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Zwei faszinierende Romane über großartige Frauen von Paula McLain in einem E-Book Bundle Madame Hemingway - Paris - ein Fest fürs Leben! Chicago 1920: Hadley Richardson, eine ruhige junge Frau von achtundzwanzig Jahren, hat Liebe und Glück bereits aufgegeben, als sie auf Ernest Hemingway trifft und sofort von seinem guten Aussehen, seiner Gefühlstiefe und seiner Fähigkeit, mit Worten zu verführen, gefangengenommen wird. Nach einer turbulenten Zeit gegenseitigen Umwerbens heiraten die beiden und lassen sich in Paris nieder, wo sie Teil einer schillernden Gruppe Amerikaner werden, unter ihnen Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, F. Scott und Zelda Fitzgerald. Doch das Paris der goldenen Zwanziger - fiebrig, glamourös, verwegen und noch vom Ersten Weltkrieg traumatisiert - ist mit den traditionellen Vorstellungen von Familie und Treue unvereinbar. Während Hadley, inzwischen Mutter geworden, mit Eifersucht und Selbstzweifeln ringt und Ernests unermüdliche literarische Anstrengungen allmählich Früchte zu tragen beginnen, sieht sich das Paar mit einer Enttäuschung konfrontiert, die das Ende all dessen bedeuten könnte, was es in Paris gemeinsam erträumt hatte ... Lady Africa - Die Frau, die den Himmel bezwang. Aufgewachsen als Tochter eines Lords im afrikanischen Busch, interessiert sich die junge Beryl nicht für Seidenkleider und Etikette. Dafür ist sie stark und mutig wie ein Kipsigis-Junge und hat von ihrem Vater alles über Rassepferde gelernt. Doch im britischen Protektorat - dem späteren Kenia - der vorigen Jahrhundertwende ist kein Platz für solch ein ungezähmtes Mädchen. Bis sie in Karen Blixen eine Seelenverwandte findet - und in deren Geliebtem, dem Flieger und Großwildjäger Denys Finch Hutton, das Abenteuer ihres Lebens ... Zwei bewegende Romane über die wahre Geschichte zweier mutiger Frauen.

The "sublimely awkward and hilarious" (Chicago Tribune), National Book Award "5 Under 35"-garnering first novel from the acclaimed author of The New Me--now in a new edition Twenty-four-year-old Megan may have her whole life ahead of her, but it already feels like a dead end, thanks to her dreadful job as a gastroenterologist's receptionist and her heart-clogging resentment of the success and happiness of everyone around her. But no one stokes Megan's bitterness quite like her coworker, Jillian, a grotesquely optimistic, thirty-five-year-old single mother whose chirpy positivity obscures her mounting struggles. Megan and Jillian's lives become increasingly precarious as their faulty coping mechanisms--denial, self-help books, alcohol, religion, prescription painkillers, obsessive criticism, alienated boyfriends, and, in Jillian's case, the misguided purchase of a dog--send them spiraling toward their downfalls. Wickedly authentic and brutally funny, Jillian is a subversive portrait of two women trapped in cycles of self-delusion and self-destruction, each more like the other than they would care to admit.

'This sly, exhilarating novel takes on slut-shaming . . . and manages to be hilarious in the process' People 'It's brilliant and hilarious . . . It has a heart. And a spine. It's exactly what we need more of right now.' Chicago Tribune 'A smart, intersectional feminist tour de force' Washington Times This is the story of five women . . . Meet Rachel Grossman. She'll stop at nothing to protect her daughter, Aviva, even if it ends up costing her everything. Meet Jane Young. She's disrupting a quiet life with her daughter, Ruby, to seek political office for the first time. Meet Ruby Young. She thinks her mom has a secret. She's right. Meet Embeth Levin. She has made a career of cleaning up her congressman husband's messes. Meet Aviva Grossman. The Internet won't let her or anyone else forget her past transgressions. This is the story of five women...and the scandal that binds them together. From Gabrielle Zevin, the bestselling author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, comes another story with unforgettable characters that is particularly suited to the times we live in now.

'This sly, exhilarating novel takes on slut-shaming . . . and manages to be hilarious in the process' People 'It's brilliant and hilarious . . . It has a heart. And a spine. It's exactly what we need more of right now.' Chicago Tribune 'A smart, intersectional feminist tour de force' Washington Times This is the story of five women . . . Meet Rachel Grossman. She'll stop at nothing to protect her daughter, Aviva, even if it ends up costing her everything. Meet Jane Young. She's disrupting a quiet life with her daughter, Ruby, to seek political office for the first time. Meet Ruby Young. She thinks her mom has a secret. She's right. Meet Embeth Levin. She has made a career of cleaning up her congressman husband's messes. Meet Aviva Grossman. The Internet won't let her or anyone else forget her past transgressions. This is the story of five women...and the scandal that binds them together. From Gabrielle Zevin, the bestselling author of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, comes another story with unforgettable characters that is particularly suited to the times we live in now.

