Harpercollins aug 2008 (45 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'Twenty-two years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. In the years after, their father, John, taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America . . . and he taught them how to kill it.'Sam and Dean are headed for Key West, Florida, home to Hemingway, hurricanes, and a whole lot of demons. The tropical town has so many ghouls on the loose that one of its main moneymakers has long been a series of ghost tours. But the tours are no more, not since one of the guides was found dead of an apparent heart attack . . . his face frozen in mid-scream. No one knows what horrors he saw, but the Winchester brothers are about to find out.Soon they'll be face-to-face with the ghosts of the island's most infamous residents, demons with a hidden agenda, and a mysterious ancient power looking for revenge. It's up to Sam and Dean to save the citizens of Key West . . . before the beautiful island is reduced to nothing more than a pile of bones. 304 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -'Twenty-two years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. In the years after, their father, John, taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America . . . and he taught them how to kill it.'Sam and Dean are headed for Key West, Florida, home to Hemingway, hurricanes, and a whole lot of demons. The tropical town has so many ghouls on the loose that one of its main moneymakers has long been a series of ghost tours. But the tours are no more, not since one of the guides was found dead of an apparent heart attack . . . his face frozen in mid-scream. No one knows what horrors he saw, but the Winchester brothers are about to find out.Soon they'll be face-to-face with the ghosts of the island's most infamous residents, demons with a hidden agenda, and a mysterious ancient power looking for revenge. It's up to Sam and Dean to save the citizens of Key West . . . before the beautiful island is reduced to nothing more than a pile of bones. 304 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware -Mary Downing Hahn is at her chilling best in this supernatural tale, where the long-buried secret of a young girl's death in a canoe accident relentlessly makes its way to the surface of an idyllic vacation. A family secret is at the root of Mary Downing Hahn's story of supernatural events in Maine. Thirteen-year-old Ali is eager to spend her vacation with Aunt Dulcie, helping to care for her little niece, Emma, in the lake house where Dulcie and Claire, Ali's mother, spent summers. Claire, who is phobic about water, is dead set against her going but is forced to agree. The vacation by the lake turns unpleasant when Ali and Emma meet a mean, spiteful kid named Sissy. Emma idolizes and imitates Sissy, becoming bratty and hostile and accepting Sissy's dangerous dares. Sissy keeps talking about Teresa, a girl who drowned under mysterious circumstances when Claire and Dulcie were kids. At first Ali thinks Sissy is just trying to scare her with a ghost story, but soon she discovers the real reason why Sissy is so angry: she is the ghost of Teresa and blames Claire and Dulcie for her death.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Curious George is invited to play mini golf with his friend Steve. When George gets the highest score he thinks he has won until Steve explains the rulesthe person with the lowest score is the winner. George decides to practice, and he creates his own golf course at home, then challenges Steve to play his version of mini golf. Full-color activities: Make your own mini golf course and birthday countdown calendar.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - It's time for turkey! The parade is about to start. The pumpkin pie is in the oven. The whole family is gathered around the table. And everybody wants to pull the wishbone! From Children's Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky comes a scrumptious helping of twelve Thanksgiving poems to enjoy every day of the year. Hafner, Marylin (illustratore).…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'Twenty-two years ago, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. In the years after, their father, John, taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America . . . and he taught them how to kill it.'Sam and Dean are headed for Key West, Florida, home to Hemingway, hurricanes, and a whole lot of demons. The tropical town has so many ghouls on the loose that one of its main moneymakers has long been a series of ghost tours. But the tours are no more, not since one of the guides was found dead of an apparent heart attack . . . his face frozen in mid-scream. No one knows what horrors he saw, but the Winchester brothers are about to find out.Soon they'll be face-to-face with the ghosts of the island's most infamous residents, demons with a hidden agenda, and a mysterious ancient power looking for revenge. It's up to Sam and Dean to save the citizens of Key West . . . before the beautiful island is reduced to nothing more than a pile of bones. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks! This book is a great introduction for younger readers.Everyone knows that Thanksgiving is a time to give thanksthe question is, where to begin From the turkey on the table to warm, cozy cuddles, life is full of small things and bigger pleasures. But what's most important is being able to share them with family.Julie Markes reminds kids and adults alike about the little details that make each day enjoyable, while Doris Barrette's beautiful and striking illustrations bring her thoughtful words to life.Perfectly in tune with what children are thankful forsuch as a park, slides, and pets, and especially their familythis is a warm and genuine way to share the true Thanksgiving spirit. Barrette, Doris (illustratore).