Ergebnis für "Chancer" in Psychologie

For Jim Nashe, it all started when he came into a small inheritance and left Boston in pursuit of a "life of freedom." Careening back and forth across the United States, waiting for the money to run out, Nashe met Jack Pozzi, a young man with a temper and a plan. With Nashe's last funds, they entered a poker game against two rich eccentrics, "risking everything on the single blind turn of a card."

From the bestselling author of Kafka on the Shore: A magnificent coming-of-age story steeped in nostalgia, “a masterly novel” (The New York Times Book Review) blending the music, the mood, and the ethos that were the sixties with a young man’s hopeless and heroic first love. Now with a new...

Seit über zwanzig Jahren sind Kora und Anselm verheiratet. Nach einer Herz-OP findet Kora nicht mehr in ihre frühere Form zurück. Ihr Beruf, ihre Ehe, ihr Lebensentwurf – alles steht plötzlich infrage. Als ein Bekannter sie um Hilfe bittet, stürzt sich Kora in eine ungewöhnliche Recherche. Anselm wiederum hat die Rente eingereicht. Der sorgfältig zwischen Nähe und Distanz austarierte Ehealltag gerät aus dem Takt. Kora flüchtet – und begibt sich auf eine Reise zu Menschen und Orten, die sie als junge Frau geprägt haben.

The classic inspirational parable from the top motivation and marketing trainer and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Millionaire Messenger—a triumphant tale of personal growth and change that will inspire anyone who has ever wished for a second chance. What if you were handed a...

Fall in love with this small-town love story about a widower sheriff and a divorced schoolteacher who are searching for second chances -- only to be threatened by long-held secrets of the past. Miles Ryan's life seemed to end the day his wife was killed in a hit-and-run accident two years ago...

No aeroporto, à espera de seu voo, Natalia encontra Felipe, o médico de cuidados paliativos de seu pai, Artur, que morrera alguns anos antes. A partir da conversa que se seguiu, a narradora reflete sobre a perda e retoma os acontecimentos que circundaram a morte do pai. Desde a notícia de que sua doença voltara, até os momentos finais de sua vida, acompanhamos os pequenos gestos e eventos que compõem o retrato do declínio físico de Artur e de seus efeitos na família.

Desperate to rekindle the spark in her failing marriage, Amelia surprises her husband, Garret, with a secluded mountain getaway for their seventh anniversary.

Just when Grace Walker finally achieves the stable, happy life she's always dreamed of, a dangerous character from her past resurfaces and her life spins out of control. The freefall begins when Johnny accidentally uncovers Grace's lies about his past, and their bond suffers a near-fatal blow. At that moment, the kidnapper who got away with abducting Johnny as a baby resurfaces and lures him into her trap.

When Freya Miller is struck by tragedy, losing her husband and her home within a short time, she is burdened with many worries. The main one being where she and her five-year old daughter, Skye, are going to live. A chance meeting with the charismatic Dr Marsden changes all that. He offers the young mother the most amazing opportunity: an apartment at one of London’s most exclusive addresses for a fraction of the market rental cost. It’s an offer Freya simply can’t refuse.

Mona's perfect world is shattered by sudden and serious illness - leaving her searching her past for answers. Fate has led her from a tough Brooklyn girlhood to a happy marriage with a wonderful man, but what has she forgotten along the way? In this classic New York novel of the 1980s, as Mona struggles to understand her own life story, she uncovers the shocking memory of a murder and traces the shape of her own mortality.

When Kristin Stevens loses her administrative job in California' s university system, she and her husband, Cal, relocate to Massachusetts. Kristin takes a position at a smaller, less prestigious college outside Boston and promptly becomes entangled in its delicate, overheated politics. Cal, whose musical talent is nothing more than a consuming avocation, spends his days alone, fixing up their new home. And as they settle into their early fifties, the two seem to exist in separate spheres entirely.

Paul manages an old-school plastics factory that has pivoted during the pandemic to making face masks and is now booming. Along comes Emily, the wayward daughter of an old friend, whom Paul hires to be his assistant, and she’s a sparkling force determined to prove her worth with the one chance she’s been given.

Imagine this: you’re 60 years old, divorced, broke. You’ve squandered away being the husband and father you should’ve been to your wife and children in your quest for status among your architect peers. Don't worry: that’s all about to change. Unfortunate encounters with large trucks on the highway have a way of altering your plans, like jettisoning you back into the past to wake up next to a woman you dated in college. You’re also about to realize she hasn’t aged a day - and neither have you. Thirty years stripped away, just like that.

FBI Analyst Kat Danvers had traded in her badge for a quiet desk job crunching numbers, hoping to escape the shadows of her past. She found solace working alongside her best friend, Hannah, at the FBI headquarters in Washington DC. But on a chilling winter day, a haunting call from a witness she thought she'd left behind forces her back into the field. They know Kat's history, and they need her expertise to find a missing person.

Selbst und ständig - diese beiden Worte bestimmen Felines Alltag, seit sie vom Großraumbüro an den heimischen Schreibtisch gewechselt hat. Feierabend? Fehlanzeige! Urlaub? Keine Zeit! Immer weiter dreht sich die Abwärtsspirale aus Arbeit und Stress bis hin zu körperlichen Schmerzen. Als Feline ganz unten ankommt, trifft sie auf Julia.

A philosophical short story that reviews the nature of the human soul and the necessity of its life on the problems of others, and how human opportunities depend primarily on the severity of their needs and problems.

'Complex, completely convincing characters and twist you'll never guess' ALEX MICHAELIDES 'Beautifully structured and peopled with unforgettable characters this is story-telling of the highest order: do not miss it' DAILY MAIL THE WORLD KNOWS HER AS THE GIRL IN CELL A. Convicted of murder at...

Magic only has to be right once. Or twice. One time might have been a coincidence. Lucky. But the second time was undeniable. Something magical is happening to Charlie Holiday and he doesn't have the foggiest idea what to do about it. Has he been called to save the world? Maybe they got the wrong guy?

When teacher Jack Latham receives the call no father wants to receive, and discovers that his son has died, a strange series of events is set in motion that drastically changes the world for Jack. After a chance encounter brings him in contact with an old pupil, Jack remembers the death of Peter Lamb and a forgotten promise; a promise of murder spoken with conviction.