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Petit Hector hatte schon als Junge Glück in seinem Leben. Sein Vater, der auch Hector hieß, war Psychiater und riskierte also nicht, arbeitslos zu werden. Auch Maman arbeitete viel, und sie kochte köstliche Gerichte wie Brathähnchen oder Schinken mit Kartoffelpüree. Von Zeit zu Zeit spielten Petit Hector und Hector sonntags Fußball. Und dennoch war Petit Hector nicht immer glücklich. Das Leben stellte so viele komplizierte Fragen an ihn: Die einen sagten, man dürfe niemals lügen, die Welt würde schrecklich, wenn alle es täten.

In the bleak midwinter… A frosty wind is making Holly's life absolutely miserable. Doctor Holly Greene has retreated to her brother's home on an island off the coast of Norway to get away from the pressures of work. Only, it's the middle of winter and icy slush plus endless darkness isn't...

In "The Time Machine", Davis offers us both the story of the reunion and the collectively remembered story of his classmates' senior year. In 1962, Waynesville, North Carolina, was that small town where the school principal also served as a teacher, the football coach, and the Sunday-school superintendent. One classmate spends his time in the bar wishing for a time machine, so he can go back to his teenage years with his accumulated experience.

Master the art of public speaking in just 30 days, even if the stage terrifies you or your virtual presentation has been hitting the mute button. Has the fear of public speaking prevented you from reaching your true potential? Do you freeze at the thought of presenting in front of an audience, whether it's live or virtual? Does the idea of making a YouTube video fill you with dread, preventing you from voicing your passions?

Zehn zauberhaft gesprochene Geschichten versüßen der ganzen Familie das Warten auf den Weihnachtsmann. Es darf gelauscht werden, wie Pippi Langstrumpf den Weihnachtsbaum plündert, Wichtel Tomte Tummetott einen hungrigen Fuchs auf dem Hof ertappt, Madita sich über den ersten Schnee freut und wie viele weitere Lieblingscharaktere aus Astrid Lindgrens Geschichten-Schatz Weihnachten erleben.

This comprehensive book, filled with practical strategies and supportive advice, introduces transformative ways to stop the cycle of overthinking and start living with clarity and confidence.

Es war einmal ein junger Psychiater, der Hector hieß. Er trug eine kleine, intellektuelle Brille und verstand es, den Leuten mit nachdenklicher Miene und echtem Interesse zuzuhören...

After a tumultuous first semester in seventh grade, Jed Rivers returns triumphant - or so he thinks. After embracing his undeadness to put his archenemy Robbie in his place, the 13-year-old zombie thought he'd have a much easier time surviving the second semester relatively intact. That was before he came across the antizombie propaganda published by the mysterious NZN Network, a group trying to push Hollywood stereotypes as the truth.

Auf seiner Reise wird der junge Psychiater Hector zum Abenteurer des Herzens. Er spürt einem Professor nach...

A brand new collection of gut-busting hilarity from the best-selling author of Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids and Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids.

In The Drugstore, stories of ordinary people's strife in the 1950s come to life—like the fire at Miss Pansy's dime store and the quest of 14-year-old Becky Bartlett, whose father runs the corner drugstore. Everyone in the neighborhood is caught in a whirlpool of crime when holdups and a murder overtake the mom-and-pop business on Park Avenue. Then the holdup man begins to stalk Becky Bartlett, but he had no idea about her possible strength of character...which could lead to his demise.

Rose McKenzie is no stranger to running. After the death of her father threatens to bring her back under her mother’s control permanently, Rose flees again. This time it’s to the only sanctuary she’s ever known: a tiny island called Nora. A shadow looms over her childhood haven. The longer she stays in Nora, the more Rose realizes the island she knew has changed. Families are leaving in droves, and strangers are taking their places, strangers that don’t seem… human.

