Ein unerschrockener Schatten sucht sich ein fröhlicheres Leben Der Schatten Sam führt seit siebeneinhalb Jahren ein ganz schön angepasstes Leben, im doppelten Sinne. Denn der Junge, zu dem er gehört, ist einfach viel zu brav und macht nie etwas Wildes – also kann Sam es auch nicht. Doch eines Tages löst sich der Schatten von seinem Jungen und macht sich auf die Suche nach dem L...(展开全部)

Influence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say "yes"—and how to apply these understandings. Dr. Robert Cialdini is the seminal expert in the rapidly expanding field of influence and persuasion. His thirty-five years of rigorous, evidence-based research along with a three-year program of study on what moves people to change behavior has resu...(展开全部)

Isabelle Goodrow has been living in self-imposed exile with her daughter Amy for 15 years. Shamed by her past and her affair with Amy's father she has submerged herself in the routine of her dead-end job and her unrequited love for her boss. But when Amy, frustrated by her quiet and unemotional mother, embarks on an illicit affair with her maths teacher, the disgrace intensifie...(展开全部)

Isabelle Goodrow has been living in self-imposed exile with her daughter Amy for 15 years. Shamed by her past and her affair with Amy's father she has submerged herself in the routine of her dead-end job and her unrequited love for her boss. But when Amy, frustrated by her quiet and unemotional mother, embarks on an illicit affair with her maths teacher, the disgrace intensifie...(展开全部)

伊丽莎白·斯特劳特，美国当代著名作家。1956年生于美国缅因州的波特兰市，大学毕业后开始文学创作，作品散见于《纽约客》等重要文学杂志。1998年，出版长篇处女作《十六岁的夏天》（Amy and Isabelle）, 先后荣获《洛杉矶时报》首作奖及《芝加哥论坛报》中心文学奖，并入选橘子奖决选名单和美国笔会/福克纳奖提名。2006年出版《与我同在》（Abide with Me），登上全美畅销榜，入选美国独立书商协会选书。2008年出版第三部作品《奥丽芙·基特里奇》（Olive Kitteridge），次年获得普利策小说奖。其新作品为2013年出版的《伯吉斯家的男孩们》（The Burgess Boys）。

伊丽莎白·斯特劳特，美国当代著名作家。1956年生于美国缅因州的波特兰市，大学毕业后开始文学创作，作品散见于《纽约客》等重要文学杂志。1998年，出版长篇处女作《十六岁的夏天》（Amy and Isabelle）, 先后荣获《洛杉矶时报》首作奖及《芝加哥论坛报》中心文学奖，并入选橘子奖决选名单和美国笔会/福克纳奖提名。2006年出版《与我同在》（Abide with Me），登上全美畅销榜，入选美国独立书商协会选书。2008年出版第三部作品《奥丽芙·基特里奇》（Olive Kitteridge），次年获得普利策小说奖。其新作品为2013年出版的《伯吉斯家的男孩们》（The Burgess Boys）。

Samantha (known as Sam) is a fisherman's daughter who dreams rich and lovely dreams--moonshine, her father says. But when her tall stories bring disaster to her friend Thomas and her cat Bangs, Sam learns to distinguish between moonshine and reality.

For twenty-five years, Positive Discipline has been the gold standard reference for grown-ups working with children. Now Jane Nelsen, distinguished psychologist, educator, and mother of seven, has written a revised and expanded edition. The key to positive discipline is not punishment, she tells us, but mutual respect. Nelsen coaches parents and teachers to be both firm and kin...(展开全部)

Women hold over half of all professional jobs today, yet they represent just four percent of CEOs in the S&P 500. Even worse, that percentage has barely budged in a decade. That’s where The Influence Effect comes in.

A survey of the various ways--often unrecognized and overlooked--whereby Christianity has impacted the world, making the world a better place and enriching our everyday living.