Random house aug 2010 (100 résultats)

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Nicholas Flamel was born in Paris on 28 September 1330. Nearly seven hundred years later, he is acknowledged as the greatest Alchemyst of his day. It is said that he discovered the secret of eternal life. The records show that he died in 1418. But his tomb is empty and Nicholas Flamel lives. The secret of eternal life is hidden within the book he protects - the Book of Abraham the Mage. It's the most powerful book that has ever existed. In the wrong hands, it will destroy the world. And that's exactly what Dr. John Dee plans to do when he steals it. Humankind won't know what's happening until it's too late. And if the prophecy is right, Sophie and Josh Newman are the only ones with the power to save the world as we know it. Sometimes legends are true. And Sophie and Josh Newman are about to find themselves in the middle of the greatest legend of all time. 383 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Far more than a superb memoir about the highest levels of professional tennis, Open is the engrossing story of a remarkable life. 'Agassi s memoir is just as entrancing as his tennis game. Time Honest in a way that such books seldom are. The New York Times Andre Agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, by the age of twenty-two Agassi had won the first of his eight grand slams and achieved wealth, celebrity, and the game s highest honors. But as he reveals in this searching autobiography, off the court he was often unhappy and confused, unfulfilled by his great achievements in a sport he had come to resent. Agassi writes candidly about his early success and his uncomfortable relationship with fame, his marriage to Brooke Shields, his growing interest in philanthropy, and described in haunting, point-by-point detail the highs and lows of his celebrated career. 400 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Far more than a superb memoir about the highest levels of professional tennis, Open is the engrossing story of a remarkable life. 'Agassi s memoir is just as entrancing as his tennis game. Time Honest in a way that such books seldom are. The New York Times Andre Agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, by the age of twenty-two Agassi had won the first of his eight grand slams and achieved wealth, celebrity, and the game s highest honors. But as he reveals in this searching autobiography, off the court he was often unhappy and confused, unfulfilled by his great achievements in a sport he had come to resent. Agassi writes candidly about his early success and his uncomfortable relationship with fame, his marriage to Brooke Shields, his growing interest in philanthropy, and described in haunting, point-by-point detail the highs and lows of his celebrated career. 400 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Read the cult classic behind the major new film starring Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon and Josh Brolin.Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon - private eye Doc Sportello comes, occasionally, out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era as free love slips away and paranoia creeps in with the L.A. fog.It's been awhile since Doc Sportello has seen his ex-girlfriend. Suddenly out of nowhere she shows up with a story about a plot to kidnap a billionaire land developer whom she just happens to be in love with. Easy for her to say. It's the tail end of the psychedelic sixties in L.A., and Doc knows that 'love' is another of those words going around at the moment, like 'trip' or 'groovy', except that this one usually leads to trouble. Despite which he soon finds himself drawn into a bizarre tangle of motives and passions whose cast of characters includes surfers, hustlers, dopers and rockers, a murderous loan shark, a tenor sax player working undercover, an ex-con with a swastika tattoo and a fondness for Ethel Merman, and a mysterious entity known as the Golden Fang, which may only be a tax dodge set up by some dentists.In this lively yarn, Thomas Pynchon, working in an unaccustomed genre, provides a classic illustration of the principle that if you can remember the sixties, you weren't there.or.if you were there, then you.or, wait, is it. 369 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Read the cult classic behind the major new film starring Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon and Josh Brolin.Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon - private eye Doc Sportello comes, occasionally, out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era as free love slips away and paranoia creeps in with the L.A. fog.It's been awhile since Doc Sportello has seen his ex-girlfriend. Suddenly out of nowhere she shows up with a story about a plot to kidnap a billionaire land developer whom she just happens to be in love with. Easy for her to say. It's the tail end of the psychedelic sixties in L.A., and Doc knows that 'love' is another of those words going around at the moment, like 'trip' or 'groovy', except that this one usually leads to trouble. Despite which he soon finds himself drawn into a bizarre tangle of motives and passions whose cast of characters includes surfers, hustlers, dopers and rockers, a murderous loan shark, a tenor sax player working undercover, an ex-con with a swastika tattoo and a fondness for Ethel Merman, and a mysterious entity known as the Golden Fang, which may only be a tax dodge set up by some dentists.In this lively yarn, Thomas Pynchon, working in an unaccustomed genre, provides a classic illustration of the principle that if you can remember the sixties, you weren't there.or.if you were there, then you.or, wait, is it. 369 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING MAZE RUNNER SERIES Ateenager with no memory must navigate a deadly maze to survive in book one of this post-apocalyptic phenomenon. [A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe asa fusion of Lord of the Flies [and] The Hunger Games (Entertainment Weekly)When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He s surrounded by strangers boys whose memories are also gone.Outside the towering stone walls that surround them is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It s the only way out and no one s ever made it through alive.Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying: Remember. Survive. Run.Look for more books in the blockbuster Maze Runner series:THE MAZE RUNNER THE SCORCH TRIALS THE DEATH CURE THE KILL ORDER THE FEVER CODE; Sein Name ist Thomas. An mehr kann er sich nicht erinnern. Und er ist an einem bizarren Ort gelandet: eine Lichtung, umgeben von einem riesigen Labyrinth. Doch er ist nicht der Einzige. Zusammen mit fünfzig Jungen, denen es genauso geht wie ihm, sucht er einen Weg in die Freiheit. Der führt durch das Labyrinth, dessen gewaltige Mauern sich Nacht für Nacht verschieben und in dem mörderische Kreaturen lauern. Doch gibt es wirklich einen Weg hinaus Ist das Ganze eine Prüfung Und wer hat sich dieses grauenvolle Szenario ausgedacht Den Jungen bleibt nicht viel Zeit, um das herauszufinden.; Ausgezeichnet: Kid's Indie Next List 'Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers', 2009.Ausgezeichnet: Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Books, 2009.Ausgezeichnet: New York State Three Apples Award, 2018 416 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING MAZE RUNNER SERIES Ateenager with no memory must navigate a deadly maze to survive in book one of this post-apocalyptic phenomenon. [A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe asa fusion of Lord of the Flies [and] The Hunger Games (Entertainment Weekly)When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He s surrounded by strangers boys whose memories are also gone.Outside the towering stone walls that surround them is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It s the only way out and no one s ever made it through alive.Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying: Remember. Survive. Run.Look for more books in the blockbuster Maze Runner series:THE MAZE RUNNER THE SCORCH TRIALS THE DEATH CURE THE KILL ORDER THE FEVER CODE; Sein Name ist Thomas. An mehr kann er sich nicht erinnern. Und er ist an einem bizarren Ort gelandet: eine Lichtung, umgeben von einem riesigen Labyrinth. Doch er ist nicht der Einzige. Zusammen mit fünfzig Jungen, denen es genauso geht wie ihm, sucht er einen Weg in die Freiheit. Der führt durch das Labyrinth, dessen gewaltige Mauern sich Nacht für Nacht verschieben und in dem mörderische Kreaturen lauern. Doch gibt es wirklich einen Weg hinaus Ist das Ganze eine Prüfung Und wer hat sich dieses grauenvolle Szenario ausgedacht Den Jungen bleibt nicht viel Zeit, um das herauszufinden.; Ausgezeichnet: Kid's Indie Next List 'Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers', 2009.Ausgezeichnet: Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Books, 2009.Ausgezeichnet: New York State Three Apples Award, 2018 416 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -Read the cult classic behind the major new film starring Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon and Josh Brolin.Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon - private eye Doc Sportello comes, occasionally, out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era as free love slips away and paranoia creeps in with the L.A. fog.It's been awhile since Doc Sportello has seen his ex-girlfriend. Suddenly out of nowhere she shows up with a story about a plot to kidnap a billionaire land developer whom she just happens to be in love with. Easy for her to say. It's the tail end of the psychedelic sixties in L.A., and Doc knows that 'love' is another of those words going around at the moment, like 'trip' or 'groovy', except that this one usually leads to trouble. Despite which he soon finds himself drawn into a bizarre tangle of motives and passions whose cast of characters includes surfers, hustlers, dopers and rockers, a murderous loan shark, a tenor sax player working undercover, an ex-con with a swastika tattoo and a fondness for Ethel Merman, and a mysterious entity known as the Golden Fang, which may only be a tax dodge set up by some dentists.In this lively yarn, Thomas Pynchon, working in an unaccustomed genre, provides a classic illustration of the principle that if you can remember the sixties, you weren't there.or.if you were there, then you.or, wait, is it.