penguin llc us jul 2022 (73 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -An Instant New York Times Bestseller!Get Out meets Holly Jackson in this YA social thriller where survival is not a guarantee.Sixteen-year-old Jake Livingston sees dead people everywhere. But he can't decide what's worse: being a medium forced to watch the dead play out their last moments on a loop or being at the mercy of racist teachers as one of the few Black students at St. Clair Prep. Both are a living nightmare he wishes he could wake up from. But things at St. Clair start looking up with the arrival of another Black student the handsome Allister and for the first time, romance is on the horizon for Jake.Unfortunately, life as a medium is getting worse. Though most ghosts are harmless and Jake is always happy to help them move on to the next place, Sawyer Doon wants much more from Jake. In life, Sawyer was a troubled teen who shot and killed six kids at a local high school before taking his own life. Now he's a powerful, vengeful ghost and he has plans for Jake. Suddenly, everything Jake knows about dead world goes out the window as Sawyer begins to haunt him. High school soon becomes a different kind of survival game one Jake is not sure he can win. 256 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -In this much anticipated follow up to Beasts of Prey, Koffi s powers grow stronger and Ekon s secrets turn darker as they face the god of death itself.Koffi has saved her city and the boy she loves, but at a terrible price. Now a servant to the cunning god of death, she must use her newfound power to further his continental conquest, or risk the safety of her home and loved ones. As she reluctantly learns to survive amidst unexpected friends and foes, she will also have to choose between the life and love she once had, or the one she could have, if she truly embraces her dangerous gifts.Cast out from the only home he s ever known, Ekon is forced to strike new and unconventional alliances to find and rescue Koffi before it s too late. But as he gets closer to the realm of death each day, so too does he draw nearer to a terrible truth one that could cost everything.Koffi and Ekon separated by land, sea, and gods will have to risk everything to reunite again. But the longer they re kept apart, the harder each of their loyalties are tested. Soon, both may have to reckon with changing hearts and maybe, changing destinies. 496 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner, a chilling thriller about a young man gone missing in the wilderness of Wyoming and the secrets uncovered by the desperate effort to find him Timothy O Day knew the woods. Yet when he disappeared on the first night of a bachelor party camping trip, he didn t leave a trace. What he did leave behind were two heartbroken parents, a crew of guilt-ridden groomsmen, and a pile of clues that don t add up. Frankie Elkin doesn t know the woods, but she knows how to find people. So when she reads that Timothy s father is organizing one last search, she heads to the mountains of Wyoming to join the rescue team. But as they head into the wild, it becomes clear that someone out there is willing to do anything to stop them. Soon, they re running out of time and up against the worst man and nature have to offer, discovering the evil that awaits those who go one step too far 416 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -THE HIT BL ROM-COM RETURNS!It was love at first sight when Nakamura met his classmate, Hirose. The two became friends after the shy and awkward Nakamura finally worked up the nerve to speak to him, but being so buddy-buddy with your crush is a whole new kind of torture! Can he keep it together and not scare Hirose off ! 170 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2021LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTIONONE OF BARACK OBAMA S FAVORITE 2021 READSAN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER A BEST BOOK OF 2021 FROM Washington Post, Vogue, Time, Oprah Daily, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Atlantic, Kirkus and Entertainment Weekly Intimacies is a haunting, precise, and morally astute novel that reads like a psychological thriller . Katie Kitamura is a wonder. Dana Spiotta, author of Wayward and Eat the Document One of the best novels I ve read in 2021. Dwight Garner, The New York TimesA novel from the author of A Separation, an electrifying story about a woman caught between many truths.An interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court. A woman of many languages and identities, she is looking for a place to finally call home.She's drawn into simmering personal dramas: her lover, Adriaan, is separated from his wife but still entangled in his marriage. Her friend Jana witnesses a seemingly random act of violence, a crime the interpreter becomes increasingly obsessed with as she befriends the victim's sister. And she's pulled into an explosive political controversy when she s asked to interpret for a former president accused of war crimes.A woman of quiet passion, she confronts power, love, and violence, both in her personal intimacies and in her work at the Court. She is soon pushed to the precipice, where betrayal and heartbreak threaten to