Resultados para "The Rain" en Literatura y ficción

This freewheeling black comedy features a bizarre cast of characters, including a Japanese man with a ball floating six inches in front of his head, an American CEO with three arms, and a Brazilian peasant who discovers the art of healing by tickling one’s earlobe with a feather. By the end of this hilarious tale, they each have risen to the heights of wealth and fame, before arriving at disasters—both personal and ecological— that destroy the rain forest and all birds of Brazil.

Cosa faresti se fossi Dio? Pirjeri Ryynänen, gruista di Helsinki, una risposta l'avrebbe trovata nei quotidiani monologhi di protesta che in cima alla sua gru rivolge all'Onnipotente: eliminerebbe fame e povertà, proteggerebbe l'ambiente e garantirebbe a tutti pace e felicità. Ma il lavoro da fare è infinito. Forse è per questo che Dio è così stanco e depresso: non ne può più dell'umanità, delle sue iniquità e delle sue guerre, e se non ha ancora distrutto la Terra è solo perché è tanto bella, e poi che colpa ne hanno gli altri animali?

Maggie O'Roark knows how to walk, talk, and fight like a man. When Maggie inherits her uncle's profitable silver and gold mines, she's determined to prove she can operate them on her own, even as her wedding date approaches. When Maggie's groom is kidnapped just before the wedding, Maggie is convinced saloon owner C.V. McCready is responsible, in a desperate bid to keep her from reopening the mines.

ரியல் எஸ்டேட் பிசினஸ் செய்ய, அவரிடம் வேலைக்குச் சேரும் பின் அவரையே எதிர்த்து பெரிய ஆளாகிக் காட்டுவதாக சவால் விட்டுச் செல்கிறான்.

Nacktschnecke Rainer Maria ist trübsinnig, trinkt gerne Bier und liebt die Gedichte von Rilke. Dann lernt er das italienische Garnelenweibchen Lilly kennen...

The best-selling author of the classic Mars trilogy and The Years of Rice and Salt returns with a riveting new trilogy of cutting-edge science, international politics, and the real-life ramifications of global warming as they are played out in our nation's capital - and in the daily lives of those at the center of the action. Hauntingly realistic, here is a novel of the near future that is inspired by scientific facts already making headlines. BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Kim Stanley Robinson.

Eight-year-old Sharon Rowling has a lot to contend with. Her stunning mum, Maria, literally stops traffic with her beauty, much to the dismay of her dodgy dad, Ricky, who is under height and underemployed. Then there's her three excruciating siblings plus her unhinged Shetland pony, all of whom remain stubbornly oblivious to the fact that Sharon's deepest fear might soon become a reality.

“A raucous novel, narrated in deadpan voice-over by Ramesh, a self-described ‘lower lower middle class’ 24-year-old scammer. . . . His perspective is a delight. . . . a tartly entertaining novel, a potential summer blockbuster.” —New York Times Book Review A fresh look at modern-day...

Evan Chance is a man out to complete the bucket list he made as a kid, starting with ride a motorcycle across America. Caitlyn Sorenson is the sexy country doctor standing in his way. Or is she the dream he's been searching for? In this sexy, humorous contemporary romance, a lost dog brings together a wealthy drifter and a small town doctor and changes all their lives forever.

Tom Brantley is a complex superhero (or perhaps an anti-hero) who discovers he has the unique power of psychokinesis whenever he's drunk or high. Revered as Burlington City's guardian, Tom loves putting on a show for his devoted fans while saving lives and fighting crime, almost as much as he enjoys partying and indulging in vices. Despite the citizens encouraging his reckless behavior, his family and friends are increasingly concerned about his declining health.

Quando, Quando, Quando is Clapham’s premier hairdressing establishment, where brothers Rene, Carlo and Charlie Quando cleverly clip, chop and crimp their lucky clients into shape. With three floors, 200 pairs of scissors and more mirrors than the Palace of Versailles, it’s truly a cut above – but all is not well at this emporium of excellence...