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -What's a better present than a classic Beginner Book Six of themfor less than the price of two! Following on the success of The Big Blue Book of Beginner Books and The Big Green Book of Beginner Books, we've taken the complete text and art of P. D. Eastman's Sam and the Firefly, Robert Lopshire's I Want to Be Somebody New!, Marilyn Sadler's The Very Bad Bunny, Mike McClintock's Stop That Ball!, Al Perkins's The Digging-est Dog, and Joan Heilbroner's Robert the Rose Horse and bound them together in one sturdy hardcover omnibus. This is a perfect introduction to reading that will whet young readers' appetites for additional books in the Beginner Book series.Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1957 with the publication of The Cat in the Hat, this beloved early reader series motivates children to read on their own by using simple words with illustrations that give clues to their meaning. Featuring a combination of kid appeal, supportive vocabulary, and bright, cheerful art, Beginner Books will encourage a love of reading in children ages 37. 344 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -What's a better present than a classic Beginner Book Six of themfor less than the price of two! Following on the success of The Big Blue Book of Beginner Books and The Big Green Book of Beginner Books, we've taken the complete text and art of P. D. Eastman's Sam and the Firefly, Robert Lopshire's I Want to Be Somebody New!, Marilyn Sadler's The Very Bad Bunny, Mike McClintock's Stop That Ball!, Al Perkins's The Digging-est Dog, and Joan Heilbroner's Robert the Rose Horse and bound them together in one sturdy hardcover omnibus. This is a perfect introduction to reading that will whet young readers' appetites for additional books in the Beginner Book series.Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1957 with the publication of The Cat in the Hat, this beloved early reader series motivates children to read on their own by using simple words with illustrations that give clues to their meaning. Featuring a combination of kid appeal, supportive vocabulary, and bright, cheerful art, Beginner Books will encourage a love of reading in children ages 37. 344 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING MAZE RUNNER SERIES Ateenager with no memory must navigate a deadly maze to survive in book one of this post-apocalyptic phenomenon."[A] mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe asa fusion of Lord of the Flies [and] The Hunger Games" (Entertainment Weekly)When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He's surrounded by strangersboys whose memories are also gone.Outside the towering stone walls that surround them is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It's the only way outand no one's ever made it through alive.Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying: Remember. Survive. Run.Look for more books in the blockbuster Maze Runner series:THE MAZE RUNNER THE SCORCH TRIALS THE DEATH CURE THE KILL ORDER THE FEVER CODE.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER Far more than a superb memoir about the highest levels of professional tennis, Open is the engrossing story of a remarkable life. 'Agassi's memoir is just as entrancing as his tennis game."Time"Honest in a way that such books seldom are."The New York Times Andre Agassi had his life mapped out for him before he left the crib. Groomed to be a tennis champion by his moody and demanding father, by the age of twenty-two Agassi had won the first of his eight grand slams and achieved wealth, celebrity, and the game's highest honors. But as he reveals in this searching autobiography, off the court he was often unhappy and confused, unfulfilled by his great achievements in a sport he had come to resent. Agassi writes candidly about his early success and his uncomfortable relationship with fame, his marriage to Brooke Shields, his growing interest in philanthropy, anddescribed in haunting, point-by-point detailthe highs and lows of his celebrated career.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. It is also one of the most mysterious. It has captured the imagination of writers, artists and film-makers for decades but the reality of it confuses and divides historians even today. In this magisterial history of the first modern war, the distinguished military historian John Keegan unpicks the geography, leadership and strategic logic of the war and takes us to the heart of the conflict. His captivating work promises to be the definitive history of the American Civil War. 416 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. It is also one of the most mysterious. It has captured the imagination of writers, artists and film-makers for decades but the reality of it confuses and divides historians even today. In this magisterial history of the first modern war, the distinguished military historian John Keegan unpicks the geography, leadership and strategic logic of the war and takes us to the heart of the conflict. His captivating work promises to be the definitive history of the American Civil War. 416 pp. Englisch.