Ergebnis für "Wölfe" in Coming of Age

Doch die Verhältnisse, in die Eugene Gant hineingeboren wird, sind alles andere als heimelig. Der Vater, ein jähzorniger Alkoholiker, die Mutter, eine berechnende Krämerseele...

New York in den achtziger Jahren: Eigentlich gibt es nur einen Menschen, der June Elbus je verstanden hat, und das ist ihr Onkel Finn Weiss, ein berühmter Maler. In der Schule eher eine Außenseiterin und von ihrer älteren Schwester konsequent ignoriert, fühlt sich June nur in Finns Gesellschaft wirklich wohl. Als Finn viel zu jung an einer mysteriösen Krankheit stirbt, deren Namen ihre Mutter kaum auszusprechen wagt, steht in Junes Leben kein Stein mehr auf dem anderen.

Orphaned at birth, Oliver Twist is born into the grimmest of 19th century English workhouses with a life of grinding poverty ahead of him. But the boy is a fighter and after being evicted from the workhouse for asking for 'more' and surviving a stint as an undertaker’s assistant, he walks many miles to London and finds a whole new life with a gang of young pickpockets led by the Artful Dodger and their guardian Fagin.

She’s getting a fake boyfriend - me. Whether she likes it or not. The leggy car thief is trouble with a capital T. My brother went down because of her, I need to find him before the cops do, which means I’m not letting her out of my sight. Anywhere the human goes, I go. I’ll play her fake boyfriend. Sleep in her bedroom. Go to her prep school classes. Take her to the homecoming dance. I will learn all her secrets, find out all her games. By the time I’m done with her, she’ll be sorry. Sorry she ever set foot in our shop. Sorry she ever met me. Sorry she made me fall for her.

The fates of Ragnvald and his sister Svanhild unfold to their stunning conclusion in this riveting final volume in The Golden Wolf Saga, a trilogy that conjures the ancient world with the gripping detail, thrilling action, and vivid historical elements of Game of Thrones and Outlander. Ragnvald...

Nach dem Tod seiner Frau hat sich Alec mit seinem Husky Ben in die Berge Idahos zurückgezogen und fertigt in seiner Blockhütte Schnitzarbeiten an. Er mag dieses Leben, die Ruhe und die Wildheit der Natur. Eines Tages steht seine Schwiegertochter unerwartet vor der Tür. Damit sie bei ihrem Mann sein kann, der im Krankenhaus um sein Leben kämpft, bringt sie Sonny zu Alec, seinen Enkel. Die selbstgewählte Einsamkeit des verbitterten Mannes findet damit ein jähes Ende. Mit seinen unschuldigen Fragen und seiner kindlichen Neugier bewirkt der Siebenjährige eine Veränderung bei ihm.

Binnen weniger Jahre wird die digitale Revolution die Gesellschaft komplett verändern. Wenige werden reich, viele arm, und die Mittelschicht wird es nur noch in den Geschichtsbüchern geben. Gerald Hörhan, Harvard-Absolvent, Investmentbanker und Internet-Unternehmer, zeigt, was die künftigen Gewinner der digitalen Revolution jetzt tun müssen und warum alle anderen untergehen.

Haiders Schatten: An der Seite von Europas erfolgreichstem Rechtspopulisten: Jörg Haiders Leben, seine Politik, seine Geheimnisse und sein Tod: Wie war der erfolgreichste Rechtspopulist Europas wirklich? Stefan Petzner, der fünf Jahre lang sein engster Vertrauter war, zeigt ihn aus nächster Nähe.

Kitty Hawke, the last inhabitant of a dying island sinking into the wind-lashed Chesapeake Bay, has resigned herself to annihilation...until one night her granddaughter rows ashore in the midst of a storm, desperate, begging for sanctuary. For years, Kitty has kept to herself - with only the company of her wolfdog, Girl - unconcerned by the world outside, or perhaps avoiding its worst excesses. But blood cannot be turned away in times like these.

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction Finalist for the PEN Faulkner Award In this literary masterwork, Louise Erdrich, bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning The Round House and the Pulitzer Prize nominee The Plague of Doves, wields her breathtaking narrative...

