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A sly send-up of the successful What Would Jesus Do? books, here is a satisfyingly mean light-hearted approach to business success—the Machiavellian way. Machiavellians may not get to heaven, but on earth they have a definite edge on the competition. In this pithy and discretely vicious...

Stanley Bing follows his enormously successful What Would Machiavelli Do? with another subversively humorous exploration of how work would be different—if the Buddha were your personal consultant. What would the Buddha do—if he had to deal with a rampaging elephant of a boss every day? That...

In The Eyes of Max Carrados, our blind hero, who can read a newspaper headline with the touch of his fingers and shoot a villain by aiming at the sound of his beating heart, discovers a story of murder, suicide and a desperate daughter’s quest to clear her father’s name. As the First World War rapidly approaches, we arrive in a sleepy south coast town where Max Carrados, the celebrated blind detective, is soon investigating the sudden death of the local museum curator. All is not as it seems, as our blind hero finds himself on the cliff top in a duel to the death.

Meet Max Carrados, the celebrated blind detective who can read a newspaper headline with the touch of his fingers and shoot a villain by aiming at the sound of his beating heart. In The Eyes of Max Carrados, our hero discovers a story of murder, suicide and a desperate daughter’s quest to clear her father’s name.

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring John Moffatt as the great Belgian detective with Simon Williams and Philip Jackson. Alice Ascher, a poor, elderly shopkeeper, is murdered in Andover. Betty Barnard, a young waitress, is strangled with her own belt at Bexhill-on-Sea. Next comes Carmichael Clarke, collector of Chinese art, clubbed to death in Churston. Only in Doncaster does the pattern vary: the man found stabbed in the Regal Cinema is called George Earsfield.

This is the very first Poirot/Hastings story. Set in 1916, we meet Captain Hastings as he is invalided out of the Great War and goes to convalesce at Styles Court, the family home of his great friend, John Cavendish. By an extraordinary coincidence, billeted in the village is a brilliant little retired detective with an egg-shaped head, who made a considerable impression on the Captain when he was in Belgium. Styles is not a happy household and in the blistering summer heat, tensions mount.

When word reaches 'The Department' - an ailing section of British intelligence - that Soviet missiles are being installed close to the West German border, it seems the perfect opportunity to show Control and Smiley, their rivals over at the Circus, that The Department still has value. Former spy Fred Leiser is lured back from retirement to investigate, and manages to cross the border into East Germany in a dangerous night-time operation.

As the world entered the long night of 2020, Philip Yancey turned to John Donne's Devotions, a nearly 400-year-old manuscript, for guidance. In it, he found a trustworthy companion for living through a global pandemic—or any other crisis. As Yancey says, "Nothing had prepared me for Donne's raw account of confrontations with God." By faithfully and poetically rendering Donne's 17th century prose into 21st century vernacular, Yancey opens up this classic work to a new generation.

A superb collection of dramas guaranteed to thrill and entertain from best-selling author Peter Ackroyd. Set in the heart of London, these star-studded adaptations feature parallel investigations into killings across two centuries, black magic, haunted houses, holy ghosts and a stunning performance by Simon Callow as the magnificent Charles Dickens. Novelist, biographer and critic Peter Ackroyd has cemented his place at the heart of the culture and history of London. This fantastic collection is full of vitality from a world-class author and stellar cast.

A collection of fabulous tales of genies, heroes, flying carpets and fantastic voyages, The Arabian Nights has enchanted generations of children and adults. Forged in the Islamic Golden Age, it was brought to Europe in the 18th Century, where it became an instant sensation. Included here are seven full-cast dramatisations, starring Carolyn Backhouse as Shahrazad and Derek Jacobi as the King, as well as a bonus edition of In Our Time exploring the story behind the tales.

Es geht immer weiter! "Die Wahrheit über Deutschland 16" ist die aktuelle Veröffentlichung der erfolgreichen Compilationreihe, die seit 1997 immer wieder aufs Neue die besten Ausschnitte aus aktuellen Comedy-und Kabarettsoloprogrammen in sich vereint. Live-Mitschnitt mit Dieter Nuhr, Konrad Beikircher, Urban Priol, Fritz Eckenga, Philip Simon u.v.a.

Philip Simon zieht sich regelmäßig in einen Spind zurück, der für die WDR-Fernsehsendung "Mitternachtsspitzen" auf die Bühne geschoben wird, und den der Künstler dann zur Formulierung einiger besonders klarer Sätze verlässt. Das macht er seit 2018 - es ist also Zeit, die vielen großartigen Nummern in einem Best-of zusammenzufügen. Philip Simon kommt hierfür aus seinem Spind, direkt ins Aufnahmestudio und gibt seine Nummern zum Besten - dabei blickt er auf die Entstehungszeit zurück und stellt neue und aktuelle Zusammenhänge her.

"Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar" - so lautet der legendäre und allgemein bekannte erste Artikel des deutschen Grundgesetzes. Doch wie geht es eigentlich weiter? Was steckt noch in diesem Werk, das unsere deutsche Verfassung bildet und somit unser tägliches Leben bestimmt? Eine Frage, die sicher nicht viele Bürger einfach so beantworten können, schließlich zählt das Grundgesetz nicht zur allgemeinen GuteNacht-Lektüre.

70 Jahre Grundgesetz - was für ein Jubiläum. Am 23. Mai 1949 erlassen, sollte es lediglich bis zur Wiedervereinigung Deutschlands gelten. Doch ist aus dem Provisorium längst der unverrückbare Grundstein der Bundesrepublik Deutschland geworden. Neben der Gliederung in Judikative, Exekutive und Legislative Staatsorgane legt das Grundgesetz auch die Grundrechte jedes Menschen in der Bundesrepublik fest. Doch gerade in Zeiten des politischen Aufruhrs stellt sich die Frage, wie es um die Einhaltung dieser Gesetze bestellt ist.

Die Wahrheit über Deutschland pt. 13 ist die neueste Auskopplung der erfolgreichen Compilationreihe, die seit 1997 immer wieder aufs Neue die besten Ausschnitte aus aktuellen Comedy-und Kabarettsoloprogrammen in sich vereint. 22 Jahre, 13 famose Sampler und 2 gigantischen Boxen später steht auch die neueste Wahrheit mit einem fassettenreichen Querschnitt in den Startlöchern.

Mit den Waffen der Sprache, punktgenau und mit jeder Menge Humor, seziert Philip Simon ausgewählte Artikel des Grundgesetzes und zeigt uns, dass in eben diesem mehr Zündstoff steckt, als Progression in bundesdeutschen Köpfen. Philosophisch werden Kant, Nietzsche und Bruce Lee zitiert und gemeinsam mit ihnen ruft er zum bürgerlichen Widerstand gegen die Meisen in der eigenen Voliere auf, denn im "Meisenhorst", dem kollektiven Oberstübchen der Nation, muss ein Perspektivenwechsel her. Rechtzeitig zum 70.

From the internationally best-selling author of the His Dark Materials trilogy, a spellbinding journey into the secrets of his art--the narratives that have shaped his vision, his experience of writing, and the keys to mastering the art of storytelling. One of the most highly acclaimed and...

The Kingdom of No Worries is the story of three young friends who create their own kingdom on a piece of land that emerges in the middle of the river that runs through their city. Inspired by their actions to create a democracy that is a model of social tolerance and global thinking, the surrounding community turns out in the thousands to participate in what becomes a radical cultural hub of the city. Over the course of one hot summer the boys grapple to learn what a democracy is and to oversee its demands.