Ergebnis für "The Coming Wave" in Literatur & Belletristik

The Catenan Republic—the Hierarchy—may rule the world now, but they do not know everything. I tell them my name is Vis Telimus. I tell them I was orphaned after a tragic accident three years ago, and that good fortune alone has led to my acceptance into their most prestigious school. I tell them that once I graduate, I will gladly join the rest of civilized society in allowing my strength, my drive, and my focus—what they call Will—to be leeched away and added to the power of those above me, as millions already do. As all must eventually do.

The Waves traces the lives of six friends from childhood to old age. It was written when Virginia Woolf was at the height of her experimental powers, and she allows each character to tell their own story, through powerful, poetic monologues. By listening to these voices struggling to impose order and meaning on their lives, we are drawn into a literary journey that stunningly reproduces the complex, confusing and contradictory nature of human experience. It is read with affection and skill by Frances Jeater.

Ein junger Lehrer entschließt sich zu einem ungewöhnlichen Experiment: Er möchte seinen Schülern beweisen, dass wir alle immer und überall anfällig sind für faschistoides Handeln und Denken. Doch die "Bewegung", die er auslöst, droht ihn und sein Vorhaben zu überrollen: Das Experiment gerät außer Kontrolle. Morton Rhues packender Roman beruht auf dem realen Experiment, das der Lehrer Ron Jones 1967 im kalifornischen Palo Alto mit einer Highschoolklasse durchführte.

FALL IN LOVE WITH THE ULTIMATE ENEMIES-TO-LOVERS ROMANTASY 'Enchanting and deeply romantic' REBECCA ROSS CRIMSON MOTH is published as HEARTLESS HUNTER in North America. The only thing more treacherous than being a witch is falling in love… A HUNTED WITCH The revolution reigns. The witches who...

Nur einmal will ich unvergessen bleiben. Drei Wochen auf einem Kreuzfahrtschiff. Stattdessen bekam ich Matthew. Er war der Erste, der mich wirklich sah. Matthew ist die beste Erinnerung, die ich habe. Drei Wochen raus aus meinem Leben als CEO. Stattdessen bekam ich Reed. Er trieb mich an meine Grenzen, bis wir in Gefahr gerieten und ich lernen musste, was es bedeutet, jemanden bedingungslos beschützen zu wollen.

Nach dem Kinobesuch mit ihrer besten Freundin setzt sich eine Frau in ihr Auto und fährt heim – bis eine Umleitung sie von ihrem Weg abbringt. Sie verpasst Ausfahrt um Ausfahrt, entfernt sich immer weiter von ihrem Zuhause, wo ihr Mann auf sie wartet. Nach einer ganzen Nacht und dem folgenden Tag wird klar: Vielleicht wäre es besser, wenn sie nie wieder zu ihm zurückkehren würde. Denn so unheimlich die Finsternis der Landstraßen und Tankstellen auch ist, die wahre Gefahr lauert dort auf sie.

Humanity needs help, and they need it fast. Following a particularly devastating loss, Liam learns that the All-Kind have found a suitable candidate species to become humanity’s allies: a species called the Sulti. This might seem like a stroke of luck, except the Sulti have fought the Deathbringers before, and there is no love lost between them. But they’re going to have to put all that behind them. Because the Sulti Empire, which spans thousands of populated worlds, is where the Ferox have chosen to mount a full-scale invasion.

In 1995, the physical and social landscape of Japan was transformed by two events: the Kobe earthquake, in January, which destroyed thousands of lives, and the poison-gas attacks in the Tokyo subways in March, during the morning rush hour. Following these twin disasters, Haruki Murakami...

A hundred and forty years after a British ship wrecks on the way to an Australian penal colony and the survivors discover diamonds on the tropical island where they wash up, Maeve Fletcher, one of their descendants, is stranded on an island in Antarctica with a party of passengers after their cruise ship seemingly abandons them. Dirk Pitt, on an expedition to find the source of a deadly plague that is killing dolphins and seals in the Weddell Sea, finds Maeve and the passengers and rescues them from death. 

