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Return to Wholeness seamlessly merges the deep intuition and practices of Eastern natural healing with the advanced technology of Western medicine. Guiding those with cancer - along with families and caregivers - toward a new environment where the physical and spiritual are one, Dr. David Simon provides unprecedented support and hope in our ultimately rewarding return to wholeness.

Ein literarischer Streifzug durch Europa: Washington Irving bezaubert mit seinem Bericht über die Alhambra vor Ausbruch des modernen Massentourismus. Charles Dickens rumpelt in einer Kutsche durch Frankreich. Mit Johann Wolfgang von Goethe reisen wir italienisch nach Rom und Neapel; Johann Gottfried Seume "spaziert" nach Syrakus. Der englische Bergsteiger Edward Whymper erklimmt das Matterhorn. Frisch umweht es Ida Pfeiffer in Island und Schweden. Gewohnt abenteuerlustig zieht Fridtjof Nansen auf Schneeschuhen durch die Gebirge Norwegens. Theodor von Kobbe besucht Königsberg und Danzig, zu seiner Zeit deutsche Städte.

Weihnachten - wie immer ein Fest! Neue lustige Geschichten über Weihnachten mit der buckligen Verwandtschaft: Wer hat eigentlich den Cousin dritten Grades eingeladen? Was hat Opa schon alles getrunken? Wo ist die Katze hin? Und wer, bitte, fährt die Schwiegereltern nach Hause? Weihnachten gleicht alle Jahre wieder einem Stresstest für die gesamte Familie. Erträglicher wird’s nur mit diesen Geschichten. Und komischer auf jeden Fall.

Was tropft da unterm Weihnachtsbaum? Jedes Jahr aufs Neue müssen wir uns an Weihnachten mit der buckligen Verwandtschaft herumschlagen: dem klugscheißenden Onkel, der überdrehten Tante, dem betrunkenen Schwiegervater, der esoterischen Schwägerin und den handysüchtigen Nichten und Neffen. Die Großeltern fordern Gedichte, die Eltern zanken, die Geschwister reden kein Wort miteinander. Einziger Trost: Bei anderen zu Hause läuft es nicht besser. Im Gegenteil.

Knut Ångström is a brooding, alcoholic, maverick Swedish detective from the mean streets of Oslo. Following the deaths of his beloved wife Christa and cheeky duck Elvin, he is posted to the Njalsland peninsula, where he becomes embroiled in a labyrinthine mystery which bears an eerie similarity to the Askeladden killings - a case from his distant past.

Receiving letters by post or via e-mail has always been important to me. Even now I feel slightly disappointed if the postman passes the door without anything for me, even though I know the chances are it will be a bill, a parking fine, a bank statement or a catalogue offering me clothing or garden furniture. The same applies when my inbox is empty save for someone offering a deal on a used car or urging me to change my energy provider.

Four men once close to Jack Dodds, a London butcher, meet to carry out his peculiar last wish: to have his ashes scattered into the sea at Margate. For reasons best known to herself, Jack’s widow, Amy, declines to join them. On the surface a simple tale of an increasingly bizarre day’s outing, this Booker Prize-winning, internationally acclaimed novel is a resonant and classic exploration of the complexity and courage of ordinary lives.

Orkney, 1940. Five hundred Italian prisoners-of-war arrive to fortify these remote and windswept islands. Resentful islanders are fearful of the enemy in their midst, but not orphaned twin sisters Dorothy and Constance. Already outcasts, they volunteer to nurse all prisoners who are injured or fall sick. Soon Dorothy befriends Cesare, an artist swept up by the machine of war and almost broken by the horrors he has witnessed. She is entranced by his plan to build an Italian chapel from war scrap and sea debris, and something beautiful begins to blossom.

This book contains the following works: Edgar Allan Poe: The Gold Bug, William Shakespeare: Romeo And Juliet, Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe: Faust, Mark Twain: Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Leo Tolstoy: The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Translator: Constance Garnett), Arthur Conan Doyle: The Lost World, Henry James: The Turn of the Screw, Antoine de Saint-Exupery: The Little Prince (Translator: Marina Zhigalova), Oscar Wilde: The Picture of Dorian Gray, Kate Chopin: The Awakening.

Shakespeare combined his love of theater with Greek mythology and the supernatural to create what is arguably his most playfully imaginative work. From love potions to bizarre transformations to the unforgettable play-within-a-play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a non-stop delight, and remains one of the milestones of the Bard’s canon.

