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A Hat in Time (PlayStation 4)
A Hat in Time ist ein niedlicher 3D-Plattformer mit einem kleinen Mädchen, das Hüte für böse Mächte stickt Ein kleines Mädchen und ihr Raumschiff In A Hat in Time spielst du ein winziges, durch den Weltraum reisendes Mädchen mit einem großen Hut. Ihr Abenteuer wird gestoppt, als all ihr Treibstoff, die Zeitstücke, auf einem nahe gelegenen Planeten verloren und verstreut ist. Hat Kid muss jetzt springen, kämpfen und neue Hüte nähen, um in jede Ecke dieser neuen Welt vorzudringen, um ihren Treibstoff wiederherzustellen und ihre Reise fortzusetzen. Auf ihrem Weg begegnet sie der bedrohlichen Mafia der Köche, den albernen Vögeln von Dead Bird Studio, den gruseligen Schatten von Subcon Forest und vielen mehr!62643066_deta_8.jpg Mord im Zug! Paraden! Unerlaubtes Betreten eines Filmstudios? Jede Mission in A Hat in Time ist einzigartig! In einem Moment löst Du den Mord im Owl Express, indem Du nach Hinweisen suchst und die Einheimischen befragst. Im nächsten Moment bist Du der Bandmarschall in The Big Parade oder schleichst dich durch das von Vögeln betriebene Dead Bird Studio!62643066_deta_11.jpg Kleines Kind, Riesenwelten Springe frei in 5 riesigen Welten und entdecke neue Abenteuer an jeder Ecke. Wie jedes Kind liebt es Hat Kid zu klettern und zu erkunden, kein Berg ist zu groß für ihren Sinn für Abenteuer. Sie kann mehrere Sprungbewegungen ausführen sowie Wände besteigen und über Lücken schwingen!62643066_deta_14.jpg Niedliche Hüte, magisches Garn und bissige Abzeichen Durch das Auffinden und Sammeln seltener magischer Garne kann Hat Kid neue niedliche Hüte mit einer Vielzahl von Fähigkeiten nähen, darunter einen Hexenhut, mit dem sie explosive Erfindungen kochen kann, und eine hölzerne Geistermaske, mit der sie einen Blick in andere Dimensionen werfen kann. Hüte können noch mächtiger werden, indem Abzeichen angebracht werden, die von den Einheimischen gefunden, verkauft und gehandelt werden!62643066_deta_17.jpg 62643066_deta_19.jpg In der Retail-Version ist der zusätzliche DLC Seal the Deal enthalten. Dieser beinhaltet: Ein brandneues Kapitel: The Arctic Cruise Ein neuer unglaublich schwieriger Modus: Death Wish! Sechs neue Time Rifts! Jede Menge Outfits, Flairs, Farben und sogar Kamerafilter! Sprachausgabe: Englisch Untertitel: Englisch; Französisch, Italienisch, Deutsch, Spanisch, Koreanisch, Vereinfachtes Chinesisch, Japanisch, Brasilianisches Portugiesisch.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse oder in eines der folgenden Länder ausgeliefert werden: Belgien, Italien, Frankreich, Luxemburg, Niederlande, Österreich, Tschechien, Polen.- Shop: buecher
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Uncanny Valley
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2020. Named one of the Best Books of 2020 by The Washington Post, The Atlantic, NPR, the Los Angeles Times, ELLE, Esquire, Parade, Teen Vogue, The Boston Globe, Forbes, The Times (UK), Fortune, Chicago Tribune, Glamour, The A.V. Club, Vox, Jezebel, Town & Country, OneZero, Apartment Therapy, Good Housekeeping, PopMatters, Electric Literature, Self, The Week (UK) and BookPage. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and a January 2020 IndieNext Pick. "A definitive document of a world in transition: I won't be alone in returning to it for clarity and consolation for many years to come." --Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion The prescient, page-turning account of a journey in Silicon Valley: a defining memoir of our digital age In her mid-twenties, at the height of tech industry idealism, Anna Wiener-stuck, broke, and looking for meaning in her work, like any good millennial--left a job in book publishing for the promise of the new digital economy. She moved from New York to San Francisco, where she landed at a big-data startup in the heart of the Silicon Valley bubble: a world of surreal extravagance, dubious success, and fresh-faced entrepreneurs hell-bent on domination, glory, and, of