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Die Familie eines deutschen Jahrhunderts: Margarethe, Marianne, Monika, Miriam. Vier Generationen. Sie lieben sich, sie tun sich weh, sie kämpfen um ihre Unabhängigkeit. Sie stammen aus dem Bildungsbürgertum Dresdens, die Männer und Väter fallen in den Weltkriegen. Zum schlimmsten Zerwürfnis kommt es nach der Übersiedlung in den Westen, als die hochintelligente, labile Enkelin Monika in den Sechzigerjahren gegen alle Widerstände ein uneheliches schwarzes Kind zur Welt bringen will. Menschlich, eindringlich und mitreißend macht Miriam Carbe ein ganzes Jahrhundert erlebbar.

Quando Halyn torna a Sacramento per questioni famigliari, il confronto diventa inevitabile. Tra parole non dette, ferite mai rimarginate e una passione che brucia sotto la superficie, Elias e Halyn si ritrovano a camminare sul filo del rasoio. Ma a volte, l'unico modo per chiudere con il passato… è rischiare tutto per riscrivere il finale.

‘The Alan Banks mystery-suspense novels are the best series on the market. Try one and tell me I'm wrong’ – Stephen King A runaway girl. An inescapable past. Banks is pulled into a perilous world. With his personal life in turmoil DCI Banks is considering his options. But then late one...

Eine Stadt im Bann der Bücher. Mercy Amberdale ist in Buchläden und Antiquariaten aufgewachsen. Sie kennt den Zauber der Geschichten und besitzt das Talent der Bibliomantik. Für reiche Sammler besorgt sie die kostbarsten Titel, pirscht nachts durch Englands geheime Bibliotheken. Doch dann folgt sie der Spur der Bücher zum Schauplatz eines rätselhaften Mordes: Ein Buchhändler ist inmitten seines Ladens verbrannt, ohne dass ein Stück Papier zu Schaden kam.

Mit den Schwestern Tessa, Livi, Malea und Kenny hält auch das bunte Chaos Einzug in der alten Villa. Die vier Schwestern finden schnell Freunde in der Nachbarschaft, und schon bald gehören nicht nur ein verrücktes Huhn und der beste Geheimclub aller Zeiten, sondern auch ein spanisches Geheimnis zum Haushalt. Und dabei legen die Chaosschwestern gerade erst los!

The swashbuckling first book in an explosive new series. Imagine if you lost your parents - not just in place, but in time. Jake Djones' mum and dad have gone missing and they could be anywhere in the world - at any time in history. Because the Djones family have an astonishing secret, which for years they've managed to keep - even from each other. They belong to the History Keepers: a secret society which travels through the centuries to prevent evil enemies from meddling with History itself.

In summer 2010 Simon Armitage decided to walk the Pennine Way. The challenging 256 mile route is usually approached from south to north, from Edale in the Peak District to Kirk Yetholm, the other side of the Scottish border. He resolved to tackle it the other way round: through beautiful and bleak terrain, across lonely fells and into the howling wind, he would be walking home, towards the Yorkshire village where he was born.

When a Russian émigré is found murdered on Hampstead Heath, Smiley is called out of retirement to exorcise some Cold War ghosts from his clandestine past. What follows is Smiley the human being at his most vulnerable and Smiley the case officer at his most brilliant; and it takes to a thrilling conclusion his career-long, serpentine battle with the enigmatic and ruthless Russian spymaster Karla.

The Thames has been a highway, a frontier, and an attack route; it has been a playground and a sewer, a source of water and a source of power. Every stretch has its own character, atmosphere and stories. Thames: Sacred River explores the river from source to sea. Peter Ackroyd, best-selling author of London: The Biography, tells the story of the river and the people who have lived on and by it over the centuries.

There is a large body of shared knowledge between the study of Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management but despite the crossover, they are often treated as very distinct disciplines. Written by a team of experts across both fields, Organizational Behaviour bridges the gap between OB and HRM, with an emphasis on inter-cultural and cross-cultural perspectives of organizational development, talent management, and leadership

From Allie Esiri, editor of the bestselling A Poem for Every Day of the Year and A Poem for Every Night of the Year, comes this beautiful audio anthology of William Shakespeare's works. Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year is a collection of 365 plays, sonnets and poems, and Esiri’s...

The Russia of the mid 19th century was a period in which the society was awash with a myriad of philosophical ideas as it became increasingly influenced by the West. The writer instinctively reacts against Utopian ideals and sees in himself the proof that such a philosophy is doomed.

Thirteen classic stories of horror and the supernatural by some of the greatest writers in the genre. This compilation includes a mix of well-known classics by authors such as Edith Nesbit, J. Sheridan Le Fanu and M. R. James, alongside several tales by less familiar names who were hugely popular and prolific in their day.

Ann Cleeves Classic Crime - engaging mysteries to savour, beloved characters to meet again The Healers is the fifth mystery novel in the Inspector Ramsay series by Ann Cleeves, author of the Shetland and Vera Stanhope crime series. Isolated farmer Ernie Bowles was found lying on his kitchen...

Der "Unbesiegbare", der größte Kreuzer der menschlichen Raumflotte ist auf einer Mission: Im weit entfernten Sternbild der Leier ist der "Kondor", das Schwesterschiff des "Unbesiegbaren", mitsamt Mannschaft spurlos verschwunden. Die Nachforschungen auf dem trostlosen Planeten Regis III entwickeln sich bald zur lebensgefährlichen Aufgabe und stellen Kommandant Horpach und seinen 1. Offizier Rohan vor schwere Entscheidungen. Denn Regis III ist zwar ohne Leben, aber dennoch nicht unbewohnt.

Elle est née à Berlin sous le nazisme, lui est né dans une famille juive persécutée par les nazis. Ni l’un ni l’autre n’accepte que les crimes de la Shoah restent impunis. Ils vont devenir les plus célèbres chasseurs de nazis. Pour redonner une identité aux victimes, et que justice soit faite.

Brought to you by Penguin. Your energy is the fuel that makes everything in your life possible. So how can you reach your full potential if you're always tired, stressed and struggling through your to-do list, running from one task to the next? In Energize, Life Coach Simon Alexander Ong...

In the pursuit of Christian maturity and guidance, few works have stood the test of time with as much reverence and wisdom as The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis. Written in the 15th century, its profound insights continue to resonate with seekers of truth across generations. This timeless masterpiece simply and clearly points us towards Jesus Christ as the authour of faith and the exemplar of Christian living.

While on a sailing trip in the Baltic Sea, two young adventurers-turned-spies uncover a secret German plot to invade England. Widely recognized as the first modern spy thriller, this 1902 lone masterpiece by World War I Royal Navy officer Erskine Childers was written as a wake-up call to the British government to attend to its North Sea defenses. It accomplished that task and has been considered a classic of espionage literature ever since.

Claude discovers a film set on the other side of the fence! When the two lead actors are injured, Claude and Sir Bobblysock are asked to take their places. Can they become movie stars with just the simple addition of a wig? Of course they can!