Die spicy Small-Town-Romance-Reihe »Kentucky Love« in einer Sammlung! HOT LIKE CLAY: Eine Unterschrift für den Chef – das ist alles, was Bildhauerin Evelyn braucht, um endlich ihre Tonskulpturen in Chicago ausstellen und den Job als Anwaltsassistentin aufgeben zu können. Dumm nur, dass sich der Unterschriftenverweigerer als höllisch heißer Mistkerl herausstellt, der in der Wildnis von Kentucky seine ganz eigenen Ziele verfolgt … Clay hat größere Probleme als die durchgestylte Citybraut, die plötzlich vor seiner Werkstatt auftaucht, auch wenn ihre Schlagfertigkeit ihn von den Füßen reißt – wortwörtlich. Evelyns Auftauchen bedroht alles, was er in den letzten Jahren so verbissen geschützt hat. Doch jede Schlacht für das Gute beginnt mit Blut, Staub und einer heißen Nacht, oder? DIRTY LIKE ASH: Country-Sängerin Jade steht kurz vor dem Durchbruch in Nashville – ein Traum, für den sie alles in Sweet Springs zurückgelassen hat. Dass ausgerechnet jetzt das Haus ihres Onkels zwangsversteigert wird, ist eine Katastrophe. Dass der Höchstbietende kein Geringerer ist als ihr durchtriebener Ex, ein Albtraum. Und dass ihr Herz in seiner Nähe immer noch wild flattert, könnte alles zerstören. Denn niemand weiß, wer Jade Darling wirklich ist. Niemand … außer Ash. Drei Dinge, mit denen Handwerker Ash Probleme hat: Gesetze befolgen, seine vorlaute Klappe halten – und die Finger von Jade lassen. Für ihn steht fest: Er wird sie zurückerobern. Selbst, wenn sie ihn ruinieren würde … Denn Liebe, Lovesongs und große Träume haben immer ein Happy End, oder? ROUGH LIKE RAYNE: Renée hat es satt, in ihrer eigenen Firma bevormundet zu werden. Als Tochter von Racing-Legende Ricky Duvrai muss sie sich täglich in einer Männer-dominierten Branche behaupten. Das Letzte, was sie braucht, ist ein Fake-Ehemann, schon gar nicht den gefährlich heißen Jax Rayne – egal, wie sehr er sie um den Verstand bringt. Mechatroniker Jax lebt für Motoren und unlösbare Herausforderungen. Die Faszination für Renée beginnt mit beidem. Und könnte viel zu schnell enden, als er hinter ihr Geheimnis kommt, das sie besser beschützt als er sein eigenes. Denn Jax kann vieles … außer die Vergangenheit loslassen. Doch nur weil Renée nun auf dem Papier seine Ehefrau ist, heißt das nicht, dass sie ihm dabei helfen muss. Oder? Die spicy Romance-Reihe »Kentucky Love« wird Fans der BookTok-Hits von Ana Huang und Elsie Silver begeistern

Ethnographie setzt an der empirischen Erforschung von sozialem Handeln, Lebenswelten, Praktiken, institutionellen Kontexten und kulturellen Orientierungen durch Beobachtung, Ko-Präsenz, längerfristige Teilnahme und Teilhabe an dem zu untersuchenden Feld an. Ihre Ursprünge liegen in der Ethnologie und im Journalismus. Die in den 1910er bis zu den 1930er Jahren durchgeführten Studien der Chicago School haben beide Verfahrensansätze aufgegriffen, um die Dynamik und die zunehmende Unübersichtlichkeit gesellschaftlicher Wirklichkeit beschreiben zu können. Dies hat zur Entstehung einer soziologischen Ethnographie geführt, die ihre Aufmerksamkeit auf soziale und kulturelle Differenzierungen in der je eigenen Gesellschaft richtet. Ziel und Anliegen des Handbuches ist es, einen systematischen Überblick über Ausgangslagen, zentrale Ansätze, Debatten und Ausdifferenzierungen von soziologischer Ethnographie als Forschungsweise zu geben und zugleich die Entfaltung ethnographischer Forschung von ihren historischen Anfängen und Grundlegungen Ende des 19. und Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts über Weiterentwicklungen in den 1960er Jahren, entscheidende Weichenstellungen in den 1970er und 1980er Jahren bis hin zu ihrer gegenwärtigen Vielgestaltigkeit nachzuzeichnen.

Ethnographie setzt an der empirischen Erforschung von sozialem Handeln, Lebenswelten, Praktiken, institutionellen Kontexten und kulturellen Orientierungen durch Beobachtung, Ko-Präsenz, längerfristige Teilnahme und Teilhabe an dem zu untersuchenden Feld an. Ihre Ursprünge liegen in der Ethnologie und im Journalismus. Die in den 1910er bis zu den 1930er Jahren durchgeführten Studien der Chicago School haben beide Verfahrensansätze aufgegriffen, um die Dynamik und die zunehmende Unübersichtlichkeit gesellschaftlicher Wirklichkeit beschreiben zu können. Dies hat zur Entstehung einer soziologischen Ethnographie geführt, die ihre Aufmerksamkeit auf soziale und kulturelle Differenzierungen in der je eigenen Gesellschaft richtet. Ziel und Anliegen des Handbuches ist es, einen systematischen Überblick über Ausgangslagen, zentrale Ansätze, Debatten und Ausdifferenzierungen von soziologischer Ethnographie als Forschungsweise zu geben und zugleich die Entfaltung ethnographischer Forschung von ihren historischen Anfängen und Grundlegungen Ende des 19. und Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts über Weiterentwicklungen in den 1960er Jahren, entscheidende Weichenstellungen in den 1970er und 1980er Jahren bis hin zu ihrer gegenwärtigen Vielgestaltigkeit nachzuzeichnen.