…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Perfect for the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing in summer 2019! It's been fifty years since Buzz Aldrin walked on the Moon. But the journey didn't begin when he stepped on board Apollo 11 that fateful day in July 1969. It began the day he was born.This picture book is Buzz Aldrin's story, in his words. Wendell Minor's gorgeous paintings evoke the wonder of space exploration for young readers.Becoming an astronaut took more than education, discipline, and physical strength. It took years of determination and believing that any goal was possiblefrom riding a bike alone across the George Washington Bridge at age ten to making a footprint on the moon. We all have our own dreams. This is the story of how Buzz's came true. Minor, Wendell (illustratore).…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Mary Downing Hahn is at her chilling best in this supernatural tale, where the long-buried secret of a young girl's death in a canoe accident relentlessly makes its way to the surface of an idyllic vacation. A family secret is at the root of Mary Downing Hahn's story of supernatural events in Maine. Thirteen-year-old Ali is eager to spend her vacation with Aunt Dulcie, helping to care for her little niece, Emma, in the lake house where Dulcie and Claire, Ali's mother, spent summers. Claire, who is phobic about water, is dead set against her going but is forced to agree. The vacation by the lake turns unpleasant when Ali and Emma meet a mean, spiteful kid named Sissy. Emma idolizes and imitates Sissy, becoming bratty and hostile and accepting Sissy's dangerous dares. Sissy keeps talking about Teresa, a girl who drowned under mysterious circumstances when Claire and Dulcie were kids. At first Ali thinks Sissy is just trying to scare her with a ghost story, but soon she discovers the real reason why Sissy is so angry: she is the ghost of Teresa and blames Claire and Dulcie for her death.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Fans of Kate DiCamillo and R. J. Palacio will love The Thing About Georgie, a warm and humorous story starring an unforgettable young boy with dwarfism, from acclaimed author Lisa Graff. 'An upbeat and sensitive look at what it's like to be different, this novel will spark discussion." (Booklist)As far as Georgie is concerned, everyone has a 'thing.'The thing about poodles is that Georgie Bishop hates to walk them.The thing about Jeanie the Meanie is that she would rather write on her shoe than help Georgie with their Abraham Lincoln project.The thing about Andy's nonna is that she kisses Georgie's cheeks and doesn't speak one word of English.The thing about Georgie's mom is that she's having a babya baby who will probably be taller than Georgie very, very soon.The thing about Georgie . . . well, what is the thing about Georgie.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - My father was killed on 9/11.Everybody in town knows we lost him forever when the North Tower collapsed.What they don't know is that he was gone long before that day.What they don't know is that a scholarship to exclusive Baileywell Academy only made my life worse.What they don't know is that my mentor at Baileywell is my own personal terrorist.Everybody calls me Miracle Boy.What nobody knows is that it's a miracle I'm still here to tell you the real story about the worst year of my life.From nationally acclaimed author Francine Prose comes an unforgettable novel about disasters, both public and private, and the aftermath of tragedy.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'A triumph. This novel's haunting strength will hold the reader until the very end and make Faith and her story impossible to forget.'-Richmond Times Dispatch'Extraordinary.'-Orlando SentinelFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult (Nineteen Minutes, Change of Heart, Handle with Care) comes Keeping Faith: an 'addictively readable' (Entertainment Weekly) novel that 'makes you wonder about God. And that is a rare moment, indeed, in modern fiction' (USA Today).…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'They proved their bravery fighting for His Majesty's Secret Serviceand were rewarded with brides of great beauty and breeding. But one memberof the Bastion Club has remained a bachelor . . . until now.'Christian, I need your help. There is no one else I can turn to . . . L.''When Christian Allardyce, 6th Marquess of Dearne, reads those words, his world turns upside down. Lady Letitia Randall is a woman like no other, and the day he left her behind to fight for king and country was the most difficult of his life. He never forgot the feel of her lips against his, but never expects to see her again. Yet now she seeks his help, and Christian knows he will not resist her plea.Letitia believes that Christian abandoned her when she needed him most, and she hates to call on his aid. But to clear her brother's name, she has sworn to use every weapon at her command, even if it means seducing her ex-lover. Yet all the while, Christian is waging a war of his own-a campaign of pure pleasure and sweet revenge that will take them both beyond the edge of desire.