overwhelm her, forcing her to decide what she wants from her life. 225 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Hachipisu, Wan (illustrator). Neuware -Reincarnation drama gets sent into overdrive in this tale full of romance and scheming that inspired the animeand don't miss the manga adaptation, also from Seven Seas!Being reborn once may sound impressive, but Rishe is already on her seventh time around! She has had all kinds of excitement in her previous lives, from peddling goods as a merchant to locking blades as a knight, so now she's determined to kick back and enjoy. But to savor the high life, she first has to marry the handsome prince?the same one who happens to be her murderer! It will take six-plus lifetimes of experience and skills for Rishe to break the time loop and make her extravagant dreams come true! 308 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'Forced to the leave the Inner Palace, Maomao finds herself in the employ of none other than Jinshi, the seemingly ever-present thorn in her side! Immune to his charms, Maomao sets about learning the ways of life in the Outer Palace, where government officials and military officers go about the daily business of running the country. Far from being fearful of her new surroundings, however, Maomao has her insatiable curiosity piqued by the soldier-occupied eastern wing, where she's been forbidden to go but where it seems further mysteries await.'--]cProvided by publisher.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Shirotaka (illustrator). Neuware -LITTLE SISTERS MAKE BIG PROBLEMS! Rudeus has adventured across continents and survived run-ins with gods--and none of it has prepared him to watch Aisha and Norn when Paul leaves them temporarily in his care. Can he rise to the occasion yet again, or will parenting two preteen girls be the ordeal that ultimately defeats him ! 380 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'All disasters are in some sense man-made.'Setting the annus horribilis of 2020 in historical perspective, Niall Ferguson explains why we are getting worse, not better, at handling disasters.Disasters are inherently hard to predict. Pandemics, like earthquakes, wildfires, financial crises. and wars, are not normally distributed; there is no cycle of history to help us anticipate the next catastrophe. But when disaster strikes, we ought to be better prepared than the Romans were when Vesuvius erupted, or medieval Italians when the Black Death struck. We have science on our side, after all. Yet in 2020 the responses of many developed countries, including the United States, to a new virus from China were badly bungled. Why Why did only a few Asian countries learn the right lessons from SARS and MERS While populist leaders certainly performed poorly in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Niall Ferguson argues that more profound pathologies were at work--pathologies already visible in our responses to earlier disasters.In books going back nearly twenty years, including Colossus, The Great Degeneration, and The Square and the Tower, Ferguson has studied the foibles of modern America, from imperial hubris to bureaucratic sclerosis and online fragmentation.Drawing from multiple disciplines, including economics, cliodynamics, and network science, Doom offers not just a history but a general theory of disasters, showing why our ever more bureaucratic and complex systems are getting worse at handling them.Doom is the lesson of history that this country--indeed the West as a whole--urgently needs to learn, if we want to handle the next crisis better, and to avoid the ultimate doom of irreversible decline. 491 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - At last, a definitive guide to the medicinal origins of every bottle behind the bar! This is the cocktail book of the year, if not the decade. Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist and Wicked Plants A fascinating book that makes a brilliant historical case for what I ve been saying all along: alcohol is good for you okay maybe it s not technically good for you, but [English] shows that through most of human history, it s sure beat the heck out of water. Alton Brown, creator of Good EatsBeer-based wound care, deworming with wine, whiskey for snakebites, and medicinal mixers to defeat malaria, scurvy, and plague: how today's tipples were the tonics of old.Alcohol and Medicine have an inextricably intertwined history, with innovations in each altering the path of the other. The story stretches back to ancient times, when beer and wine were used to provide nutrition and hydration, and were employed as solvents for healing botanicals. Over time, alchemists distilled elixirs designed to cure all diseases, monastic apothecaries developed mystical botanical liqueurs, traveling physicians concocted dubious intoxicating nostrums, and the drinks we re familiar with today began to take form. In turn, scientists studied fermentation and formed the germ theory of disease, and developed an understanding of elemental gases and anesthetics. Modern cocktails like the Old-Fashioned, Gimlet, and Gin and Tonic were born as delicious remedies for diseases and discomforts. In Doctors and Distillers, cocktails and spirits expert