Der perfekte Mann ist der Mann, den ich am meisten hasse? Träum weiter. Dating ist hart. Dating in den 30ern ist härter. Dating in Chicago ist am härtesten. Ich habe nicht aufgegeben, mein Happy End zu suchen, aber in den Zeiten von Tinder, Netflix und "chill mal" frage ich mich, ob alles so vorübergehend ist, wie es meine Ehe war. Die Wahrheit ist, es gibt einen Mann, an den ich nicht aufhören kann zu denken. Ich würde gern meine Finger durch Roarke Baldwins Haare gleiten lassen, ich bin sicher, dass er unter seinem Anzug ein Sixpack verbirgt und ich habe mich immer gefragt, wie seine Bartstoppeln sich zwischen meinen Beinen anfühlen würden. Das Problem? Er ist der eine Mann, den ich mehr hasse als meinen Exmann. Sein Scheidungsanwalt. Von Piper Rayne sind bei Forever by Ullstein erschienen: The Bartender (San Francisco Hearts 1) The Boxer (San Francisco Hearts 2) The Banker (San Francisco Hearts 3) The One Best Man (Love and Order 1) The One Right Man (Love and Order 2) The One Real Man (Love and Order 3)

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The refreshingly original and startlingly hopeful (Lisa Taddeo) debut memoir of an over-achieving young lawyer who reluctantly agrees to group therapy and gets psychologically and emotionally naked in a room of six complete strangers?and finds human connection, and herself. Christie Tate had just been named the top student in her law school class and finally had her eating disorder under control. Why then was she driving through Chicago fantasizing about her own death? Why was she envisioning putting an end to the isolation and sadness that still plagued her despite her achievements? Enter Dr. Rosen, a therapist who calmly assures her that if she joins one of his psychotherapy groups, he can transform her life. All she has to do is show up and be honest. About everything?her eating habits, childhood, sexual history, etc. Christie is skeptical, insisting that that she is defective, beyond cure. But Dr. Rosen issues a nine-word prescription that will change everything: You don't need a cure. You need a witness. So begins her entry into the strange, terrifying, and ultimately life-changing world of group therapy. Christie is initially put off by Dr. Rosen's outlandish directives, but as her defenses break down and she comes to trust Dr. Rosen and to depend on the sessions and the prescribed nightly phone calls with various group members, she begins to understand what it means to connect. Often hilarious, and ultimately very touching (People), Group is a wild ride (The Boston Globe), and with Christie as our guide, we are given a front row seat to the daring, exhilarating, painful, and hilarious journey that is group therapy?an under-explored process that breaks you down, and then reassembles you so that all the pieces finally fit.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A young woman pretends to be someone she isn’t in this “spellbinding” (Vogue), “smoldering” (The Washington Post) novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Girls. “Under Cline’s command, every sentence as sharp as a scalpel, a woman toeing the line between welcome and unwelcome guest becomes a fully destabilizing force.”—The New York Times A BELLETRIST BOOK CLUB PICK VULTURE’S INAUGURAL "BEACH BOOK READS" BOOK CLUB PICK LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/FAULKNER AWARD A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Financial Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Vogue, Glamour, Newsweek, Good Housekeeping, Slate, Time Out, Chicago Public Library, Electric Lit, Bookreporter “Alex drained her wineglass, then her water glass. The ocean looked calm, a black darker than the sky. A ripple of anxiety made her palms go damp. It seemed suddenly very tenuous to believe that anything would stay hidden, that she could successfully pass from one world to another.” Summer is coming to a close on the East End of Long Island, and Alex is no longer welcome. A misstep at a dinner party, and the older man she’s been staying with dismisses her with a ride to the train station and a ticket back to the city. With few resources and a waterlogged phone, but gifted with an ability to navigate the desires of others, Alex stays on Long Island and drifts like a ghost through the hedged lanes, gated driveways, and sun-blasted dunes of a rarefied world that is, at first, closed to her. Propelled by desperation and a mutable sense of morality, she spends the week leading up to Labor Day moving from one place to the next, a cipher leaving destruction in her wake. Taut, propulsive, and impossible to look away from, Emma Cline’s The Guest is a spellbinding literary achievement.

A whimsical visual survey of the house cat in art and popular culture, exploring humanity’s enduring connection to one of our most loved animal companions Cats have been beloved and depicted by humans for millennia. These captivating animals appeared as worship statuettes in ancient Egypt, in anthropomorphic illustrations in Victorian England, and, today, in contemporary artwork, on fashion runways, and as social media memes. Cat celebrates how our feline friends have been depicted in art, popular culture, and history across time and around the world. This vibrantly illustrated book features more than 210 full-page images artfully arranged into playful pairings. Filled with famous artworks, vintage advertisements, classic animations, high-end fashion designs, and more, the book presents a stunning array of imagery, from maneki-neko lucky cats to artists’ pets, and ancient mosaics to contemporary couture. Readers will find iconic pop-culture characters, including Puss in Boots, the Cheshire Cat, and more; renowned artists, such as Andy Warhol, Tracey Emin, Judy Chicago, and Utagawa Hiroshige; and famed creatives, including street-style photographer Jamel Shabazz and fashion designer Thom Browne. Balancing style with substance, the book includes a foreword by Hannah Shaw, also known as Kitten Lady, who declares that celebrating the cat in images empathetically connects us to this beloved animal, and an enlightening essay by curator Leïla Jarbouai, who traces humanity’s symbiotic relationship with cats through the lens of art history. Featuring an elegant and irresistible cover design depicting a curled-up black cat, this charming volume revels in the undeniable appeal of this captivating animal. Advisory panel: Yekaterina Barbash, Claire Catterall, Anja Charbonneau, Mihoko Iida, Leïla Jarbouai, Jenny Pierson, Hannah Shaw aka Kitten Lady, Anna Stothart, BriAnne Wills, and Kristiina Wilson Additional texts: Sara Bader, Yekaterina Barbash, Tim Cooke, Anita Croy, Ellen Mara De Wachter, Catherine Ingram, Leïla Jarbouai, Rebecca Morrill, Ilana Novick, Hannah Silver, Katy Sprinkel, David Trigg, and Alexandra Zagalsky

