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I'm an Eagle, Not a Field Chick features a "family" of farm characters. Nissi, The Dove (represents G-d). Raised by a hen and rooster (denoting parents). The snake symbolizes Satan, the accuser and ridiculer. The characters symbolize "people" we all encounter in life. You know, those ol' turkeys, jackasses, or wolves in sheep clothing. The barnyard signifies a "cosmopolitan and diverse" suburb. Goldie heads up the mountain on foot, demonstrating how we often take the long, hard way to get to where we need to go. Her "baggage" denotes just that - baggage we all carry around.

Sensitive Bash gets grumpy and disruptive when his life is too bright, too loud, too smelly, or too busy. To help stay calm, he counts on his librarian sister, Ally, his friends, and especially his dog, Lucy. But Lucy has become a local superstar because she's a soccer coach who barks, wags, and kisses Bash's team to victory. Now, all the kids want Lucy to coach their teams, especially Paula, Bash's girl-power cousin.

When Rachel discovers a Twitter message arranging a romantic liaison, she assumes her husband is having an affair and follows him. What she witnesses is so much worse: a hit-and-run using his car. Meanwhile, Rachel’s friend and business partner Suzie is increasingly worried about her fiancé, who’s not been in touch for days. When Suzie learns of huge debts racked up in her name, she fears he has run out on her, but then the threatening calls start, and she thinks something terrible has happened.

Collette Jardiniere writes of passion and seduction, but has experienced neither. Her pseudonymous novel, The Last Days of a Rake, has shocked Victorian society and become a runaway bestseller. Infamous roué Charles Jameson is “revealed” as the author, and Collette is outraged when the cad does little to curtail the gossip. Intrigued by the book the tabloids claim is his thinly veiled autobiography, Jameson tries to find the real author. Returning to London after an unsuccessful hunt, he is pleasantly distracted by a plain country miss reading the wicked book....

A North Country Life is the story of author Sydney Lea’s powerful connection to his family, friends, and the northern outdoors. Loosely organized by the changing of seasons, different sections feature essays on such topics as childhood family fishing trips in the wilds of Maine, trophy fly-fishing the northern reaches of the Connecticut River, the opening day of turkey hunting season in Vermont, and getting lost in the deep woods while deer hunting. The essays are introspective and dramatic.

The truth doesn't always set you free. Orphaned as a child, Joanna has lived her entire life in the care of the New Terra Alliance. On the verge of turning 18, she eagerly awaits her release into what remains of society. It was a beautiful lie. Joanna was never meant to leave. She is part of the August Harvest, slated to die before the month's end. With a rogue soldier's promise to find her a way out, Joanna dares to hope. But as Harvest Day approaches, she realizes that to truly defeat the NTA, she must extinguish the source of its corruption; the Commander General himself.

Hacking Fear has tips and tricks to help coaches and parents of high-performing athletes debug those frustrating habit loops. It is not that these athletes do not want to perform at the highest level. Instead, they have developed complex behavioral defense mechanisms to avoid unwanted consequences. In Hacking Fear, we cover many strategies to disrupt these defense habit loops and break through to achieve your athletes' goals.

In a not too distant future, in a world where lawlessness reigns and no one looks for missing children 11-year-old Tag is running for his life. He's stolen something, he's not sure what, from the Church Street Gang and they are hunting him down.

This wine-tasting guidebook is redefined for the newcomers to wine tasting. In breaking down the tasting technique, this wine guide will teach you tips and tricks as well as proper wine tasting etiquette, so you can be confident in your abilities to taste wine like the professionals at your next event.

Bash's dog, Lucy, helps coach his soccer team, and Lucy leads the team to the championships. But Bash is overcome with jealousy when Lucy enchants a team of Special Olympics kids who say they want her to coach their team. Can Bash overcome his jealousy and learn to share Lucy with kids who say they need her?

In this contemporary boy-and-dog tale, talkative Bash has a big problem in soccer: His beloved dog, Lucy, is a pro at nabbing the ball, but sometimes at the wrong moment. Coach wants to ban Lucy from soccer practice and games, separating Bash from a companion who boosts his confidence in sports - and life.

Juniper Townsend died of carbon monoxide poisoning at the ripe, old age of 22. However, death isn't the end. In Limbo, she finds a fog-ridden wasteland and strange creatures. She also discovers that during night hours, she can walk among the living. But there are rules. Never influence destiny. Never interfere, because the consequences are dire. Will she sacrifice eternal freedom to save the innocent?

Most people who experience death don't live to tell about it. When sixteen year old Arcadia "Cady" Day wakes in a hospital after experiencing what can only be called a psychic episode, she finds her family in tatters. With her twin sister gone, her dad moved out, her mom's spiraling depression and her sister's boyfriend, Cane, barely able to look at her, the only bright spot in her life is Bryan Sullivan, the new guy in school.

Kelsee Lewis has a new school, a prima donna best friend, and one week to write a hit play. Throw in a self-obsessed mom and an absent executive dad, and it's no wonder she has panic attacks - complete with time-warp special effects. When Kelsee meets comic book maven Quinn, she realizes the attacks give her the ability to rewind time. Replaying life seems like the best way to erase mistakes. But will second chances leave Kelsee flailing in the orchestra pit alone?

Lea Streisand ist mit Ironie und offensichtlich einer sehr eigenen wunderbaren Beobachtungsgabe gesegnet...

Berlin ist die Kneipe auf dem verlassenen Marktplatz eines Kaffs namens Brandenburg. Manchmal tanzen wir auf den Tischen, manchmal liegen wir darunter, jeder war schon mal mit jedem im Bett und Weihnachten ist Lokalrunde. Endlich! Nach "Wahnsinn in Gesellschaft" gibt es nun Lea Streisands zweites Solowerk mit Geschichten aus dem sogenannten Großstadtalltag.

A dark, powerful, and subtly crafted novel that traces the intertwined fates of a CIA case officer and a young woman who is forced to confront her dead father's secret past--at once a gripping, immersive tale of duplicity and espionage, and a moving story of love and loyalty. Anna is the beloved...

Lea Streisand wurde in Berlin geboren, eingeschult und immatrikuliert. Sie hat Abitur, einen Magisterabschluss und einen Freischwimmerschein. Lea ist Mitglied der Berliner Lesebühne "Rakete 2000" und Gastgeberin der Minilesebühne "Hamset nich kleina?" Ihre monatliche Kolumne im Berlinteil der taz heißt "Immer bereit", ihre Radiokolumne am Montagmorgen bei Radio Eins heißt "War schön jewesen".

Diktatoren verwiesen sie des Landes. Menschenhändler fürchten sie. Doch sie geht ihren Weg. Die Ordensfrau Lea Ackermann wird auch noch mit Ende 60 Schwester Courage oder zärtlich Mama Lea genannt, denn seit 20 Jahren kämpft sie mit ihrer 1985 in Kenia gegründeten Organisation SOLWODI gegen Armutsprostitution und Frauenhandel. Jetzt erzählt sie erstmals als ihr abenteuerliches Leben.

Nach einem Jahr in den USA kommt Lila zurück nach Berlin, wo alle total verrückt sind nach einer neuen Band: Berlin Mitte...