Showing results for "Records" in Genre Fiction

Betsy Huckabee has big-city dreams, but nobody outside of tiny Pine Gap, Missouri, seems interested in the articles she writes for her uncle's newspaper. Her hopes for independence may be crushed, until the best idea she's ever had comes riding into town. Deputy Joel Puckett didn't want to leave Texas, but unfair circumstances have made moving to Pine Gap his only shot at keeping a badge. Worse, this small town has big problems, and masked marauders have become too comfortable taking justice into their own hands.

After World War III, Earth is in ruins, and the final armies have come to a reluctant truce. Everyone must obey the law - in every way - or risk shattering the fragile peace and endangering the entire human race. Although Arika Cobane is a member of the race whose backbreaking labor provides food for the remnants of humanity, she is destined to become a member of the Kongo elite. After 10 grueling years of training, she is on the threshold of taking her place of privilege far from the fields. But everything changes when a new student arrives.

When Liz Dougherty’s first reporting assignment for her North Carolina college newspaper finds her covering a state senator’s impromptu press conference, she has no idea how drastically her life is about to change. Senator Brady Maxwell may look the part with his devastating good looks and impeccable style, but his politics rub Liz the wrong way, and she’s not going to let him off easy. Liz’s hardball question catches Brady off guard and shows her editor, Hayden Lane, that she’s headed places as journalist. But to Liz’s surprise, she’s also headed for a secret, high-stakes romance with Brady Maxwell.

Clay Maxwell is a smart, quick witted, sex-driven manwhore with the good looks to match. Plenty of women have shared his bed, but only one has ever been constant: Andrea. Their rules were simple. When they were together, it was just the two of them. When they were apart, anything was fair game. And it worked. For 10 years. But one of them has changed the game.... Clay must decide if his player ways are worth losing the one girl who has always been there.

Dieses Buch nimmt dich mit nach Böhmen – in eine Zeit, als der Alltag noch von Handwerk, Märkten und Jahreszeiten bestimmt war. Ohne große Worte und ohne Pathos, aber mit vielen leisen Momenten erzählt es von Menschen, die tief mit ihrer Heimat verwurzelt sind: von Arbeit und kleinen Wagnissen, von Verantwortung und heimlichen Träumen – und von den besonderen Augenblicken, in denen sich plötzlich eine Chance auftut.

In diesem Buch reisen Sie zurück in eine Zeit, in der der Alltag noch von Handwerk, Ernte, Märkten und langen Wegen geprägt war – und in der kleine Entscheidungen plötzlich große Bedeutung bekommen konnten. Heimatgeschichten aus Masuren erzählt von Menschen, die arbeiten, hoffen, streiten und zusammenhalten: am See, im Dorf, in der Stadt, auf dem Gut und im Wald. Wärmend und bildhaft, mit feinem Humor – und mit Spannung, die aus dem Leben selbst entsteht.

Un poblet enmig de les muntanyes. Una família caiguda en desgràcia. Una maledicció. L’Eloi torna a Gadià fet un manat de nervis. Fa dos anys que no trepitja el poble on ha estiuejat des de petit, un lloc ple de tendres records d’infantesa, on l’esperen els seus amics de sempre i la noia de la que està enamorat... el poble que va ser sacsejat per la tragèdia dos estius enrere. No hi ha res que l’Eloi desitgi més que oblidar tot el que va passar i gaudir del retrobament amb els seus amics, però tot això es veu amenaçat quan els terribles fets del passat comencen a tornar-se a repetir.

Jules and Adam's quixotic yet fraught relationship has allowed them to make the art they love as they follow in their father's musician footsteps. Their band is signed to a label, they tour constantly, and their drummer, Abe, is always late. As Jules navigates the period of time after their first album is released but before their second is made, the brothers begin to realize brotherhood and art are not enough.

Ever Montgomery suffered the ultimate betrayal by the one man who she should have been able to count on for anything. It has left her hurt, jaded, and incapable of forming relationships, but it also means that she can spot a liar a mile away. These traits are earning her a reputation as a reporter with a keen nose for a good story and a complete understanding of the extreme power of the written word.

Rafe “Rocco” Martinelli was never one for the family business. Alas, being born into a crime syndicate means doing the family’s bidding and making sure you’re connected - and, yes, breaking a few kneecaps. Rafe would love nothing more than to hang up his enforcer apron and live a quiet life, but as more and more higher-ups in rival clans turn up dead, Rafe realizes he doesn’t have a choice. Especially not when the captivating and gorgeous bratva princess needs his help.