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK Nothing to lose. Everything to gain. Winner takes all. “Every bit as addictive as your favorite guilty pleasure binge-watch, but with all the substance of a literary classic.”—Oprah Daily “It’s fun to watch hot people do psychotic things in this novel. . . . Smart and provocative [and] so damn addictive.”—The New York Times Book Review A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, THE NEW YORKER, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, OPRAH DAILY, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY Lily—a bored, beautiful twenty-something—wakes up on a remote desert compound, alongside nineteen other contestants competing on a massively popular reality show. To win, she must outlast her housemates to stay in the Compound the longest, while competing in challenges for luxury rewards like champagne and lipstick, plus communal necessities to outfit their new home, like food, appliances, and a front door. Cameras are catching all her angles, good and bad, but Lily has no desire to leave: why would she, when the world outside is falling apart? As the competition intensifies, intimacy between the players deepens, and it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish between desire and desperation. When the unseen producers raise the stakes, forcing contestants into upsetting, even dangerous situations, the line between playing the game and surviving it begins to blur. If Lily makes it to the end, she’ll receive prizes beyond her wildest dreams—but what will she have to do to win? Addictive and prescient, The Compound is an explosive debut from a major new voice in fiction and will linger in your mind long after the game ends.

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK Nothing to lose. Everything to gain. Winner takes all. “Every bit as addictive as your favorite guilty pleasure binge-watch, but with all the substance of a literary classic.”—Oprah Daily “It’s fun to watch hot people do psychotic things in this novel. . . . Smart and provocative [and] so damn addictive.”—The New York Times Book Review A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, THE NEW YORKER, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, OPRAH DAILY, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY Lily—a bored, beautiful twenty-something—wakes up on a remote desert compound, alongside nineteen other contestants competing on a massively popular reality show. To win, she must outlast her housemates to stay in the Compound the longest, while competing in challenges for luxury rewards like champagne and lipstick, plus communal necessities to outfit their new home, like food, appliances, and a front door. Cameras are catching all her angles, good and bad, but Lily has no desire to leave: why would she, when the world outside is falling apart? As the competition intensifies, intimacy between the players deepens, and it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish between desire and desperation. When the unseen producers raise the stakes, forcing contestants into upsetting, even dangerous situations, the line between playing the game and surviving it begins to blur. If Lily makes it to the end, she’ll receive prizes beyond her wildest dreams—but what will she have to do to win? Addictive and prescient, The Compound is an explosive debut from a major new voice in fiction and will linger in your mind long after the game ends.

Chicago hairstylist Bastian Russo has only three things to his name: a pair of $1,200 shears, a Boystown studio apartment, and a list of men's names written on his closet wall. His constant worry that he's not good enough and his chronic inability to trust are what leaves him heartbroken time and again. After he adds the latest name, he turns to his best friend, Andres Wood, for solace. But instead of treating Bastian to dinner, drinks, and the usual effortless banter, Andres makes an interesting suggestion: that Bastian should get over the breakup by dating ... Andres. Sure, Andres is successful and attractive, but he also knows everything there is to know about Bastian—including what an insecure pain in the ass he is. Meanwhile, everyone in Bastian's life, from his mother to his co-workers, thinks he's an idiot for not having dated Andres already. So, what could go wrong? Everything. Now Bastian has to sort out his inadequacy and trust issues to prove he's worthy of transitioning from Andres' best friend to his lover. Otherwise, it's a matter of time before one or both of them end up on Bastian's list of Boystown Heartbreakers.

In the fourth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series featuring everyone's favorite wizard for hire, Harry Dresden is suckered into the tangled-and dangerous-affairs of Faerie... Ever since his girlfriend left town to deal with her newly acquired taste for blood, Harry Dresden has been down and out in Chicago. He can't pay his rent. He's alienating his friends. He can't even recall the last time he took a shower. The only professional wizard in the phone book has become a desperate man. And just when it seems things can't get any worse, in saunters the Winter Queen of Faerie. She has an offer Harry can't refuse if he wants to free himself of the supernatural hold his faerie godmother has over him-and hopefully end his run of bad luck. All he has to do is find out who murdered the Summer Queen's right-hand man, the Summer Knight, and clear the Winter Queen's name. It seems simple enough, but Harry knows better than to get caught in the middle of faerie politics. Until he finds out that the fate of the entire world rests on his solving this case. No pressure or anything...

