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Die Seereise ist Symbol für Aufbruch, für den hoffnungsvollen Neubeginn, ist Weg zur Selbsterkenntnis, Metapher für schicksalhafte Wege, Parabel für die Liebe und das Leben und den Lauf der Dinge schlechthin. Greta Garbo, Carole Lombard, Harold Lloyd und die Marx Brothers, Cary Grant, Frank Sinatra, Omar Sharif und Heinz Erhardt, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Marika Rökk, Doris Day und Jane Russell feierten auf Passagierdampfern große Erfolge – auch wenn der Deckstuhl nur im Studio stand. Das Kino und die Luxusliner sind von ihrem Anbeginn bis in die heutige Zeit freundschaftlich verbunden. „Aquitania“, „Ile des France“, „Cap Arcona“, „Hanseatic“, „Bremen“, „Independance“, „Monarch of Bermuda“, „Kaiserin Auguste Victoria“, „Kronprinzessin Cecile“, „Conte di Savoia“, „Costa Concordia“, „Normandie“, „Queen Elizabeth 2“ und immer wieder die „Queen Mary“ dampften über die Leinwand. Welcher Film rückte die Traumschiffe ins Bild, welcher zeigte nur Modelle, und welcher nur einen Trick aus dem Computer? Die Symbiose der Sehnsucht aus der Traumfabrik und dem Fernweh nach der Traumreise analysiert Historiker Ralf Bierod sowohl für Filmfans als auch für Freunde des Tourismus zur See. Seine kurzweilige Abhandlung stellt mehr als 150 Filme aus 100 Jahren vor, in denen Passagier- und Kreuzfahrtschiffe Schauplatz waren. Romanzen, Dramen und Komödien konkurrieren mit Musicals, Katastrophen, Krimis, Thrillern und Horrorschockern. Dabei wird ein erstaunlicher Wandel sichtbar. Die Filmgeschichte spiegelt die Entwicklung vom Luxus für wenige hin zum Spektakel für die Massen wider. Erstmals wird durch Rückschau in die Filmgeschichte die Erwartungshaltung an die Traumreise von heute als Illusion aufgedeckt. Trug- und Zerrbilder des Kinos von einst speisen noch heute die Idealvorstellung vom Reisen zur See. Falschspieler, Hochstapler, Heiratsschwindler und Juwelendiebe machten ehedem die Meere unsicher. Viren, Mörder, Bomben und Geister, Monster, Terroristen und Serienkiller bringen den Seetouristen von heute in Schwierigkeiten. Das Schiff, einst Wiege und Wegbegleiter der Liebenden und Weltbühne der High Society, wird zum Gefährt des Todes, zum Transportmittel für Unheil, aus dem es in Zeiten des Massentourismus kein Entrinnen mehr gibt. Traumfabriken und Traumschiffe einen die fatale Illusion. Die ideale Lektüre für die Reise zu See!

SEHNSUCHTSTAGE IN THUNDER POINT Nachdem FBI-Agentin Laine Carrington bei einem Undercover-Einsatz angeschossen wurde, nimmt sie sich eine Auszeit und kommt nach Thunder Point. Sie braucht die Sicherheit, die nur eine Kleinstadt bieten kann, und viel Ruhe, um zu entscheiden, wie es mit ihrem Leben weitergehen soll. Und vielleicht, ganz vielleicht kann sie in Thunder Point das finden, was sie in ihrem Leben sehnlichst vermisst: echte Freundschaft und möglicherweise sogar die Liebe. VEREINT IN THUNDER POINT Nach einer bitteren Enttäuschung braucht Peyton Lacoumette vor allem eins: einen Tapetenwechsel. Da kommt die Stelle in einer Arztpraxis im beschaulichen Küstenstädtchen Thunder Point gerade recht. Drei Monate will Peyton hier bei Dr. Scott Grant aushelfen und wieder zu sich selbst finden. Mit jedem Tag verblasst der Schmerz mehr, was auch an ihrem attraktiven Chef Scott liegt. Aber kann sie ausgerechnet mit diesem Mann einen Neubeginn wagen? SCHICKSALSSTÜRME IN THUNDER POINT Als Kinder und Jugendliche waren Iris McKinley und Seth Sileski unzertrennlich - bis zu jenem verhängnisvollen Abschlussball. Seit siebzehn Jahren herrscht Funkstille zwischen ihnen. Daher Iris war es nur recht, dass Seth für eine Sportlerkarriere das kleine Thunder Point verließ. Jetzt kehrt Seth nach all den Jahren in seinen Heimatort zurück und Iris ist gezwungen, sich ihren Gefühlen für ihren einstigen Vertrauten und heimlichen Schwarm zu stellen ... "Robyn Carr schreibt wie immer ganz wunderbar über Figuren, die uns durch ihre menschlichen kleinen Schwächen nur noch sympathischer werden." Publishers Weekly "Für großartig erzählte Geschichten und wunderbar gezeichnete Charaktere tauchen Sie ein in Robyn Carrs Welt." New York Times-Bestsellerautorin Susan Elizabeth Phillips

