Übersetzer Botilca Cristina
Verlag: Tektime
Pursued by an enemy combat ship, pilot Roman had to abandon his craft and retreat in an escape pod, fleeing toward a perilous planetoid on the outer edges. Alas, cornered on a rocky promontory, Roman braced himself to face the terrible predator that had come to add him to its gruesome hunting trophy collection.PUBLISHER: TEKTIME
In this groundbreaking account of one of the most unpredictable moments in U.S. political history, 107 Days takes readers deep inside the high-stakes sprint that defined Kamala Harris’s bid for the presidency. With exclusive insights and gripping clarity, this book chronicles the pressure, strategy, and urgency behind a campaign launched under extraordinary circumstances. 🇺🇸 For the first time, a detailed portrait emerges of how American democracy pivoted in real time—from internal White House deliberations and media firestorms to battleground strategies, last-minute endorsements, and a digital campaign unlike any before. This book combines meticulous research with a story that’s both deeply human and historically monumental. You’ll discover: ✔️ How Kamala Harris transitioned from Vice President to front-runner in a matter of hours ✔️ The party negotiations, polling data, and political calculus that made her nomination possible ✔️ Behind-the-scenes narratives from strategists, surrogates, and insiders ✔️ How the campaign fought misinformation, mobilized voters, and redefined modern election warfare ✔️ What this campaign means for the future of American leadership, democracy, and identity Whether you admire Kamala Harris, are curious about presidential politics, or want to understand how democracy responds in crisis, 107 Days is a riveting, factual, and unforgettable read. 👉 Dive into the story behind the campaign that reshaped American history—read 107 Days today.Zum Buch
Aged nine Joss came home from school to discover her father's suicide. She's never gotten over it. This is the true story of Joss, 13 who is angry and out of control. At the age of nine, Joss finds her father’s dead body. He has committed suicide. Then her mother remarries and Joss bitterly resents her step-father who abuses her mentally and physically. Cathy takes Joss under her wing but will she ever be able to get through to the warm-hearted girl she sees glimpses of underneath the vehement outbreaks of anger that dominate the house, and will Cathy be able to build up Joss’s trust so she can learn the full truth of the terrible situation? This top-rated book by Cathy Glass, the Sunday Times bestselling author, delves into the life of Joss, a girl alone battling the aftermath of her father's suicide and the torment of her abusive step-father. For fans of Ann Cusack (Under Their Roof), Kat Ward (KERI 4), Linda Watson-Brown (Sins of the Father), Rachel Murphy (Loose Head), and Joe Cusack (Please Don't Leave Me).Zum Buch
Through her books The Color Purple, The Temple of My Familiar, and Possessing the Secret of Joy, Alice Walker is familiar to millions of readers. Who is this woman, who rose from the shadows of the segregated South to win the Pulitzer Prize? How did she find the courage to address with grace and wisdom the most difficult cultural issues of our time? On My Life as Myself, Alice Walker takes you into her private world and summons the powerful spirits and events that have shaped her life: how she learned to fight oppression through her creativity; her reconnection to ancestral roots and the natural world; and her emergence as a courageous artist, recognized for both her brilliance and her compassion. In this rare, intimate conversation, she peels back the veneer of cultural “evolution” and exposes how we have been conditioned to think and act the way others want us to. When you hear the words of Alice Walker, you will see mirrored in her life the greater struggle each of us faces: to be who we truly are.Zum Buch
Includes the collections Nowadays, Tales of War, & Unhappy Far-Off Things The great fantasy writer Lord Dunsany wrote very little in the way of fantasy after the onset of the First World War. This was partly because he was busy, having volunteered in 1915 and becoming a Captain in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers in Derry. However, the reality of the world bore in on our hero at this time, and it is not difficult to imagine that his heart moved to more serious concerns.Dunsany’s days of high fantasy, it seems, ended with the emergence of civil unrest in his nation. This is why the non-fiction section is included at the end of this collection; while he wrote the odd fantasy work in later years, they were written by a distinctly different man, with a very different life. For a week, he lay in a hospital bed, listening to the sounds of the riots as the British forces became increasingly violent and shelled the centre of Dublin with artillery. His military belt was left in the hospital, and eventually buried with the Nationalist leader Michael Collins.This, it seems, was the trigger for his change of heart, as expressed in ‘Nowadays’, towards poetry as the essence of writing. “In January 1917, under the stimulant of shellfire, I turned to poetry and wrote two poems in Plug-Street Wood”.After initially being refused forward positioning, he eventually served in the trenches. In this time, his literary output was focused on writing propaganda material for the War Office, some of which is collected in the non-fiction section of this volume.Zum Buch
Taking Woodstock is the funny, touching, and true story of Elliot Tiber, the man who was instrumental in arranging the site for the original Woodstock Concert. Elliot, whose parents owned an upstate New York motel, was working in Greenwich Village in the summer of 1969. He socialized with the likes of Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, and yet somehow managed to keep his gay life a secret from his family. Then on Friday, June 28, Elliot walked into the Stonewall Inn-and witnessed the riot that would galvanize the American gay movement and enable him to take stock of his own lifestyle. And on July 15, when Elliot learned that the Woodstock Concert promoters were unable to stage the show in Wallkill, he offered to find them a new venue. Soon he was swept up in a vortex that would change his life forever.Zum Buch
“An example of how meaningful change begins—and where our path can lead if we are brave enough to keep asking why.”—Martin Luther King III, from the forewordIn an extraordinary gift to his children, one father shows how the power of mindfulness and self-compassion can help chart a path through life’s challenges toward solace and joy.A unique memoir that weaves together stories of personal triumph, love, loss, and lessons learned, Notes for the Children follows Patrick Priestner throughout his life as a son, a brother, a car salesman, an award-winning automotive entrepreneur—and his most rewarding roles, as a husband and a father. Through his engaging and inspiring storytelling, Priestner transports readers from the streets of his childhood neighborhoods to the bustling car dealership where he made his first sale. He reveals the challenges and joys of his relationships with family members and loved ones and how music and Buddhist philosophy helped him cope with the struggles that life threw his way with compassion and forgiveness. Notes for the Children is a testament to the power of making small changes in life in order to heal, inspire, and connect. Priestner’s inspiring words offer reflections on life and its many lessons and show how the threads of experience make up the tapestry of life.All proceeds of Notes for the Children will be donated to Well-being Canada for the life of the book. Please visit wellbeing-canada.ca/ for more information.Zum Buch
