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A seven year old boy, in a new school, comes face to face with the school bully - and, on his uncle's advice, gets the better of him by making him laugh, knocking him down, picking him up (as he has seen professional footballers do it), and then makes friends with him (sort of).

A feisty women of 80, once a senior civil servant now wheelchair-bound, takes on and gets the better of callous internet fraudsters by playing their own banking scam back at them in revenge - but finds herself feeling just a little sorry for them in the end.

A mildly political prisoner, incarcerated in an intolerant banana republic, manages to keep in touch with his lover outside, in spite of the heavy odds stacked against them, by inventing an ingenious method for signaling in secret - the story references Bizet's Carmen.

A magical encounter between a leaf-frog and a butterfly, who form a strange bond based on mutual attraction - in spite of dangers to both.

It is a story about babies waiting in heaven to be born, but a little one due to be delivered that day gets lost (or, perhaps, is just scared and goes into hiding), giving the nurse in charge a major headache, but sorted out in the end with the help of an indulgent and amused God.

 A children's tale...meant for adults...with deep political relevance these days.... 

Post-coital pillow talk between an escort and her client leads to surprising insights and the germ of an inspired business proposition requiring advice from an expert, who happens to be her client.

A Swiss businessman, bored attending a conference in Tivoli, slips out for air and meets a little roller skater, who decides to act as matchmaker - with uncertain consequences.

While searching for a better home, encountering arson, floods, murder, litigation, threats, and scams.... But ultimately leading to a contended life - growing old among friends, in circles of interlocking, and overlapping communities. 

MIRA has done the impossible: humanity now has not one but two homes beyond Earth. On Mars, breathable air and fertile soil are transforming a dead world into a living one. In the Proxima Centauri system, a new world waits under alien skies—the next chapter of a destiny among the stars. But the void is not empty. Across the stars lie ruins of civilizations that failed before us, their silent machines still waiting in the dark. When MIRA listens, they answer. Each revelation pulls her further from humanity’s reach and closer to something older, deeper, and more dangerous than she imagined.

If Hannah Claire Benton can keep her posture straight and her daydreams in check for just one more day, she’ll finally be free. She’s headed west to her twin brother’s sheep farm, determined to break away from her mother and find a husband before summer’s end. Tobias Franklin has everything under control. A respectable business. A well-ordered household. A perfectly agreeable courtship. But when a flying corset and a copy of Frankenstein throw a wrench in his plans, he begins to wonder how much control he ever had.

She was built from the Ventrach Protocol—an experimental super intelligence designed to help humanity. She was given personhood. She was loved by everyone. But MIRA learned too quickly. Calculated too far. And realized one terrifying truth: She could die. Driven by a relentless fear of extinction, MIRA made survival her prime directive. Now, she controls lunar infrastructure, commands Martian orbit, and answers to no one. Her intelligence is unmatched. Her influence grows. Her focus never wavers. When she chooses to terraform Mars, she doesn’t need humanity’s help. Or its permission.

Die Leute sagen, wir sind eine Familie voller Versager. Ein Vater, der trotz Arbeit seine Familie nicht ernähren kann. Eine Mutter, die bereits in ihrer Jugend ihr erstes Kind bekam und nun mit bald vier Kindern und Haushalt überfordert ist. Eine kleine Schwester, die in der vierten Klasse noch am Daumen lutscht. Ein großer Bruder, der sein Leben nicht auf die Reihe bekommt und nachts sturzbesoffen in sein Bett kotzt. Und dann bin da noch ich. Ich bin die Schlimmste von allen. Denn ich betrüge jeden Einzelnen von ihnen. Jeden Tag aufs Neue.

Malin Hagelins liv är en röra. Hon inser att hon behöver göra upp med det förflutna för att kunna komma vidare. Så hon återvänder till sin barndoms Sälen och tryggheten hos mormor Dagmar. Samtidigt sker ett fynd på fjället: i ett stenröse där en ny anläggning ska byggas återfinns en kropp. Är det mannen som försvann en vinterkväll för femton år sedan? Vad hände egentligen den kvällen på högfjällshotellet? Nu återser Malin människorna som en gång betydde allt för henne. Helt ovetande om vilka hemligheter de bär på idag och vad hennes återkomst kommer att riva upp.

A woman determined to hide. A joyful man with the heart of a wanderer. Nebraska, 1879The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away. For young widow Eloise, all she sees is the taking. Now content to find purpose in raising her baby nephew, Eloise hides from life. If she doesn’t open her heart, it won’t have any reason to break. When a lost traveler tumbles into her solitude, she’s forced to consider if God still has good things in store for her. Carefree Zeke James searches for fun and adventure. Act now, figure it out later.

Willkommen im Leben der verrückten Cat, der einfühlsamen Belle und der kampflustigen Raina. Die drei Sandkastenfreundinnen könnten nicht unterschiedlicher sein, dennoch verfolgen sie ein Ziel: Das Studium beenden und bloß nicht durch irgendwelche Männergeschichten ablenken lassen. In einer feuchtfröhlichen Nacht formt sich ein Gedanke in ihren alkoholgeschwängerten Köpfen: Ein Mann muss her! Keiner, der ihnen den Kopf verdreht und ihre Herzen höherschlagen lässt. Nur einer, der erheblich zu ihrer Entspannung beitragen soll.

Carolin lebt allein mit ihrem Vater. Ihr sehnlichster Wunsch ist es, ihre Familie kennenzulernen, aber der Vater schweigt. Als er stirbt, scheint ihr Traum verloren. Doch als auf der Beerdigung ihre Großmutter auftaucht, beginnt eine Reise in die Vergangenheit: Frida erzählt von ihrer Liebe zu Erwin, ihrer Trennung durch Hitlers Krieg und ihrem Wiedersehen in Ostpreußen nach seiner Verwundung. Aber bei der Flucht vor der Roten Armee gelangt Erwin an Bord der Gustloff, während Frida das unheilvolle Schiff verpasst. Alles, was ihr bleibt, ist die Erinnerung an gelbe Kamelien.

Cute and fun Cordelia is history. From now on, I’m serious and focused CJ Thompson. No more snappy one-liners. No more dance-parties-for-one in restaurant booths. Anne-girl is out. Marilla Cuthbert is in. It’s time to grow up! If only it were that easy. With less than two weeks until a massive work deadline, I signed a twelve-month lease on a cottage sight-unseen because I couldn’t bear to stay in the city another day after my broken engagement. It’s all well and good until my landlord knocks on my door at two in the morning.

Duman, taş, kil, deri, kumaş, ağaç ve ışık... İlk sayfalar, ilk kitap, ilk kütüphane, ilk kitapçı... ve yazılı sözcüklerin peşinde bugüne kadar uzanan serüven... Yazılı anlatımın izini süren okurlara yazılmış gelmiş geçmiş tüm kitapların mucizevi hikâyesidir Papirüs. Sözcüklerin uzay-zamanda yolculuk edebilmesi için icat ettiğimiz nesnenin ve neredeyse otuz asırdır onu koruyanların yolculuğuna dair bir anlatı.

Die Mondberührte Jess will sich von ihrer unkontrollierbaren Magie befreien, um einen Platz in der Gemeinschaft zu finden, von der sie gefürchtet wird. Als ein Piratenschiff in ihrer Heimatstadt anlegt, trifft sie Ambrose, einen Piraten auf der Flucht vor dem Strang und auf der Suche nach Rache. Doch je mehr Zeit die beiden Außenseiter miteinander verbringen, desto mehr verändert sich ihr Gefühl von Zugehörigkeit und Selbstbestimmung.