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Test your brain power with these challenging crossword puzzles.The Times2 jumbo crossword is an entertaining test of word power and general knowledge. The 60 crosswords in this collection offer the same challenge as The Times2 daily crossword but the larger grid means there are more clues to enjoy and some longer words and phrases to muse on.The Times 2 jumbo crossword now appears weekly in the Saturday edition of The Times. It provides a constant alternative to The Times jumbo cryptic crossword.The Times 2 jumbo crosswords are intended to be exactly the same type as the normal daily crossword in The Times 2 section with the same mixture of reasonably-challenging but not too recondite words and references.The Times 2 crossword editor, John Grimshaw, has selected 60 of the best crosswords from The Times to form this enjoyable collection.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums.America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people.Critics are like pigs at the pastry cart.Describing something by relating it to another thing is the essence of metaphorical thought. It is one of the oldest activities of humankindand one of the most impressive when done skillfully. Throughout history, many masters of metaphor have crafted observations that are so spectacular they have taken up a permanent residence in our minds. In I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like, quotation maven Dr. Mardy Grothe fixes his attention on the three superstars of figurative languageanalogies, metaphors, and similes. The result is an extraordinary compilation of nearly 2,000 feats of association that will entertain, educate, and occasionally inspire quotation lovers everywhere.In this intellectual smorgasbord, the author of Oxymoronica and Viva la Repartee explains figurative language in a refreshingly down-to-earth way before taking readers on a tour of history's greatest word pictures. In chapters on wit, love, sex, stage and screen, insults, politics, sports, and more, you will find quotations from Aristotle and Maya Angelou to George Washington and Oprah Winfrey.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The book that inspired the major motion picture.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Get ready for more adventures with Araminta, the star ofa delightfully 'spookie' chapter book series from Angie Sage, author of theNew York Timesbestselling Septimus Heap series!Sir Horace is about to turn five hundred years old! Araminta and Wanda need to find him the perfect gift. Araminta finds an ancient sword in a grotto hidden under her haunted houseand it should be a cinch to get it. But she wasn't planning on the nasty surprise of a portcullis-trap and a rising tide in the grotto. Will Araminta and Wanda make it to Sir Horace's birthday party - A Haunted House Adventure: Spookie House is full of ghosts, bats, and secret passages-the perfect place to find a birthday present for a 500-year-old knight!- Friendship and Teamwork: Araminta and her friend Wanda must work together to explore creepy caves and escape a devious trap.- Secret Tunnels and a Hidden Grotto: Discover a mysterious smugglers' passage that leads from the house all the way to a seaside cave holding an ancient secret.- A Race Against the Tide: When a portcullis slams shut and traps them, the girls have to find an escape route before the rising water fills the grotto. Pickering, Jimmy (illustratore).…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Following on from the hugely popular 'Angel Saved My Life' series comes a moving new collection of real-life stories from the Afterlife.Following the bestsellers An Angel by My Side and An Angel Held My Hand comes a brand new collection of heartwarming and inspiring real-life dramas about people who have had 'a little help' from the other side when they most needed it.Stories include:- The shouting angel whose playful antics saved a young girl from falling down the stairs.- The angel who prevented a woman's bad judgement becoming a tragedy.- The whispering angel who helped a serial dieter lose weight for good.- The angel voice that quietly guided a woman to her soul mate.- The group of friends whose guardian angels revealed their purpose in life.- The laughing angel who helped a lost boy find his way home.These are just some of the miraculous accounts in this inspiring new collection of true stories.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A novel that spans several generations and seven tumultuous decades, The Healing isremarkable for the disarming simplicity with which it signposts the changing ways of contemporary India. The Babri masjid falls on the day Ramanujam, patriarch and freedom fighter, is rushed into hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest.As his wife and family stand vigil by his bedside, a second demolition is waiting to throw their lives out of gear- Shanti Nivas, the sprawling family property they have lived in for over seventy years, is to be transformed into modern apartments where all the members of the family find individual homes and possibly, an entirely different way of life. Told from the perspective of Ramanujam's younger daughter Bharati, this evocative novel set in Chennai maps the memories of Shanti Nivas and its residents.Past loves and unresolved conflicts war with the reality of present-day relationships as Bharati and her husband Krishna confront their old nemesis, doctor and sometime friend Manohar. The situation is further complicated when their older daughter Jayanti declares her intention to marry a colleague- a man who is not part of their community, or caste, or even religion.