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Der neue ›Precht‹ über die internationale Politik im 21. Jahrhundert. Die Welt befindet sich im Umbruch. Von einer von den USA dominierten zu einer multipolaren Weltordnung mit China und Indien als neuen Machtzentren. Das schleichende Ende der Pax Americana stellt die Europäer vor eine enorme Herausforderung: Wie gehen wir mit dem Aufstieg dieser Länder um? Die Gefahr wächst, dass wir es nicht schaffen, auf globaler Ebene auf neue Feindbilder zu verzichten.

Someone has stolen Mr Vanderpuff’s golden whisk! If Bridget and her new friend Stacy don’t find it by midnight, the world’s best baker will never mix again. And – as the girls chase a chain of impossible puzzles through the secrets and shadows of Paris – Tom and Pascal find skulduggery afoot in Belle-on-Sea… Can Bridget and her friends crack the case and save the bake shop in time?

Bridget Baxter is the very last orphan at the Orphanage for Errant Childs, left at the mercy of the awful Miss Acrid and her foul-smelling fish sandwiches. Miss Acrid's mission is to make Bridget's life a misery. But Bridget is more than a match for her. When kindly Mr Vanderpuff arrives at the Orphanage in search of a child to care for, Bridget thinks her luck has finally turned. Mr Vanderpuff is the village baker, and his shop is a world of wonders. But they soon discover that Bridget is absolutely terrible at baking.

Belle-on-Sea is getting ready for the Night of the Hungry Ghosts, the spookiest time of the year. Mr Vanderpuff's bake will be the centrepiece of the whole parade, but he needs a new creation and he’s totally stumped. To make matters worse, salty old seadog, Captain Lufty, and his Hat Rat, Barry, have warned that something is coming to Belle-on-Sea. Something terrible. When a ghost train is seen rattling into town, and people start to go missing – first the librarian, then the Mayor – Bridget and Tom begin tracking the train’s tracks, delighted to be in the thick of another mystery.

Bei einem Tropengewitter stürzt ein peruanisches Flugzeug über dem Dschungel aus 3000 Metern Höhe ab. Nur die siebzehnjährige Juliane überlebt. Mit ein paar Schrammen, ohne Brille, mit nur einer Sandale und einem Tütchen Fruchtbonbons schlägt sie sich durch den Urwald. Fast elf Tage ist sie unterwegs, bis sie auf Einheimische trifft... Das Mädchen, das vom Himmel fiel; der Segler, der ein dramatisches Schiffsunglück überlebte; die Frau, die im eisigen Wasser unter einer Eisschicht eingeschlossen war und die doch vier Stunden später von Rettungssanitätern wiederbelebt werden konnte.

These stories will transport you to the heart-breaking internecine conflict known as the Horus Heresy. Each one of these audio dramas is a stirring tale of a long, vicious war that rages on into the 41st Millennium. Some of Black Library's best-known names have crafted thrilling, revealing and sometimes surprising audio dramas that shed more light on the galaxy spanning conflicts of the Horus Heresy.

For more than 200 years, the armies of the Emperor of Mankind fought to reconquer the galaxy – led by the superhuman primarchs, the Space Marine Legions brought countless worlds back under the rule of ancient Terra. Now Horus, once honoured Warmaster and favoured son of the Emperor, has been corrupted by the whispered promises of Chaos. At his command the Imperium is torn apart by a terrible and bloody civil war, the likes of which the galaxy has never seen. This audio drama anthology contains 10 tales from the best-selling Horus Heresy series.

The Adeptus Astartes are humanity's champions, superhuman warriors armed with the finest weapons and clad in mighty armour. They defend the Imperium of Mankind from all its myriad foes - the alien, the heretic and the daemon. There are a thousand Chapters of Space Marines across the Imperium, each with its own traditions and ways of waging war, but all have one thing in common - their total dedication to eradicating their enemies in the name of the Emperor. This audio drama anthology contains seven stories of the Space Marines.

Education chat with David Didau and Martin Robinson

Basswalkers: Storie di Groove e Rivoluzioni a Quattro Corde" è il podcast dedicato agli appassionati di basso elettrico e musica. Scopri l’affascinante storia dello strumento che ha rivoluzionato il mondo del groove, dalla sua invenzione nel 1951 fino alle sue applicazioni nei generi più disparati: rock, funk, jazz, reggae, bossa nova, metal e molto altro. Attraverso episodi ironici e coinvolgenti, esploreremo l’evoluzione del basso elettrico, gli eventi storici significativi e i bassisti che hanno cambiato la musica per sempre. Unisciti al viaggio e lasciati guidare dal groove!

Con el mundo del yoga y las meditaciones como trasfondo, Andrés Atento, comisario chapado a la antigua ya al borde de la jubilación, habrá de enfrentarse a una serie de personajes estrafalarios y situaciones de una sociedad en la que ya no se reconoce.

Después de recibir tres horripilantes regalos de una secta fanática, el novelista Matías Verduzco deberá huir de casa para salvar el pellejo. Esa fuga –que derivará en exilio– le permitirá el encuentro con Claudine Chifflet, hermosa ciclistaque purga, como todos, las secuelas del...

Luliia was a dedicated member of the Komsomol (the Soviet communist youth organization) and her parents worked for the NKVD. She started at the sniper school and eventually became a valued member of her battalion during operations against Prussia. She persevered through eight months of training before leaving for the Front on 24th November 1944 just days after qualifying. Joining the third Belorussian Front her battalion endured rounds of German mortar as well as loudspeaker announcements beckoning them to come over to the German side.

In June 1941, when Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, Lyudmila Pavlichenko left her university studies and ignored the offer of a position as a nurse to become one of Soviet Russia's 2,000 female snipers. Less than a year later, she had 309 recorded kills, including 29 enemy sniper kills. She was withdrawn from active duty after being injured. She was also regarded as a key heroic figure for the war effort. 

This second volume of The Long List Anthology is designed to recognize the short works that were nominated for the 2016 Hugo Awards but did not make it into the top five short list for the final ballot. Thus, voted into the Hugo Award's long list of works - the top 15 works nominated for each category - were these short stories and novelettes, now made available to a wider audience by award-winning narrators.