National Bestseller * Featured in The New Yorker, NPR, and more! * Molly Ringwald's Inaugural Book Club Pick * A Junior Library Guild Selection "Get ready to laugh at your neuroses —and feel seen, too ” (Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author) in this “deeply felt and surprisingly funny book" (Roz Chast, #1 New York Times bestselling author), by award-winning popular cartoonist, writer, and illustrator, Gemma Correll, chronicling her lifelong experience with anxiety and depression. "Extraordinary." —Elizabeth Gilbert WELCOME TO ANXIETYLAND—“Gemma Correll perfectly captures the hunted animal feeling of being a depressed, anxious babe in a way that is so vulnerable and funny and good” (Samantha Irby, New York Times bestselling author). In 2018, Gemma Correll had a panic attack that lasted for weeks on end. Unable to do much more than walk aimlessly through the streets of Berkeley, Correll admitted herself to the hospital to reckon with The Bad Feeling that had been her companion since she was a child. With her ingenious and charming illustrations “bursting with personality...peppered with witty asides” (Publishers Weekly), Correll leads readers through the amusement park in her own mind—featuring severe anxiety, depression, agoraphobia, and dissociation—a frightening and darkly funny world that “feels like a place apart from ‘real’ life.” A hilarious thrill ride exploring the mysteries of the mind-body connection, Gemma Correll’s graphic memoir is shot through with the absurd knowledge that there is no linear way through Anxietyland, nor any cure-alls—but there are ways to feel better if you keep trying to move forward.

Sie küsste ein Mädchen - und die ganze Welt redete darüber. Doch bevor Katy Perry zur Popikone wurde, sang sie Gospelsongs in der Kirche ihrer Eltern und träumte davon, die nächste Amy Grant zu werden. Ihr Weg von der streng religiösen Kindheit in Santa Barbara bis auf die größten Bühnen der Welt ist so unwahrscheinlich wie spektakulär."Die Biografie über Katy Perry: Von der Kirchentochter zur Popikone" erzählt die Geschichte einer Frau, die als Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson ein Gospel-Album veröffentlichte, nach dem Bankrott ihres Labels alles verlor und sich unter neuem Namen in Los Angeles neu erfand. Es ist die Geschichte von gescheiterten Plattenverträgen, jahrelangem Kämpfen und einem Durchbruch, der mit "I Kissed a Girl" die Musikwelt auf den Kopf stellte.Das Buch begleitet Katy Perry durch alle Stationen ihrer Karriere: den historischen Chart-Rekord mit fünf Nummer-eins-Singles aus "Teenage Dream", die Halbzeitshow beim Super Bowl XLIX, die Scheidung von Russell Brand, die Beziehung mit John Mayer und die Verlobung mit Orlando Bloom. Es beleuchtet ihre Rolle als UNICEF-Goodwill-Botschafterin, ihr Debüt als Jurorin bei "American Idol", die öffentliche Versöhnung mit Taylor Swift und die Geburt ihrer Tochter Daisy Dove Bloom. Auch die jüngsten Kapitel fehlen nicht: der Weltraumflug mit Blue Origin, die Trennung von Orlando Bloom, die Liaison mit Justin Trudeau und die schweren Vorwürfe durch Ruby Rose.Spannende Texte und großformatige Sketch-Zeichnungen machen jede Phase dieses außergewöhnlichen Lebens greifbar. Ein ideales Geschenk für alle, die Katy Perry lieben.Darauf können Sie sich bei einem Kauf dieses Buches freuen:- Katy Perrys Lebensgeschichte von der Gospel-Kindheit bis heute- Alle Kontroversen, Rekorde und Wendepunkte ihrer Karriere- Einblicke in Beziehungen, Mutterschaft und gesellschaftliches Engagement- Spannende Texte versehen mit passenden Sketch-Zeichnungen- Ideal als Geschenk für Fans und Musikbegeisterte

