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Women Talking: An Evening of Wild Female Imagination features three new works from playwrights Sandra Delgado, ruth tang, and Brittany Allen. Inspired by the film and its themes, the playwrights explored the choice the women need to make as a community: Do nothing. Stay and fight. Leave.

A brand new collection of gut-busting hilarity from the best-selling author of Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids and Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids.

Wie verbringen eigentlich Astrid Lindgrens beliebteste Kinderbuchhelden die Weihnachtstage? Na so: Pippi Langstrumpf macht anderen Kindern tolle Geschenke. Lotta aus der Krachmacherstraße beschließt, das Weihnachtsfest zu retten.

Sie tanzen zu "Mr. Bojangles", sie mixen sich Cocktails, gemeinsam mit ihrem Sohn reisen sie in ihr Schloss nach Spanien. Sie ist charmant und charismatisch, nimmt alle für sich ein mit ihrer extravaganten Art. Georges liebt sie hingebungsvoll, die beiden feiern das Leben, wann immer es geht, denn sie kennen auch seine dunklen Momente: Georges' schillernde Frau ist manisch-depressiv.

The year is 1938 and Austria has been annexed by Nazi Germany. Klaus Lehner plays first violin for the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and when the concertmaster is amongst other Jews expelled from Philharmonic, he sees the opportunity for a position he covets He is bitterly disappointed when he is passed over. In the wake of his disappointment, Klaus’s lover Eva, a virtuoso cellist, urges him to become a soloist.

Dive deep into one of history's most infamous eras with "101 Fascinating Facts About Nazi Germany." This captivating book offers over 400 pages of meticulously researched and intriguing insights into the lesser-known aspects of the Nazi regime. Explore the dense, bite-sized facts that reveal the complex and often surprising details of Nazi Germany. From Hitler's unexpected vegetarianism to the little-known story of his personal chauffeur, and the curious bond with his beloved dog, Blondi, this book uncovers the human side of the regime's key figures.

Doctor Holly Greene has retreated to her brother's home on an island off the coast of Norway to get away from the pressures of work. Only, it's the middle of winter and icy slush plus endless darkness isn't exactly the festive getaway she had imagined. Nearly stumbling off the edge of a cliff in the dark, Holly is saved by Frøy, a yellow-eyed cat and his owner – grouchy, bearded recluse, Tor. Call it kindness, call it Christmas, but Holly's arrival means midwinter has never looked less bleak.

Summer Island off the coast of Norway was the place London chef Jack Greene should have been from. He's an outsider in the community that should have been his family, and now he's setting foot on the strange land he has inherited for the first time. Ninni Toft, his nearest neighbour, has come to the island to mend her broken heart. With her wild spirit and irrepressible enthusiasm, she shows city-boy Jack the simple pleasures of island life – and what it means to belong. To a place. To a people. To one person in particular…

Master the art of public speaking in just 30 days, even if the stage terrifies you or your virtual presentation has been hitting the mute button. Has the fear of public speaking prevented you from reaching your true potential? Do you freeze at the thought of presenting in front of an audience, whether it's live or virtual? Does the idea of making a YouTube video fill you with dread, preventing you from voicing your passions?

Es waren dreizehn Stufen bis zum Galgen. Burt Silva ging diesen Weg mit schlotternden Knien. Man schrieb das Jahr 1773. Es sollte eine öffentliche Hinrichtung stattfinden. Die Hinrichtung eines Massenmörders. Eines Mannes, der dreiundzwanzig Frauen auf grausame, bestialische Art ermordet hatte. Ganz London war zu diesem Schreckensschauspiel gekommen. Ganz London wollte den Mann, der in der Stadt unter den Frauen Angst und Schrecken verbreitet hatte, hängen sehen. "Weiter!" brüllte ein fettes Weib, das sich einen Platz in der vordersten Reihe erkämpft hatte.

This is a very real and bloody look at the journey I made from 19 to 29. I will walk you through the icy halls of drug addiction and dealing, college in Santa Barbara (specifically Isla Vista), depression, suicide, and overdoses. The second part of the book I could only write just recently, as I was, by the Grace of God, able to live the life I knew I always should. Please come with me through the very real and honest look at what it was like to be a young man in the 2010s and how through a million close calls, I finally found life.