Das frühe Meisterwerk des niederländischen-Bestseller-Autors - erstmals auf Deutsch. Menschen, die nichts werden können, müssen das werden, was sie spielen. Für den jungen François Lepeltier, der hier scheinbar unbedarft seine Lebensgeschichte ausbreitet, ist das die Essenz des Überlebens. Von der Mutter, einem Zimmermädchen mit kleptomanischen Anwandlungen, wird François in der Pension Sonnenhügel in Baden-Baden aufgezogen.

"Mit Haut und Haaren" ist eine messerscharfe Satire über Beziehungen heute: Nicht nur Roland Oberstein springt im Quadrat zwischen seiner Exfrau Sylvie, seiner Freundin Violet und einer Kongressbekanntschaft, auch die Frauen in diesem Buch legen sich nicht fest – hin- und hergerissen zwischen Liebessehnsucht und Beziehungsflucht.

Das hier ist Fußball? Das hier sind Dramen! Er ist der dienstälteste Stadionsprecher im deutschen Profifußball - und vielleicht auch der ungewöhnlichste: Das erste Hörbuch des Hamburger Labels Grand Hotel van Cleef (u. a. Thees Uhlmann, Marcus Wiebusch, Kettcar) zeigt die kreative Seite der "Stimme vom Millerntor", Rainer Wulff. Seit 1986 ist Rainer Wulff die Stimme vom Millerntor. Hunderttausende kennen das unverwechselbare Organ des langjährigen NDR-Journalisten.

This sequel to Beaches picks up after the tragic death of Bertie Barron, who has entrusted the care of her eight-year-old daughter, Nina, to her best friend, the dazzling entertainer Cee Cee Bloom. But life in the Hollywood spotlight never prepared Cee Cee for this role: mother to a little girl she barely knows. For several years, it all seems to work for her: career, motherhood, and even high-profile romance with a marvelous and unlikely lover.

It's not easy being the youngest of seven sons in a family of notorious sorcerers, especially for Ayden Dracre. In a world where sorcerers only practice dark magic and wizards only practice light magic, Ayden has a problem; he is very bad at being bad. Try as he might, all of his spells to cause mayhem go awry. When he finds out that his family has had enough of his mistakes, he decides to take destiny into his own hands.

Der etwas seltsame, aber durchaus charmante Mr Leary schreibt Reiseführer für Leute, die geschäftlich unterwegs sein müssen, das Reisen aber hassen – ganz wie er selbst! Sein höchstes Ziel ist es, Tipps zu geben, dank derer man sich möglichst wie zu Hause fühlt. Als seine Frau Sarah beschließt, sich nach zwanzig Jahren Ehe von ihm zu trennen, gerät sein höchst organisiertes Leben ins Wanken, und er wird gezwungen, die gewohnten Wege zu verlassen.

Die Reihe "Rainer Unsinn" handelt von dem etwas tollpatschigen Rainer, der gegen seine cholerische Ader ankämpft und der von Fettnäpfchen zu Fettnäpfchen taumelt. Die Geschichte rund um die ausgedachte Person Rainer Unsinn ist für Jung und Alt geschrieben. Rainer bewarb sich erfolgreich um eine neue Stelle und fiebert der Einladung zum Vorstellungstermin gespannt entgegen. Den Job muss er einfach haben! Doch es gibt einen Gegenspieler, der ebenso kämpft... und das ist nicht alles!

In the spirit of the shot-on-video horror of the '80s, Meat Photo is a transgressive, absurd horror comedy and the love child of Andersen Prunty and C. V. Hunt. Meat photos are the hottest trend. Everyone has one or is willing to do anything to get one. It’s all anyone can talk about on social media. Grab your meat photo. Wear it like a mask. Join the Great Migration to the local Dollar General.

It's Tuesday and god has come back to earth. This all seems very well and good but Sam Dalton could really do without the anxiety - there are a lot of jobs to do and his garden is finally being sorted. As god makes his presence felt, sending the world and Sam's mum into a panic, life begins to do the one thing our homebody hero really doesn't like: change.