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The Russian Classics Collection is a wide-ranging collection of 12 classic novels and short stories by Russian authors, read by an award-winning cast of narrators. Included here are stories by some of the greatest writers of all time, including Tolstoy; Dostoyevsky; Chekhov; Gogol; Turgenev; and more.

Plus que des œuvres littéraires brillantes, ce sont des portraits en creux de la société russe du XIXème siècle. Ces tableaux de mœurs nous renseignent avec talent et sagacité sur une société, des tempéraments, l'évolution d'un peuple, d'un Empire, et brosse le portrait au quotidien des hommes et des femmes, tous ces personnages qui vivent et qui peuplent ces chefs d'œuvres. La littérature en langue russe proprement dite naît au cours du XVIIème siècle, tout d'abord avec la poésie et le théâtre, mais très tôt naît une très riche tradition romanesque.

Enjoy this collection that includes Nikola Tesla's autobiography and his writings on how cosmic forces shape our destines and on electricity.

This autobiography collection contains My Life and Work: The Autobiography of Henry Ford, My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla, and The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.

Featuring a rich collection of personal memoirs, letters, notes, and reflections from some of America’s greatest figures, The Autobiography Collection brings together real historical documents for contemporary listeners in a stylish and accessible edition that brings history to life.

מבחר מסיפוריו המוקדמים של ניקולאי גוגול, שבחרה ותרגמה כלת פרס ישראל נילי מירסקי, רואה כעת אור במהדורה מחודשת, במלאת שנה למותה. את הסיפורים הללו כתב גוגול בצעירותו...

Un petit garçon veut des moustaches de grand. Il s'en fait fabriquer par différents artisans : en fer, en argile, en laine... Rien ne fait l'affaire jusqu'à ce que sa grande soeur lui fasse un cadeau inattendu. Envie de grandir, découverte d'un village gaulois et complicité fraternelle sont réunis dans ce joli récit.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post NPR Marie Claire In...

The Diary of a Madman and Other Stories is a bizarre and colorful collection containing the finest short stories by the iconic Russian writer Nikolai Gogol. From the witty and Kafkaesque "The Nose", where a civil servant wakes up one day to find his nose missing, to the moving and evocative "The Overcoat", about a reclusive man whose only ambition is to replace his old, threadbare coat, Gogol gives us a unique take on the absurd.

More than 40 years after President Johnson signed the landmark Fair Housing Act into law, residential segregation in America remains unresolved. Designed to help dismantle the nation’s racially divided housing patterns, the act has gone largely ignored by every presidential administration - Democrat and Republican alike - since 1968. In Living Apart, ProPublica investigates this failing.

Im Märchenland wohnen die Knirpse. Der klügste und weiseste ist Immerklug. Der faulste und frechste ist Nimmerklug. Als die Freunde sich mit einem Heißluftballon auf Reisen begeben, erleben sie turbulente Abenteuer. Außerdem begegnen ihnen viele flinke Knirpselinen, mit denen man viel mehr Spaß haben kann, als Nimmerklug dachte.

The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse, adapted for audio, chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Newbery honor-winning author Renée Watson. A...

The best collection of Russian short stories includes: Fyodor Dostoevsky: Notes from the Underground, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, The Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree. Leo Tolstoy: The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Kholstomer, the Story of a Horse, Alyosha the Pot, A Letter to a Hindu, A Confession, God Sees the Truth, but Waits, A Russian Christmas Party. Anton Chekhov: Kashtanka, Gusev, The Darling, The Lady with the Dog, A Slander, The Horse-Stealers, The Petchenyeg, A Dead Body, A Happy Ending, The Looking-GlassOld Age, Darkness, The Beggar, In Trouble, Frost, Minds in Ferment, Gone Astray.

We are all driven by needs, desires, ambitions and many other forces. Life runs as normal with the obligatory ups and downs. In this volume such literary leviathans as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nikolai Gogol, Edgar Allan Poe, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and many others provide tales from pens that seep with wisdom and worry.

Written by Nikola Tesla at the age of 63, this autobiography is a fascinating glimpse into the interior life of a man who may have contributed more to the fields of electricity, radio, and television than any other person living or dead, a man certainly possessed of genius, and one who some consider the most important man of the 20th century.

We’re broken. But even broken things can be beautiful … Band 2 der Lost-Girls-Dilogie von SPIEGEL-Bestseller-Autorin Nikola Hotel. Unabhängig hörbar.
Blake Whitney ist zurück am Bexley College. Im letzten Semester hat sie hier ihr Studium begonnen – das jäh von einem Unfall unterbrochen wurde. Einem Unfall, an den sie nicht die geringste Erinnerung hat, ebenso wenig wie an das Jahr davor.

Ich heiße Michael Kaiser und in mir arbeiten Nanomaschinen. Aber das wusstet ihr bereits. Das unerwartete Auftauchen meiner übermächtigen Urgroßmutter zwingt mich, meine Pläne zu ändern. Denn ein Wort von ihr würde genügen, um meine geliebte Familie ins Verderben zu stürzen. Alle fürchten sie aufgrund ihrer Stärke.

April 7, 1944 - This date marks the successful escape of two Slovak prisoners from one of the most heavily-guarded and notorious concentration camps of Nazi Germany. The escapees, Rudolf Vrba and Alfred Wetzler, fled over 100 miles to be the first to give the graphic and detailed descriptions of the atrocities of Auschwitz. Originally published in the early 1960s, I Escaped from Auschwitz is the striking autobiography of none other than Rudolf Vrba himself. Vrba details his life leading up to, during, and after his escape from his 21-month internment in Auschwitz.

Thankfully, the divine judgment passed by the heavenly virtue Justice herself went my way, and I avoided being incinerated! Now I can get back to a simple life as a magical first-grader, right? Yeah, right. While monsters in search of a ruler are stirring in the forests, a mysterious prowler going by the name of Mr. Hyde is at large in the city. There's danger everywhere, and nowhere to hide. And who has to deal with all this mess? Who else but yours truly, the nanomachine-powered magical munchkin! Will I ever get a break?!

Cloak is a captivating short story penned by Ukrainian-born Russian author Nikolai Gogol and published in 1842. This timeless tale has left an indelible mark on Russian literature, famously echoed in Fyodor Dostoevskys words We all come out from Gogols Overcoat. Its rich narrative has inspired numerous adaptations in both stage and film, showcasing its enduring relevance and impact.