Resultados para "The Star" en Ficción contemporánea

The Movie Star takes a look at the life of Lance: How he conducts himself as an actor on set. How he affects those around him. His relationship with his agency. There are times between his movies where he is out of work, but something new always comes up to keep him busy. He loves to be in the limelight and there is nothing better than promoting his own movie. He is a human being like all of us, but sometimes he does get caught up in the thrill and excitement of his work.

To Tim Anderson, playing the guitar is as natural - and just about as important - as breathing. He’s already decided he’s going to be a musician. But his father has other career plans for him - all involving college. And now, because Tim is on the verge of flunking math, he’s been forbidden even to touch his guitar. It couldn’t have happened at a worse time. A top record company has just announced a nationwide contest for teenage rock groups - with a recording contract as first prize. Tim is sure his group, The Silver Sunshine, has a good chance of winning.

Two friends embark on an acid trip amid a snow storm. McSweeney's is a literary journal based in San Francisco.

History professor Robert Whittle believes the world is about to end, though his devoted wife Amanda and young daughter Lucinda don't share his opinion. Consumed by his depressing prophecy, Mr. Whittle is suddenly distracted by the alarmingly beautiful Penelope Andrews. Penelope enjoys the affections of her boyfriend, fellow student Marvin Greene, but it's apparent that Marvin is growing restless and contemplating other conquests. One evening the Whittles decide to entertain their good friends the Blaneys....

A hilarious spin on life in the celebrity fast lane from “Florida’s most entertainingly indignant social critic” (New York Times Book Review) and the bestselling author of Squeeze Me. Meet twenty-two-year-old Cherry Pye (née Cheryl Bunterman), a pop star since she was fourteen—and about...

Queenie Hanlon has a perfect life. She's the mother of two adoring children, the wealthy owner of a thriving outback station, and the lover of handsome bushman TR Hamilton. Then one day when TR is seriously injured in a riding accident, Queenie's perfect life suddenly comes crashing down.

The earthy humor and the powerful emotional impact that set McMurtry's Terms of Endearment apart from other novels now rise to brilliant new heights with The Evening Star. McMurtry takes us deep into the heart of Texas, and deep into the heart of one of the most memorable characters of our time...

THREE DRESSES . . . THREE DAUGHTERS . . . ONE SEARCH . . . In 1980, designer Claudie Miller is a household name. Girls are begging their mothers to make them her famous dress, the 'Juliet'. But there's a big hole in Claudie's life - sixteen years ago she was forced to give up her baby for...

Eine junge Frau, gekleidet wie ein Dienstmädchen aus dem Jahr 1900, sorgt für Aufregung bei Nele und ihren Freundinnen. Eine schicksalhafte Fügung bringt ihre Begabung für die Malerei ans Licht, die von ihrer Herrschaft gefördert wird. Als Johanna ungewollt schwanger wird, trifft sie eine schwerwiegende Entscheidung. Ein außergewöhnliches Frauenschicksal im wilhelminischen Zeitalter wird offenbar.

2 Freunde 1 Frau 1 Maserati. Metzler ist Mitte 30 und es läuft überhaupt nicht. Er hat kaum eine Party ausgelassen, jobbt in der Bar seines Freundes Remmi und wartet auf einen Impuls, der seine Existenz mit Inhalten füllt. Irgendwas muss sich ändern. Zwei Dinge tauchen auf. Zuerst Svenja, die ihm auf einer Rolltreppe entgegenschwebt, an ihm vorbeigleitet und wieder verschwindet. Vorerst. Dann die Maserati-Anzeige. Top-Karre, Spott-Preis. Metzler und Autoexperte Remmi wittern den großen Deal. Doch zuerst müssen sie die knapp 20.000 Euro für den Wagen auftreiben.

"Sehnsucht nach Damaskus" beschreibt die Geschichte des jungen Syrers Omar, der seine Heimat wegen des Bürgerkriegs verlassen musste und auf der Suche nach einem gerechteren Leben nach Deutschland aufgebrochen ist. Mit einem Teil seines Herzens in der Heimat, mit dem anderen Teil auf dem Weg in ein neues Leben, erzählt das Buch über seine Wurzeln in Damaskus, begleitet Omar auf seine lebensbedrohliche Flucht und zeigt seine ersten Schritte in seinem neuen Leben in Deutschland.

New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips magic is vibrantly alive, and it's on display in This Heart of Mine, the fifth book in her wildly popular Chicago Stars series! Molly Somerville loves her career as the creator of the Daphne the Bunny children's book series, but the rest...

Am 2. Oktober 1966 liest der Schriftsteller Hubert Fichte im Star-Club von St. Pauli im Wechsel mit Beat-Gruppen Auszüge aus seinem, im Entstehen befindlichen Romanmanuskript "Die Palette".

*NOW A MAJOR FILM by Sony Pictures, starring Chloe Grace Moretz* 'Wildly entertaining . . . I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' The New York Times *The 5th Wave is the first book in the bestselling series from award-winning Rick Yancey. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and Maze...