course, progress. Anna arrived amidst a massive cultural shift, as the tech industry rapidly transformed into a locus of wealth and power rivaling Wall Street. But amid the company ski vacations and in-office speakeasies, boyish camaraderie and ride-or-die corporate fealty, a new Silicon Valley began to emerge: one in far over its head, one that enriched itself at the expense of the idyllic future it claimed to be building. Part coming-of-age-story, part portrait of an already-bygone era, Anna Wiener's memoir is a rare first-person glimpse into high-flying, reckless startup culture at a time of unchecked ambition, unregulated surveillance, wild fortune, and accelerating political power. With wit, candor, and heart, Anna deftly charts the tech industry's shift from self-appointed world savior to democracy-endangering liability, alongside a personal narrative of aspiration, ambivalence, and disillusionment. Unsparing and incisive, Uncanny Valley is a cautionary tale, and a revelatory interrogation of a world reckoning with consequences its unwitting designers are only beginning to understand.- Shop: buecher
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Malibu Rising
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today • From the author of Daisy Jones & The Six and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo . . . ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Time, Marie Claire, PopSugar, Parade, Teen Vogue, Self • "Irresistible . . . High drama at the beach, starring four sexy, surfing siblings and their deadbeat, famous-crooner dad."-People Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, the family drama that ensues will change their lives will change forever. Malibu: August 1983. It's the day of Nina Riva's annual end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at a fever pitch. Everyone wants to be around the famous Rivas: Nina, the talented surfer and supermodel; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer, the other a renowned photographer; and their adored baby sister, Kit. Together the siblings are a source of fascination in Malibu and the world over-especially as the offspring of the legendary singer Mick Riva. The only person not looking forward to the party of the year is Nina herself, who never wanted to be the center of attention, and who has also just been very publicly abandoned by her pro tennis player husband. Oh, and maybe Hud-because it is long past time for him to confess something to the brother from whom he's been inseparable since birth. Jay, on the other hand, is counting the minutes until nightfall, when the girl he can't stop thinking about promised she'll be there. And Kit has a couple secrets of her own-including a guest she invited without consulting anyone. By midnight the party will be completely out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion will have gone up in flames. But before that first spark in the early hours before dawn, the alcohol will flow, the music will play, and the loves and secrets that shaped this family's generations will all come rising to the surface. Malibu Rising is a story about one unforgettable night in the life of a family: the night they each have to choose what they will keep from the people who made them . . . and what they will leave behind. This edition includes an interview with the author, book club discussion questions, and more!- Shop: buecher
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All About Me! (eBook, ePUB)