Camper English reveals how and why the contents of our medicine and liquor cabinets were, until surprisingly recently, one and the same. 348 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The instant New York Times bestseller A Behavioral Scientist Notable Book of 2021 Emily Oster dives into the data on parenting issues, cuts through the clutter, and gives families the bottom line to help them make better decisions. Good Morning AmericaFrom the bestselling author of Expecting Better and Cribsheet, the next step in data driven parenting from economist Emily Oster.In The Family Firm, Brown professor of economics and mom of two Emily Oster offers a classic business school framework for data-driven parents to think more deliberately about the key issues of the elementary years: school, health, extracurricular activities, and more.Unlike the hourly challenges of infant parenting, the big questions in this age come up less frequently. But we live with the consequences of our decisions for much longer. What's the right kind of school and at what age should a particular kid start How do you encourage a healthy diet Should kids play a sport and how seriously How do you think smartly about encouraging children's independence Along with these bigger questions, Oster investigates how to navigate the complexity of day-to-day family logistics.Making these decisions is less about finding the specific answer and more about taking the right approach. Parents of this age are often still working in baby mode, which is to say, under stress and on the fly. That is a classic management problem, and Oster takes a page from her time as a business school professor at the University of Chicago to show us that thoughtful business process can help smooth out tough family decisions.The Family Firm is a smart and winning guide to how to think clearly--and with less ambient stress--about the key decisions of the elementary school years.Parenting is a full-time job. It's time we start treating it like one. 320 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The third novel in the Ice Planet Barbarians series, an international publishing phenomenon now in a special print edition with bonus materials and an exclusive epilogue!Kira plans on remaining single on this alien planet she doesn t want a mate anyway. At least, that s what she tells herself. But when Aehako comes along, everything changes. . . .As one of the humans stranded on the ice planet, I should be happy that I have a new home. Human women are treasured here, and one alien in particular has made it clear that he s interested in me. It s hard to push away the sexy, flirtatious Aehako when I long to grab him by his horns and insist he take me to his furs.But I ve got a terrible secret a few of them, actually. I m convinced that Aehako can never love me if he knows the full truth. More worryingly, the aliens who abducted me are back, and thanks to the translator in my ear, they can find me. My presence here endangers everyone . . . but can I give up my new life and the man I desire more than anything And will he even want me if he knows my secrets 336 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Obi-Wan Kenobi has not been apprenticed long to Qui-Gon Jinn, and he is chafing at Qui-Gon's training style: all meditation, no action. Obi-Wan yearns to prove himself on a mission, but when he and Qui-Gon are finally set to leave on an assignment, Qui-Gon is nowhere to be found. Angered by his master's abandonment, Obi-Wan sets out on the mission alone, determined to prove himself. On a mysterious planet he encounters a pack of feral, Force-wielding teens who seem to be the planet's only inhabitants. As he experiences wild freedom with them and wonders if this isn't the life he was meant for, Obi-Wan can't escape the nagging sense that something is wrong with the Force there. Growing attachments, startling revelations, and a looming threat to both the planet and his new friends will bring Obi-Wan face-to-face with his worst fear: that maybe he was never supposed to be a Jedi at all. Can he connect with the living Force in time to save himself and everyone around him It's the star of the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ limited series as you've never seen him before. 416 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -High school sucks. Especially for the undead. This is the lesbian vampire boarding school story I've always needed, but it's smarter, nastier, and more fun than I ever could have dreamed.' Kylie Schachte, author of You're Next Kat Finn and her mother can barely make ends meet living among humans. Like all vampires, they must drink Hema, an expensive synthetic blood substitute, to survive, as nearly all of humanity has been infected by a virus that s fatal to vampires. Kat isn t looking forward to an immortal life of barely scraping by, but when she learns she s been accepted to the Harcote School, a prestigious prep school that s secretly vampires-only, she knows her fortune is about to change.Taylor Sanger has grown up in the wealthy vampire world, but she s tired of its backward, conservative values especially when it comes to sexuality, since she s an out-and-proud lesbian. She only has to suffer through a two more