Geesje de Jonge crossed the ocean at age 17 with her parents and a small group of immigrants from the Netherlands to settle in the Michigan wilderness. Fifty years later, in 1897, she's asked to write a memoir of her early experiences as the town celebrates its anniversary. Reluctant at first, she soon uncovers memories and emotions hidden all these years, including the story of her one true love.

Remy Duval was my high school crush and secret first kiss, but he’s also so much more. A painter, a tattoo artist, my best friend Bailey’s older brother…and Bailey’s sworn enemy. It was easier to keep my distance the past two years, but now that Bailey and I are attending Franklin University with him, I’m only drawn to Remy more. I should be loyal to my best friend and focus on classes and swim team, but the more I see Remy around campus, the harder it becomes to stay away.

The Waves traces the lives of six friends from childhood to old age. It was written when Virginia Woolf was at the height of her experimental literary powers, and she allows each character to tell their own story, through powerful, poetic monologues. By listening to these voices struggling to impose order and meaning on their lives we are drawn into a literary journey which stunningly reproduces the complex, confusing and contradictory nature of human experience.

A wave of kaiju spawn is fast approaching his Settlement. It'll be up to Pax and his allies to ensure their remnant of humanity can survive the hostile world around them. New dangers, however, bring new opportunities, and Pax is ready to push his power even higher. With elves and dwarves to bolster their ranks, Pax won't let anything destroy his Safe Zone. And once the Wave has been dealt with, Pax has his sights set on a larger target. He's after the biggest threat any of them have ever seen.

Humanity listened to the night sky. What we heard shattered the world. Listen. Just once. That’s it. As soon as you hear it, it has you. And once it has you, it’s over. You may think you’re in control. You’re not. You want one more listen. You want to look at that strange spot in the sky. The one that’s been slowly growing. The one that didn’t make sense...until you listened. You want to listen again, and you will do whatever it takes to make everyone else listen. By any means necessary. Even if it kills you. Just one more listen. One more. Listen.

“At once quiet and intense, at once devastating and heartening.” –Helen Phillips, author of The Need From the Booker Prize finalist and author of Sisters: a haunting novel about the complexities of motherhood, nested within three generations of women and children searching for each other...

From the beloved author of Slaughterhouse-Five an Cat's Cradle comes Kurt Vonnegut's Timequake--“Wry and trenchant...highly entertaining.”—The New York Times Book Review According to Kurt Vonnegut's alter ego, the old science fiction writer Kilgore Trout, a global timequake will occur on...

Join Ursula K. Le Guin as she explores a broad array of subjects, ranging from Tolstoy, Twain, and Tolkien to women's shoes, beauty, and family life. With her customary wit, intelligence, and literary craftsmanship, she offers a diverse and highly engaging set of stories. The Wave in the Mind includes some of Le Guin's finest literary criticism, rare autobiographical writings, performance-art pieces, and most centrally, her reflections on the arts of writing and reading. 

*NOW A MAJOR FILM by Sony Pictures, starring Chloe Grace Moretz* 'Wildly entertaining . . . I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' The New York Times *The 5th Wave is the first book in the bestselling series from award-winning Rick Yancey. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and Maze...

Satsuki has spent 30 years hating one man: did her desire for revenge cause the earthquake? Miyake left his family in Kobe to make midnight bonfires on a beach hundreds of miles away. Fourteen-year-old Sala has nightmares that the Earthquake Man is trying to stuff her inside a little box. Katagiri returns home to find a giant frog in his apartment on a mission to save Tokyo from a massive burrowing worm. 

Desperate to quell her addiction to drugs, disastrous romance, and '90s San Francisco, Michelle heads south for LA. But soon it's officially announced that the world will end in one year, and life in the sprawling metropolis becomes increasingly weird. While living in an abandoned bookstore, dating Matt Dillon, and keeping an eye on the encroaching apocalypse, Michelle begins a new novel, a sprawling and metatextual exploration to complement her promises of maturity and responsibility.