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • At 95, the legendary Mel Brooks continues to set the standard for comedy across television, film, and the stage. Now he shares his story for the first time in "a wonderful addition to a seminal career" (San Francisco Chronicle), "infused with nostalgia and his signature hilarity" (Parade). NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NEW YORK POST • "Laugh-out-loud hilarious and always fascinating, from the great Mel Brooks. What else do you expect from the man who knew Jesus and dated Joan of Arc?"-Billy Crystal For anyone who loves American comedy, the long wait is over. Here are the never-before-told, behind-the-scenes anecdotes and remembrances from a master storyteller, filmmaker, and creator of all things funny. All About Me! charts Mel Brooks's meteoric rise from a Depression-era kid in Brooklyn to the recipient of the National Medal of Arts. Whether serving in the United States Army in World War II, or during his burgeoning career as a teenage comedian in the Catskills, Mel was always mining his experiences for material, always looking for the perfect joke. His iconic career began with Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows, where he was part of the greatest writers' room in history, which included Carl Reiner, Neil Simon, and Larry Gelbart. After co-creating both the mega-hit 2000 Year Old Man comedy albums and the classic television series Get Smart, Brooks's stellar film career took off. He would go on to write, direct, and star in The Producers, The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Silent Movie, High Anxiety, and Spaceballs, as well as produce groundbreaking and eclectic films, including The Elephant Man, The Fly, and My Favorite Year. Brooks then went on to conquer Broadway with his record-breaking, Tony-winning musical, The Producers. All About Me! offers fans insight into the inspiration behind the ideas for his outstanding collection of boundary-breaking work, and offers details about the many close friendships and collaborations Brooks had, including those with Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner, Gene Wilder, Madeleine Kahn, Alfred Hitchcock, and the great love of his life, Anne Bancroft. Filled with tales of struggle, achievement, and camaraderie (and dozens of photographs), readers will gain a more personal and deeper understanding of the incredible body of work behind one of the most accomplished and beloved entertainers in history.- Shop: buecher
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Classics to moderns in the intermediate grades
Von fremdem Ländern und Menschen op 15/1 / SCHUMANN ROBERT|Adagio / MUFFAT GEORG|Air / PURCELL HENRY|Albumblatt / FRANCK CESAR|Alla Polacca / Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel|Allegro A-Dur / Bach Wilhelm Friedemann|Allegro giocoso / HAYDN JOSEPH|Allegro Scherzando / HAYDN JOSEPH|Allemande / HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH|Aria / KUHNAU JOHANN|Bagatelle B-Dur op 119/11 / Beethoven Ludwig van|Bagatelle c-moll op 119/5 / Beethoven Ludwig van|BALLET ANGLOIS / Fischer Johann Caspar Ferdinand|Bourree 1 / Bach Johann Sebastian|Bourree 2 / Bach Johann Sebastian|Brisk game / KABALEWSKI DMITRI|Canzoni di danze / PASQUINI BERNARDO|Capriccio / SCARLATTI DOMENICO|Chaconne G-Dur / HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH|CHANSON SANS PAROLES / SIBELIUS JEAN|Kinderstueck op 72/1 / MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY FELIX|COURANTE F-DUR / HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH|THE COWHERD'S SONG GRIEG / GRIEG EDVARD|Dance with a bell / REBIKOFF WLADIMIR|Dawn / Bartok Bela|Elfin dance / Grieg Edvard|Fantasie / Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel|Fantasie g-moll / TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP|Farmer's daughters / VILLA LOBOS HEITOR|5 ECOSSAISEN D 697 / SCHUBERT FRANZ|COURTING SONG|PLAY TUNE|Stars shine brightly|DRINKING SONG|From a story book / VOLKMANN ROBERT|Frolic / REGER MAX|Fughetta / ZIPOLI DOMENICO|Fughetta / Bach Johann Sebastian|Fun at home / CHATSCHATURJAN ARAM|Gavotte / CORELLI ARCANGELO|Gavotte / Bach Johann Sebastian|Deutscher Tanz G-Dur / HAYDN JOSEPH|Gigue / HAENDEL GEORG FRIEDRICH|Goodness / VILLA LOBOS HEITOR|Gymnopedie 3 / SATIE ERIK|Hornpipe / PURCELL HENRY|The horseman op 74/3 / KABALEWSKI DMITRI|Improvisation / SCHUMANN ROBERT|Intermezzo / KIRCHNER THEODOR|Invention C-Dur / Bach Johann Sebastian|Ivan is ill / CHATSCHATURJAN ARAM|Jigg / CLARKE JEREMIAH|THE JUGGLER / KIRNBERGER JOHANN PHILIPP|KAMARINSKAYA / TSCHAIKOWSKY PJOTR ILJITSCH|Kukla / REBIKOFF WLADIMIR|L'auguste / Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel|LA DIANE / COUPERIN FRANCOIS|LA FLORENTINE / COUPERIN FRANCOIS|LA JOYEUSE / Rameau Jean Philippe|LAMENT / KODALY ZOLTAN|LITTLE PRELUDE / Bach Johann Sebastian|Marsch / PURCELL HENRY|MAZURKA G-MOLL OP 67/2 / CHOPIN FREDERIC|Menuett / STOELZEL GOTTFRIED HEINRICH|Menuett c-moll / HAYDN JOSEPH|Menuett + Trio / MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS|Musette / Bach Johann Sebastian|KLEINE FUGE OP 68/40 / SCHUMANN ROBERT|NOVELETTE / KABALEWSKI DMITRI|ON THE PLAYGROUND / RAKOW NIKOLAI|Parade of the grasshoppers / PROKOFIEFF SERGEI|Passepied / TELEMANN GEORG PHILIPP|Polka / TSCHAIKOWSKY PJOTR ILJITSCH|Polonaise / Bach Wilhelm Friedemann|Prelude h-moll op 28/6 / CHOPIN FREDERIC|Prelude op 28/7 / CHOPIN FREDERIC|Prelude e-moll op 28/4 / CHOPIN FREDERIC|Prelude c-moll op 28/20 / CHOPIN FREDERIC|Prelude op 11/4 / SCRIABIN ALEXANDER|Prelude / SCHOSTAKOWITSCH DMITRI|Romanze / GLIERE REINHOLD|RUSTIC SONG / SCHUMANN ROBERT|SONG OF THE NORTH / GRIEG EDVARD|Sarabande / PURCELL HENRY|Scherzo / HUMMEL JOHANN NEPOMUK|Sea Pieces / MACDOWELL EDWARD A|6 VARIATIONEN UEBER EIN SCHWEIZER VOLKSLIED WOO 64 / Beethoven Ludwig van|Solfeggietto / Bach Carl Philipp Emanuel|Sonate G-Dur / SCARLATTI DOMENICO|SONG WITHOUT WORDS / MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY FELIX|Tarantella / GLINKA MIKHAIL IWANOWIC|3 LAENDLER / SCHUBERT FRANZ|3 WALZER / SCHUBERT FRANZ|To a wild rose / MACDOWELL EDWARD A|Toccata / LEO LEONARDO|Trio / Bach Johann Sebastian|2 brazilian children's songs / VILLA LOBOS HEITOR|VALSES POETICOS / GRANADOS ENRIQUE|WIENER SONATINE 1 C-DUR ALLEGRO / MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS|Walzer / MOZART WOLFGANG AMADEUS|Walzer d-moll op 39/9 / Brahms Johannes|Walzer op 39/8 / TSCHAIKOWSKY PJOTR ILJITSCH- Shop: Notenbuch
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Die ganze Welt der Pubertiere. Drei Titel in einer Box, 5 Audio-CDs
Pubertier hoch 3 - die große Hörbuch-BoxSind Teenager im Haus? Genug vom Diskutieren, Lamentieren, Argumentieren, Boykottieren. Lassen Sie sich gesagt sein: Sie sind nicht allein mit der Verwandlung ihrer süßen, niedlichen Kinder zu muffeligen, maulfaulen, hysterischen Pubertieren. Gönnen Sie sich eine Auszeit mit diesen urkomischen Kolumnen von Jan Weiler, die (nicht nur) bei geplagten Eltern einen Nerv treff en und befreiende Lachanfälle auslösen.Enthält: "Das Pubertier", "Im Reich der Pubertiere" und "Und ewig schläft das Pubertier"Gelesen von Jan Weiler.(5 CDs, Laufzeit: 5h 9)Das Pubertier ie waren süß. Sie waren niedlich. Jeden Milchzahn hat man als Meilenstein gefeiert. Doch irgendwann mutieren die Kinder in rasender Geschwindigkeit von fröhlichen, neugierigen und nett anzuschauenden Mädchen und Jungen zu muffeligen, maulfaulen und hysterischen Pubertieren. Stimmen klingen wie verstimmte Dudelsäcke, aber die Kommunikation scheint ohnehin phasenweise unmöglich, denn das Hirn ist wegen Umbaus vorübergehend geschlossen. Und doch ist da ein guter Kern. Irgendwo im Pubertier schlummert ein erwachsenes Wesen voller Güte und Vernunft. Man muss nur Geduld haben, bis es sich durch Berge von Klamotten und leeren Puddingbechern ans Tageslicht gewühlt hat. Verdammt noch mal! Im Reich der Pubertiere Inzwischen hat es der Vater nicht mehr nur mit einem weiblichen, sondern auch mit einem männlichen Exemplar der Gattung Pubertier zu tun. Zu einigen Einsichten ist er bereits gekommen: Pubertiere bewohnen am liebsten schlecht belüftete Räume, in denen sich Müllberge türmen. Signifikant erscheinen die Unterschiede zwischen männlichen und weiblichen Vertretern dieser Art: Während das weibliche Pubertier durch eine Vielzahl verstörender Eigenschaften auf sich aufmerksam macht (u. a. unverständliches Monologisieren und multiples Dauermeckern), verbringt das Pubertier-Männchen seine Lebenszeit mit vier fast lautlosen Tätigkeiten: Pennen, Essen, Müffeln und Zocken. Und