Die wichtigsten Gesetze zur Persönlichen Maximierung. Inspiriert aus der japanischen Kaizen-Philosophie und angepasst an die moderne Westliche Zivilisation. Hier finden sie die Gesetze der Maximierung!
Geschichten. Legenden. Sagen. Märchen. Der Stoff, aus dem Träume wie auch Alpträume gemacht sind. Aber woher wissen wir, dass Geschichten nur Geschichten sind, keine Realität? Geistwesen sind real! Gute sowie Böse, von Laren über Dibbuks bis hin zu Poltergeistern. Sie werden von einer Gemeinschaft, den Quaesitoren, kontrolliert. Von Menschen, die das sehen, was wir normal Sterblichen nicht sehen können. Und so beobachten und bändigen sie das, wovor wir in der Dunkelheit Angst haben. Um uns zu beschützen! Nari Jace ist eine der besten von ihnen! Bei ihrem neuesten Auftrag wird sie nach Schloss Sudeley entsendet, wo es zu rätselhaften Vorfällen kam. Veronica, die Tochter des Hauses, scheint von etwas geplagt zu werden. Dann sind da noch Hausgeist Janet und die rätselhafte Marie. Kann Nari rechtzeitig die dunklen Geheimnisse entschlüsseln und Veronica retten?
Die Beziehung zwischen Großeltern und Enkelkindern ist eine ganz besondere. Für Laura war ihr Opa schon immer ein Held und als er stirbt, bricht für sie eine Welt zusammen. Eines Tages spendet ihr ein besonderes Geburtstagsgeschenk Trost und lässt die Erinnerungen an ihren Großvater wieder aufleben. Ein Roman mit biografischen Zügen.
The enthralling conclusion to Judy I. Lin's Book of Tea duology—#1 New York Times bestseller A Magic Steeped in Poison and A Venom Dark and Sweet—is sure to enchant fans of Adrienne Young and Leigh Bardugo. A great evil has come to the kingdom of Dàxi. The Banished Prince has returned to seize power, his rise to the dragon throne aided by the mass poisonings that have kept the people bound in fear and distrust. Ning, a young but powerful shénnóng-shi—a wielder of magic using the ancient and delicate art of tea-making—has escorted Princess Zhen into exile. Joining them is the princess' loyal bodyguard, Ruyi, and Ning's newly healed sister, Shu. Together the four young women travel throughout the kingdom in search of allies to help oust the invaders and take back Zhen's rightful throne. But the golden serpent still haunts Ning's nightmares with visions of war and bloodshed. An evil far more ancient than the petty conflicts of men has awoken, and all the magic in the land may not be enough to stop it from consuming the world...
Although Truman Capote's last novel was unfinished at the time of his death, its surviving portions offer a devastating group portrait of the high and low society of his time. • Includes the story La Cote Basque featured in the major FX series Feud: Capote Vs. the Swans. "Prose that makes the heart sing and the narrative fly." —The New York Times Book Review Tracing the career of a writer of uncertain parentage and omnivorous erotic tastes, Answered Prayers careens from a louche bar in Tangiers to a banquette at La Côte Basque, from literary salons to high-priced whorehouses. It takes in calculating beauties and sadistic husbands along with such real-life supporting characters as Colette, the Duchess of Windsor, Montgomery Clift, and Tallulah Bankhead. Above all, this malevolently finny book displays Capote at his most relentlessly observant and murderously witty.
"Fast Pace" ein Ausdruck, der das moderne Leben perfekt beschreibt. Wir eilen von einem Termin zum nächsten, jonglieren zwischen Arbeit, Verpflichtungen und ständiger Konnektivität. Wir leben in einer Welt, in der Produktivität und Effizienz oft höchste Priorität haben. Doch in unserer Hast, unseren Terminkalender zu dominieren, können wir leicht die emotionalen Nuancen übersehen, die zwischen den Zeilen des geschäftigen Lebens liegen. Manchmal kann diese Schnellebigkeit, narben in unserer Seele versuchen und das ist die Geburt des Deep Blues. Lass dich überraschen und genieß die vielfalt der chaotischen Gedanken und Geschichten.
In the end, all that's left is an Echo. Before, Violet's morbid ability to sense the dead led her to uncover dark murders and long-buried secrets in her small town. Now that she's working with a special investigative team, Violet hopes she can help even more people—whether by saving a life or catching a killer. Although she's relieved to finally be honest about what she can do, her instant connection with her mysterious partner, Rafe, is both confusing and unsettling, and their unique bond creates tension with her boyfriend, Jay. When she discovers the body of a college student murdered by "the collector," Violet refuses to give up on the case. With her own relationship on the line, Violet doesn't realize that the serial killer is looking to add to his collection and that she may have caught his eye. Will the life Violet has to save be her own?
First Series from Bestselling Author Julie Klassen! The lifeblood of the Wiltshire village of Ivy Hill is its coaching inn, The Bell. But when the innkeeper dies suddenly, his genteel wife, Jane Bell, becomes the reluctant owner. Jane has no notion of how to run a business. However, with the town's livelihood at stake and a large loan due, she must find a way to bring new life to the inn. Despite their strained relationship, Jane turns to her resentful mother-in-law, Thora, for help. Formerly mistress of The Bell, Thora is struggling to find her place in the world. As she and Jane work together, they form a measure of trust, and Thora's wounded heart begins to heal. When she encounters two men from her past, she sees them--and her future--in a different light. With pressure mounting from the bank, Jane employs innovative methods to turn the inn around, and puzzles over the intentions of several men who seem to have a vested interest in the place. Will her efforts be enough to save The Bell? And will Thora embrace the possibility of a second chance at love?
Meet filmmaker Barney Kettle, who liked to invent stories but found a real one under his nose. Barney Kettle knew he would be a very famous film director one day, he just didn’t know when that day would arrive. He was already an actual director – he’d made four fifteen-minute films – but so far only his schoolmates and the residents of the High Street had viewed them. Global fame was a little way off. It would come, though. Barney was certain about that ... So begins the manuscript written from the hospital bed of an unnamed man. He has written it over many months as he recovers from serious injuries sustained in a city-wide catastrophe. He has written so he can remember the street where he lived, home to a cavalcade of interesting people, singular shops, and curious stories. He has written so he can remember the summer before he was injured, the last days of a vanished world. Above all, he has written so he can remember the inimitable Barney Kettle, filmmaker, part-time dictator, questing brain, theatrical friend; a boy who loved to invent stories but found a real one under his nose; a boy who explored his neighbourhood with camera in hand and stumbled on a mystery that changed everything ... A beautiful story: big-hearted, richly entertaining, powerful. 2016 Storylines Notable Junior Fiction Award and winner of the Esther Glen Award at the 2016 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.