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Looking for a convenient language course that gets you speaking Dutch in hours, not years? The Michel Thomas audio courses have helped over five million language learners to master a new language, with no writing, no stress and no memorisation. Perfect for absolute beginners, little or no prior...

A unique and perfectly brilliant way of teaching languages. - Stephen Fry in Rescuing the Spectacled Bear Looking for a convenient intermediate language course that fits your lifestyle and gets you speaking a new language in a matter of weeks, not years? The original no-books, no-homework...

Sind Sie boshaft? Dann ist "Bernhard für Boshafte" genau das richtige für Sie! Thomas Bernhard ist der unbestrittene Meister des Boshaften. Ob mit dem Florett oder mit dem Holzhammer: seine Seitenhiebe auf die Literaturszene, Künstler, Politiker oder Ärzte sind ebenso amüsant wie brillant...

Three years after his death at 91, J.D. Salinger remains our most mythic writer. The Catcher in the Rye (1951) became an American classic, and he was for a long time the writer for The New Yorker. Franny and Zooey and Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters introduced, by way of the Glass family, a new type in contemporary literature: the introspective, voluble cast of characters whose stage is the Upper East Side of New York. But fame proved a burden, and in 1953 Salinger fled to New Hampshire, spending the next half century in isolation.

2019 geht der Journalist Fennell in Kapstadt an Bord der Georges Lecointe, eines Reparaturschiffs für Kabelbrüche in der Tiefsee. Er soll eine Reportage schreiben, über Kommunikation und ihre Störungen. Im Fokus: die Tiefseekabel, die die globalen Datenflüsse leiten, ständig gefährdet durch Naturereignisse, Krieg und Terrorismus. Der Missionschef Conway scheint nicht glücklich über den Gast, der sich für alles zu interessieren scheint - vielleicht auch für Conways Frau Zanele?

Edith Piaf - Eine Legende! 1915 in Paris geboren, wurde sie bereits kurz nach der Geburt von ihrer Mutter verlassen und wuchs bei ihrer Großmutter auf, die sie halb verhungern lies. Ihr Vater, der in einem Wanderzirkus arbeitete, brachte sie schließlich bei seiner Mutter unter, die ein Bordell betrieb. Ediths Kindheit und Jugend war von Gewalt und Lieblosigkeit geprägt und so kam es, dass sie sich mit 15 nach Paris durchschlug und sich als Straßensängerin versuchte. Dort wurde sie als "La môme piaf", der kleine Spatz, berühmt.

Der neue Roman des Bestsellerautors Joël Dicker. Eine dunkle Nacht im Dezember, ein Mord im vornehmen Hotel Palace de Verbier in den Schweizer Alpen. Doch der Fall wird nie aufgeklärt. Einige Jahre später verbringt der bekannte Schriftsteller Joël Dicker seine Ferien im Palace. Während er...

The Thomas Mann Collection includes unabridged recordings of Thomas Mann's 3 greatest works of fiction in one audiobook.

These are excerpts from audiobooks narrated by Thomas Miller for Frederick Dodson, Steven Forrest, Ray Merriman and himself. All (and more) easily available from HighTimelineBooks.com High Timeline Books: https://hightimelinepublishing.com/ Links to Thomas Miller Podcasts: https://thomasmiller.co/ Audiobook Narrator: Thomas Miller Intro Music: Creative Commons - "Clover-3" by Vibe Mountain

Immanuel Kant's Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals, first published in 1785, lays out Kant's essential philosophy and defines the concepts and arguments that would shape his later work. Central to Kant's doctrine is the categorical imperative, which he defines as a mandate that human actions should always conform to a universal, unchanging standard of rational morality.

Joe Ledger Fans Rejoice! Everyone’s favorite snarky, dangerous, idealistic, relentless covert operative is back, and this time he’s brought friends. Joe Ledger: Unstoppable presents original short stories about Joe Ledger and the Department of Military Sciences by some of New York Times...

Young Tess Durbeyfield attempts to restore her family's fortunes by claiming their connection with the aristocratic d'Urbervilles. But Alec d'Urberville is a rich wastrel who seduces her and makes her life miserable. When Tess meets Angel Clare, she is offered true love and happiness, but her past catches up with her and she faces an agonizing moral choice.

Dylan Marlais Thomas (October 27, 1914 to November 9, 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer. He became widely popular in his lifetime, and remained so after his death at the age of 39 in New York City. By then, he had acquired a reputation, which he had encouraged, as a "roistering, drunken and doomed poet." In the following recordings, Thomas reads his poems "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night," "Poem in October," "In My Craft or Sullen Art," "Lament," "Fern Hill," "Poem on His Birthday," "A Refusal to Mourn," and "If I Were Tickled by the Rub of Love."

Thomas Mann's last great novel, first published in 1947 and now newly rendered into English by acclaimed translator John E. Woods, is a modern reworking of the Faust legend, in which Germany sells its soul to the Devil. Mann's protagonist, the composer Adrian Leverkühn, is the flower of German...

O volume traz duas novelas magistrais do jovem Thomas Mann, complementadas por ensaios do crítico Anatol Rosenfeld. A morte em Veneza (1912), aqui na tradução de Herbert Caro, é uma das novelas exemplares da moderna literatura ocidental. A história do escritor Gustav von Aschenbach, que...

Two years ago, Alexander Blix was the lead investigator in a missing person's case where a young mother, Elisabeth Eie, had been kidnapped. The case came to a standstill when Blix's own daughter was killed and he was arrested for avenging her. Blix is a now free man again, but Elisabeth's kidnapper has found him, leaving evidence of her murder in Blix's mailbox.

Did you know: · that drinking a glass of red wine and eating olives after sunbathing can reduce lasting skin damage? · that your choice of deodorant can affect your long-term health? · that some houseplants are more effective in removing air toxins than others? In How to Live, Professor...

The King James Version (KJV) of the complete Bible in a pure voice audio format--each book of the Bible read to you one voice at a time. Clear and uncluttered, this Bible speaks plainly, making it easier for you to enter into God’s Word. Acclaimed audiobook readers speak new life to the...

A deliciously bookish romance about finding what you need in the place you least expect... 'I loved this book! Books about books are one of my favourite things. The second-chance romance was very sweet and I loved their chemistry!' Reader review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I absolutely adored this book...

Dans un futur lointain, une forme avancée de télépathie, appelée Songlight, a vu le jour. Et à Northheaven, ceux bénéficiant de ce don sont considérés comme des déviants qu’il faut chasser, emprisonner, reformater... Pourtant la rumeur court qu’en dehors des frontières du pays, ce sixième sens est accepté et ceux qui en sont dotés, les Torches, célébrés. Mais à Northheaven, les rumeurs sont ignorées. À Northheaven on suit les règles. Là-bas, les garçons s’enrôlent tôt dans l’armée et les filles... les filles apprennent à tenir une maison et, très jeune, elles épousent des hommes revenus de la guerre, de vingt-ans leurs aînés.