ewig schläft das Pubertier Wenn es erst einmal wach ist, hält es die Welt in Atem: Das Pubertier. Und inzwischen hat sich Nick zu einem Parade-Exemplar entwickelt. Als männliches Pubertier besticht auch er durch faszinierende Einlassungen zu den Themen Mädchen, Umwelt und Politik sowie durch seine anhaltende Begeisterungsfähigkeit für ganz schlechtes Essen und seltsame Musik. Er wächst wie Chinagras und trägt T-Shirts und Frisuren, die uns dringend etwas sagen wollen. Ansonsten allerdings ist die Kommunikation mit dem Pubertier auf ein Mindestmaß reduziert, es spricht wenig, dafür müffelt und chillt es ausgiebig. Und die Liebe spielt in diesem dritten Teil der Pubertier-Saga eine immer größer werdende Rolle - wie auch die Wahl der richtigen Schuhmode. Im Pubertierlabor werden über einen möglichen Zusammenhang beider Phänomene Mutmaßungen angestellt. Gemutmaßt werden darf außerdem über die Frage, wann diese verfluchte Pubertät eigentlich aufhört. Der Erzähler schaut manchmal in den Spiegel und denkt: eigentlich nie.- Shop: buecher
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The Candy House
Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Time, Entertainment Weekly, Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Oprah Daily, Glamour, USA TODAY, Parade, Bustle, San Francisco Chronicle, The Seattle Times, The Boston Globe, Tampa Bay Times, BuzzFeed, Vulture, and many more! From one of the most celebrated writers of our time, a literary figure with cult status, a "sibling novel" to her Pulitzer Prize- and ?NBCC Award-winning A Visit from the Goon Squad?an electrifying, deeply moving novel about the quest for authenticity and meaning in a world where memories and identities are no longer private. The Candy House opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is "one of those tech demi-gods with whom we're all on a first name basis." Bix is 40, with four kids, restless, desperate for a new idea, when he stumbles into a conversation group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or "externalizing" memory. It's 2010. Within a decade, Bix's new technology, "Own Your Unconscious"?that allows you access to every memory you've ever had, and to share every memory in exchange for access to the memories of others?has seduced multitudes. But not everyone. In spellbinding interlocking narratives, Egan spins out the consequences of Own Your Unconscious through the lives of multiple characters whose paths intersect over several decades. Intellectually dazzling, The Candy House is also extraordinarily moving, a testament to the tenacity and transcendence of human longing for real connection, love, family, privacy and redemption. In the world of Egan's spectacular imagination, there are "counters" who track and exploit desires and there are "eluders," those who understand the price of taking a bite of the Candy House. Egan introduces these characters in an astonishing array of narrative styles?from omniscient to first person plural to a duet of voices, an epistolary chapter and a chapter of tweets. If Goon Squad was organized like a concept album, The Candy House incorporates Electronic Dance Music's more disjunctive approach. The parts are titled: Build, Break, Drop. With an emphasis on gaming, portals, and alternate worlds, its structure also suggests the experience of moving among dimensions in a role-playing game. The Candy House is a bold, brilliant imagining of a world that is moments away. Egan takes to stunning new heights her "deeply intuitive forays into the darker aspects of our technology-driven, image-saturated culture" (Vogue). The Candy House delivers an absolutely extraordinary combination of fierce, exhilarating intelligence and heart.- Shop: buecher
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Plain Bad Heroines
