A Book Lover's Guide to the Zodiac marries astrology and literature by connecting both writers and fictional characters to the twelve different star signs and their particular traits. Astrology and literature have so much in common: our star signs help us to understand ourselves, our motivations and our behaviour, whilst reading enables us to make sense of the world, our own characters and those around us. Read how the passionate and overly idealistic Madame Bovary from Flaubert's masterpiece exhibits all the traits of a Gemini, whilst the unconventional Virginia Woolf and Lewis Carroll, with his groundbreaking ... |
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Enter the realm. Unleash the darkness. Live the legend. In a land without magic, an assassin is summoned to the castle. She has no love for the vicious king who rules from his throne of glass, but she has not come to kill him. She has come to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three murderers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she will be released from prison to serve as the King's Champion. Her name is Celaena Sardothien. As dark forces gather on the horizon - forces which threaten to destroy her entire world - Celaena must fight to protect everything she holds dear, thrusting her into the epic, heart- ... |
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Feyre is a huntress. And when she sees a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she kills the predator and takes its prey to feed herself and her family. But the wolf was not what it seemed, and Feyre cannot predict the high price she will have to pay for its death... Dragged away from her family for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding even more than his piercing green eyes suggest. As Feyre's feelings for Tamlin turn from hostility to passion, she learns that the faerie lands are a far more dangerous place than she realized. And Feyre must ... |
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He`s the one, she loves to hate. NEMESIS [n]: a long-standing rival; an arch-enemy; a person's undoing; Joshua Templeman. Lucy Hutton, baker-of-cakes, exemplary assistant and professional "nice girl", is waging war. She's got the whole office on her side - except for tall, dark and charmless Joshua Templeman. He's been nothing but hostile since the moment they met and now it feels like nothing matters as much as taking him down. Trapped together under the fluorescent lights, they become entrenched in an addictive rivalry. There's the Staring Game, The Mirror Game, The HR Game. Lucy can&# ... |
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Lana's breathtaking first book solidifies her further as "the essential writer of her times" (The Atlantic). The collection features more than thirty poems, many exclusive to the book: Never to Heaven, The Land of 1 000 Fires, Past the Bushes Cypress Thriving, LA Who Am I to Love You?, Tessa DiPietro, Happy, Paradise Is Very Fragile, Bare Feet on Linoleum and many more. This beautiful hardcover edition showcases Lana's typewritten manuscript pages alongside her original photography. The result is an extraordinary poetic landscape that reflects the unguarded spirit of its creator. "Violet Bent ... |
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"New York Times" bestseller. ... His evil is legend. Lord of the undead Scourge, wielder of the runeblade Frostmourne, and enemy of the free peoples of Azeroth. The Lich King is an entity of incalculable power and unparalleled malice his icy soul utterly consumed by his plans to destroy all life on the World of WarCraft. But it was not always so. Long before his soul was fused with that of the orc shaman Ner'zhul, the Lich King was Arthas Menethil, crown prince of Lordaeron and faithful paladin of the Silver Hand. When a plague of undeath threatened all that he loved, Arthas was driven to pursue an ill- ... |
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From "New York Times" bestselling author - Christie Golden. ... Now, on the legendary continent of Pandaria, he will stand trial for his transgressions. Renowned leaders from across the world have gathered to witness this historic event. As the trial unfolds, agents of the bronze dragonflight present shocking visions of Garrosh's atrocities. For many of those in attendance, these glimpses into history force them to relive painful memories and even question their own innocence or guilt. For others, the chilling details stoke the flames of their hatred. Unbeknownst to anyone, shadowy forces are at work on ... |
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Based on the story of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Text adaptation by Jeremy Page. ... "- For me, Watson, life is not so interesting, says Holmes. - I loved to read the newspaper, hoping to find some news of an interesting crime for me to investigate or a dangerous criminal for me to catch. Where are all those clever criminals these days?' Then, suddenly, a wild, excited young man runs up the stairs to Holmes' room. He has a story to tell about a strange crime that took place in Norwood. But who is the criminal? And is he dangerous? Life, for Holmes, suddenly starts to get interesting." From the book ... |
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Dora ist mit ihrer kleinen Hündin aufs Land gezogen. Sie musste dringend raus aus der Stadt, auch wenn sie nicht genau weiß, wovor sie auf der Flucht ist. Großstadt, Lockdown, stressiger Job, ein übereifriger Freund, dazu Donald Trump, Brexit und Rechtspopulismus – wann ist die Welt eigentlich dermaßen durcheinandergeraten? Dass Bracken, dieses kleine Dorf im brandenburgischen Nirgendwo, nicht die ländliche Idylle ist, von der manche Städter träumen, war Dora klar. Alle haben sie vor der Provinz gewarnt. Jetzt sitzt sie trotzdem hier, in einem alten Haus auf einem verwilderten ... |
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Robert Koch (1843 - 1910) war der Begründer der modernen Bakteriologie. Er hat in vielen Bereichen die Medizin revolutioniert. Wer ist eigentlich...? stellt den Medizin-Nobelpreisträger vor, reist in die Welt der Bakterien und Viren und schlägt zum Schluss einen Bogen zum aktuellen Thema Epidemien und Pandemien. Drei unterschiedliche Sachtexte vermitteln Einblicke in Biografie (Leben), Leistungen (Werk) und stellen diese in einen unmittelbaren Bezug zu aktuellen Gegenwartsthemen (Wirkung): Biografie: Robert Koch. Die Faszination der Bakterien. Epidemien und Pandemien - von der Grippe bis Corona. ... |
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Margarete Steiff (1847 - 1909) ist nicht nur die Mutter des auf der ganzen Welt bekannten Teddybären mit dem Knopf im Ohr, sondern auch Deutschlands erste Unternehmerin. Ihre kleine Nähwerkstatt entwickelte sich in kurzer Zeit zu einem bis heute weltbekannten Unternehmen. Wer ist eigentlich...? erzählt die beeindruckende Geschichte der Margarete Steiff, wie ihre Stofftiere das Leben der Kinder veränderten und womit und wie Kinder heute spielen. Drei unterschiedliche Sachtexte vermitteln Einblicke in Biografie (Leben), Leistungen (Werk) und stellen diese in einen unmittelbaren Bezug zu aktuellen ... |
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Bis heute ist das Auto aus unserem Alltag nicht wegzudenken. Seine Erfolgsgeschichte begann 1886 in Mannheim mit dem Patent-Motorwagen von Carl Benz (1844-1929). Wer ist eigentlich...? stellt den weltberühmten Erfinder vor, zeigt die spannende Entwicklungsgeschichte des Automobils und blickt in seine klimafreundliche Zukunft. Drei unterschiedliche Sachtexte vermitteln Einblicke in Biografie (Leben), Leistungen (Werk) und stellen diese in einen unmittelbaren Bezug zu aktuellen Gegenwartsthemen (Wirkung): Biografie: Carl Benz. Die Erfindung des Automobils. E-Mobilität - Die Alternative der Zukunft. ... |