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -What's a better present than a classic Beginner Book Six of themfor less than the price of two! Following on the success of The Big Blue Book of Beginner Books and The Big Green Book of Beginner Books, we've taken the complete text and art of P. D. Eastman's Sam and the Firefly, Robert Lopshire's I Want to Be Somebody New!, Marilyn Sadler's The Very Bad Bunny, Mike McClintock's Stop That Ball!, Al Perkins's The Digging-est Dog, and Joan Heilbroner's Robert the Rose Horse and bound them together in one sturdy hardcover omnibus. This is a perfect introduction to reading that will whet young readers' appetites for additional books in the Beginner Book series.Beginner Books are fun, funny, and easy to read! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1957 with the publication of The Cat in the Hat, this beloved early reader series motivates children to read on their own by using simple words with illustrations that give clues to their meaning. Featuring a combination of kid appeal, supportive vocabulary, and bright, cheerful art, Beginner Books will encourage a love of reading in children ages 37.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware -The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. It is also one of the most mysterious. It has captured the imagination of writers, artists and film-makers for decades but the reality of it confuses and divides historians even today. In this magisterial history of the first modern war, the distinguished military historian John Keegan unpicks the geography, leadership and strategic logic of the war and takes us to the heart of the conflict. His captivating work promises to be the definitive history of the American Civil War.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Topsy and Tim find fun and adventure in the real world. Their engaging stories are reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. In Topsy and Tim: Go on a Train, the twins are going to visit their Granny, and Mummy decides to take them on the train. Topsy and Tim get to see the bustle of the train station, and then they learn about using trolleys, showing tickets, and going through tunnels!A trusted and well-loved pair who can help guide parents and children through 'first experiences', Topsy and Tim books have been beautifully updated with contemporary artwork. Topsy & Tim remain instantly recognisable to parents while in a fresh style that will appeal to a new generation of fans. These wonderful books deserve a place on every child's bookshelves. Adamson, Gareth (illustrateur).…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Topsy and Tim find fun and adventure in the real world. Their engaging stories are reassuring for young children having first experiences of their own. In Topsy and Tim: Go to Hospital, Tim has fallen out of a tree and bumped his head. He's a little nervous about going to hospital, but he soon finds out how nice the Doctors and Nurses are, and there are lots of other children on the ward to play with too. The only problem now is making sure Topsy doesn't feel left out!A trusted and well-loved pair who can help guide parents and children through 'first experiences', Topsy and Tim books have been beautifully updated with contemporary artwork. Topsy & Tim remain instantly recognisable to parents while in a fresh style that will appeal to a new generation of fans. These wonderful books deserve a place on every child's bookshelves.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - When Barbie discovers that her aunt Millie's fashion company is struggling, she enlists the help of several fashionable fairies to turn the business around. This Step 2 reader is based on Barbie's latest direct-to-DVD release. Full color. Random House (illustrateur).…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - A gorilla, a witch, a ghost, then a fierce scaly dragon hungry for his tea. Who will be next Each time there's a knock at the door, there's a different monster, but each time they're wearing the same tartan slippers. Of course, it's just Dad, playing an hilarious bedtime game. Browne, Anthony (illustrateur).…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Simon, Maya and Penny never thought they'd return to Tamarind, the mystical island of adventure . . .But when a long-lost friend tells them Tamarind is in danger, they know they must go back. On their arrival Tamarind is more mysterious than ever before. There's the vanishing village of the water where people - and their secrets - hide, miraculous creatures are everywhere and where does the little blue door in the middle of nowhere lead to As they venture deeper into Tamarind, the peril mounts - can the children save the island before it's lost forever.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Farmer Skint has no luck on his farm until one day his goose lays a golden egg, which hatches out into a golden gosling. From that moment on, Farmer Skint is a lucky man. As the bird gets older, her golden feathers turn to ordinary white, but the first egg she lays is a golden one.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Day of the Predator: the second book in Alex Scarrow's exciting TimeRiders seriesLiam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912.Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010.Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2029.Yet moments before death, someone mysteriously appeared and said, 'Take my hand . . .'But all three have been given a second chance - to work for an agency that no-one knows exists. Its purpose - to prevent time travel destroying history . . .When Maddy mistakenly opens a time window where and when she shouldn't have, Liam is marooned sixty-five million years ago in the hunting ground of a deadly - and until now - undiscovered species of predator.Can Liam make contact with Maddy and Sal before he's torn to pieces by dinosaurs - and without endangering history so much that the world is overtaken by a terrifying new reality The TimeRiders series:TimeRiders; Day of the Predator; The Doomsday Code; The Eternal War; Gates of Rome; City of Shadows; The Pirate KingsAlex's thrillers for adults:A Thousand Suns; Last Light; october Skies; Afterlight; The Candle Man.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Jeremy Strong is immensely popular with children, who love his unique brand of silliness. He won the Children's Book Award in 1997 with The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog, and in 2008 won the Sheffield Children's Book Award for Beware! Killer Tomatoes. In 2009 he will be making children laugh their socks off with his Big Jam Explosion Tour.…

Buch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - The perfect introduction to the Hairy Maclary picture book series by award-winning Lynley Dodds. Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy has lots of friends, including Schnitzel von Krumm (with a very low tum!), cheeky and cheerful Slinky Malinki and adorable pittery-pattery Zachary Quack.Now you can meet them too in this frolicking, rollicking little library - a perfect introduction to the many adventures of Hairy Maclary and friends and just right for tiny fingers and little hands!'These are fab little board books to accompany the full 'Hairy Maclary' book series. The rhyming stories and repeated refrains are great for early language development, and turning the pages of the board books is good for fine motor development.' - A 5 star reviewerOther Hairy Maclary & Friends stories:Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's DairyHairy Maclary and Zachary QuackSchnitzel von Krumm, Dogs NEVER Climb TreesSlinky Malinki.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - This story is all about a very clever white bear and his magic pencil. Everything Bear draws becomes real! He draws a circle and it becomes a hole through which he can escape. He even draws a rope that he can swing on. And when two bear hunters are after him, his magic pencil comes in very handy.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Where does honey come from The Cat in the Hat knows that! It comes from bees, and what better way to learn about honey making than to visit inside a hive and see firsthand how it's done In this rhymed easy reader based on an episode from the new PBS Kids television show The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, the Cat, Sally and Nick, and Things One and Two shrink to bee size and learn how bees communicate via dance, collect nectar and spit it into combs, turn it into honey, and seal the combs with wax.This is a sweet, funny Step into Reading book that kids will gobble up (without realizing they are ingesting an important natural-history lesson!). Moroney, Christopher (illustrateur).…

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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - From the bestselling author of A Boy Called Christmas, The Girl Who Saved Christmas, Father Christmas and Me and The Truth Pixie.Samuel's not allowed to enter Shadow Forest. But what's to stop the forest from coming to him There's one thing every troll child dreads more than anything - and that's the Betterer, the evil troll in Shadow Forest who loves to punish his fellow trolls for their grubby and stupid habits in lots of horrible ways. When one troll boy escapes the forest to be with his favourite human, Samuel Blink, the Betterer isn't happy. Until he realizes that the most useful thing to have in his Bettering Tower would be a real life human child. So he sets out on a quest into the human world to kidnap Samuel and the troll friend he's been hiding in his wardrobe . . .…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Dr John Dee has destroyed Paris in his mission to find Nicholas Flamel and Sophie and Josh Newman. The two missing pages of the book of Abraham the Mage are still with them and the Dark Elders need them for the Final Summoning. They will not rest until they are in power and the human race has been destroyed.Nicholas Flamel knows he must protect Josh and Sophie and the pages from the Dark Elders. For this he must rely on Clarent - the sister sword to Excalibur - and the sword's evil power makes it nearly impossible to use without darkness seeping into the soul of whoever wields it.What will be the price to pay for the twins to remain protected and the Dark Elders to be defeated.…