A new magic threatens to destroy Gavin - or change him forever. Gavin has secured the city, preventing the deadly Fates from bringing their terrible sorcery back to Yoran, but Tristan remains at large. Their fight had been a test, and Gavin knows he can’t fail the next one. When a strange attack pushes him to reveal the depths of his magic, Gavin knows Tristan has returned to finish what he started. This time, he’s working with a power greater than any sorcerer - and something Gavin has never faced.

Gesetze, Benimm-Terror, Überwachung und davon immer mehr: Unser politisches und ökonomisches System nimmt Menschen mit eigenen Visionen Raum und Motivation. Es spült Systemerhalter nach oben, die keine Verantwortung mehr übernehmen, verwalten statt gestalten und damit die Volkswirtschaft ruinieren. Wer mehr will, kann es trotzdem schaffen. Er muss nur anders denken, als das System es verlangt. Hörhan gibt eine Anleitung für den inneren Widerstand gegen Kontrollstaat und Gleichmacherei, indem er zeigt, wie erfolgreiche Menschen ticken.

Don't let the humans know werewolves exist. Ember never meant to break the cardinal shifter law. But when she finds herself mated to a human professor studying alpha dominance, she realizes that Sebastien's analytical mind is a roadblock she'll struggle to surpass. Except...Sebastien isn't the only scientist on the trail of shifter-kind. When the professor is taken into custody by top-secret government agents, Ember vows to break into their headquarters and retrieve her imprisoned mate.

Sixteen-year-old Elaine Archer thinks the Earth might really be screwed. And she’s pretty sure sitting in a classroom memorizing Civil War battle dates isn’t gonna save it.

While dealing with the emotional rollercoaster of first love, Nelson learns the secret his best friend has been harboring (he's gay) and nearly trashes his life-long friendship with Frankie. Just when it seems the two boys have worked it all out, saving their friendship, a mysterious stranger comes to town on an exotic motorcycle and interjects himself into their world...giving Frankie the chance to explore his burgeoning sexuality with horrific consequences.

PEN Open Book Award finalist Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year Award winner Stephen Curry Underrated Literati Book Club Pick Named a Best Book of Summer by Good Housekeeping, Chicago Magazine, The St. Louis Post Dispatch, Chicago Tribune, Veranda, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel...

Kason and Adaline. From the moment they meet, they start to fall. Neither of them predict just how far the drop will be, though. Loving Adaline is all Kason has ever wanted to do. But Kason has a secret. He's an addict. A sex addict. Layer by layer, he starts to unravel, forcing Adaline to face the world he's kept hidden. What happens when one person loves beyond the craving and the other craves beyond the loving?

Seventeen-year old Gray is descended from a legendary hero known as a Ronin and haunted by his forgotten past. He returns home to a wizards' keep, unaware he is now labeled a murderous traitor for killing his best friend. Now he must cross a dangerous desert full of thieves, mythical beasts, and other magical unknowns, all to return to a home that may be his demise. At the same time, a poisonous evil seeks to convert the world to their dark mantra, "strength is life, weakness death". Gray may have hero's blood in his veins, but how can one kill a belief?

Thomas Clayton Wolfe, morto di tubercolosi a soli 38 anni, è uno scrittore e poeta statunitense. È famoso soprattutto per la sua scrittura moderna, poetica, impressionista. Questo è il suo romanzo più famoso, il cui titolo si ispira ad un verso di Milton, e ripercorre , attraverso le vicende dei protagonisti, la vita dell’America di inizio del XX secolo.

Francesca is weeks away from high school graduation and the hope of escaping her self-centered, grasping family - her trashy mother and hustling twin brother. While her crush on their older neighbor holds her attention, she is blind to what everyone else can clearly see, the love her best friend, Mitch, carries in his heart for her. When her dead grandmother's high school boyfriend returns to town for his class reunion, his immediate attraction to Francesca is a game changer. Can Mr. Long - and his wealth - open up undreamed of opportunities for Francesca's future, and at what price?