Eine fesselnde Geschichte, die reichlich Stoff zum Nachdenken bietet (People, Auswahl der besten neuen Bücher). Dieser verspielte, weise und zutiefst bewegende zweite Roman des international Bestsellerautors von „Wie Proust Ihr Leben verändern kann“ verfolgt den wunderschön komplizierten Verlauf einer romantischen Partnerschaft. Wir alle kennen die Schwärmerei und Aufregung der Anfangstage der Liebe. Aber was kommt danach? In Edinburgh verlieben sich ein Paar, Rabih und Kirsten. Sie heiraten, bekommen Kinder – aber keine langfristige Beziehung ist so einfach wie „und sie lebten glücklich bis ans Ende ihrer Tage.“ „Der Verlauf der Liebe“ untersucht, was nach der Geburt der Liebe passiert, was es braucht, um sie aufrechtzuerhalten, und was mit unseren ursprünglichen Idealen unter dem Druck eines durchschnittlichen Lebens geschieht. Gemeinsam mit Rabih und Kirsten erleben wir die erste Verliebtheit, die Mühelosigkeit, in romantische Liebe zu fallen, und den Verlauf des Lebens danach. In ihre Geschichte und die Herausforderungen, die sie mit sich bringt, ist eine philosophische Schicht eingewebt – eine Anmerkung und ein Leitfaden zu dem, was wir lesen. Wie die New York Times sagt: „Der Verlauf der Liebe ist eine Rückkehr zu der Form, die Herrn de Botton in den 1990er Jahren bekannt machte... Liebe ist das Thema, das am besten zu seinem obsessiven Aphorismen passt, und in diesem Roman zeigt er erneut seine Fähigkeit, unsere Hoffnungen, Methoden und Unsicherheiten auf die Seite zu bringen.“ Dies ist ein romantischer Roman im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes, der sich dafür interessiert, wie Liebe langfristig überleben und gedeihen kann. Das Ergebnis ist ein sinnliches Erlebnis – fiktiv, philosophisch, psychologisch – das uns dazu drängt, uns tief mit diesen Charakteren zu identifizieren und über unsere eigenen Erfahrungen in der Liebe nachzudenken. Frisch, viszeral und absolut fesselnd ist „Der Verlauf der Liebe“ ein provokanter und lebensbejahender Roman für alle, die an die Liebe glauben. „Es gibt keinen lebenden Schriftsteller wie de Botton, und sein neuestes ehrgeiziges Werk ist ebenso erhellend und menschlich wie seine vorherigen Arbeiten“ (Chicago Tribune).

Dieser Sammelband enthält alle 3 Bände der Reihe "Table Companions"! *Dancing With A Stranger* : Zwischen Gestern und Morgen herrschen keine Regeln, nur Lust und Verlangen. Bevor Natalie Cabrey ihr neues Leben in New York beginnt, will sie ihre letzte Nacht in Chicago genießen. Eine ihrer extravaganten Fantasien Wirklichkeit werden lassen, ohne die Grenzen ihres sonstigen Lebens. Und der heiße Bad Boy neben ihr an der Hotelbar ist genau der Richtige dafür. Für Lennox Whyte gehört Sex zum Immobilien-Business dazu, je lukrativer der Deal desto verruchter darf es im Bett zur Sache gehen. Erst recht, wenn die Geschäftspartner eine so aufregende Escort-Lady spendieren wie die Rothaarige an der Hotelbar neben ihm. Die leidenschaftliche Nacht findet ein Ende, mit dem keiner von beiden gerechnet hat. **Hold Me, Master!** : Nur eine Königin kann einen König fesseln. Für Erin Zaino ist das Leben zu kurz für faule Kompromisse oder schlechten Sex, deshalb spielt sie auch gerne mit dem Feuer. Erst recht, was diesen schottischen Macho angeht. Was sie nicht erwartet hat, ist die maßlose Begierde, die er in ihr entfacht. Und ihre eigene Reaktion auf seine Dominanz, bis über ihre Grenzen hinaus. Riley Duncan hat neuerdings keine Lust mehr, hohlköpfige Weiber zu vögeln. Da reizt er doch lieber diese sexy Latina mit schlüpfrigen Bemerkungen bis aufs Blut. Bis eines der Wortgefechte im Bett endet und seine dunkle Seite wieder auflebt. Er bietet ihr einen Deal an. Keine Tabus, keine anderen Sexpartner. So lange, wie es ihnen gefällt. Die einzige Bedingung: Die Rollen sind klar verteilt, sie muss sich unterwerfen. ***Would I Lie To You?*** : Was ist, wenn die Liebe auf einer einzigen Lüge basiert? Ein fester Job bei der Daily News - das ist alles, was die junge Journalistin Maxine Lehmann braucht, um sich ihren Lebenstraum zu erfüllen. Dafür soll sie enthüllen, was hinter den Gerüchten rund um die New York City Skyliners steckt. Das NFL-Team macht nämlich nicht nur durch seine erfolgreiche Spielweise auf sich aufmerksam. Braxton DeAngelo weiß genau, was er will. Dummerweise endet die prickelnde Begegnung mit der unwiderstehlichen Blondine vom Nachbartisch in den Abendnachrichten und heizt damit die Gerüchteküche um sein Team weiter an. Doch man trifft sich immer zweimal im Leben. Er wird Maxine bekommen, egal wie! Dominante Männer, starke Frauen, explizite Sprache - 670 Seiten Hot Romance mit Happy-End-Garantie!

