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Until Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney opened her studio on Eight Street in Manhattan in 1914 - which evolved into the Whitney Museum almost two decades later - there were few art museums in the United States, let alone galleries for contemporary artists to exhibit their work. When the mansions of the wealthy cried out for art they sought it from Europe, then the art capital of the world. It was in her tiny sculptor’s studio in Greenwich Village that Whitney began holding exhibitions of contemporary American Artists. This remarkable effort by a scion of America’s wealthiest family helped to change the way art was cultivated in America.

Ten years ago, Lilly Carmichael left town without an explanation, breaking Braden Donnelly's heart. The death of her aunt has brought Lilly home and face-to-face with memories she thought were long buried. Still getting over a traumatic incident from her work as an NSA agent, Lilly initially dismisses the face at her window as a figment of stress-induced paranoia.

The author of forty-five New York Times bestselling novels, Sandra Brown is one of the romance world’s most acclaimed writers. Rendezvous magazine has praised her as a novelist whose “larger than life heroes and heroines make you believe all the warm, wonderful, wild things in life.” Now...

Paul muss sich von einer Playmobil-Welt verabschieden, denn sein Kinderzimmer platzt aus allen Nähten. Die Würfel sollen entscheiden. Von dem Set mit der geringsten Augenzahl wird er sich trennen. Bevor er die Würfel aufdecken kann, wird er jedoch aus dem Zimmer gerufen. Die Playmos erwachen zum Leben und sehen nur eine Chance, alle Welten zu retten: sie müssen jeden einzelnen Würfel finden und auf die Sechs drehen.

**An AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award-winning production** A 6-week Artist’s Way Program from legendary author Julia Cameron "A book on better listening seems particularly suited for audio, and careful listeners will be rewarded." -- Booklist The newest audiobook from beloved author Julia...

The fifth title in an all-new Dragonlance series for young listeners. Dragon Sword continues a new series of Dragonlance adventures written specifically for listeners ages 10 and up. Sized to fit the young listener market, the series features a new group of young companions who band together for friendship and excitement during the golden age of the Dragonlance world.

A dashing ex-president and his young congresswoman bride become an irresistible sleuthing duo in four acclaimed short stories from the #1 New York Times bestselling Queen of Suspense. Henry Parker Britland IV—wealthy, worldly, and popular—is enjoying an early retirement. His new wife...

Florian hilft Bibi bei einer Hex-Hausaufgabe in Barbaras Hexenlabor, damit sie währenddessen für einen Mathe-Test lernen kann. Der Test ist auch die erste Runde für einen Mathe-Wettbewerb, an dem Florian unbedingt teilnehmen will. Doch am nächsten Morgen ist er krank und Bibi denkt, sie sei daran schuld! Daraufhin hext sie etwas Unvernünftiges.

In a remote part of California just above the coastal town of Devilswood, Ravencrest Manor, imported stone-by-stone from England more than two centuries ago, looms tall and terrifying, gathering its dark and unnatural powers, and drawing those it wants as its own.

Simple science text gives a close-up account of the fascinating world of the dung beetle. When an animal lightens its load, dung beetles race to the scene. They battle over, devour, hoard, and lay their eggs in the precious poop. Dung is food, drink, and fuel for new life - as crucial to these beetles as the beetles are to many habitats, including our own.

Prince Alexius will do anything to help his four-year-old daughter learn to speak – which is why the intensely reserved royal finds himself opening up to bubbly speech therapist Dottie. She’s a breath of fresh air in the palace, and motherless Zoe blossoms in her care – as does the...

Ancient magic stirs beneath the trees, and the Whispering Glade is waiting for her.After the fall of her home, Lirien is driven into a place older than the courts and alive with quiet intent. Beneath its branches, her Skyborn power stirs in ways she doesn’t understand, answering the grief she...

Jaz Surdley has never been especially good at handling trouble. Unfortunately, trouble has recently become very interested in him. What begins as an ordinary problem with an extraordinary machine quickly turns into something much larger, stranger, and considerably more dangerous. Before long, Jaz and Brandi are caught up in a mess involving criminals, aliens, questionable technology, bad decisions, and a universe that appears to have developed a personal grudge. They are not heroes. They are barely qualified to operate unsupervised. But somehow, they may be the best chance the universe has.

When Father Henry McGrath hears a confession that sends a cold chill throughout his body, he’s unsure what to do. To divulge the private confession would violate holy canon law. When he refuses to go to the police, people begin to die, and the priest becomes the prime suspect. Elizabeth Monroe, a college professor who teaches forensic psychology, doesn’t believe the elder priest fits the killer’s profile. Elizabeth discovers a frightening thread woven within each killing - a thread that began 30 years ago.

Ben hat herausgefunden, dass seine Playmos lebendig werden können und jede Menge Spielwelten in seinem Zimmer aufgebaut. Endlich darf er sie begleiten. Als er mit Emil, Liv und Sam bei den Rittern landet und sich gegen sie verteidigen muss, verzaubert er sich mit Hilfe eines magischen Rings kurzerhand in einen kleinen Tiger. Wird es den Playmos gelingen, Ben aus den Fängen des Drachenprinzen Malgor Varek zu befreien und ihn wieder in einen Jungen zurückverwandeln?

Bibi begleitet Karla Kolumna zu einer Sensation nach Altenberg: Ein Professor Bartels hat ein Flugfahrrad erfunden! Für Bibi auch eine Gelegenheit, ihre Freundin Elea Eluanda zu besuchen. Doch die Freude über das Wiedersehen ist getrübt. Elea wurde ein Glas magischen Eulenstaubs gestohlen. Hat dieser Diebstahl etwas mit der Erfindung zu tun...?

Über ein Flugblatt erfahren die Playmos von einem bevorstehenden Einbruch in eine Kunstgalerie. Die Geisterbande, die Spukmasken trägt und Skateboards nutzt, hat bereits im Museum um die Ecke zugeschlagen. Aber warum wird der Einbruch überhaupt angekündigt?

War looms. Magic stirs. And a girl born of silence may become the storm no crown can command. Hidden away by ancient spells, Lirien has lived her life in shadows, unseen by the courts that dread her awakening. But when battle shatters her sanctuary and chaos spreads across enchanted soil, she's thrust into a destiny she cannot outrun. With Kaelen bleeding at the heart of war and her own magic awakening, Lirien must choose: hide as the world burns--or rise as something the crowns never foresaw.

A fun and fascinating social history of the famed Katharine Gibbs School, which from the 1910s to the 1960s, trained women for executive secretary positions but surreptitiously was instilling the self-confidence and strategic know-how necessary for them to claim equality, power, and authority in...

Wir sind auch im Krieg! Was meinst du, erwartet uns in Jerusalem? Wie werden uns die höchsten der Höchsten empfangen? Wie werden die Schriftgelehrten und Hohepriester auf uns blicken? Wird es auch nur einen geben, der nicht nach unserem Tod trachtet?