A stunning and authoritative collection of 300 of jewelry’s greatest names spanning 200 yearsThe Jewelry Book is a deep dive into the designers, creative houses, artists, collectors, and style icons from around the world who have produced and inspired the most memorable designs in jewelry.Edited by Melanie Grant, author of Coveted: Art and Innovation in High Jewelry, in collaboration with an international panel of experts, this stunning book spans more than two centuries of rich history, showcasing 300 of the industry’s greatest contributors in one lavish, collectible volume.The Jewelry Book is arranged in A to Z order, placing early stars and iconic brands alongside today’s most innovative designers and creatives. Entries ranging from Boucheron, Buccellati, Cartier, René Lalique, Elsa Peretti, Hemmerle, Tiffany & Co and Van Cleef & Arpels to Iris Apfel, Wallace Chan, Loulou de la Falaise, Olivier Rousteing, James de Givenchy, and Elizabeth Taylor reveal the jewelry world’s inextricable connection to fashion, art, and culture.Filled with inspirational images, the book is designed as a gorgeous object in its own right, with a cover featuring a luxe, faceted deboss on a metallic material to evoke a dazzling gemstone.

Read by the author, Robert Hardman.The instant No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller, updated with exclusive new material on the tests and triumphs of 2025'Scoops aplenty are here . . . An irresistible insider account of momentous royal events' – Melanie Reid, The Times'Fascinating . . . the book everyone is talking about' – Daily MailBy the acclaimed royal biographer and commentator Robert Hardman, Charles III is an intimate portrait of the monarch that draws on unrivalled access to the Royal Family, their close friends and staff, plus previously unseen papers from the Royal Archives.With damaging headlines unleashed by the Sussexes, political crises and questions about the future of the monarchy, Charles III had no shortage of challenges when he came to the throne. The Royal Family then faced a double blow in early 2024 when the King and Catherine, the Princess of Wales, were diagnosed with cancer. By the end of the year, the King had returned to regular duties, dealing with a new government at home and diplomatic turmoil abroad. As head of state of fifteen nations, he would soon find himself caught up in the new and uncertain world order taking shape following the election of President Trump.The dramatic story is uncovered here, along with the vital role played by Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal and others. From the emotional days following the death of Elizabeth II and the truth about the King's relationship with Prince William and Prince Harry to his handling of Prince Andrew, Hardman takes us behind the pomp and ceremony to reveal Charles the man as well as the monarch.Authoritative and richly insightful, Charles III is the definitive account of a king determined to maximize 'the time God grants me' – and enjoy it.'This glorious book reveals the real Charles III. Hardman's magisterial biography, full of detail about the King, the Queen and the Sussexes alike, will become a historical document' – Simon Heffer, The Telegraph

"A poetic and philosophical and brave and uplifting meditation on how important it is to make peace and meaning of our lives while we still have them." -Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat Pray Love "Illuminating, unflinching and ultimately inspiring... A book to treasure." -People Magazine A hospice chaplain passes on wisdom on giving meaning to life, from those taking leave of it. As a hospice chaplain, Kerry Egan didn't offer sermons or prayers, unless they were requested; in fact, she found, the dying rarely want to talk about God, at least not overtly. Instead, she discovered she'd been granted a powerful chance to witness firsthand what she calls the "spiritual work of dying"-the work of finding or making meaning of one's life, the experiences it's contained and the people who have touched it, the betrayals, wounds, unfinished business, and unrealized dreams. Instead of talking, she mainly listened: to stories of hope and regret, shame and pride, mystery and revelation and secrets held too long. Most of all, though, she listened as her patients talked about love-love for their children and partners and friends; love they didn't know how to offer; love they gave unconditionally; love they, sometimes belatedly, learned to grant themselves. This isn't a book about dying-it's a book about living. And Egan isn't just passively bearing witness to these stories. An emergency procedure during the birth of her first child left her physically whole but emotionally and spiritually adrift. Her work as a hospice chaplain healed her, from a brokenness she came to see we all share. Each of her patients taught her something about what matters in the end-how to find courage in the face of fear or the strength to make amends; how to be profoundly compassionate and fiercely empathetic; how to see the world in grays instead of black and white. In this hopeful, moving, and beautiful book, she passes along all their precious and necessary gifts.

