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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME Millions of people have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face—who shows us that kindness brings us together no matter how far apart we are. Read the book that inspired the Choose...

Het mooiste boek over Barcelona dat ooit is geschreven - een historische klassieker. De stad der wonderen is een onvergetelijke kroniek over Barcelona tussen de twee wereldtentoonstellingen van 1888 en 1929. Een halve eeuw geschiedenis van een woelige stad, bevolkt door dagloners, gangsters en politici. Tegen deze achtergrond vertelt Eduardo Mendoza het verhaal van Onofre Bouvila, die als dertienjarige plattelandsjongen in Barcelona arriveert en door moord, verraad, chantage en list erin slaagt de rijkste en machtigste man van Spanje te worden.

Geschichten und Gedanken über das Wagnis der Liebe, über Angst und Mut, die Macht der Gewohnheit und das Risiko des eigenen Weges, über Moralisten und Doktrinäre, über Schönheit, Wunder und verlorene Söhne. Seit 2008 ist Sven Görtz die deutsche Stimme von Paulo Coelho. Nun gibt es auch die Gedanken und Geschichten aus "Der Wanderer" endlich von ihm eingesprochen und interpretiert.

Ein herzerwärmendes Abenteuer mit ganz besonderen Held:innen und kleinen Wundern. Der neunjährige Alfred fühlt sich oft allein. Seine Mutter ist seit langem verschwunden, sein Vater ständig auf Geschäftsreise. Eines Nachts steht jemand vor seiner Tür. Es ist Amanda, eine exzentrische, aber gutherzige Frau, die "vergessenen Kindern" wie Alfred hilft. Alfred darf mit ihr gehen, und zum ersten Mal in seinem Leben fühlt er sich irgendwo zu Hause. In Amandas Haus findet er ein altes Radio und beginnt, Funksprüche für andere einsame Kinder zu machen.

When a high-ranking officer gallops into the quiet Mistyvales, he brings a warning that shakes the countryfolk to their roots. But to Aedan, a scruffy young adventurer with veins full of fire and a head full of ideas, this officer is not what he seems. The events that follow propel Aedan on a journey that only the foolhardy or desperate would risk, eventually leading him to the gates of the nation’s royal academy – a whole world of secrets in itself. But this is only the beginning of his discoveries.

New York, 1925: Arthur Kenzie is on a mission: to destroy the powerful supernatural relic that threatens Manhattan - and all the nonmagical minds in the world. So far his search has been fruitless. All it has done is keep him from the man he loves. But he'll do anything to keep Rory safe and free, even if that means leaving him behind. Psychometric Rory Brodigan knows his uncontrolled magic is a liability, but he's determined to gain power over it. He can take care of himself - and maybe even Arthur, too, if Arthur will let him.

This “fascinating” (Malcolm Gladwell, New York Times bestselling author of Outliers) examination of literary inventions through the ages, from ancient Mesopotamia to Elena Ferrante, shows how writers have created technical breakthroughs—rivaling scientific inventions—and engineering...

Wonderbook has become the definitive guide to writing science fiction and fantasy by offering an accessible, example-rich approach that emphasizes the importance of playfulness as well as pragmatism. The book features sidebars and essays from some of the biggest names working in the field today, including George R. R. Martin, Lev Grossman, Neil Gaiman, Michael Moorcock, and Karen Joy Fowler. For the fifth anniversary of the original publication, Jeff VanderMeer has added writing exercises, creating the ultimate volume of inspiring advice.

In this unabridged audiobook of Walking in Wonder, John O’Donohue’s friend and frequent collaborator John Quinn collects a series of talks and essays from the poet-philosopher on humanity’s relationship with the land, the ache of absence, our place in an often mysterious universe, and the great adventure of death itself.

Webmind - the vast consciousness that spontaneously emerged from the infrastructure of the World Wide Web - has proven its worth to humanity by aiding in everything from curing cancer to easing international tensions. But the brass at the Pentagon see Webmind as a threat that needs to be eliminated. Caitlin Decter-the once-blind 16-year-old math genius who discovered, and bonded with, Webmind - wants desperately to protect her friend. And if she doesn't act, everything - Webmind included - may come crashing down.