Ergebnis für "Rick" in Zeitgenössische Literatur

Sommer, Sonne und große Gefühle. Ein Sommer voller Abenteuer erwartet die Heldinnen dieser Geschichten - sei es vor der malerischen Kulisse des Gardasees oder der Bretagne, auf Usedom oder Föhr, in Grasse, Hamburg oder an vielen anderen Sehnsuchtsorten. Bekannte deutsche Autorinnen und Autoren wie Gabriella Engelmann, Jean Bagnol, Nina George, Iny Lorentz, Marie Matisek und Gisa Pauly, erzählen von Sonne und Urlaub, von Liebe, Hoffnung und Enttäuschungen. Mal ernst, mal heiter, in lauten und leisen Tönen, doch immer stimmungsvoll!

It is 1953, a heat wave is sweeping across America and the Grossmans - Ben, Addie and their two children - are moving their lives from the political heart of Washington, DC to suburban Long Island. Benny was a successful lawyer in the Department of Justice, but all that has come tumbling down. With the McCarthy era of paranoia, persecution, and propaganda at its height, his past has come back to haunt him, forcing him to pack up his family and leave the capital behind.

Året er 1973. De sidste amerikanske tropper har forladt Vietnam, og det store samtaleemne i USA er Watergateskandalen. Samtidig er der gang i de sociale eksperimenter med stoffer og seksualitet. Omkring Thanksgiving Day slår en vild vinterstorm ned over en velhaverforstad i Connecticut. Igennem et begivenhedsrigt døgn følger vi de otte medlemmer i familierne Hood og Williams og deres forsøg på at udleve eller komme overens med de voldsomme følelser, fortrængninger og problemer, der bobler under de velordnede facader.

As second cousins, Ben, Kate, and Paul are aware of a family legend with treasure dating back to the Civil War. Now they go in search of the fabled treasure as a means to break out of the bondage in which they find themselves. Following in the footsteps of their grandparents, who sailed The Lion's Paw on their own adventure, these brave kids find a way to unravel the past. They battle pythons, game wardens, a bounty hunter, a wicked storm, and those who want them apprehended. This adventure will thrill you as these courageous youths risk it all to find freedom.

This audiobook is a collection of short stories reflecting the same style of The Twilight Zone.

The climb that went wrong: fighting blinding snowstorms and horrific avalanches; days spent tentbound running low on food, water and oxygen; surviving broken bones and shattered spirits. With writing from Greg Child, David Roberts, Stephen Venables, Alfred Lansing and others, Epic is a collection of the most memorable accounts of legend-making expeditions to the world’s most famous peaks, often in the worst possible conditions!