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In betting fellow members of the famous Reform Club half his fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days, Phileas Fogg embarks on the most famous race in literature. Accompanied by his hot-blooded valet Passepartout, Fogg must face snowbound passes, sweltering jungles, opium dens, Sioux attacks and an alluring Indian princess to win the wager. But can our intrepid adventurers complete this thrilling race and make it back in time?

Johnny Harlow seems to have it all: he's good looking, desired by women, and envied by men; he's also the reigning Formula One world champion, the poster-boy for the world's most thrilling and richly financed sport. But a recent devastating accident has driven him to drink. And now his beloved sport is changing: too many things are going wrong in too many races. And when Johnny is the apparent cause of the latest accident, he decides the time has come to sort things out.

Often referred to as the father of science fiction, Victorian author Jules Verne is renowned for his fantastical adventures imagining extraordinary voyages to strange new horizons. Prolific and prophetic, he wrote over 50 novels and numerous short stories, in which he foretold the skyscraper, the submarine, space missions and even the Internet. Featured here are contemporary adaptations of four of his most famous tales, as well as a special episode of The Forum examining the long-lasting appeal of his work.

Finstere Intrigen, schauerliche Geheimnisse und unverzagte Helden – ein Frühwerk Karl Mays! Der Roman beginnt in den Wäldern des Nordens und führt zu den sonnendurchglühten Ufern des Nils. Die märchenhaft-geheimnisvolle Handlung erzählt von Abenteuern in der Wüste und im Mittelmeer und vom Aufstieg eines Nilbarkenführers zum Kapudan-Pascha, zum Großadmiral des Sultans. I. Der schwarze Kapitän II. Das Geheimnis der Gitana