Bøger udgivet af PANTS ON FIRE PR
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133,95 kr. Sixteen year old Rafael Ortega lives at a time when Spanish galleons set sail for the New World. At a time when press gangs nab young teens to work the galleons. At a time when Inquisitors will have you burned at the stake if you dare to break their rules.From his bedroom window in Cadiz, Rafael can see Spanish galleons with their billowing sails and their scrappy crews. He hears exciting tales of pirates and treasure and battles at sea. And he wishes he could go along. But an old sailor cautions him ... 'Be careful what you wish for.'When Rafael is nabbed by a press gang and thrown in the hold of a galleon, the old sailor's words ring true. There are storms and pirates and battles to come. And now he must find a way back home. Meanwhile, Inquisitors have taken Rafael's mother, father, and sister away. And if the family secret is discovered, their very lives are at stake. What could possibly happen next?
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133,95 kr. Kathy Bishop is moving up in the world. Recently hired as the CEO of the pharmaceutical giant, MedVasive, she graduates from a successful law firm into a fast-paced world of medical innovation and high-profile publicity. Her new position tests her skills as both a lawyer and a businesswoman, but she is determined to let nothing stop her from taking her company to new heights. With the support of her small-town family and her childhood best friend, Kyle, Kathy harnesses the power she has been given and begins to make her mark on the world. Until the unthinkable happens. When tragedy strikes and her life is turned upside down, Kathy's faith in herself, in her company, in everything she believes, is shaken in ways she never thought possible.
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88,95 kr. **The Pigeon Man, by Joel Stein, has been included in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum collection.** What happens when an unlikely threesome is thrown together by circumstance? Fate intervenes and three lives are changed forever. Danny Simon, a 13 year old Jewish refugee, lost his entire family in Poland to the Holocaust. Now he must adapt to a new life in America -- with an aunt and uncle he never met. It is not easy for him. Images of his horrifying ordeal often come to visit him at night. And he must contend with neighborhood bullies. But his life takes a turn in a different direction when he tries to rescue a wounded pigeon. That's when he meets Mike Delaney; a man whose past is filled with secrets. And so, a Jewish refugee, a battle weary war veteran, and a wounded pigeon form an unlikely bond. Together they will learn valuable lessons from one another. And together they must find a way to heal old wounds. Only then can they begin life anew.
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- 88,95 kr.
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148,95 kr. This is the story of how I died...repeatedly.J has been cursed for all eternity. In her very first life on Earth, she made the mistake of falling in love with her sister's betrothed... and it was all downhill from there. In revolutionary France, J and the other members of Marie Antoinette's court are forced into hiding, desperate to escape a wild uprising out for their blood. From there, she is reincarnated in America in the late 1800s, where she disguises herself as a man in the Confederate army and is surrounded by carnage and blood. In Austria in the 1930s, she became the only hope for her Jewish friends' survival against the Nazi storm. Now, as a 21st century teenager, she faces mountains of extracurricular volunteer work and a ruthless bully all on her quest to get into a competitive college.Talk about a bummer.Beside her in each life, Sebastian finds himself on the wrong side of every battle. Always a soldier, he makes it his mission time and time again to rescue J with the hope that maybe someday they'll get the chance to be together, if only that were possible. They say that everything happens for a reason, but can J and Sebastian find a way to break their curse and finally make a life together?
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- 148,95 kr.