NATIONAL BESTSELLER"A delectable brew of gothic horror and Hollywood satire . . . [and] what makes all this so much fun is Danforth's deliciously ghoulish voice . . . exquisite." -Ron Charles, THE WASHINGTON POST"A multi-faceted novel, equal parts gothic, sharply funny, sapphic romance, historical, and, of course, spooky." -ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLYNamed a Most Anticipated Book by Entertainment Weekly - Washington Post - USA Today - Time - O, The Oprah Magazine - Buzzfeed - Harper's Bazaar - Vulture - Parade - HuffPost - Refinery29 - Popsugar - E! News - Bustle - The Millions - GoodReads - Autostraddle - Lambda Literary - Literary Hub - and more!The award-winning author of The Miseducation of Cameron Post makes her adult debut with this highly imaginative and original horror-comedy centered around a cursed New England boarding school for girls-a wickedly whimsical celebration of the art of storytelling, sapphic love, and the rebellious female spiritOur story begins in 1902, at the Brookhants School for Girls. Flo and Clara, two impressionable students, are obsessed with each other and with a daring young writer named Mary MacLane, the author of a scandalous bestselling memoir. To show their devotion to Mary, the girls establish their own private club and call it the Plain Bad Heroine Society. They meet in secret in a nearby apple orchard, the setting of their wildest happiness and, ultimately, of their macabre deaths. This is where their bodies are later discovered with a copy of Mary's book splayed beside them, the victims of a swarm of stinging, angry yellow jackets. Less than five years later, the Brookhants School for Girls closes its doors forever-but not before three more people mysteriously die on the property, each in a most troubling way.Over a century later, the now abandoned and crumbling Brookhants is back in the news when wunderkind writer Merritt Emmons publishes a breakout book celebrating the queer, feminist history surrounding the "haunted and cursed" Gilded Age institution. Her bestselling book inspires a controversial horror film adaptation starring celebrity actor and lesbian it girl Harper Harper playing the ill-fated heroine Flo, opposite B-list actress and former child star Audrey Wells as Clara. But as Brookhants opens its gates once again, and our three modern heroines arrive on set to begin filming, past and present become grimly entangled-or perhaps just grimly exploited-and soon it's impossible to tell where the curse leaves off and Hollywood begins.A story within a story within a story and featuring black-and-white period-inspired illustrations, Plain Bad Heroines is a devilishly haunting, modern masterwork of metafiction that manages to combine the ghostly s- Shop: buecher
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The Candy House (eBook, ePUB)
Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Time, Entertainment Weekly, Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Oprah Daily, Glamour, USA TODAY, Parade, Bustle, San Francisco Chronicle, The Seattle Times, The Boston Globe, Tampa Bay Times, BuzzFeed, Vulture, and many more! From one of the most celebrated writers of our time, a literary figure with cult status, a "sibling novel" to her Pulitzer Prize- and ?NBCC Award-winning A Visit from the Goon Squadan electrifying, deeply moving novel about the quest for authenticity and meaning in a world where memories and identities are no longer private. The Candy House opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is "one of those tech demi-gods with whom we're all on a first name basis." Bix is 40, with four kids, restless, desperate for a new idea, when he stumbles into a conversation group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or "externalizing" memory. It's 2010. Within a decade, Bix's new technology, "Own Your Unconscious"that allows you access to every memory you've ever had, and to share every memory in exchange for access to the memories of othershas seduced multitudes. But not everyone. In spellbinding interlocking narratives, Egan spins out the consequences of Own Your Unconscious through the lives of multiple characters whose paths intersect over several decades. Intellectually dazzling, The