This book contains the following works: 1. Edgar Allan Poe: The Pit and the Pendulum 2. William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream 3. Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Secret Garden 4. Fyodor Dostoevsky: The Dream of a Ridiculous Man 5. Robert Louis Stevenson: Treasure Island 6. H. P. Lovecraft: At the Mountains of Madness 7. Jack London: The Call of the Wild 8. Mary W. Shelley: Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus 9. Osamu Dazai: No Longer Human (Confessions of a Faulty Man) 10. Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter

David Ashley White How-Shepherd AKA as Elder Poppy Uncle Seeds Man Di Hi Shep was born in Crookwell, 26 miles (marathon distance) from the city of Goulburn, NSW Australia. – He used to run it as a baby... But that's another story. Davids’s life has been as colourful as his beginnings, reaching the depths of despair through atrocities inflicted on him and with horrific things that he’s witnessed. Along with experiencing an horrific work accident that disfigured his right hand. All of this with no support, no counselingand managing his mental health on his own.

Schon kommt das nächste Päckchen bei Nemo und seinen Freunden an. Diesmal ist sogar Fred davon überzeugt, dass nichts Übles drin ist. Schließlich steht dick und fett Winzig! auf dem Deckel. Das muss ja ein ganz harmloses Spielzeug sein. Doch kaum hat Nemo das Paket geöffnet, schießen jede Menge kleine Wesen heraus. Oh nein, die Maipupus sind los und in Windeseile über die ganze Stadt verteilt! Wie sollen Nemo, Oda und Fred es nur schaffen, alle hundert Stück wieder einzusammeln? Die Bestsellerserie für Kinder ab 6 Jahren - Vielstimmig inszeniert mit Musik, Geräuschen und tollem Titelsong.

Broadcast live from the Club Akimbo, Bletchley, this is Britain's first public access cable radio show, presented by a group of Buckinghamshire district councillors who really should know better. Chairman of the Ways and Means committee Mr Dutton is our host as he introduces us to the items on the agenda, which include sparkling sketches, surreal escapades and musical interludes from Chilean charmer Enrico Valdez and his Orchestra with Mickey Binelli.

Lord Robert Saint Simon, ein umschwärmter Junggeselle der feinen englischen Gesellschaft, hat am Tag seiner Hochzeit Schlimmes erleben müssen und wendet sich Hilfe suchend an Sherlock Holmes.

In den verschneiten Karpaten in den 1880er Jahren: Auf einem einsamen Felsen erhob sich einst das alte, halbverfallene Schloss Tartakow, von dem der Volksmund mancherlei unheimliche Sagen zu berichten wusste. Immer wieder fühlten sich junge Männer davon angezogen und wagten es, das alte Gemäuer zu betreten, um hinter sein Geheimnis zu kommen....

Anne Shirley steckt mitten in den Vorbereitungen für ihre romantische Hochzeit mit Gilbert Blythe im Obstgarten von Green Gables. Es wird der letzte Sommer für die beiden in ihrem Heimatort Avonlea sein, denn der Umzug nach Four Winds steht an. Dort wird Gilbert die Landarzt-Praxis seines Onkels übernehmen...

Originally broadcast on Radio 4 in 2003-4, We’ve Been Here Before is the topical, satirical, historical panel game that aims to show beyond all doubt that there’s nothing new in the news. Hosted by award-winning comedian, broadcaster and Whose Line Is It Anyway? star Clive Anderson, it takes a wry, witty look at long-gone days through a present-day lens, as the panellists battle it out to discover who’s got the best memory for detail when it comes to raking up the past.

In the fashionable spa town of Bath, one man is the arbiter of taste and the epitome of elegance: the self-proclaimed ‘King of Bath’, Beau Nash. In his capacity as Master of Ceremonies, he presides over the city’s social life, arranging balls and concerts for the ‘ton’, keeping a discreet eye on distinguished visitors and smoothing over any quarrels or disagreements. In these six episodes, he has his work cut out for him...

A Family Obsession is the fascinating result of Harry and Jamie sitting round the kitchen table, where they discuss, debate, select and celebrate all aspects of the game that have inspired them. Who are the men who impacted their careers and fired that all-consuming passion for football? This is a deep dive into the matches, the players, the managers and the changes that have spanned their two generations.