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Der alte Melzer kehrt in sein Haus zurück, Daniel schwänzt die Schule und ein Engel verliert den Kopf. All diese Geschichten spielen in einem Dorf, nebeneinander, nacheinander, überschneiden sich. Alltagsgeschichten über Verflechtungen und Verbindungen, den allgegenwärtigen Kampf um Selbstbestimmung und Respekt, über Nähe und Distanz und über das Verzeihen. Vor allem aber sind es Geschichten über die vielfältigen Erscheinungsformen der Liebe, ...

Peter Thomas Suschny, zeigt seine persönlichen Erinnerungen und Beobachtungen über sein Leben im Haus Helene Horner, Architekt Adolf Loos und dazu seinen Heimatbezirk Hietzing. und die Grätzelumgebung Besonders beeindruckend die Fotos über seinen Wohnraum im Looshaus Er hat akribisch alles über den Bezirk zusammengesucht, recherchiert und zeigt seine sehr persönliche Sicht von Hietzing und der Grätzelumgebung.

She doesn't need gifts under the tree this holiday season. What she longs for is a second chance. Emma Shea Abernathy is fully aware of her social role: marry well, live extravagantly, and, most of all, exhibit perfection. And it started with saying "I do" to future governor Trent Broadway. With her carefully crafted life in full swing, she knows she's made a big mistake. Leaving it all behind, she hides out at her great-grandmother's beach ...

She was born into privilege yet yearns for freedom. Dare she risk it all for love? Though spunky Savannah Ensworth was born into wealth and privilege, she longs for the freedom allotted to men. Marriage is the very last thing on her to-do list. As the sole heir to her father's fortune, she's in no hurry to turn the freedom that comes with wealth over to a husband. Bored and restless, she arrives for yet another mind-numbing winter season a...

When the power aboard Zyga Space Station cuts out during a meeting with a client, Finder Vince Grable immediately suspects foul play. The power never dies. Ever. Searching for the truth reveals a tangled web of extortion, greed, and cold-blooded ambition. Vince and his assistant Bella Escovedo soon find themselves racing the clock-and face an impossible dilemma. Pursue this case to the end and risk losing everything they hold dear...or let...

An ancient scroll. A magic artifact. A race against time. Fera and Mira Dublay, twin elementalists in a land where elementalists number with stars in the sky, are about to take the world by storm. Unfortunately, the storm is not caused by awe of their powers over fire and water. Their latest hometown adventure has led to the discovery of a mysterious scroll that should have never been brought to light. With the threat of war and conquest han...

Three women at crossroads. One renewed friendship pact and a winter escape that will change their lives forever.... When Maggie inherits her grandfather's Nantucket cottage, she realizes there's no one in her life to fill the walls of Hope Lodge with laughter and love. Hoping she'd be married by this age to someone keeping her company when she retires from her career in publishing, Maggie decides to restore the place and put it on the market. ...

What do a Zamboni, a stuffed bunny, and a blizzard have in common? Ever since Avery Hawthorn left small town Frisco, Colorado for college at UCLA, her parents have visited her in sunny California for the holidays. When a freak accident at her father's hardware store derails their plans, Avery must find a way to spend Christmas with them. As a big fan of Christmas, Avery knew this wouldn't do. She needed to see her family. But, there was one th...

Susanna Fein's long and distinguished scholarly career has helped to redefine how we understand the role of scribes and manuscripts from late medieval England. She has carried out groundbreaking research on seminal manuscripts (e.g., Harley 2253, the Thornton Manuscripts, John Audley's autograph manuscript, and the Auchinleck Manuscript). She has written extensively on the more complex and challenging metrical forms the period produced. And sh...

Riley Schneyder ist Mutter einer kleinen Tochter und die Chefsekretärin von Womanizer Matt Colgan. Kurz vor Weihnachten unterbreitet der schwerreiche Unternehmer ihr ein unmoralisches Angebot: Gegen eine fürstliche Entlohnung soll sie mit ihm und seiner Erbtante das Weihnachtsfest in den Hamptons verbringen. Währenddessen liegt gerade der erste Schnee in Manhattan und vor dem Rockefeller ist die Eisbahnsaison gestartet. Die Stadt erstrahlt in ...

