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Richard Wagners (1813-1883) monumentaler, vierteiliger Opern-Zyklus "Der Ring des Nibelungen" wird traditionell an vier aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen aufgeführt. Der vierte Teil, "Siegfried", wird als packendes, effektreiches Hörspiel von Schauspielerinnen und Schauspielern und mit bekannten Arien und tragender Opernmusik dargeboten. Vor jedem Akt der Opern erfolgt eine verständliche Einführung, zudem erfährt man einiges über das Leben und musikalische Werk des berühmten Komponisten.

Sie sind geimpft. Oder von Geburt an unzerstörbar. Jedenfalls kommen sie. Und wollen feiern. Der Onkel mit den Kille-kille-Attacken. Die Cousine mit ihrem komischen Freund. Die feministische Oma und der Macho-Schwager. Sie nörgeln am Essen und kritisieren die Geschenke. Der Baum steht schief, der Schwibbogen stürzt, der Kranz fängt Feuer. Jetzt nur noch den Klimawandel zum Thema machen, und die Stimmung ist perfekt. Weihnachten ohne die buckligen Verwandten? Unvorstellbar.

"When I started to write The Looking Glass, I intended to create a story about the healing power of hope and love. But as this story developed, a message began to emerge that I had not foreseen, a message about the distorted mirror in which we view ourselves, binding ourselves with shackles of self-doubt and fear."

Heart of Darkness tells of the conflicting drives of two men—Charles Marlow, the captain of a steamboat, and Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious figure who oversees a trading post in Africa. After an arduous journey, Marlow finally encounters Kurtz, and the men come to grips with their differences—and their similarities. 

Fifteen years have passed since the end of the war with demons, creatures of darkness who have hunted the night and plagued humanity since time out of mind. The heroes of humanity’s hour of need have become legend, and those who remain struggle to escape their shadows.

Richard Wagners (1813-1883) monumentaler, vierteiliger Opern-Zyklus "Der Ring des Nibelungen" wird traditionell an vier aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen aufgeführt. Der vierte Teil, "Götterdämmerung", wird als packendes, effektreiches Hörspiel von Schauspielerinnen und Schauspielern und mit bekannten Arien und tragender Opernmusik dargeboten. Vor jedem Akt der Opern erfolgt eine verständliche Einführung, zudem erfährt man einiges über das Leben und musikalische Werk des berühmten Komponisten.

Richard Wagners (1813-1883) monumentaler, vierteiliger Opern-Zyklus "Der Ring des Nibelungen" wird traditionell an vier aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen aufgeführt. Der vierte Teil, "Das Rheingold", wird als packendes, effektreiches Hörspiel von Schauspielerinnen und Schauspielern und mit bekannten Arien und tragender Opernmusik dargeboten. Vor jedem Akt der Opern erfolgt eine verständliche Einführung, zudem erfährt man einiges über das Leben und musikalische Werk des berühmten Komponisten.

"Hope is a rare gift that, if we are lucky, comes to us with the power to heal our lives. I've come to know that the deepest sense of hope often springs from the hardest lessons in life. It is in the darkest skies that stars are best seen - perhaps it is divine irony that within the darkest moments we are capable of revealing the greatest light, demonstrating what is best with humanity. This is the story of Timepiece."

The Letter, the final book of the Christmas Box collection is, most simply stated, the love story of David and MaryAnne Parkin. But it is also everyone's love story, for it is about the storms that all relationships must face when the blissful state of romance vanishes into one of real-life challenges and difficulties. We often forget that it is in the hard times that we truly see what is best in love as well as in life.

The city of the gods. Elantris once stood as the symbol of all that is beautiful. A sprawling metropolis of unrivaled grandeur, it was a symbol of power and strength, built to be as imposing as it was magnificent. The only thing more glorious than the city itself was its inhabitants, Godlike beings, with silvery skin and hair of the purest, flowing white. Able to create powerful magics with a mere wave of their hands, the Elantrians were able to heal mortal wounds and create any object they desired. To be an Elantrian was to be without sickness, without pain and without want.

Two internationally known spiritual guides explore integrating our inner and outer journeys. They challenge us to confront our inner and social violence and bring it to healing and transformation in a sacred and ecumenical context. Rohr and Keating each give insights on awakening to God's friendship, coming to know God and ourselves, growing in love through centering prayer, facing evil around us and our demons within us as well as opening our deep selves to divine therapy which heals our wounds.

Thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone thought the danger had passed, but he’s about to face off against an old adversary: Accused mur­derer and fugitive Pete Duffy. On a field trip to Washington, DC, Theo spots a familiar face on the Metro: Duffy, who jumped bail and was never seen again. Theo’s quick thinking helps bring Duffy back to Strattenburg to stand trial. But now that Duffy knows who he is, Theo is in greater danger than he’s ever been in before. Even when every­thing is on the line, Theodore Boone will stop at nothing to make sure a killer is brought to justice.

Theo Boone might only be 13, but he's already uncovered key evidence in a groundbreaking murder trial and discovered the truth behind his best friend's abduction. Now with the latest unfolding of events in Strattenburg, Theo will face his biggest challenge yet. Filled with the intrigue and page-turning suspense that made John Grisham a number-one international best seller and the undisputed master of the legal thriller, Theodore Boone's adventures will keep listeners enthralled until the very last minute.

In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he’s only 13 years old, Theo Boone thinks he’s one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk - and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than expected. Because he knows so much - maybe too much - he is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial.

A cruel, hated man collects a fortune, then disappears in the desert. The Texas Rangers think it's murder and put one of their best on the job - but he'll need help. There's evil here that no one suspects.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Leadership written and read by Doris Kearns Goodwin, with additional narration from Beau Bridges, David Morse, Jay O. Sanders and Richard Thomas. Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition come from? How does adversity affect the growth of leadership? Does the leader make the times or do the times make the leader? In Leadership, Goodwin draws upon four of the presidents she has studied - Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson - to show how they first recognised leadership qualities within themselves and were recognised as leaders by others. 

Oliver Watson's world suddenly dissolves around him when Sarah, his wife of 18 years, returns to Harvard to get her master's degree. Oliver is left on his own, with three children and a freedom he never wanted and doesn't completely understand. His family's needs and demands suddenly consume his life. When Oliver's mother is diagnosed as having Alzheimer's disease and dies soon thereafter, Oliver's father's life is changed, as well. Braver than his son with less of a future before him, George Watson, at 72, quickly embraces new relationships and, eventually, a new life.

This varied, well-chosen selection brings onto one audiobook the best of Dylan Thomas. Here is the legendary recording of "Under Milk Wood", with Richard Burton and Richard Bebb as narrators; but here also are two radio productions he wrote before that great classic, and though interesting in their own right, they show how "Under Milk Wood" grew gradually in his imagination.

Ted Rockson and his small band of soldiers fight to rid the land of a Soviet occupational force bent on world domination. But Rockson not only has the enemy to contend with, for out of the ashes of the nuclear devastation of World War III, the Earth has become one large death zone. Mutated animals, destructive storms, and barbaric humans now roam the land. Death seems to be everywhere. Hope seems fleeting. But Rockson will not give up. 

The Earth is laid to waste by a devastating blight that destroys the world's food supply. Mass starvation wipes out millions almost overnight. Society collapses and those who survive must contend with renegade groups striving for naked power. A new currency comes into existence — precious food and the force of arms that helps get it at any cost.