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Sanjeev Bhaskar, the comedian and writer behind The Kumars at No. 42 embarks on an epic and highly personal journey through modern India. Sanjeev's characteristic humour and unique take on the country form the heart of this beautifully written travel book that became a Sunday Times bestseller in hardback when it accompanied his BBC series. Exotic and diverse, richly colourful and endlessly complex - India is one of the most exciting countries to visit in the world today. Sanjeev Bhaskar of Goodness Gracious Me has visited his Indian relations there over many years, but this is his chance to delve deeper into what makes this country so fascinating, perplexing and often challenging to visit. As Sanjeev travels from Delhi to Bombay, Jaipur to Calcutta, he meets ordinary and extraordinary Indian people from every background, and brings his natural warmth and sense of humour to these encounters. Although often baffled by the eccentricities of India, our endearingly good-natured guide never fails to find humour in these situations. Sanjeev's India is also a personal journey as Sanjeev meets old relatives who reveal their moving and often traumatic stories of Indian's turbulent and bloody past, and comes to understand a little more about his own roots. During his trip Sanjeev is invited to a middle-class wedding in Delhi as well as witnessing the poverty of the slums in the Calcutta backstreets. He wryly observes the polo-playing Maharajah jet-set in Jaipur as well as the kitsch of Bombay Bollywood, and experiences the Ganges lit up by a million floating candles for the ancient ritual of Diwali as well as the majestic colonial architecture of the British Raj. With such an engaging and thoughtful travelling companion, we find ourselves going beyond the clichés to reveal a country steeped in history yet at the forefront of new technology, at once confusing, astonishing and jaw-droppingly beautiful.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Learn to play the clarinet with popular pieces - lessons and sheet music for beginnersThe Abracadabra approach to learning through songs and tunes has set countless beginners on a clear path of progress and enjoyment with their chosen instrument. With carefully graded technique, clear fingering diagrams and concise theory explanations, this best-selling series is the ideal learning companion for pupil and teacher.An established and popular course offering a thorough grounding in basic technique.Now in its third edition, features include:¿ Carefully graded songs and tunes¿ Clear guidance on theory and technique¿ Enough flexibility to suit individual teaching approaches¿ Ensemble skills taught through duets and trios.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Learn to play the flute with popular pieces - lessons and sheet music for beginnersThe Abracadabra approach to learning through songs and tunes has set countless beginners on a clear path of progress and enjoyment with their chosen instrument. With carefully graded technique, clear fingering diagrams and concise theory explanations, this best-selling series is the ideal learning companion for pupil and teacher.An established and popular course offering a thorough grounding in basic technique.Now in its third edition, features include:¿ Carefully graded songs and tunes¿ Clear guidance on theory and technique¿ Enough flexibility to suit individual teaching approaches¿ Ensemble skills taught through duets and trios.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A delightfully discursive, Bill Bryson-esque and personal journey through the groves and the thickets of the English language, by our foremost scholar of the history and structure of the English language. David Crystal has been described (by the Times Higher Education Supplement) as a sort of 'latter day Dr Johnson', a populist linguist who has promoted the study of the English language in an academic and broadcasting career that has so far spanned 40 years and nearly 100 books. Now he has written an engaging travel book of more general appeal. Inspired by W. G. Sebald's 'The Rings of Saturn' and by Bill Bryson's books, he has combined personal reflections, historical allusions and traveller observations to create a mesmerising (and entertaining) narrative account of his encounters with the English language and its speakers throughout the world - from Bangor to Bombay and from Stratford to San Francisco. 'By Hook or by Crook' is an attempt to capture the exploratory, seductive, teasing, tantalising nature of language study. As such, it will appeal to the ever-growing market who like to be entertained as well as instructed.