When Viscount Peveril is found dead at his chateau in France, his children instantly suspect foul play. But with his demise being registered as 'death by natural causes', they must seek the assistance of DCI Sandy McFarlane to uncover the truth. Against his superior's wishes, Sandy travels to Bordeaux and Saint-Émilion, and swiftly concludes that something is not quite right with the circumstances of the Viscount's death. Enlisting the help...

Das Jahrbuch des Dokumentationsarchivs des österreichischen Widerstandes (DÖW) untersucht seit 1986 alle Aspekte des Nationalsozialismus. Dieses Bemühen um Erforschung und Aufarbeitung bleibt immer fragmentarisch. Zu viele Zeug*innen haben nicht überlebt, Dokumente wurden vernichtet, Erinnerungen lange abgewehrt. Dem trägt das Jahrbuch 2023 mit dem Titel "Bruchstücke" Rechnung. Die präzisen Einblicke der einzelnen Beiträge fügen sich wie Split...

This volume presents fourteen studies on variability in the Pyramid and Coffin Texts and related materials, divided into three sections: study cases illustrative of uniqueness, group cases within or without the main tradition, and tracers that gauge disparity processes.

The extraordinary secret life of a great novelist, which his biographer could not publish while le Carré was alive.Secrecy came naturally to John le Carré, and there were some secrets that he fought fiercely to keep. Adam Sisman's definitive biography, published in 2015, provided a revealing portrait of this fascinating man, yet some aspects of his subject remained hidden.Nowhere was this more so than in his private life. Apparently content in...

A satisfying, well-written, and authentic sequel highlighting the ways healing and self-love are ongoing processes."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In the companion novel to the critically acclaimed Rain Rising, Rain must once again find the strength to rise above.The start of the school year is bringing a lot of changes for Rain: New school. No Circle Group. No Dr. McCalla. No Miss Walia. No step team. And Xander, her older brother and supe...

Tim O'Brien is the one American author whose works I look forward to the most. His new novel's ironic depiction of a post-Iraq war, mid-COVID, and mid-Trump world is piercing and razor-sharp." --HARUKI MURAKAMIAn American Master returns: the author of The Things They Carried delivers his first new novel in two decades, a brilliant and rollicking odyssey, in which a bank robbery sparks "a satirical romp through a country plagued by deceit" (Kir...

From Greta Kelly, the author of the Warrior Witch duology, comes The Queen of Days, an epic adventure that weaves together a flawed-but-lovable family of thieves, a battle between fallen gods, and stakes high enough to cause vertigo--perfect for fans of The Lies of Locke Lamora and Six of Crows.For Balthazar and his family of thieves, stealing a statue during the annual celebration of the god Karanis was just a good bit of fun...or a way to st...

A PEOPLE Magazine Must-Read Book for Fall 2023A Guardian Biggest New Book of 2023A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2023An imaginative, feminist, and brilliantly relevant-to-today retelling of Orwell's 1984, from the point of view of Winston Smith's lover, Julia, by critically acclaimed novelist Sandra Newman.Julia Worthing is a mechanic, working in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth. It's 1984, and Britain (now called Airstrip One...

NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins returns to her beloved Blessings series with a Christmas wedding in the town of Henry Adams, Kansas.Ever since Bernadine Brown bought the town of Henry Adams, her relationship with diner owner Malachi "Mal" July has had its share of ups and downs. But now they're finally ready to say "I do."Or are they? As wedding preparations go into full swing, and families both local and extende...

New York Times bestselling author Lori Wilde's delightful Twilight, Texas, series continues with this sparkling Christmas novel. A reality TV show producer returns to her hometown of Twilight in this lovers reunited story filled with holiday spirit and perfect for readers of Susan Mallery and Jill Shalvis. She was the one who got away...Noelle Curry has returned to Twilight to plan the most spectacular double wedding the town has ever seen--an...