This thrilling historical fantasy set days before Mount Vesuvius destroys Pompeii is a meet cute with an explosive fallout. This limited First Edition hardcover includes metallic foil on the jacket and a hidden illustrated case! An exploration of ambition and class, autonomy and religion, survival and love, Vesuvius combines the romantic angst of They Both Die at the End and the blended magic and history of The Song of Achilles to show readers that it is never too late to change your fate—or change the world. Clever thief Felix slips from city to city to survive the present and escape a past he can’t remember. When Felix steals a divine artifact—Mercury's helmet—from a temple in Pompeii, pieces of his forgotten past begin to surface. Loren, an ambitious temple attendant, has seen Felix in his apocalyptic nightmares for years. The last thing Loren expects is for his dream to stumble headfirst through his temple doors, moments after an earthquake rocks the city. When Felix shows Loren the helmet, Loren sees the world coming to an end. He knows they have mere days to uncover Felix’s ties to the relic and to Loren’s visions if they have any hope of saving the city. But Ancient Rome is ruled by bloody politics and unstoppable destinies, and now that Loren and Felix are intertwined, their lives aren’t all they risk losing. When all has turned to ash and rubble, the boys will have to piece together their fates to make it out of a burning city alive. One of Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Books

This thrilling historical fantasy set days before Mount Vesuvius destroys Pompeii is a meet cute with an explosive fallout. This limited First Edition hardcover includes metallic foil on the jacket and a hidden illustrated case! An exploration of ambition and class, autonomy and religion, survival and love, Vesuvius combines the romantic angst of They Both Die at the End and the blended magic and history of The Song of Achilles to show readers that it is never too late to change your fate—or change the world. Clever thief Felix slips from city to city to survive the present and escape a past he can’t remember. When Felix steals a divine artifact—Mercury's helmet—from a temple in Pompeii, pieces of his forgotten past begin to surface. Loren, an ambitious temple attendant, has seen Felix in his apocalyptic nightmares for years. The last thing Loren expects is for his dream to stumble headfirst through his temple doors, moments after an earthquake rocks the city. When Felix shows Loren the helmet, Loren sees the world coming to an end. He knows they have mere days to uncover Felix’s ties to the relic and to Loren’s visions if they have any hope of saving the city. But Ancient Rome is ruled by bloody politics and unstoppable destinies, and now that Loren and Felix are intertwined, their lives aren’t all they risk losing. When all has turned to ash and rubble, the boys will have to piece together their fates to make it out of a burning city alive. One of Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Books

A whimsical visual survey of the house cat in art and popular culture, exploring humanity’s enduring connection to one of our most loved animal companions Cats have been beloved and depicted by humans for millennia. These captivating animals appeared as worship statuettes in ancient Egypt, in anthropomorphic illustrations in Victorian England, and, today, in contemporary artwork, on fashion runways, and as social media memes. Cat celebrates how our feline friends have been depicted in art, popular culture, and history across time and around the world. This vibrantly illustrated book features more than 210 full-page images artfully arranged into playful pairings. Filled with famous artworks, vintage advertisements, classic animations, high-end fashion designs, and more, the book presents a stunning array of imagery, from maneki-neko lucky cats to artists’ pets, and ancient mosaics to contemporary couture. Readers will find iconic pop-culture characters, including Puss in Boots, the Cheshire Cat, and more; renowned artists, such as Andy Warhol, Tracey Emin, Judy Chicago, and Utagawa Hiroshige; and famed creatives, including street-style photographer Jamel Shabazz and fashion designer Thom Browne. Balancing style with substance, the book includes a foreword by Hannah Shaw, also known as Kitten Lady, who declares that celebrating the cat in images empathetically connects us to this beloved animal, and an enlightening essay by curator Leïla Jarbouai, who traces humanity’s symbiotic relationship with cats through the lens of art history. Featuring an elegant and irresistible cover design depicting a curled-up black cat, this charming volume revels in the undeniable appeal of this captivating animal. Advisory panel: Yekaterina Barbash, Claire Catterall, Anja Charbonneau, Mihoko Iida, Leïla Jarbouai, Jenny Pierson, Hannah Shaw aka Kitten Lady, Anna Stothart, BriAnne Wills, and Kristiina Wilson Additional texts: Sara Bader, Yekaterina Barbash, Tim Cooke, Anita Croy, Ellen Mara De Wachter, Catherine Ingram, Leïla Jarbouai, Rebecca Morrill, Ilana Novick, Hannah Silver, Katy Sprinkel, David Trigg, and Alexandra Zagalsky

Now in paperback, the definitive English translation of Ricoeur's second collection of essays (after The Just ) about justice and law. At the time of his death in 2005, French philosopher Paul Ricoeur was regarded as one of the great thinkers of his generation. In more than half a century of writing about the essential questions of human life, Ricoeur's thought encompassed a vast range of wisdom and experience, and he made landmark contributions that would go on to influence later scholars in such areas as phenomenology, hermeneutics, structuralism, and theology. Toward the end of his life, Ricoeur began to focus directly on ethical questions that he feared had been overshadowed by his other work; the result was a two-volume collection of essays on justice and the law. The University of Chicago Press published the English translation of the first volume, The Just, to great acclaim in 2000. Now this translation of the second volume, Reflections on the Just, completes the set and makes available to readers the whole of Ricoeur's meditations on the concept. Consisting of fifteen thematically organized essays, Reflections on the Just continues and expands on the work Ricoeur began with his "little ethics" in Oneself as Another and The Just. In the preface, he considers what revisions he would make were he to start over and how that is reflected in these essays. The opening part brings phenomenology to bear on ethics; the second group of essays comprises shorter, occasional pieces considering the concept of justice in the works of other philosophers, including Max Weber and Charles Taylor. The final part turns to the specific domains of medicine and the law, examining how concepts of right and justice operate in those realms. Cogent, deeply considered, and fully engaged with the realities of the contemporary world, Reflections on the Just is an essential work for understanding the development of Ricoeur's thought in his final years.