Zehn Florentiner Adlige, die im Pestjahr 1348 aus der Stadt fliehen, erzählen einander Geschichten, um sich die Zeit zu vertreiben. In diesen wird leidenschaftlich geliebt, inbrünstig gehasst, gelitten, betrogen und schamlos verführt. Den Sprechern dieses bunten Erzählreigens, darunter Größen wie Gert Westphal, Uwe Friedrichsen u. v. a., gelingt es, Boccaccios burlesken Tonfall mittels einer fein bemessenen Ironie und dank eines unbestechlichen Gespürs für Situationskomik aufs Trefflichste zu veredeln.

In Mexico, fitting in might be easier than Jed imagined, with holidays such as Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Here, a rising eighth-grade zombie boy and his zombie dog won't draw that much attention. But then Tread unwittingly sets off Mexico's Chupacabra Defense Network, and Jed accidentally collides with a bus. So much for blending in. The unusual pair catch the eye of a professional wrestler, who challenges Jed to a fight!

Eighteen-year-old Pearl Hardisty discovers the small town of Silver Lake in Eastern Oregon has more to offer than dry sage brush, old farmhouses, and unbearable freezing cold winters when she met Frank Bunyard. The kindhearted, handsome cowboy made her glad she decided to move with her family after all. Through stories Frank shares with her, she learns about friendship, survival, and an unforgettable story of privation and loss from a small band of Modoc Indians who were left behind after the Modoc war.

Lainey is excited to begin college - until she finds herself in the middle of another murder case. Only a few days into the first week, Mr. Taylor's body is discovered in a bathroom stall. Within an hour, news arrive that Mr. Taylor's wife has been killed in their home, that very morning. The deaths are deemed by authorities as murder-suicide, but Lainey finds clues to the contrary. As she digs deeper into the case, dark secrets surface. After Lainey receives ominous warnings, it becomes clear that someone really wants this case to stay closed.

Adam, der Sohn eines Schuldirektors und Vietnamveterans, kriegt nichts auf die Reihe. Er fliegt von allen Schulen, wandert von einem Psychiater zum anderen, bis die Eltern ihn aufgeben. Doch in Adam tickt eine Bombe. Überall wähnt er Feinde, gegen die es sich zu verteidigen gilt. In der Wildnis, wo er ein Schlafmohnfeld angelegt hat, hortet er Waffen. Aber es gibt jemanden, der sich in ihn verliebt. Sara, die auch gegen vieles steht: Globalisierung, Verschwörer und Staatsgewalt. Als sie ihn am Straßenrand aufgabelt, beginnt eine leidenschaftliche Liaison.

At 14, Fergy is tired of his family’s lifestyle. He’s tired of living in a van. He’s sick of peddling pamphlets of his father’s writings. And most of all he hates stealing things, even though J. P. says it’s all right to "reclaim" necessities from society. Fergy listens to J.P. talk about the evils of "the system," and gradually Fergy realizes that he no longer respects his father. Early one morning, with Ooma in tow, Fergy runs away. Gussie’s wealthy parents live in Boston, and Fergy hopes that if he can find them, he and Ooma can have the "regular and normal" life he longs for.

Seine Entdeckungen zu Licht und Farben, zur Schwerkraft und zur höheren Mathematik revolutionierten das menschliche Denken und die Vorstellung von unserer Welt. Newton erfand nicht nur eine neue Art von Teleskop, sondern entwickelte auch die Infinitesimalrechnung und formulierte das Newtonsche Gravitationsgesetz. Fiel da vorher wirklich ein Apfel auf seinen Kopf? Als Wissenschaftshistoriker befasst sich Prof. Dr. Jürgen Renn vom Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte mit der Frage, wie sich menschliches Wissen entwickelt und entwickelt hat.

His somewhat eccentric and secretive father has disappeared. KT has been forced to move from his hometown to live with an aunt and uncle he barely knows. And as the story opens, he is waking up in a hospital room from a three-day coma, with his left arm and leg paralyzed after a catastrophic bicycle accident.