Compromise for Christmas Lady Elizabeth craved excitement and adventure and convinces her uncle to let her work for him. * John Phillip Trent has been working in the stables of Tuileries as Jean Pierre Bouvier for the past two years. * When Lisette receives a summons to return home for Christmas, John learns that she is none other than the granddaughter of the Duke of Danby and she had named Jean Pierre as her husband. A Misguided Lord Clayton Trent, the Earl of Bentley's life is orderly, scandal free and exactly the way it should be. That is until Miss Eleanor Westin careens into him upsetting the perfect balance of his world. A Perfect Gentleman Matthew Trent always knew what was expected of him and that was to become the Perfect Vicar and a Perfect Gentlemen. When Miss Grace Cooper enters his life he is forced to face what he really wishes to become. A Lass for Christmas Lady Madeline Trent had grand plans for her future until she learned her family's awful secret and a fall through the ice lands her in the arms of a handsome Scot. * Lachlan Grant, Marquess Brachton, may hold an English title, but he was determined to marry a Scottish lass, until his fate is altered one snowy night. A Reluctant Rake Mr. Jordan Trent, the spare, was raised to be a rake. It is a life Jordan enjoyed until he realized something, or someone, very important was missing ~ Miss Audrey Montgomery.

The lives and legacy of the iconic Mirabal sisters, as told in an intimate memoir by the sister who survived  “This is the book I wish I’d had on hand as I was writing In the Time of the Butterflies.”—From the introduction by Julia Alvarez  “This translation offers an important contribution to the study of dictatorship, both in the Dominican Republic and beyond, but also to our understanding of bearing witness to tragedy, the challenges of memory, and the legacies of resistance.”—Elizabeth Manley, author of The Paradox of Paternalism: Women and the Politics of Authoritarianism in the Dominican Republic  “An emotionally compelling testimony. Alive in Their Garden adds to scholarship on post-dictatorship witnessing and memorialization, and it adds to the underrepresented women’s view of the violence of dictatorship in the Dominican Republic.”—Barbara Riess, Allegheny College  In 1960, the three sisters Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal, code-named “Las Mariposas” (The Butterflies) by a Dominican underground resistance movement, were assassinated by order of dictator Rafael Trujillo. Alive in Their Garden is the memoir of Dedé Mirabal, their surviving sister, who for decades kept her sisters alive in Dominican memory. This is the first English translation of Dedé’s story, an intimate account of a tragedy and the international outcry that, for many, heralded the fall of the Trujillo dictatorship.  In her memoir, Dedé recollects her sisters’ lives and personalities, the optimistic beginning of the 14th of June Revolutionary Movement, and the tragic day of her sisters’ murders. She details the emotionally charged court proceedings that followed and the impact these events had not only on the Mariposas’ children and family, but on the world. Along her journey, Dedé grapples with the question, “Why did they not kill you too?” And as time goes on, she comes to recognize her own important role: raising her sisters’ children alongside her own and working to preserve the memory of a generation.  This edition features the memoir’s original introduction by Julia Alvarez, author of In the Time of the Butterflies, a chronology by historian Bernardo Vega, and an afterword by Minerva’s daughter Minou Tavárez Mirabal. Adding a preface and explanatory notes that orient readers to the Trujillato in the Dominican Republic, translators and editors Ana Martínez and Heather Hennes bring a moving true story and valuable piece of history to new readers.  Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

A welcome antidote to our toxic hustle culture of burnout. Arianna Huffington This book is so important and could truly save lives. Elizabeth Gilbert A clarion call to work smarter [and] accomplish more by doing less. Adam Grant We work feverishly to make ourselves happy. So why are we so miserable? Despite our constant search for new ways to optimize our bodies and minds for peak performance, human beings are working more instead of less, living harder not smarter, and becoming more lonely and anxious. We strive for the absolute best in every aspect of our lives, ignoring what we do well naturally and reaching for a bar that keeps rising higher and higher. Why do we measure our time in terms of efficiency instead of meaning? Why can t we just take a break? In Do Nothing, award-winning journalist Celeste Headlee illuminates a new path ahead, seeking to institute a global shift in our thinking so we can stop sabotaging our well-being, put work aside, and start living instead of doing. As it turns out, we re searching for external solutions to an internal problem. We won t find what we re searching for in punishing diets, productivity apps, or the latest self-improvement schemes. Yet all is not lost we just need to learn how to take time for ourselves, without agenda or profit, and redefine what is truly worthwhile. Pulling together threads from history, neuroscience, social science, and even paleontology, Headlee examines long-held assumptions about time use, idleness, hard work, and even our ultimate goals. Her research reveals that the habits we cling to are doing us harm; they developed recently in human history, which means they are habits that can, and must, be broken. It s time to reverse the trend that s making us all sadder, sicker, and less productive, and return to a way of life that allows us to thrive.

