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"Mother, Interrupter" is a humorous short story about a mother who interrupts her son as he is in the most delicate and intimate of situations.

A tender love story, a serpentine villainess, a glittering setting in London society, and a showering of Wildean witticism are only a few of the reasons why this play has enjoyed hugely successful revivals in London, in New York, and on the silver screen. This 1895 drama is eerily prescient, as it examines the plight of a promising politician, desperate to hide a secret in his past. With empathy and wit, Oscar Wilde explores the pitfalls of holding public figures to higher standards than the rest of us.

Four BBC radio dramatisations starring Michael Hordern as Tolkien – plus a special archive compilation exploring Tolkien’s life and work The tales in this collection all reflect an aspect of what Tolkien himself called ‘the perilous realm of Faerie’. Adapted for radio by Brian Sibley...

Eines Tages bekommt der Holzschnitzer Meister Zorntiegel von seinem Freund dem Tischlermeister "Pflaume" einen Holzscheit geschenkt, das wie ein richtiges Kind Gefühle zeigen kann. Der Tischlermeister wollte ursprünglich ein Tischbein daraus machen, bis das Stück Tannenholz zu sprechen begann.

Meet Zezé—Brazil’s naughtiest and most loveable boy, his talent for mischief matched only by his great kindness. When he grows up he wants to be a ‘poet with a bow-tie’, but for now he entertains himself playing pranks on the residents of his family’s poor Rio de Janeiro neighbourhood and inventing friends to play with. That is, until he meets a real friend, and his life begins to change.

Ein Mord an der französischen Mittelmeerküste - und Kommissar Amery muss ermitteln. Wer ist der Täter? Ein Fünf-Minuten-Thriller mit Pfiff und Pointe.

From international bestselling author Anthony Horowitz (Midsummer murders, Foyles war, Alex Rider, Hawthorne) comes 3 new books about one of literatures most famous characters, Sherlock Holmes, like you have never heard him before. The Red Circle, first installment in the upcoming 3 book series...

In the year following his fifteenth birthday, a lad embarks on an extraordinary journey of self-discovery and growth, guided by the wisdom of eleven elders called Tribesmen. Each Tribesman, a guardian of age-old virtues, presents a unique challenge that tests the lad’s resilience, courage, and spirit. Through trials that encourage independence and the practice of essential skills, the lad learns to question the traditional masculine archetypes and to understand that true strength lies in character, compassion, and the courage to stand for what is right.

Terror Austriae wird ein poetische-dialektischer Ausflug in die Fremde beschrieben, die ja, wie man weiß, überall zu Hause ist. Durch die launisch dicke Brille der österreichischen Seele erfährt der bereite Zuhörer von deren bunter Befindlichkeit, von Erinnerungen, die nur allzu gerne zwischen dünkelhafter Sicherheit, misstrauischer Angst aber manchmal auch überraschend klaren Einsichten hin und her pendeln.

After a week from hell, Alan’s glad to be home. Having left the Institute in flames and Shivurr at Dublin Gulch, he and the gang drove straight home, happy to leave myths, monsters, and secret agents in the desert behind them.

Two men at odds with themselves and each other embark on what should be a simple team-building exercise, but nothing goes as planned. Unexpected intimacy and a freak accident leave Kit and Alden dependent on each other long after they leave the mountain behind. Now they have a choice—to continue as they’ve been, or trust a shaky new reality together.

After a week on the run, relaxing beachside is the closest thing to paradise that Shivurr can remember. Sunshine’s harsh for snow-based life forms, but he loves the ocean view. Besides, he’s got cold drinks, a hat full of his stolen memories, and more importantly—he’s free. Free of experiments. Free of the Institute. Free of the Bodhi Group.

Two Tales From Nathaniel Hawthorne includes "The British Matron," a satirical essay, and the short story "The Hollow of the Three Trees. Hawthorne (1804–1864) was born in Salem, Massachusetts. His ancestors include John Hathorne, the only judge involved in the Salem witch trials who never repented of his actions. Nathaniel later added a "w" to make his name "Hawthorne" in order to hide this relation. The Scarlet Letter, his most famous novel, was published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels, including The House of the Seven Gables.

Emulate the lifelong system that A. C. Lockyer has used to create and sustain success throughout his business and personal life. In this audiobook, A. C. reveals his five keys to pattern success, introduces a concept to develop each key, then recounts personal stories of how he used them to achieve success even when the odds seemed insurmountable. A. C.'s immersive audiobook will transform your goal-setting and execution processes, enrich your life, and help you to achieve all your life's goals.

Grad School Daydreams is a whimsical story, set in a California university, about a grad school student who daydreams and pines for a beautifully exotic woman sitting next to him in class.

Requiem For An Athlete is a somber tale of the unfulfilled expectations of a once-great athlete, seeing through tear-clouded eyes the trophies and medals of a life long-gone.

Are you planning to purchase gold or diamond jewelry? Do you want to make an assessment of your own collection? If so, this audio program pulls together information from a number of credible sources for correctly identifying authentic gold and diamonds.

Fara and her father’s slave, Tsito, have been close since her father bought the boy after his forest village was destroyed. Now in Sahasoa, amongst the cattle and rice fields, everything is new for Tsito, and Fara at last has a companion. But as Tsito looks forward to the bright promise of freedom and Fara, backward to a dark, long-denied family history, a rift opens between them just as British Christian missionaries and French industrialists arrive and violence erupts across the country.

Ein kleiner Junge, "der kleine Häwelmann", kann nicht einschlafen und macht eine abenteuerliche Reise durch die Nacht. Hörspiel nach dem Kunstmärchen von Theodor Storm, bearbeitet von Anke Beckert.

Tina und Stefan, zwei junge Radfahrer, suchen nach einem Unterschlupf, da ein Gewitter herannaht. Sie finden eine kleine Hütte, die einen Kilometer entfernt von Schloss Rasselfels liegt und zum Schloss zu gehören scheint. Dort machen sie Bekanntschaft mit Fridolin, dem kleinen Schlossgespenst. Da sie dieses aber nur bei Vollmond zu Gesicht bekommen würden, verabreden sie sich mit dem Gespenst für die darauffolgende Woche. Und endlich ist es so weit. Fridolin gibt sich zu erkennen und plant sogleich einen Ausflug zu dritt.