Resultados para "Crazy" en Coming of age

College and career are hard enough without bringing love into the mix, so the last thing Jesse is looking for is a spring break fling. His future entails getting an MBA, taking over the reins of his father's small-time plumbing company, and making it successful. He doesn't have time for a girl, especially not one who's related to the spoiled rich girl who broke up his last relationship. One week with Kayla, though, changes everything.

Mit den Worten "Hallo Leute. Mein Name ist Benjamin Lebert. Ich bin 16 Jahre alt, und ich bin ein Krüppel" stellt sich Benni seinen neuen Mitschülern im Internat vor. Und genauso schnörkellos, unverkrampft und direkt erzählt er seine Geschichte vom Leben, Lieben und Leiden eines 16-Jährigen. "Crazy" wurde zum Kultbuch einer ganzen Generation, ein Weltbestseller, der mit Robert Stadlober in der Hauptrolle verfilmt wurde.

La vie d'Alice Lambert est en vrac. Après avoir quitté son mari, sa maison et tous ses repères, elle se voit obligée de s'installer à Paris chez son père, avec qui elle est en conflit depuis toujours. À l'aube de ses cinquante ans, elle doit réinventer sa vie et repartir à zéro, mais ce nouveau défi lui semble insurmontable… Par les fenêtres de ce grand appartement désert, elle voit le monde tourner sans elle et revisite son passé entre deux verres de whisky.

What happens when you're middle-aged? Is it over? Will you change or remain the same? What will you do with the second half of your life? All of the short stories and essays in this collection illuminate this incredibly interesting and vital stage. All characters demonstrate how they have chosen to navigate this new world. Some are more successful than others, but all are interesting.

As a child, Penny dreams of being a princess. She knows life isn’t exactly like fairy tales, but she hopes it can be similar. The future isn’t so kind to Penny. The princess in her reality turns out to be evil. Battered and bruised, she hits rock bottom. Years have passed, but the past cannot be forgotten. Now someone is intent on making the men pay for what they have done.