Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time there lived a girl who swept floors and washed dishes, and was little more than a servant to her family. Until, one day, an invitation arrived. It was an invitation to a new country and a new beginning--a place where Caroline's dreams, her fascination with the night sky, and her extraordinary talent would open up a world of beauty and renown, and make her the belle of the scientific ball. From humble beginnings and in spite of many...
Author
Language
Deutsch
Description
"All die Stunden in der Halle, die Niederlagen und Siege, all die Geschichten und Gedanken - es braucht einen Autor wie Thomas Pletzinger, um die richtigen Worte für meine Welt und mein Spiel zu finden. Ich hätte mir keinen besseren wünschen können." Dirk Nowitzki
Wenn man über Dirk Nowitzki spricht, kommt man an Superlativen nicht vorbei. Er gehört zu den Legenden seiner Sportart, ist ein globaler Superstar - und als Mensch zugleich nahbar...
Author
Language
Deutsch
Description
Der Winter 2011 ist ungewöhnlich hart in England. Im Dezember gibt es heftige Blizzards, selbst in London liegt Schnee und es ist bitter kalt- schlechte Voraussetzungen für einen Straßenmusiker! Schon bald wird das Geld knapp. Während die Londoner hektisch und spürbar in Feierstimmung durch die vorweihnachtlich erleuchtete Innenstadt hasten, ringt James um seine Einkünfte, um wenigstens Strom und Gas zu bezahlen. Ganz zu schweigen von Weihnachten,...
Author
Language
Deutsch
Description
Als James Bowen den verwahrlosten Kater vor seiner Wohnungstür fand, hätte man kaum sagen können, wem von beiden es schlechter ging. James schlug sich als Straßenmusiker durch, er hatte eine harte Zeit auf der Straße hinter sich. Aber dem abgemagerten, jämmerlich maunzenden Kater konnte er einfach nicht widerstehen, er nahm ihn auf, pflegte ihn gesund und ließ ihn wieder laufen. Doch Bob war anders als andere Katzen. Er liebte seinen neuen...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Through scratchboard art and quotes from the subject's letters, this picture book biography follows the life of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, who served in the Union army disguised as a man. Back matter materials include an author's note, two glossaries, recommended reading, a timeline of events, and additional historical information"--
Author
Language
English
Description
Raised near New Orleans as one of six children, Dorothy Newton was surrounded by abuse and poverty as she grew up. But she became the first in her family to graduate from college and moved out of poverty. She then began to live out her dreams in Dallas of a better home and life when she married celebrity superstar football player Nate Newton. She had gone from poverty to the pinnacle of success. She was married to a handsome, successful, famous professional...
Author
Language
Deutsch
Description
Rumi gilt als der bedeutendste Lyriker Persiens. Die vorliegende Auswahl aus seiner Gedichtssammlung "Der Diwan" zeugt von Rumis poetischer Meisterschaft: Ungekünstelt, frisch und spontan spricht er von Sehnsucht, Verzweiflung und Hoffnung und fasst die höchsten Wahrheiten wie die alltäglichsten Dinge in Verse von unübertroffener Schönheit. Mit einer ausführlichen Einleitung.
Author
Language
Deutsch
Description
In jeder Frau steckt eine Stehaufqueen!
Jeder erlebt einmal Rückschläge, Krisen oder doofe Tage. Doch woran liegt es, dass die einen daran zerbrechen und die anderen scheinbar locker damit fertig werden? Und was ist eigentlich ein Schicksalsschlag, was eine Lappalie - und wer bestimmt das? Nicole Staudinger weiß, wovon sie spricht: Mit Anfang Dreißig erhält die Mutter zweier kleiner Kinder die niederschmetternde Diagnose Brustkrebs. Doch anstatt...
Author
Language
Deutsch
Description
Was macht die Ukraine aus? Erst mit der russischen Annexion der Krim entwickelte sich ein Bewusstsein für die Eigenständigkeit dieses Landes, das nach dem Willen der Aggressoren nun von der Landkarte verschwinden soll. Seit vielen Jahren ist Karl Schlögel in der Ukraine unterwegs, seine ukrainischen Lektionen von 2015 ergänzt er nun um einen großen Essay über den Krieg, der sich gegen die Idee der Freiheitlichkeit überhaupt richtet. Lemberg,...
