showdown that will change everythingBut how high a price can you put on the truth And is Avery brave enough to expose the White House itself A gripping political thriller from the activist, leader, and speaker Stacey Abrams. 'Brilliant' LISA GARDNER'Twisty and full of surprises' KARIN SLAUGHTER'Demands to be read in one sitting' JEFFERY DEAVER'Thrilling' LEE CHILD.
Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 0008395136 ISBN 13: 9780008395131
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Duncan is charming, handsome - and Jane falls in love with him easily. But he has also slept with nearly every woman in Boyne City. Jane sees Duncan's old girlfriends everywhere - at restaurants, at the grocery store and his ex-wife, Aggie, still has him mow her lawn. But everything changes with one tragic accident. Now her life is permanently intertwined with them all and she knows she will never have Duncan to herself. But is it possible that a deeper kind of happiness is right in front of her eyes.
Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 000845860X ISBN 13: 9780008458607
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A best fiction book of 2021 for The Times.
Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 0008436053 ISBN 13: 9780008436056
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'A simultaneously stimulating and soothing blend of nature writing and science . Strongly encourages tree hugging for our own, human sake' Guardian Summer Reads 2021 A powerful return to the forest, where trees have heartbeats and roots are like brains that extend underground. Where the colour green calms us, and the forest sharpens our senses. In The Heartbeat of Trees, renowned forester Peter Wohlleben draws on new scientific discoveries to show how humans are deeply connected to the natural world. In an era of climate change, many of us fear we've lost our connection to nature, but Wohlleben is convinced that age-old ties linking humans to the forest remain alive and intact. We just have to know where to look. Drawing on science and cutting-edge research, The Heartbeat of Trees reveals the profound interactions humans can have with nature, exploring: the language of the forest the consciousness of plants and the eroding boundary between flora and fauna A perfect book to take with you into the woods, The Heartbeat of Trees shares how to see, feel, smell, hear, and even taste the forest. Peter Wohlleben, renowned for his ability to write about trees in an engaging and moving way, reveals a wondrous cosmos where humans are a part of nature, and where conservation and environmental activism is not just about saving trees, it's about saving ourselves, too.
Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 0008393842 ISBN 13: 9780008393847
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'If I had to choose just one book that I want everybody of any age to read at this moment in time, this would be it' Brian Eno 'Clear-eyed, frank, wise and joyous!' Andrew Sean Greer 'If you read only one book this year, then this must be it' Sarah Winman There is so much to be afraid of in our current moment: climate catastrophe, the rise of a new fascism, a virus that has reshaped the way we live. But something better is possible. We can choose to turn away from an uncaring world and instead build a world where we stand compassionately as one. In Together, award-winning political thinker, author and poet, Ece Temelkuran provides an inspiring manifesto for change, reveals fresh possibilities for the better world we might want to live in, and gives us a new vocabulary for the political action that the 21st century asks of humankind.
Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 0008365946 ISBN 13: 9780008365943
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'I loved this book' RICHARD OSMAN 'An antiheroine able to best villainous male protagonists such as Patrick Bateman any day' OBSERVER 'Deliciously addictive.brilliantly executed' i PAPER Cosmopolitan and Grazia's best books of 2021 Kill my family Make a claim on their fortune Get away with the above Adopt a dog Meet Grace Bernard.Daughter, sister, colleague, friend, serial killer.Grace has lost everything. And now she wants revenge.How to Kill Your Family is a fierce and addictive novel about class, family, love. and murder.------------------------ 'I've struggled to recover my reading mojo since lockdown. This turned out to be the thing that sparked it back to life. Funny, sharp, dark and twisted, Grace is a character I found myself rooting for even as she committed the most vile misdeeds' JOJO MOYES 'Funny and furious and strangely uplifting. Grace is a bitter and beguiling anti-hero with a keen eye for social analysis - even in her most grisly deeds, you never stop rooting for her' PANDORA SYKES 'Chilling, but also laugh-out-loud funny. Another corker' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Addictive. Grace Bernard is one of the most intriguing and bewitching protagonists I've read in years' EMMA GANNON 'A funny, compulsive read about family dysfuction and the media's obsession with murder' SUNDAY TIMES STYLE 'You'll be gripped. Grace's emotional detachment throughout will give you chills' Rated 5 stars by COSMOPOLITAN_____ 'Hilarious and dark' ELLE 'Ironic twists and caustic commentary on everything from liberal guilt to the consumerist con that is 'selfcare' sharpen this debut novel' OBSERVER 'Brilliantly tongue-in-cheek stuff from the Vogue columnist' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'Witty, waspish satire of a murderer with no regrets' GRAZIA 'Original, funny, unique and such a refreshing read' PRIMA 'A deliciously dark debut novel' RED 'One very entertaining read' WOMAN'S WAY How To Kill Your Family was number 2 in the Sunday Times hardback chart on 27/07/2021.
Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 0008477868 ISBN 13: 9780008477868
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough's seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet. Nowhere on our planet is devoid of life. Plants and animals thrive or survive within every extreme of climate and habitat that it offers. Single species, and often whole communities adapt to make the most of ice cap and tundra, forest and plain, desert, ocean and volcano. These adaptations can be truly extraordinary: fish that walk or lay eggs on leaves in mid-air; snakes that fly; flightless birds that graze like deer; and bears that grow hair on the soles of their feet.In The Living Planet, David Attenborough's searching eye, unfailing curiosity and infectious enthusiasm explain and illuminate the intricate lives of the these colonies, from the lonely heights of the Himalayas to the wild creatures that have established themselves in the most recent of environments, the city. By the end of this book it is difficult to say which is the more astonishing - the ingenuity with which individual species contrive a living, or the complexity of their interdependence on each other and on the habitations provided by our planet.In this new edition, the author, with the help of zoologist Matthew Cobb, has added all the most up-to-date discoveries of ecology and biology, as well as a full-colour 64-page photography section. He also addresses the urgent issues facing our living planet: climate change, pollution and mass extinction of species.
Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 0008400970 ISBN 13: 9780008400972
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A brand new timeless romance with a sprinkling of magic from the Number One Sunday Times bestselling author 'A complete joy to read, and once I'd started I genuinely couldn't stop. I was entranced and beguiled from start to finish by this beautiful story. Carrie has single-handedly converted me to magic realism' Jill Mansell 'A spellbinding and enchanting read with a charming cast of characters, With This Kiss is guaranteed to sweep you off your feet and have you rooting for Lorelai's happy-ever-after right up to the final page. I adored it' Holly Miller, The Sight of You 'Spellbindingly romantic - With This Kiss is utterly captivating. A feat of magical and mystical storytelling' Laura Jane Williams, Our Stop 'A gorgeous story with plenty of heart' M. A. Kuzniar, Midnight in Everwood \* \* \* If you knew how your love story ends, would you dare to begin From the outside, Lorelai is an ordinary young woman with a normal life. She loves reading, she works at the local cinema and she adores living with her best friend. But she carries a painful burden, something she's kept hidden for years; whenever she kisses someone on the lips, she sees how they are going to die. Lorelai has never known if she's seeing what was always meant to be, or if her kiss is the thing that decides their destiny. And so, she hasn't kissed anyone since she was eighteen. Then she meets Grayson. Sweet, clever, funny Grayson. And for the first time in years she yearns for a man's kiss. But she can't.or can she And if she does, should she try to intervene and change what she sees Spellbinding, magical and utterly original, With This Kiss is one love story you will never forget. \* \* \*Readers are spellbound by With This Kiss 'A five-star read . . . Fun, enjoyable, funny and sweet with characters I absolutely loved' NetGalley Reviewer,_____ 'This book was everything I didn't know I needed' NetGalley Reviewer, _____ 'Beautiful writing [that] captured me from the start. 5 stars' NetGalley Reviewer, _____ 319 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 0008499772 ISBN 13: 9780008499778
Da: Rheinberg-Buch Andreas Meier eK, Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - BE WARNED! AWFUL ANIMALS LURK INSIDE. Millions of readers have loved The World's Worst Children, The World's Worst Teachers and The World's Worst Parents - now they will delight in this ludicrously laugh-out-loud collection of pets, brought to you by the phenomenal Number One bestselling author David Walliams, with every story illustrated in vibrant colour by Adam Stower. These ten tales of the world's craziest creatures will have you shaking with laughter. You'll never look at pets in the same way again! Marvel at Houdini, the magician's rabbit. Take a trip around the world with Zoom, the supersonic tortoise. Gasp at the chaos created by Griselda, a grizzly bear with a big secret. And RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! It's Furp, the monstrous goldfish! Good pets, bad pets, supervillain pets, pets as big as a house and pets that could eat you in one gulp - these are the most hilarious and horrendous animals around. David Walliams was most recently Children's #1 bestseller for six weeks with Gangsta Granny Strikes Again! (TCM chart: from 20 Nov 2021) 307 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 0008512418 ISBN 13: 9780008512415
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -In The Memory Librarian music, fashion, film and futurist icon Janelle Monáe returns to the Afrofuturistic world of her critically acclaimed album, Dirty Computer, to explore how different threads of liberation - queerness, race, gender plurality, love - become tangled in a totalitarian landscape. and to discover costs of unravelling them. Whoever controls our memories controls the future. Janelle Monáe and an incredible array of talented collaborating creators have written a collection of tales comprising the bold vision and powerful themes that have made Monáe such a compelling and celebrated storyteller. Dirty Computer introduced a world in which thoughts - as a means of self-conception - could be controlled or erased by a select few. And whether human, A.I., or other, your life and sentience was dictated by those who'd convinced themselves they had the right to decide your fate. That was until Jane 57821 decided to remember and break free.Expanding from that mythos, these stories fully explore what it's like to live in such a totalitarian existence. and what it takes to get out of it. Building off the traditions of speculative writers such as Octavia Butler, Ted Chiang, Becky Chambers, and Nnedi Okorafor-and filled with the artistic genius and powerful themes that have made Monáe a worldwide icon in the first place - The Memory Librarian serves readers tales grounded in the human trials of identity expression, technology, and love, but also reaching through to the worlds of memory and time within, and the stakes and power that exists there. 336 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 1911663720 ISBN 13: 9781911663720
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -A Petal Unfolds is brimming with easy-to-make DIY paper flowers to bring beauty and style to your home. Susan gives you step-by-step advice so you can create something just as stunning as the real thing - but lasts forever. 176 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Harper Collins Publ. UK Apr 2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 1911682520 ISBN 13: 9781911682523
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Bring your favorite four-legged friends to life with these 65 crochet patterns for everything from elegant Afghan hounds to oh-so-cute schnauzers and including crossbreeds like the puggle and the cockapoo. They're so easy to make with step- by-step instructions and charming full-color photography that showcases the completed crocheted projects.