El doctor Masgrau, director del Centre de Recerca i Difusió de la Imatge de Girona, rep una visita inesperada que du una capsa de fotografies inèdites i compromeses d'en Valentí Fargnoli. Eren els seus grans secrets. El fabricant de records és el viatge fascinant i ple de peripècies del fotògraf ambulant Valentí Fargnoli, que en les primeres dècades del segle XX, amb la seva bicicleta, recorre el país retratant la vida des de la costa fins a la muntanya passant pels petits pobles i les grans ciutats.

A prismatic novel that records the indelible marks a mother leaves on her son after she abandons their home in Italy for a business she's building in Romania. Lorenzo, just a young boy when his mother leaves, recalls the incisive fragments of their life - when they would playfully wrestle each other, watch the sunrise, or test out his mother's newest scientific creation. Now a young man, Lorenzo travels to Romania for his mother's funeral and reflects on the strangeness of today's Europe, which masks itself as a beacon of Western civilization while iniquity runs rampant.

Two men with a passion for vinyl create a society for the appreciation of records. Their aim is simple: to elevate the art of listening by doing so in forensic detail. The society enjoys moderate success in the back room of their local pub, The Half Moon, with other enthusiasts drawn to the initial promise of the weekly gathering. However, as the club gains popularity, its founder's uncompromising dogma results in a schism within the movement, and soon a counter group forms.

Biobauer Manni Macksen lebt im Wendland, weit östlich von Hamburg, in dem kleinen Dorf Mützenfitz. Macksen ist Mitte fünfzig und schwer frustriert. Seine Frau zeigt nur noch wenig Interesse an ihm, die Kinder gehen längst ihre eigenen Wege, und nun haben auch noch seine treuen Hühner aufgehört, Eier zu legen. Das ist der Tropfen, der das Fass zum Überlaufen bringt. Macksen lässt sich zu der unüberlegten Äußerung hinreißen, dass er alle Hühner in den Kochtopf packen möchte. Dabei ahnt er nicht, was er damit auslöst. Denn seine gefiederten Freunde können jedes Wort verstehen.

Rudy Sharpe is the irrepressible owner of a tiny, ramshackle record store, stacked from floor to ceiling with piles of vinyl. It’s a place with real soul, where the slogan is ‘If we don't have it – them don't mek it’. Helping out behind the counter is Tasha, Handsworth’s only Black goth girl, while Rudy’s best friend Clifton regularly drops in to talk music, women and rum.

When the body of a herdsman is discovered in a farm building, Detective Sergeant Den Cooper is more than happy to cast local farmer Gordon Hillcock in the role of chief suspect. After all, it is a well-known fact that there was no love lost between Gordon and the victim. And besides, Den has a little grudge of his own - Gordon is currently dating his ex-fiancée, Lilah. However, Den did not plan on Lilah’s determination to protect her new lover....

Jede Geschichte spielt in der Advents- und Weihnachtszeit, erzählt in einfachen, schönen Sätzen und mit viel Atmosphäre. Du spürst Nähe, Hoffnung und die leisen Wunder, die genau dann passieren, wenn man sie am meisten braucht. Dieses Buch schenkt dir vom ersten Satz an weihnachtliche Stimmung.

Die aufstrebende Journalistin Nika Gruen freut sich darauf, endlich ihren Bruder Ferenc wiederzusehen und von der exklusiven Generalprobe berichten zu dürfen. Doch alles verändert sich, als Ferenc bei seinem Auftritt in die Tiefe stürzt und tödlich verunglückt. Nika ist fassungslos, und während die Polizei von einem Unfall ausgeht, ist sie fest davon überzeugt, dass hinter Ferencs Sturz mehr stecken muss. Warum musste ihr Bruder sterben? Fest entschlossen macht sie sich mit ihrem Papagei Pearl auf die Suche nach der Wahrheit, die sie geradewegs zurück in den Zirkus Asombroso führt.

THE NOW SHOW BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS boldly tackles all the superlatives that other books of world records avoid. It does this by means of making stuff up and scrupulously avoiding too much research, insight, or fact. Unless the fact is funnier. And legal to mention. The download will contain extracts from the selected by the team themselves.

In diesem Buch erwarten dich 30 rabenschwarze Kurzgeschichten, jede so kompakt, dass sie in fünf Minuten gehört ist, doch ihr Echo hallt viel länger in deinem Kopf nach. Düsterer Humor, unheimliche Wendungen und kleine Alltagsmomente, die plötzlich aus dem Ruder laufen, ziehen dich in ihren Bann. Jede Story ist ein schneller Trip in die Abgründe der menschlichen Psyche, perfekt für zwischendurch, aber garantiert nichts für schwache Nerven.