Author
Language
English
Description
The U. S. Drug Enforcement Administration estimates that Americans in the early 1970s were smoking upwards of 35,000 pounds of marijuana per day. By the time the decade drew to a close, Time magazine reported that reefer had become "the most widely accepted illegal indulgence since drinking during Prohibition. " You can thank Jimmy Moree for helping to feed America's insatiable pot habit. Nicknamed "Jimmy Divine" for his teetotaling ways, he would...
Author
Language
English
Description
Buy now to get the main key ideas from Evan Osnos's Joe Biden
In Joe Biden: The Life, the Run, and What Matters Now (2020), Evan Osnos examines the 50-year political career of the future president. Based on lengthy interviews with Biden and other important political figures, this portrayal explores Biden's flaws and virtues, his time in the Senate, his years as vice president, and his campaign for the presidency in 2020. It was published before his...
Author
Language
English
Description
Summary of Scott Galloway's The Four examines how four technology companies became powerful leviathans with the power to defy law, gather large amounts of private data about citizens, and create monopolies. Author Scott Galloway argues that Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google have created a climate where their products are indispensable for anyone who wants to get ahead, either professionally or personally...
Author
Language
English
Description
Summary of Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom is a first-person account of Mandela's life until May 10, 1994, when the South African revolutionary became his country's first black president. The narrative includes Mandela's childhood, the development of his political consciousness, his activism, his long imprisonment, and finally his negotiations to dismantle apartheid...
Author
Language
Deutsch
Description
Das erste Hörbuch zur Erfolgsgeschichte der größten Band aller Zeiten. Erleben Sie erstmals als Hörbuch in deutscher Sprache die atemberaubende Story der "Fab Four": Vom ersten Aufeinandertreffen John Lennons mit Paul McCartney bis zur Auflösung der Band 1970 wird die Karriere des Liverpooler Quartetts detailgetreu nachgezeichnet. Historische Originaltöne der Beatles, Erinnerungen von Fans und Augenzeugen sowie ein Instrumentalsoundtrack von...
Author
Language
English
Description
Buy now to get the main key ideas from Adharanand Finns's Running with the Kenyans
Kenyans have been dominating the world running scene for decades. In Running with the Kenyans (2010), Adharanand Finn tells how he and his family left England for an adventure in Kenya, the land of running. Finn was always a natural runner, and he was fascinated by the superiority of Kenyan runners. In Kenya, he met many talented runners and formed a team with them....
Author
Language
English
Description
Buy now to get the key takeaways from Elie Wiesel's Night.
Sample Key Takeaways:
1) Author and narrator Eliezer Wiesel, who was twelve when the story begins in 1941, was a Jewish boy living with his family in a small town named Sighet, in what we now know as Romania.
2) In 1942, during World War II, the local authorities decided to kick out all Jews who were foreign from Sighet. They were packed into trains and sent off. The other inhabitants of...
Author
Language
English
Description
Summary of Bill O'Reilly's Killing Reagan is a book by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. The book is a biographical depiction of President Ronald Reagan, including a look at his career as an actor, marriage to Nancy Reagan, an assassination attempt during his presidency, and eventual physical and mental decline.
In 1937, at the age of 26, Ronald Reagan moved to Los Angeles and began acting in movies. He married Jane Wyman in January of 1940. They had...
Author
Language
English
Description
Ada Byron, the daughter of poet Lord Byron, was tutored in math by her mother. As a result, she grew up comfortable with the combination of art and science. She met Charles Babbage, a science and math expert. Babbage demonstrated a model of a machine that he built called a Difference Engine that could solve polynomial equations.
Ada was inspired by Babbage's Difference Engine and decided to undertake advanced lessons in mathematics. Ada became interested...
Author
Language
English
Description
Buy now to get the key takeaways from Suleika Jaouad's Between Two Kingdoms.
Sample Key Takeaways:
1) Suleika Jaouad began experiencing a strong itchy feeling in her legs accompanied by feelings of exhaustion. As her exhaustion deepened, she started consuming great amounts of energy drinks and eventually cocaine.
2) After graduating from Princeton University, Suleika moved to New York City for a summer internship at the Center for Constitutional...
In Clover
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by VOKAL can be requested from other Clover libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup.
Make a purchase suggestion
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request