«Als ich über den schlecht gelaunten Schäferhund stürze, gehen mir zwei Gedanken durch den Kopf, erstens: hoffentlich verletzt sich der arme Hund nicht, und zweitens: hoffentlich beißt er mir nicht ins Gesicht. Ich mag die meisten Hunde ja sehr, und Deutsche Schäferhunde sind tolle Tiere. Allerdings hält sich die Freude an der staubigen Grenze zwischen Usbekistan und Tadschikistan im Zaum, als gleich fünf stolze, durchtrainierte Schäferhunde unser verdrecktes Auto durchsuchen.» Reisen darf...

En 1825, le comte de Fougères, émigré à Trieste, rentre en possession de son château proche d’un petit village de la Marche. Sa fille, la mystérieuse Fiamma, dont la naissance et les relations avec le comte restent énigmatiques, rejoindra-t-elle l’Italie, et les perspectives d’action révolutionnaires, ou cédera-t-elle à son penchant pour Simon, le brillant avocat républicain ?Ecrit en pleine période de séparation de George Sand avec son mari, le baron Dudevant, ce roman porte la tr...

Courage starts small . . . discover the power of your own voice in a timeless winter's tale of family, hope and understanding, from the critically-acclaimed Sarah Ann Juckes, for fans of R.J. Palacio and Patrick Ness.‘A haunting and lyrical portrait of courage, family and the power of nature. A spellbinding tale that is sure to echo in your heart’ Struan Murray‘Sublime . . . a love song to nature’

Every Christmas, unwanted round robin letters, stuffed with news of young Chloe's nauseating excellence at - well - everything, the announcement of Janet's cousin's husband's friend's divorce, or the details of Terry's colonoscopy, accumulate on doormats. One day, Simon Hoggart decided to do something about it.He mercilessly presented the most eye-popping examples of such letters in his bestseller, The Cat that Could Open the Fridge, and followed it up with Th...

La vita e la carriera di Robin Friday sono un esempio perfetto per chi non crede che sia il talento a fare almeno il 90% del lavoro. Nato in una situazione non certo piacevole e cresciuto in un ambiente a dir poco malsano, Robin dimostra fin da subito un grande talento innato per il calcio, ma anche un bruttissimo e caotico carattere che lo porterà contemporaneamente sulla strada per il successo e sulla brutta strada. Insofferente, ruspante, poco ortodosso, sognatore e disobbediente, Robin...

Sie versprachen, die Drachen zu schützen – doch sie brachen ihr Wort!Unverzichtbar für echte Fantasy-Fans: das berühmte Spin-off der Weitseher-Saga!Die große Drachin Tintaglia rettete einst die Händler von Bingstadt. Dafür schworen ihr diese, ihre Brut zu beschützen. Doch die Dankbarkeit der Menschen währte nur so lange, wie sie sich davon einen Vorteil erhofften. Und als sich die Drachenbrut als missgestaltet und schwach erwies, zogen die Händler ihren Schu...

An Instant New York Times BestsellerFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world.As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciproc...

Everything sixteen-year-old Simon Fitzroy-Hunt loves is in England. There's his school, his boyfriend, his cat, and especially Oxford University, which Simon plans to attend just as his beloved late father planned. But all of Simon's certainties come crashing down when his mother remarries and drags him to Boston with her.Furious and unforgiving, Simon finds plenty to resent in America. His stepsister, Persie, is overindulged by her father and struggling with Asperger syndrome. And...

PIPISTRELLO CONTRO PIPISTRELLO CONTRO PETTIROSSO! Man-Bat è in missione per distruggere il Cavaliere Oscuro, una volta per tutte! Al suo fianco, la sua Setta e la misteriosa Shush, pronta a scatenare migliaia di pipistrelli velenosi per le strade di Gotham. Nel frattempo Batman e Robin devono affrontare anche altri problemi, come il ritorno di Flatline – vecchia fiamma di Damian – che riappare con piani misteriosi e potenzialmente pericolosi. Riuscirà il dinamico duo a fermare Man-Bat e Sh...

It’s time to change the way we see babies.Drawing on principles developed by the educator Dr Maria Montessori, The Montessori Baby shows how to raise your baby from birth to age one with love, respect, insight, and a surprising sense of calm. Cowritten by Simone Davies, author of the bestselling The Montessori Toddler, and Junnifa Uzodike, it’s a book filled with hundreds of practical ideas for understanding what is actually happening with your bab...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Atmosphere and Daisy Jones & the Six—an entrancing and “wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet” (PopSugar) as she reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine.**“**Fascinating, emotiona...

Traditional Jewish Meals Made HealthierFrom two leaders in the Paleo cooking community, The New Yiddish Kitchen is a fresh and healthful take on a beloved food tradition. Packed with over 100 traditional Jewish foods plus bonus holiday menus, this book lets you celebrate the holidays and every day with delicious food that truly nourishes.Authors Simone Miller and Jennifer Robins have selected classic dishes—like matzo balls, borscht, challah, four different bagel r...