Lainey, a 17-year-old small-town girl, has no idea she's about to be involved in a grisly murder investigation. After young Arline is murdered, Lainey's suspicions arise. Why did everyone seem to hate this girl? Digging for clues and trying to understand her friends' attitude toward Arline, she finds herself in the middle of a cover-up. Clues lead to several people, including Lainey's friend, Wendy. With Sheriff Weeks' help, Lainey tries to figure out who had the most to gain by killing Arline.

This psycho-thriller is a full-throttle, twisting adventure along the pilgrim Way of Saint James. Jane Downer, forced into the role of reluctant detective, grapples with the true meaning of her mission through many unsettling encounters. She finds herself in the center of a murder case with the obnoxious and cynical Dan Brady, walking the Camino against his will. They discover some of the gory buried secrets of the Camino and become threatened by people who are determined to keep the secrets buried, in more ways than one!

In diesem Sammelband sind drei der bedeutendsten Denker des Naturalismus vereint! In drei Romanen werden Gesellschafts- und Naturbeobachtungen so dargestellt, wie sie zwischen dem Ende des 19. und Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts wirklich waren. In Gerhart Hauptmanns "Bahnwärter Thiel", beispielsweise, folgt die Geschichte einem Antihelden, der im Arbeitermilieu gefangen ist und dessen Leben von diesem bestimmt wird. Außerdem enthalten sind: "Die vier Tage von Jean Gourdon" - Émile Zola "Therese" - Arthur Schnitzler.

Ein Hörbuch voll schauriger Klassiker, erschaffen von den Meistern des Horrors. Ein mysteriöser Mantel, der die Person vollkommen verändert, die ihn trägt, Geister und rätselhafte Geräusche sowie ein angsteinflößendes Pendel versprechen einen hohen Gruselfaktor und rauben der Hörerschaft bis zum Schluss den Atem.

Eintauchen in das orientalische Reich des Morgenlandes mit den märchenhaften Erzählungen aus 1001 Nacht. Mit Sindbad dem Seefahrer geht es auf sieben magische Reisen voller spannender Entdeckungen und Abenteuer. Ali Baba begegnet einer riesigen Räuberschar, denen er mit List und Mut eine Falle stellen kann. Außerdem lässt sich ein reicher Mann absichtlich von Dieben überlisten, doch kurze Zeit später ergeht es ihm schlecht...5 spannende Erzählungen aus dem Orient!

Das grandiose inszenierte Fantasy-Abenteuerhörspiel führt in die rätselhafte fremde Welt von Morland, deren Bewohner keine guten Zeiten erleben. Es kommt zu Aufständen, die Geheimpolizei ist allgegenwärtig. In dieser unruhigen Zeit tauchen plötzlich Jugendliche auf, die magische Fähigkeiten besitzen. Eine gnadenlose Hetzjagd auf Tess, York und Hakon beginnt.

The five short stories in Ara’s Prelude recount the early lives of folks from the novel Ara’s Song. In one tale, Princess Ara, in her seal-pup form, meets the boy Seamus when she’s caught in a fishing net. In another, Seamus’s dreams of becoming a fisherman are threatened by his parents’ fear of seal folk. At the same time, Ara’s father, the king of the Selkies, is convincing his adventuresome daughter that humans are the dangerous ones - humans like that boy Seamus she finds so fascinating.

This audiobook is not only for those people who are having trouble with their faith. It is about the conviction, perseverance, and patience that one needs to have because there is a purpose. I wish everyone gets to know that we all came to this earth with a purpose from God. That purpose can only be revealed to all of us if we persevere through all the phases of life, good and bad. The troubles in life can have people questioning their faith. This audiobook will help you find hope and strength to persevere through all your tests and trials in life.

Yaminah Okar left Obsidian and the wreckage of her family years ago. She and her father have made lives for themselves in Brooklyn. She thinks she’s moved on to bigger and better things. She thinks she's finally left behind that city she would rather forget. But when a Facebook message about her estranged mother pierces Yaminah’s new bubble, memories of everything that happened before her parents' divorce come roaring back. Now, Yaminah must finally reckon with the truth about her mother and the growing collapse of a place she once called home.