Ergebnis für "Change" in Zeitgenössische Literatur

"Narrator Billie Fulford-Brown delivers this thought-provoking story of empire collapse as imagined by renowned novelist George Packer in a cool yet impassioned tone."—AudioFile George Packer’s gripping fable of imperial collapse illuminates the crises of our times. George Packer’s...

Newlyweds Margaret and Patrick decide to spend a year in Kenya. Patrick practices medicine while Margaret works as a photojournalist. Then a British couple invite them on a climbing expedition to the summit of Mount Kenya. During their ascent an horrific accident occurs. In its aftermath, Margaret struggles to understand what happened on the mountain and how it has transformed her and her marriage, perhaps for ever.

Anxiety rules Annemarie Zimmer's days—the fear that her relationship with the man she loves is growing stagnant; the fear that equestrian daughter Eva's dreams of Olympic glory will carry her far away from her mother . . . and into harm's way. For five months, Annemarie has struggled to make...

In the Prince of Wales Hotel and the shabby terraces and tearooms of Westbourne, retired lives run their course - all, in their different ways, anticipating crisis.

Grab a pack of KOOLs, rev up the Camaro, and tune in Stairway to Heaven - you're daytripping back to 1973. That's the summer Eddie Sacks, having flunked out of college, is driving a cab and trying to figure out exactly who and what he wants to be. The only place he finds common ground with his Nixon-loving, cigar-puffing dad (a.k.a. the Captain) is at Belmont Park, where Secretariat makes his historic bid for the Triple Crown.

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All they have is hope and a dream.... In the Shoreditch District of East London, Brick Lane is known as a rough part of town, and the derelict, abandoned commercial building on Princelet Street only adds to that reputation. The whole building is dusty, dirty, and falling apart - not the spot anyone would expect a young couple to open a non-profit cafe. Although Aasha and Christopher doubt themselves, they see the potential in this decrepit location. They’ve left their fancy, highly paid, and sought after corporate jobs to dedicate their lives to helping people in need.

An immediate bestseller when first published, Pay It Forward captured hearts all over the world, became a wildly popular film, and spawned a generation of increased altruism. This anniversary edition includes a new introduction by the author. It takes an inspiring and moving tale of a young boy...

MatiLou is 11, the brightest one in her class, and an only child. She’s wished for a sister and on the hottest day, PerryAnn, who is 14, appears on Grandma Waters’ cactus farm next door. PerryAnn’s grandmother sells the minerals rights under the farm and begins drinking heavily while in the midst of grieving the loss of her only son, PerryAnn’s father. The threat of external change to the beloved cactus farm looms throughout the story because three men in steel toe boots have come to stake a well right in front of Grandma Waters’ house.

A "prophetic, propulsive" tale of one mysterious, messianic child with untold powers who draws three desperate souls into acts of mercy and mayhem. (Scott Blackburn) An old woman, riddled with dementia, walks off into the woods in the middle of the night. A light in the wood draws her to a...

4 janvier 1998. Un garçon de dix ans apprend que ses parents se séparent. Tout son monde s'effondre. Il pleure, puis se tourne vers le ciel, à qui il demande tout bonnement de sauver sa famille. Le lendemain s'abat sur la ville une tempête de verglas historique. La catastrophe naturelle amène avec elle son lot de changements; face à l'adversité, des liens se créent. Dans le froid, l'entraide, la solidarité et l'altruisme enflamment les cœurs. Mais la tempête aura-t-elle l'effet escompté sur la famille de notre jeune héros?

When Audrey and Ronny win the National Lottery, their troubles seem to be over. Bills can be met, the loan sharks paid off, and their cleaning and cowboy-builder jobs gleefully ditched off. But for Audrey, the matriarch of the Gateshead tower blocks and Ronny, the flamboyant dreamer, the winning ticket brings with it many other unforeseen changes.

Mack and his friends are hanging out on the beach when one of them disappears in the waves - only to reemerge with gills lining her neck. One by one, the teenagers develop aquatic features never before seen on humans. But Mack, the last one to transform, suspects that something is not quite right. Surely, magic like this cannot come without dire consequences.

Der gealterte Kaufmann aus Ispahan verliebt sich in ein kleines Mädchen. Armud ist erst 7. Der Scheich zahlt den Eltern 500 Goldstücke, damit sie sie gut erziehen und nimmt sie nach 10 Jahren zur Frau. Auf allen Reisen begleitet sie nun den Greis, der eifersüchtig über sie wacht.

Christian Wolter beschreibt in den vorliegenden Geschichten Freud und Leid in der DDR-Vor- und Nachwendezeit. Teils provokativ unanständig, teils erstaunlich sensibel gestattet er den Hörern einen Blick auf die "härtesten Jugendlichen" der Welt.