Former Texas resident and current Rolling Stone editor Julia Holmes earned glowing acclaim for this darkly humorous dystopian novel. Ben has just returned from a war waged against a nameless enemy. To avoid being nabbed by police and forced to work in a factory, he'll need to find a wife. But to do that, he must wear a bachelor's suit-and the tailor won't make one for him. "The novel is a postmodern parable about American passion and paranoia, like The Great Gatsby as told by Don DeLillo."...

When your baby faces a medical emergency, what should you do? Sometimes your intuition is spot-on, but other times it's entirely wrong. With this life-saving guide close at hand, you'll be ready to handle over forty common infant and toddler emergencies, including falls, high fevers, bee stings, burns, and more. This guide makes it easy to find the information you need during even the most stressful times. Most importantly, you'll learn how to prevent the most common emergencies that new p...

Wie wäre es, wenn die Geschichte eines Denkmals einmal aus dessen Sicht erzählt wird? Die AutorInnen dieser Anthologie wagen den Perspektivenwechsel und schildern, wie es Denkmälern im Wandel der Zeiten erging, hin- und hergerissen zwischen ursprünglichen Intentionen, Umdeutungen und Instrumentalisierungen. Mit tiefgründigem Humor begeben sie sich in den Kopf der Freiheitsstatue, lassen die Brooklyn Bridge über ihre Rezeption in der Literatur zu Wort kommen, oder enttarnen die Neue Wache i...

Training for and pursuing a career in science can be treacherous for women; many more begin than ultimately complete at every stage. Characterizing this as a pipeline problem, however, leads to a focus on individual women instead of structural conditions. The goal of the book is to offer an alternative model that better articulates the ideas of agency, constraint, and variability along the path to scientific careers for women. The chapters in this volume apply the metaphor of the road to a...

A wonderful collection of stories of supernatural love by Sharon Shinn, Annette Blair, Caridad Pineiro, Jennifer Estep, Gwyn Cready, Carolyn Crane, Jeannie Holmes, Anna Campbell, Julia London, Christie Ridgway, Holly Lisle and Liz Maverick. In happy-ever-after endings, ghosts come to life so that lovers can be united in the flesh.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A woman returns to her small Maine hometown, uncovering family secrets that take her on a journey of self-discovery and new love, in this warm and charming novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over.“A testament to the truth that love comes in all shapes, sizes, and situations.”—Jodi PicoultONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, PopSugar...

Sherlock Holmes leidet an akuter Unterforderung. Zu lange hat sich niemand mit einem herausfordernden Rätsel an ihn gewandt. Da kommt es ihm gelegen, als ein junger Mann mit seiner Mutter bei Dr. Watson Rat sucht: James wird ständig von verschiedensten Krankheiten geplagt und niemand kann sich erklären, woher seine Symptome kommen. Nur ein gewisser Dr. Sinclair ist sicher, dass es sich dabei um einen Fluch handelt, der von Dämonen hervorgerufen wird. Davon ist Holmes allerdings nicht überz...

Welches Geheimnis verbirgt sich hinter den Mauern von Schloss Dunkinhouse? Der Familienfluch - nur eine Legende oder steckt tatsächlich mehr dahinter? Ein nächtlicher Einbruch endet tödlich für die Einbrecher. Die junge Gloria of Dunkinhouse ahnt, dass ihre Familie sie vor der grausigen Wahrheit beschützen will. Aus Neugierde und Angst um ihr Leben wendet sie sich an Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson. Als diese auf dem Schloss eintreffen, ahnen sie noch nicht, dass ihnen einer ihrer erschütte...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today • “Everything a romantic comedy should be: witty, relatable, and a little complicated.”—PeopleA heartfelt debut about the unlikely relationship between a young woman who’s lost her husband and a major league pitcher who’s lost his game.**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPRIn a sleepy seaside town in Maine, recently widowed Eveleth ...

Riveting radio dramatisations of Charles Dickens' fifteen full-length novels.Charles Dickens is one of the most renowned authors of all time, and this digital volume of the dramatised canon of his work includes fifteen of his most popular novels.This collection includes the episodic adventure Nicholas Nickleby, comic tale The Pickwick Papers, poignant melodrama The Old Curiosity Shop, the much-loved Oliver Twist. Plus, th...

RACCONTO LUNGO (25 pagine) - GIALLO - Un suicidio. Una strana indagine. Un fantasma evocato da Sherlock Holmes per far luce sul mistero.Per tutti Mrs. Julia è malata e per questo ha deciso di togliersi la vita. Ma è stata davvero lei a compiere quelle azioni così stravaganti da imbarazzare l'intera "Dockery House"? È stata lei a rubare un'antica e preziosa spilla? Oppure è stata l'altra personalità di Mrs. Julia, come sostengono in tanti? Sherlock Holmes dovrà rispondere a queste d...

The hotly anticipated and explosive third book in the New York Times bestselling Charlotte Holmes series.It’s been a year since the shocking death of August Moriarty, and Jamie and Charlotte haven’t spoken.Jamie is going through the motions at Sherringford, trying to finish his senior year without incident, with a nice girlfriend he can’t seem to fall for.Charlotte is on the run, from Lucien Moriarty and from her own mistakes. No one has se...