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Die Redlichkeit des jüdischen Korallenhändlers Nissen Piczenik ist sprichwörtlich, und seine Korallen sind die schönsten weit und breit. Selbst aus fernen Dörfern kommen die Bäuerinnen ins kleine galizische Städtchen Progrody, um Schmuck bei ihm zu kaufen. Doch niemand ahnt etwas von der Sehnsucht, die den Korallenhändler befallen hat: Nissen Piczenik, der noch nie aus seiner Heimatstadt herausgekommen ist, sehnt sich nach dem Meer. Tag und Na...

Auch der zehnte Teil der rheinischen Trilogie widmet sich den scheinbar unendlichen Geschichten aus dem rheinischen Universum. Hier dreht sich die Erde immer noch »anderseröm«, hier gibt es immer noch vielerlei zu bestaunen. Ob das der Coniunctivus prophilacticus ist, die Möglichkeitsform, die Aktivitäten ankündigt und gleichzeitig ihre Infragestellung wenn nicht gar ihre eigene Entschuldigung ist - als solcher ist er eine Unterform des tätige...

New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh sweeps us back in time to an age of scandal and glittering society—and brings to life an extraordinary family: the daring, passionate Huxtables. Katherine, the youngest sister—and society's most ravishing innocent—is about to turn the tables on the irresistible rakehell sworn to seduce her, body and soul....In a night of drunken revelry, Jasper Finley, Baron Montford, gambles his reputation as Lond...

Seit 30 Jahren Kultklassiker: Die frühen Hörspiele von Helge Schneider. Jetzt zusammen in einem CD-Set! Hörspiele Vol. 1 1979-84 Sandkasten - Pommesbude - Arbeitsamt - Klaus und Erwin - Toilette - Musikverlag - Studentin und Unternehmer und Semmelrogge - Sozialamt - Kaffeekranz - Tennis-Champignon - Ordnungsamt - Fritz und Erwin - Auf meine Bude - Eheinstitut - Trophäe - Helmut und Klaus - Raimund - Diskuss Hörspiele Vol. 2 1985-1987 Paul un...

All Josh wants to do is play baseball, but as he gets in deeper with youth championship team the Titans, there are questions he's just got to ask. Together with school reporter Jaden, Josh investigates his suspicions of steroid use.

Ty Lewis can't believe it when Coach V recruits him for the football team. This is Ty's big chance to prove how fast he is on the field, get a fresh start in a new school, and be like his older brother, Thane "Tiger" Lewis, who's about to graduate from college—and is being courted by the NFL. But Ty's guardian, Uncle Gus, won't let him play. Uncle Gus needs Ty to scrub floors and toilets for his cleaning business while he cooks up gambling sch...

In this hilarious, seam-splitting sequel to Ernest Lawrence Thayer's beloved baseball classic "Casey at the Bat, " bestselling author Gutman offers Casey what any failed sports hero desires--a second chance. Full color.

From the author of "Pilate's Wife" comes a beautiful story of myth and mysticism that follows the lives of two women--restless wanderers each drawn to Yucatan, Mexico.

Dump Em" is not just funny, it's also truly helpful! Jodyne Speyer has finally figured out a way to sever the ties that so many of us would otherwise have to miserably live with forever--Sarah Silverman.

The King's Rifle" depicts the experiences of black African soldiers in the Second World War. This vividly realized account details the madness, sacrifice, and the dark humor of that war's most vicious battlegrounds.

Two sisters discover passion during the War of the Roses—one in the arms of the king, the other in the world of silkFrom the author of the acclaimed novel Portrait of an Unknown Woman comes an epic tale of love and intrigue. The year is 1471. Edward IV, who won the throne with the help of his brother, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, is restoring law and order after years of war. Under Edward IV, life in England begins to improve. Business is boom...

Lively, lovely, charming, and surprising, this imaginative debut is a true-life fairy tale of an utterly unusual Manhattan.

Marion Zane re-created herself to achieve the title of L.A.'s top Trophy--with a faithful husband, loyal fellow-Trophy friends, queen-bee status over the Hollywood "name-above-the-title" charities, and, best of all, "no prenup"! So why is she so nervous? Maybe she's forgotten that in L.A. enemies can come disguised as girlfriends. And when she impulsively breaks the unwritten code by stepping on another Trophy's charity turf, it's a fatal mist...

Your one-stop guide to finding a job, navigating the corporate ladder, and leaving when the time is rightDid you know that:60% of hiring managers will offer a higher salary if asked?14% of workers have used happy hour to get ahead?66% of businesses monitor Internet use?77% of workers feel burnout on the job?From the experts at CareerBuilder.com, America's largest online job site, comes a complete handbook for career domination. Whether it's an...

From beanballs to basebrawls, the most important rules governing the game of baseball have never been officially written down--until now. They have no sanction from the Commissioner, appear nowhere in any official publication, and are generally not posted on any clubhouse wall. They represent a set of time-honored customs, rituals, and good manners that show a respect for the game, one's teammates, and one's opponents. Sometimes they contradic...

The author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Patriot Reign" offers a no-holds-barred look at the only man in the last 88 years to guide the Boston Red Sox to a World Series title--their manager, Terry Francona. 8-page b&w, photo insert.

A memoir of a father obsessed with control and the daughter who fights his suffocating grasp, "House Rules" explores the complexities of their compelling and destructive relationship and the fallout that transforms their family forever.

Revere, Mississippi, with its population of "20, 000 and sinking, " is not unlike most Southern towns in the 1960s. Blacks live on one side of town and whites on the other. The two rarely mix. Or so everyone believes. But the truth is brought to the forefront when Critter, who is only ten, black and barely tall enough to see over the dashboard, drives Billy Ray--wounded in a suspicious hunting accident--to the segregated Doctor's Hospital. Dr....

An indentured servant finds herself bound by law, society, and her own heart in this new novel set in colonial Cape Cod from the author of the acclaimed "The Widow's War.

The great Persian poet Hafez is so beloved in Iran that almost every family there keeps his Divan close at hand. For some fifteen years, esteemed American poet and author Robert Bly has worked with the great Islamic scholar Leonard Lewisohn to produce this translation, which for the first time captures Hafez's nimbleness, his fierce humor, his astonishing range of thought, and his delight in love—enabling English speakers to fully appreciate t...