years of Harcote before she s free. But when she discovers her new roommate is Kat Finn, she s horrified. Because she and Kat used to be best friends, a long time ago, and it didn t end well.When Taylor stumbles upon the dead body of a vampire, and Kat makes a shocking discovery in the school s archives, the two realize that there are deep secrets at Harcote secrets that link them to the most powerful figures in Vampirdom and to the synthetic blood they all rely on. 405 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. ZeldaCW (illustrator). Neuware -SOMETHING TO FIGHT FOR, SOMEONE TO LIVE FORGods should never meddle in the affairs of mortals, but Xie Lian is not one to follow the rules when lives are at risk. He spits in the face of heaven and its laws and descends in a fury to save his country from drought and civil war. Yet this golden child gets a harsh dose of reality when he discovers just how little one individual even a god can do to save a crumbling nation. As the people reject and betray him, one young soldier stands by Xie Lian a boy with a face wrapped in bandages and a fierce loyalty in his heart. In this chaotic past, can an unshakable bond grow from the ashes of unimaginable destruction 467 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -When it comes to the climate, we don t need more marketing or anxiety. We need established facts and a plan for collective action.The climate is the fundamental issue of our time, and now we face a critical decision. Whether to be optimistic or fatalistic, whether to profess skepticism or to take action. Yet it seems we can barely agree on what is really going on, let alone what needs to be done. We urgently need facts, not opinions. Insights, not statistics. And a shift from thinking about climate change as a me problem to a we problem. The Carbon Almanac is a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration between hundreds of writers, researchers, thinkers, and illustrators that focuses on what we know, what has come before, and what might happen next. Drawing on over 1,000 data points, the book uses cartoons, quotes, illustrations, tables, histories, and articles to lay out carbon s impact on our food system, ocean acidity, agriculture, energy, biodiversity, extreme weather events, the economy, human health, and best and worst-case scenarios. Visually engaging and built to share, The Carbon Almanac is the definitive source for facts and the basis for a global movement to fight climate change. This isn t what the oil companies, marketers, activists, or politicians want you to believe. This is what s really happening, right now. Our planet is in trouble, and no one concerned group, corporation, country, or hemisphere can address this on its own. Self-interest only increases the problem. We are in this together. And it s not too late for concerted, collective action for change. 331 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -A dazzling novel about the tumultuous relationship between two sisters, a shocking loss that changes everything, and the life-altering adventure that follows. Morgan and Riley Brighton are joint heirs to Kaleidoscope: a glittering, global bohemian shopping empire created in sleepy Oregon and catapulted into haute New York sourcing luxury goods from around the world. Morgan, statuesque beauty and Kaleidoscope s talented designer, is adored by all, especially by the Brighton parents. Yet no one loves her more than Riley, whose shy and adventurous spirit is exalted by her sister. When a catastrophic event dismantles the Brightons world, Riley must stand in the spotlight for the first time in her life, with questions about her family that challenge her memory, identity, and loyalty. Restless and heartbroken, she sets off across the globe with the person she least expects, to seek truths about those she thought she knew best herself included. Kaleidoscope is at once an examination of the precious bond between sisters as well as a vibrant story of exploration and surprising love. Moving and funny, warm and wise, Cecily Wong delivers a transporting, addictive page-turner that will tempt your appetite for food and travel and change the way you imagine your place in the world. 320 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -'A gripping, full-throttle page turner.' Miranda Cowley Heller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paper PalaceAn adrenaline-fueled story of lives upended and transformed by an unprecedented catastrophe To all appearances, the Larsen-Hall family has everything: healthy children, a stable marriage, a lucrative career for Brantley, and the means for Daphne to pursue her art full-time. Their deluxe new Miami life has just clicked into place when Luna the world s first category 6 hurricane upends everything they have taken for granted. When the storm makes landfall, it triggers a descent of another sort. Their home destroyed, two of its members missing, and finances abruptly cut off, the family finds everything they assumed about their lives now up for grabs. Swept into a mass rushof evacuees from across the American South, they are transported hundreds of miles to a FEMA megashelter where their new community includes an insurance-agent-turned-drug dealer, a group of vulnerable children, and a dedicated relief worker trying to keep the peace. Will normal ever return A suspenseful read plotted on a vast national tapestry, The Displacements thrillingly explores what happens when privilege is lost and resilience is tested in a swiftly changing world. 