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Annawadi ist ein Slum jenseits des luxuriösen Flughafens von Mumbai. Hier wohnen Tausende Menschen in notdürftig errichteten Hütten. Eng ist es hier und schmutzig. Und nicht selten fallen hungrige Ratten nachts über die Kinder her. In Annawadi lebt Abdul, der Müllsammler. Dass er geschickt ist...

Endlich: ein neuer Roman von Katherine V. Forrest – der "Grande Dame" der lesbischen Literatur. Kate Delafield, erfolgreiche Ermittlerin beim L.A. Police Department, sieht sich mit neuen Herausforderungen konfrontiert: Sie hat den Dienst quittiert. Doch das bekommt ihr nicht. Kate fühlt...

A razor-sharp, cross-generational tragicomedy set in California's wine-soaked Central Valley. Ingrid Palamede never returns to places she's lived in the past. For her, "whole neighborhoods, whole cities, can be ruined by the reasons you left." But when a breakup leaves her heartbroken and...

The Keswick Theatre, located just outside Philadelphia, opened in 1928 in an era when four thousand similar structures were in various stages of design and construction across the country. Vaudeville was in its final days and film was just being born. Designed by acclaimed architect Horace Trumbauer,...

A remarkable literary hybrid—part biography, part detective story—about the enduring figure of Robinson Crusoe ** ** Where did Crusoe come from? Frank explores the intertwined lives of two real men, Daniel Defoe and Robert Knox, and the character and book that emerged from their...

From Fruit Shed to Fortune 500: The inside story of ROLM and its continuing influence on Silicon Valley Decades before Facebook, seven years before Apple, four young men were hard at work in a prune-drying shed designing “the world’s toughest computer.” That was the founding of ROLM Corporation,...

“A personal, provocative, and challenging book for career women who want less guilt, more life.” —Diane Sawyer Womenomics, the groundbreaking New York Times bestseller by Claire Shipman and Katty Kay, is an invaluable guide for this generation of professional women, provide knowledgeable...

The fun and easy way to raise money for your cause Fundraising For Dummies, 3rd Edition shows you how to take advantage of the latest strategies and resources available for raising money through everything from special events to online donations, in both good and bad economic times. The authors...

Dai Morgan has the body of a man and the mind of a child. He lived with his mother in the Mid Wales village of Llan, next door to bright, beautiful 19 year old Anna Harris. The vicar found Anna's naked, battered body in the churchyard one morning. The police discovered Anna's bloodstained earring...

Sheri fell in love with her boss, Tristan—but playboy Tristan is the second son of the Sabinas, a wealthy French family. Capable but timid, Sheri gave up on her love. But one day, Tristan asks her to spend ten days in Greece with him. While her heart tries to leap out of her chest, he tells her that...

Ava fell in love with Christos, the second son of a wealthy family, while in Greece. But their happiness didn't last long. Suspected of cheating on Christos with his older brother, Stavros, Ava was chased out of Greece. So when Christos comes for her five years later, Ava can hardly believe her luck....

Cara is at an acquaintance’s wedding when suddenly an incredibly handsome man approaches her. His name is Gui. He is a famous Spanish count and businessman. He is so tall and thin that she feels overweight next to him. Always a flower on the wall, this is the first time that she finds herself directly...

In this comic, you will find out how Ji Gong was born and how he became a monk. He did many good deeds - helping a goldsmith to find his long lost daughter, punishing an unscrupulous man, overpowering a boa spirit, exposing a fox spirit, reuniting a couple and rebuilding a tablet hall. You will be amused by the antics of this adorable monk.

An eccentric woman who is great with numbers—but not so great with people—realizes it’s up to her to pull a community together in this charming, big-hearted debut perfect for fans of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and The Rosie Project. Germaine Johnson doesn’t need friends. She...