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Als mehr oder weniger glückliche Mutter von Friday, Tuesday und Jenny lebt sie mit ihrem geliebten Ehemann Landen zusammen und geht auch jeden Morgen zur Tarnfirma Acme-Carpets, um die schöne Stadt Swindon mit Teppichen und Parkett zu versorgen. In Wirklichkeit ist Thursday natürlich weiter Geheimagentin für SpecOps und verschwindet regelmäßig in die BuchWelt, in der sie jetzt auch Lehrlinge ausbilden muss.

Maybe I Should Drink More, like most books about young adults trying to find their place in the world, starts with a breakup. Stephanie Sparer explores the oddities of life in a series of candid essays about dating failures and dating wins, selfactualizing, work, and the slew of anxieties that come free with your college diploma.

Nach jahrelangem Aufenthalt in der BuchWelt kehrt Agentin Thursday Next mit ihrem zweijährigen Söhnchen Friday und Hamlet, dem bekannten Dänenprinzen, in ihre Heimatstadt Swindon zurück. Im Haus ihrer Mutter warten schon andere Gäste auf sie: Lady Hamilton und Fürst Bismarck, der den deutsch-dänischen Krieg von 1864 zu vermeiden versucht. Ansonsten sind es keine guten Zeiten für Dänen.

Bailey Carpenter ist eine erfolgreiche Privatermittlerin in Miami, und sie ist es gewohnt, die Dinge unter Kontrolle zu haben. Das ändert sich schlagartig, als sie eines Nachts von einem Unbekannten brutal überfallen wird und nur knapp dem Tod entkommt. Von da an quälen Bailey Panikattacken und Albträume, sie ist besessen von dem Gedanken, verfolgt zu werden, und zieht sich völlig in sich zurück. Doch dann entdeckt sie eines Tages, dass ihr Nachbar im Hochhaus gegenüber sie beobachtet.

Ein Musterbeispiel des romantischen Kunstmärchens, dessen Gattung durch Tieck geradezu begründet wurde. Im "Blonden Eckbert", schrieb A.W.Schlegel, "werden Schauer erregt, an denen keine Hässlichkeit der Erscheinungen teilhat, und die umso überraschender treffen, weil sie nicht mit großen Zurüstungen herbeigeführt werden."

A raw, smart, and darkly funny memoir, My Heart Is an Autumn Garage unapologetically chronicles a lifelong struggle with clinical depression. Anne Thriault neatly lays bare her heart, unsparingly detailing the naked self-loathing and self-destructive behaviors that led to her breakdown and subsequent hospitalization at the age of 21. Both an examination of the frightening and deeply dehumanizing treatment of psychiatric patients and a wry coming-of-age story, this book deftly explores the knife's edge between despair and hope.

Young and naive, Kathleen Hill moves to newly independent Nigeria with her husband to teach at Igbobi College. It is the early 1960s, and Hill is soon caught up in the swirl of the times: The legacy of colonialism, chaos back in America, and violence and racism across the globe that touch even the quiet school where she teaches English literature. As a way of steadying and finding herself in this new place, she begins reading Henry James's Portrait of a Lady, and there discovers disturbing resonances with her own life.

Catherine Ling is one of the CIA’s most prized operatives. Raised on the unforgiving streets of Hong Kong, she was pulled into the agency at the age of 14, already having accumulated more insight and secrets than the most seasoned professionals in her world. If life has taught her anything, it is not to get attached, but there are two exceptions to that rule: Her son, Luke, and her mentor, Hu Chang.

For two years Jenny Latham has lived alone with her young son in the Colorado mountains, trying to manage her guilt over letting an abusive husband control her for too long. Her beauty makes her the object of many men's desires, but with a broken heart and an independent streak as strong as the mountains themselves, Jenny refuses them all. But when she accidentally shoots a stranger and takes it upon herself to nurse him back to health, she finds all of her defenses wavering.