432 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The critically acclaimed manga series about a man time-traveling back to his youth to save his girlfriend from a street gang which inspired the wildly popular anime and live-action film! And don't miss the spin-off series Tokyo Revengers: A Letter from Keisuke Baji, also available from Seven Seas.Watching the news, Hanagaki Takemichi learns his junior-high girlfriend Tachibana Hinata has died. A sudden shove sends him 12 years into the past to face the Tokyo Manji Gang that once made his life hell, which is also responsible for Hinata s death in the present. To save Hinata and change the future, Takemichi must rise to the top of Kanto s most sinister delinquent gang! But things aren t so simple when he befriends the gang s leader, Mikey. What turned Mikey from a petulant child to the leader of the most infamous gang in Tokyo 390 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -From Conan O'Brien's longtime assistant, and cohost of his podcast Conan Needs a Friend, a completely hilarious and irreverent how-to guide for becoming a terrible, yet unfireable employee, and getting away with doing the bare minimum at work.Sona Movsesian is Conan O'Brien's assistant of twelve years. Conan and Sona have a wickedly funny and long running alter ego bit-Sona plays the lazy incompetent, Conan the insufferable and oppressive boss. Fans can't seem to get enough of her hilariously relaxed attitude in response to Conan's near manic energy. But Sona didn't wake up one day and decide to become the World's Worst Assistant. Achieving such greatness is a gradual process - one that starts with long hours and hard work long before it descends into sneaking low-dosage edibles into your lunch and napping on your boss's couch.Now, Sona is writing the perfect humor book for her many fans. Part satire based on these beloved alter egos, part memoir that evidences the sincere trust and respect that Conan and Sona have built over their twelve years working together, and populated with hysterical black-and- white illustrations, graphs and more, THE WORLD'S WORST ASSISTANT is completely irresistible fun you'll want to give to every assistant in your life. In it, Sona will reveal all her trade secrets on how she became simultaneously terrible at her job (think Friends marathons at her desk), an unfireable employee (she has all of Conan's credit card numbers committed to memory), and most importantly, an essential contributing member of the Team Coco humor machine. 272 pp. Englisch.

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -The New York Times bestsellerHenry Kissinger, consummate diplomat and statesman, examines the strategies of six great twentieth-century figures and brings to life a unifying theory of leadership and diplomacy An extraordinary book, one that braids together two through lines in the long and distinguished career of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.In Leadership he presents a fascinating set of historical case studies and political biographies that blend the dance and the dancer, seamlessly. - James Stavridis, The Wall Street Journal Leaders, writes Henry Kissinger in this compelling book, think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future; the second, between the abiding values and aspirations of those they lead. They must balance what they know, which is necessarily drawn from the past, with what they intuit about the future, which is inherently conjectural and uncertain. It is this intuitive grasp of direction that enables leaders to set objectives and lay down a strategy. In Leadership, Kissinger analyses the lives of six extraordinary leaders through the distinctive strategies of statecraft, which he believes they embodied. After the Second World War, Konrad Adenauer brought defeated and morally bankrupt Germany back into the community of nations by what Kissinger calls the strategy of humility. Charles de Gaulle set France beside the victorious Allies and renewed its historic grandeur by the strategy of will. During the Cold War, Richard Nixon gave geostrategic advantage to the United States by the strategy of equilibrium. After twenty-five years of conflict, Anwar Sadat brought a vision of peace to the Middle East by a strategy of transcendence. Against the odds, Lee Kuan Yew created a powerhouse city-state, Singapore, by the strategy of excellence. And, though Britain was known as the sick man of Europe when Margaret Thatcher came to power, she renewed her country s morale and international position by the strategy of conviction. To each of these studies, Kissinger brings historical perception, public experience and because he knew each of the subjects and participated in many of the events he describes personal knowledge. Leadership is enriched by insights and judgements that only Kissinger could make and concludes with his reflections on world order and the indispensability of leadership today. 528 pp. Englisch.