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK Nothing to lose. Everything to gain. Winner takes all. “Every bit as addictive as your favorite guilty pleasure binge-watch, but with all the substance of a literary classic.”—Oprah Daily “It’s fun to watch hot people do psychotic things in this novel. . . . Smart and provocative [and] so damn addictive.”—The New York Times Book Review A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, THE NEW YORKER, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, OPRAH DAILY, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY Lily—a bored, beautiful twenty-something—wakes up on a remote desert compound, alongside nineteen other contestants competing on a massively popular reality show. To win, she must outlast her housemates to stay in the Compound the longest, while competing in challenges for luxury rewards like champagne and lipstick, plus communal necessities to outfit their new home, like food, appliances, and a front door. Cameras are catching all her angles, good and bad, but Lily has no desire to leave: why would she, when the world outside is falling apart? As the competition intensifies, intimacy between the players deepens, and it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish between desire and desperation. When the unseen producers raise the stakes, forcing contestants into upsetting, even dangerous situations, the line between playing the game and surviving it begins to blur. If Lily makes it to the end, she’ll receive prizes beyond her wildest dreams—but what will she have to do to win? Addictive and prescient, The Compound is an explosive debut from a major new voice in fiction and will linger in your mind long after the game ends.

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK Nothing to lose. Everything to gain. Winner takes all. “Every bit as addictive as your favorite guilty pleasure binge-watch, but with all the substance of a literary classic.”—Oprah Daily “It’s fun to watch hot people do psychotic things in this novel. . . . Smart and provocative [and] so damn addictive.”—The New York Times Book Review A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, THE NEW YORKER, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, OPRAH DAILY, THE GLOBE AND MAIL, CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY Lily—a bored, beautiful twenty-something—wakes up on a remote desert compound, alongside nineteen other contestants competing on a massively popular reality show. To win, she must outlast her housemates to stay in the Compound the longest, while competing in challenges for luxury rewards like champagne and lipstick, plus communal necessities to outfit their new home, like food, appliances, and a front door. Cameras are catching all her angles, good and bad, but Lily has no desire to leave: why would she, when the world outside is falling apart? As the competition intensifies, intimacy between the players deepens, and it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish between desire and desperation. When the unseen producers raise the stakes, forcing contestants into upsetting, even dangerous situations, the line between playing the game and surviving it begins to blur. If Lily makes it to the end, she’ll receive prizes beyond her wildest dreams—but what will she have to do to win? Addictive and prescient, The Compound is an explosive debut from a major new voice in fiction and will linger in your mind long after the game ends.

First published in 1910, "Twenty Years at Hull House" is the story of the Hull House settlement in Chicago written by its co-founder Jane Addams. The settlement movement, which gained popularity first in London at the end of the 19th century, soon spread to the United States and was principally concerned with improving the lives of the urban poor by providing opportunities for higher education and essential social services. Hull House was founded in 1889 by Addams and Ellen Gates Starr and was one of the most famous of the "settlement houses". It was also notable for being secular in nature and run by women in contrast to the more common religious houses providing aid. Hull House, managed by Addams until her death in 1935, provided a fascinating diverse range of services to the families it helped, such as classes in art and literature and musical concerts, in addition to day care and medical care. "Twenty Years at Hull House" is an important narrative of both the settlement of immigrant people in the United States and the birth of the social worker movement, which has contributed significantly to the advancement of poor and working-class people. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Filmwissenschaft, Note: 1,0, Universität Bayreuth (Medienwissenschaft), Veranstaltung: Mediengeschichte und -Ästhetik: Filmgenres, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Seinen Ursprung findet der Gangsterfilm bereits in Edwin S. Porters "The Great TrainRobbery" (1903), der heute als erster Western der Filmgeschichte angesehen wird. Dochdurch die Thematisierung eines Verbrechens - ein Hold-Up - setzt der Film auch einen Fuß indas Genre des Gangsterfilms. Fast zehn Jahre später aber sind es D.W. Griffith und RaoulWalsh, die mit ihren Filmen "The Musketeers of Pig Alley" (1912) und "The Regeneration"(1915) den Gangsterfilm als solchen definieren, indem sie dem Aspekt des thematisiertenVerbrechens noch eine weitere wichtige Komponente hinzufügen - die Großstadt. In diesenfrühen Filmen ist der Gangster ein Opfer der Gesellschaft. Er kommt aus armen Verhältnissenund begeht Verbrechen, um zu überleben. Dies ändert sich noch zu Stummfilmzeiten mitJosef von Sternbergs "Underworld" (1927), der erstmals aus der Sicht des Gangsters erzähltund Individuen zeigt, die nicht ums Überleben sondern um Macht und Reichtum kämpfen -der "moderne" Gangsterfilm war geboren.Waren Filme dieser Gattung bis zum Ende der zwanziger Jahre noch eher sporadisch, soänderte sich das mit der Einführung des Tonfilms, der Soundeffekte wie Reifenquietschen,Telefonklingeln oder natürlich das Geräusch von Feuerwaffen ermöglichte und damit eineganz neue Dramaturgie erlaubte. Die Zeitungsberichte und Geschichten über das organisierteVerbrechen während der Prohibitionsjahre lieferten Ideen für zahlreiche Drehbücher.Berüchtigte Bandenchefs wie Al Capone oder Bugs Moran bekamen in Filmen wie "LittleCaesar" (Mervyn LeRoy, 1932) oder "Scarface" (Howard Hawks, 1932) ihr filmischesDenkmal. Warner Brothers begründete mit James Cagney, Edward G. Robinson, HumphreyBogart und Filmen wie "Public Enemy" (William Wellman, 1931) oder "Chicago" (MichaelCurtiz, 1938) den so genannten "Classic Circle", der mit immer wiederkehrenden Themenarbeitete und somit das Genre des Gangsterfilms etablierte.