Candy House is also extraordinarily moving, a testament to the tenacity and transcendence of human longing for real connection, love, family, privacy and redemption. In the world of Egan's spectacular imagination, there are "counters" who track and exploit desires and there are "eluders," those who understand the price of taking a bite of the Candy House. Egan introduces these characters in an astonishing array of narrative stylesfrom omniscient to first person plural to a duet of voices, an epistolary chapter and a chapter of tweets. If Goon Squad was organized like a concept album, The Candy House incorporates Electronic Dance Music's more disjunctive approach. The parts are titled: Build, Break, Drop. With an emphasis on gaming, portals, and alternate worlds, its structure also suggests the experience of moving among dimensions in a role-playing game. The Candy House is a bold, brilliant imagining of a world that is moments away. Egan takes to stunning new heights her "deeply intuitive forays into the darker aspects of our technology-driven, image-saturated culture" (Vogue). The Candy House delivers an absolutely extraordinary combination of fierce, exhilarating intelligence and heart.- Shop: buecher
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The Candy House
Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by Time, Entertainment Weekly, Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Oprah Daily, Glamour, USA TODAY, Parade, Bustle, San Francisco Chronicle, The Seattle Times, The Boston Globe, Tampa Bay Times, BuzzFeed, Vulture, and many more!From one of the most celebrated writers of our time, a literary figure with cult status, a "sibling novel" to her Pulitzer Prize- and ?NBCC Award-winning A Visit from the Goon Squad-an electrifying, deeply moving novel about the quest for authenticity and meaning in a world where memories and identities are no longer private.The Candy House opens with the staggeringly brilliant Bix Bouton, whose company, Mandala, is so successful that he is "one of those tech demi-gods with whom we're all on a first name basis." Bix is 40, with four kids, restless, desperate for a new idea, when he stumbles into a conversation group, mostly Columbia professors, one of whom is experimenting with downloading or "externalizing" memory. It's 2010. Within a decade, Bix's new technology, "Own Your Unconscious"-that allows you access to every memory you've ever had, and to share every memory in exchange for access to the memories of others-has seduced multitudes. But not everyone.In spellbinding interlocking narratives, Egan spins out the consequences of Own Your Unconscious through the lives of multiple characters whose paths intersect over several decades. Intellectually dazzling, The Candy House is also extraordinarily moving, a testament to the tenacity and transcendence of human longing for real connection, love, family, privacy and redemption. In the world of Egan's spectacular imagination, there are "counters" who track and exploit desires and there are "eluders," those who understand the price of taking a bite of the Candy House. Egan introduces these characters in an astonishing array of narrative styles-from omniscient to first person plural to a duet of voices, an epistolary chapter and a chapter of tweets.If Goon Squad was organized like a concept album, The Candy House incorporates Electronic Dance Music's more disjunctive approach. The parts are titled: Build, Break, Drop. With an emphasis on gaming, portals, and alternate worlds, its structure also suggests the experience of moving among dimensions in a role-playing game.The Candy House is a bold, brilliant imagining of a world that is moments away. Egan takes to stunning new heights her "deeply intuitive forays into the darker aspects of our technology-driven, image-saturated culture" (Vogue). The Candy House delivers an absolutely extraordinary combination of fierce, exhilarating intelligence and heart.- Shop: buecher
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