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A shocking exposé of the terrible secrets at the heart of the Pitcairn Island community - a tale of systematic child abuse and rape which stretches back over 40 years.Pitcairn Island - home to the descendants of the mutineers of the Bounty - has long been thought of as a tropical paradise. Wild and remote, it is Britain's most isolated outpost and a fantasy destination for many.But in 1999, British police, alerted by unsettling reports of a rape, descended on the island. Their investigation developed into a major enquiry which revealed that Pitcairn was the site of widespread and horrific sexual abuse instigated by the island men on girls as young as twelve. Scarcely a man on the island was untainted by the allegations, and almost none of the women had escaped, though most residents feigned ignorance, even when their own daughters were abused. Abusers included the magistrates and police officers as well as brothers and uncles. Few of the victims were able to leave the island; those who did never went back.Kathy Marks was one of only six journalists permitted to live on the island while she reported on the ensuing trial and witnessed Pitcairn's domestic workings first-hand. In this riveting account she documents a society gone badly astray, leaving lives shattered, codes broken and a paradise truly lost.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A warm romantic comedy about teaching old dogs new tricks.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Whether you run or whether you hide, he'll find you. And then he'll kill you.The game is simple-he is the Hunter. They are the prey. And they're both entangled in a terrifying game of hide and seek.He gives them a chance to escape. To outsmart him. But eventually, he captures them. And that's when the game gets deadly.Private investigator Griffin Powell and FBI agent Nicole Baxter know a lot about serial killers - they took one down together. But this new killer is as sadistic as they've ever seen. He likes his little games, and he especially likes forcing Nicole and Griff to play along.Every unsolvable clue, every posed victim, every taunting phone call - it's all part of his twisted, elaborate plan.And then the Hunter seeks out his most precious prey of all and Griff finds himself playing for the biggest stakes of his life.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Disgruntled, disheveled, fish-out-of-water mobile librarian Israel Armstrong is finally going home to London, rattling along with his irascible companion Ted Carson in their rust bucket book van en route to the Mobile Meet. The annual library convention gives Israel the opportunity to catch up with his family, eat paprika chicken and baklava, and drink good coffee. But they've barely found parking when the unimaginable occurs: their library-on-wheels is stolen!Who on earth would want to take a thirty-year-old traveling disaster with the words 'The Book Stops Here' painted across the back Israel and Ted are determined to find out. But their search is leading them on a very twisty trail through the countryside in pursuit of a suspicious convoy of New Age travelers. And the hunt is raising numerous troubling questionssuch as where exactly is Israel's high-flying girlfriend, Gloria And is Ted really making a move on Israel's widowed mother.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Learn to play the clarinet with popular pieces - lessons and sheet music for beginnersThe Abracadabra approach to learning through songs and tunes has set countless beginners on a clear path of progress and enjoyment with their chosen instrument. With carefully graded technique, clear fingering diagrams and concise theory explanations, this best-selling series is the ideal learning companion for pupil and teacher.An established and popular course offering a thorough grounding in basic technique.Now in its third edition, features include:¿ Carefully graded songs and tunes¿ Clear guidance on theory and technique¿ Enough flexibility to suit individual teaching approaches¿ Ensemble skills taught through duets and trios¿ Playalong CDs for home practice.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - With love, witchcraft, and spellbinding drama, the Secret Circle series is perfect for fans of The Vampire Diaries. This special paperback bind-up contains the first book in the Secret Circle series, The Initiation, as well as part one of the second book in the series, The Captive; from L.J. Smith, the New York Times bestselling author of The Vampire Diaries.When Cassie is forced to move from California all the way to the small New England town of New Salem, she's miserable. And yet, she feels a powerful kinship to the town, and to a terrifyingly beautiful group of students who always seem to get their way. Charmed by the Secret Circle, Cassie is initiated into a coven of witches whose power has controlled New Salem for hundreds of years. But when she falls for the mysterious and intriguing Adam, she is faced with the most pressing danger of her life-and one wrong move could ultimately destroy her.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Joe DeMarco is back and the corridors of power have never felt so deadly.First a bomb attack on the Baltimore Harbour tunnel is averted. Then a young American Muslim is shot down in a Cessna plane whilst trying to drive it into The Whitehouse.What follows is chaos as a ruthless senator tries to pass a xenophobic law that will see non-citizen Muslims deported and extensive background checks on all Muslims living in the US carried out immediately.Speaker of the house John Mahoney wants nothing to do with the bill being pushed through. He knows all to well what trouble a law like that could stir up, and what's worse he knows the kid who tried to crash the plane into the White House.Enter Joe DeMarco, a man with a shady past, a lawyer who has never practised law. He's charged with investigating the attacks but there's a twist to the attempted mass destruction, something the FBI didn't even see, and suddenly at every turn DeMarco faces a new and terrifying danger.…