They Both Die at the End meets Gravity in this mind-bending sci-fi mystery and tender love story about two boys aboard a spaceship sent on a rescue mission, from two-time National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer. Stonewall Honor Award winner! Two boys, alone in space. Sworn enemies sent on the same rescue mission. Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor with no memory of a launch. There's more that doesn't add up: evidence indicates strangers have been on board, the ship's operating system is voiced by his mother, and his handsome, brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making his mission succeed-not when he's rescuing his own sister. In order to survive the ship's secrets, Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust each other . . . especially once they discover what they are truly up against. Love might be the only way to survive. * Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of the Year * A Booklist Editor's Choice of the Year * A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book of the Year * A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults & Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Book of the Year *

In this shocking finale to the bestselling series that began with Stalking Jack the Ripper, Audrey Rose and Thomas are on the hunt for the depraved, elusive killer known as the White City Devil. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse has them fighting to stay one step ahead of the brilliant serial killer -- or see their fateful romance cut short by unspeakable tragedy. Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell have landed in America, a bold, brash land unlike the genteel streets of London. But like London, the city of Chicago hides its dark secrets well. When the two attend the spectacular World's Fair, they find the once-in-a-lifetime event tainted with reports of missing people and unsolved murders. Determined to help, Audrey Rose and Thomas begin their investigations, only to find themselves facing a serial killer unlike any they've encountered before. Identifying him is one thing, but capturing him---and getting dangerously lost in the infamous Murder Hotel he constructed as a terrifying torture device---is another. Will Audrey Rose and Thomas see their last mystery to the end---together and in love---or will their fortunes finally run out when their most depraved adversary makes one final, devastating kill?

They Both Die at the End meets Gravity in this mind-bending sci-fi mystery and tender love story about two boys aboard a spaceship sent on a rescue mission, from two-time National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer. Stonewall Honor Award winner! Two boys, alone in space. Sworn enemies sent on the same rescue mission. Ambrose wakes up on the Coordinated Endeavor with no memory of a launch. There's more that doesn't add up: evidence indicates strangers have been on board, the ship's operating system is voiced by his mother, and his handsome, brooding shipmate has barricaded himself away. But nothing will stop Ambrose from making his mission succeed—not when he's rescuing his own sister. In order to survive the ship's secrets, Ambrose and Kodiak will need to work together and learn to trust each other . . . especially once they discover what they are truly up against. Love might be the only way to survive. * Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of the Year * A Booklist Editor's Choice of the Year * A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book of the Year * A YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults & Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults Book of the Year *

WINNER OF THE CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 'Thoughtful, piercing storytelling with the power to transport' - FINANCIAL TIMES 'An expertly plotted triple whodunit' - SUNDAY TIMES Southern fables usually go the other way around. A white woman is killed or harmed in some way, real or imagined, and then, like the moon follows the sun, a black man ends up dead. But when it comes to law and order, East Texas plays by its own rules - a fact that Darren Mathews, a black Texas Ranger working the backwoods towns of Highway 59, knows all too well. Deeply ambivalent about his home state, he was the first in his family to get as far away from Texas as he could. Until duty called him home. So when allegiance to his roots puts his job in jeopardy, he is drawn to a case in the small town of Lark, where two dead bodies washed up in the bayou. First a black lawyer from Chicago and then, three days later, a local white woman, and it's stirred up a hornet's nest of resentment. Darren must solve the crimes - and save himself in the process - before Lark's long-simmering racial fault lines erupt.

In this shocking finale to the bestselling series that began with Stalking Jack the Ripper, Audrey Rose and Thomas are on the hunt for the depraved, elusive killer known as the White City Devil. A deadly game of cat-and-mouse has them fighting to stay one step ahead of the brilliant serial killer -- or see their fateful romance cut short by unspeakable tragedy. Audrey Rose Wadsworth and Thomas Cresswell have landed in America, a bold, brash land unlike the genteel streets of London. But like London, the city of Chicago hides its dark secrets well. When the two attend the spectacular World's Fair, they find the once-in-a-lifetime event tainted with reports of missing people and unsolved murders. Determined to help, Audrey Rose and Thomas begin their investigations, only to find themselves facing a serial killer unlike any they've encountered before. Identifying him is one thing, but capturing him---and getting dangerously lost in the infamous Murder Hotel he constructed as a terrifying torture device---is another. Will Audrey Rose and Thomas see their last mystery to the end---together and in love---or will their fortunes finally run out when their most depraved adversary makes one final, devastating kill?