Most families have "the other Grandmother," the one who is visited less often, whose own visits are anticipated with trepidation, the one with whom contact is at least as much a matter of duty as love. In this touching memoir, award-winning author Linda Hewitt remembers the Christmas she came, at last, to know hers.

Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan’s mission is to bring closure to the families whose loved ones have vanished. She knows their anguish - her own beloved daughter, Bonnie, was taken from her when Bonnie was just seven years old. It is only recently that this mystery was resolved and Eve could begin her journey to peace. Now Jim Doane wants the same kind of answers that Eve always longed for. His 25-year-old son may or may not be dead, and he has only burned skull fragments as possible evidence. But he cannot go to the police for answers without risking his own secrets and exposing his dark past, so instead he chooses a bold step to find the truth....

Heading off on holiday or a business trip? Looking for a language safety net to get yourself out of sticky situations? Fed up not knowing how to order a drink or a meal? Join Elisabeth Smith and her student Andy for an in-flight Polish lesson as they head off abroad. This course is fast, fun and easy. There’s no grammar or writing practice. Instead it focuses on practical spoken Polish so you can communicate with ease. Learn the 50 most essential words and phrases - just what you need to be understood and enjoy your trip.

Heading off on holiday or a business trip? Looking for a language safety net to get yourself out of sticky situations? Fed up not knowing how to order a drink or a meal? Join Elisabeth Smith and her student Andy for an in-flight German lesson as they head off abroad. This course is fast, fun and easy. There's no grammar or writing practice. Instead it focuses on practical spoken German so you can communicate with ease. Learn the 50 most essential words and phrases - just what you need to be understood and enjoy your trip.

Henry "Hen" Birnbaum's sister, Sarah, missing for over a year, has come home unexpectedly, with no explanation at all. But he can't leave well enough alone; Hen needs to figure out why she disappeared, even if she won't tell him. It's not like he has anything better to do. His girlfriend just dumped him and kicked him out of their band. He can't play the bass worth crap anyway. His social life consists of night after night of VH1 marathons with his best friend and next-door neighbor, the neurotic Emma Wood.

This 5-point, week-by-week plan to help you change your lifestyle in a way that unlocks your body's natural ability to lose weight. The strategies will change your perspective about the roles of food, exercise, and rest in your life.

A music therapist who thrives on helping others, Kendra Michaels cherishes the ordinary life she has achieved after stem cell surgery restored her sight. The skills she perfected during those sightless years - the ability to pick up the most subtle audio, olfactory, and tactile cues in the world around her - coupled with her laser-sharp mind - have made her a uniquely potent observer and problem solver. Kendra’s uncanny way of connecting the dots is as baffling to law enforcement as it is legendary.

Heading off on holiday or a business trip? Looking for a language safety net to get yourself out of sticky situations? Fed up not knowing how to order a drink or a meal? Join Elisabeth Smith and her student Andy for an in-flight Mandarin Chinese lesson as they head off abroad. This course is fast, fun and easy. There’s no grammar or writing practice. Instead it focuses on practical spoken Mandarin Chinese so you can communicate with ease. Learn the 50 most essential words and phrases - just what you need to be understood and enjoy your trip.

When Cold War tension was at its height, Joseph ("call me Joe") McCarthy conducted an anti-Communist crusade endorsed by millions of Americans, despite his unfair and unconstitutional methods.

In 1945, Elsie Schmidt is a naive teenager, as eager for her first sip of champagne as she is for her first kiss. She and her family have been protected from the worst of the terror and desperation overtaking her country by a high-ranking Nazi who wishes to marry her. So when an escaped Jewish boy arrives on Elsie’s doorstep in the dead of night on Christmas Eve, Elsie understands that opening the door would put all she loves in danger.

Jane Addams's memoir of her experience running a settlement house on Chicago's West Side includes portraits of people in need and is a model for community service. Addams firmly believed that education and social activity were essential aspects of any program to turn lives around.