As seen in AMERICAN SYMPHONY on Netflix with Jon Batiste 'A propulsive, soulful story of mourning and gratitude - and an intimate portrait of one woman's sojourn in the wilderness between life and death.' TARA WESTOVER, author of Educated __________ We all face moments that bring us to our knees: heartbreak, trauma, illness. When things don't go to plan this is the book to reach for - an inspirational memoir about what we can learn about life from a brush with death. At just twenty-two, on the cusp of adult life, Suleika Jaouad was diagnosed with leukemia and given a 35 per cent chance of survival. For the next five years, her world comprised four white walls, a hospital bed, fluorescent lights, tubes and wires. She became patient 5624. At twenty-seven, and celebrating her first year of remission, Suleika realized that, having survived, she now had no idea how to live. And so she set out to meet some of the many strangers who had written to her about their experiences of life, death, healing and recovery in response to her Emmy-Award winning New York Times column, 'Life Interrupted'. Between Two Kingdoms is the result. Drawing on Suleika's TED Talk 'What almost dying taught me about living' with over 4 million views, it illuminates universal questions about how we live, mourn, heal and grow up, and what it means to begin again. __________ Praise for Between Two Kingdoms : 'A work of breathtaking creativity and heart-stopping humanity.' ELIZABETH GILBERT, author of Eat Pray Love 'A beautiful, elegant and heart-breaking book that provides a glimpse into the kingdom of illness.' SIDDHARTHA MUKHERJEE, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies 'No more doomscrolling. Read this book instead... Full of wisdom and resilience.' ADAM GRANT, author of Originals 'A deeply touching account of learning to live in the now, because nothing else is promised. I loved it.' KATHRYN MANNIX, author of With the End in Mind

"Riveting, heart-wrenching, and full of Old Hollywood glamour, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is one of the most captivating reads of 2017." -BuzzFeed "The epic adventures Evelyn creates over the course of a lifetime will leave every reader mesmerized. This wildly addictive journey of a reclusive Hollywood starlet and her tumultuous Tinseltown journey comes with unexpected twists and the most satisfying of drama." -PopSugar From the author of Daisy Jones & The Six-an entrancing novel "that speaks to the Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor in us all" (Kirkus Reviews), in which a legendary film actress reflects on her relentless rise to the top and the risks she took, the loves she lost, and the long-held secrets the public could never imagine. Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. Summoned to Evelyn's luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the '80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn's story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique's own in tragic and irreversible ways. "Heartbreaking, yet beautiful" (Jamie Blynn, Us Weekly), The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is "Tinseltown drama at its finest" (Redbook): a mesmerizing journey through the splendor of old Hollywood into the harsh realities of the present day as two women struggle with what it means-and what it costs-to face the truth.

The lives and legacy of the iconic Mirabal sisters, as told in an intimate memoir by the sister who survived  “This is the book I wish I’d had on hand as I was writing In the Time of the Butterflies.”—From the introduction by Julia Alvarez  “This translation offers an important contribution to the study of dictatorship, both in the Dominican Republic and beyond, but also to our understanding of bearing witness to tragedy, the challenges of memory, and the legacies of resistance.”—Elizabeth Manley, author of The Paradox of Paternalism: Women and the Politics of Authoritarianism in the Dominican Republic  “An emotionally compelling testimony. Alive in Their Garden adds to scholarship on post-dictatorship witnessing and memorialization, and it adds to the underrepresented women’s view of the violence of dictatorship in the Dominican Republic.”—Barbara Riess, Allegheny College  In 1960, the three sisters Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal, code-named “Las Mariposas” (The Butterflies) by a Dominican underground resistance movement, were assassinated by order of dictator Rafael Trujillo. Alive in Their Garden is the memoir of Dedé Mirabal, their surviving sister, who for decades kept her sisters alive in Dominican memory. This is the first English translation of Dedé’s story, an intimate account of a tragedy and the international outcry that, for many, heralded the fall of the Trujillo dictatorship.  In her memoir, Dedé recollects her sisters’ lives and personalities, the optimistic beginning of the 14th of June Revolutionary Movement, and the tragic day of her sisters’ murders. She details the emotionally charged court proceedings that followed and the impact these events had not only on the Mariposas’ children and family, but on the world. Along her journey, Dedé grapples with the question, “Why did they not kill you too?” And as time goes on, she comes to recognize her own important role: raising her sisters’ children alongside her own and working to preserve the memory of a generation.  This edition features the memoir’s original introduction by Julia Alvarez, author of In the Time of the Butterflies, a chronology by historian Bernardo Vega, and an afterword by Minerva’s daughter Minou Tavárez Mirabal. Adding a preface and explanatory notes that orient readers to the Trujillato in the Dominican Republic, translators and editors Ana Martínez and Heather Hennes bring a moving true story and valuable piece of history to new readers.  Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.