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Jonas Madigan is dying. He spent his life taming towns and upholding justice across the west with no regrets. Along the way, Madigan took the measure of good men like Smoke Jensen, who has traveled to Salt Lick, Texas to pay his respects to the lawman. But when bandits gun down the small town’s current marshal—and Smoke sends the killers to Boot Hill—Madigan asks his friend to wear the badge and keep the peace until a permanent replacement is sworn in. Turns out the bandits were members of Bishop’s Mauraders, a twenty-man gang of trigger-happy thieves led by the vicious Snake Bishop.

They say that home is where the heart is. And no one knows that better than Perley Gates. After helping the lovely Miss Emma Slocum reunite with her sister’s family in Bison Gap, Perley can’t wait to rejoin his own kin at the Triple-G Ranch. No sooner does Perley settle in when he receives an alarming telegram from Bison Gap. Emma’s brother-in-law has been murdered. Her sister wants justice. And Perley is their only hope to get it. Perley can’t refuse a family in need. So he saddles up with his salty cowhand Possum Smith and heads to Bison Gap.

Irene Adler und der Fotograf James Birdland befinden sich in einer Kutsche mit unbekanntem Ziel. Graf Dracula ist der Mann, den sie treffen wollen. Er hat Birdlands Schwester in seine Gewalt gebracht, um ihn dazu zu bringen, ihm den geheimnisvollen Diamanten auszuhändigen, der kurz zuvor in Grönland aus dem Eis geborgen worden war. Doch dann kommt plötzlich alles anders. Auf die Kutsche wird ein Anschlag verübt. Irene Adler und ihr Begleiter finden sich mit einem Mal im Haus eines neuen, geheimnisvollen Gegenspielers wieder.

Andrea Pennacchi dedica il libro al nonno e al padre, entrambi Bepi, coinvolti nella Prima e nella Seconda guerra mondiale. Il nonno Bepi fece la guerra in trincea, il padre fu internato in un campo di concentramento. Sopravvissero a quelle esperienze, lontane nel tempo eppure drammaticamente sovrapponibili. Le storie di famiglia si proiettano anche sull'episodio finale ambientato nella Mogadiscio del 1993, durante la battaglia del checkpoint Pasta.

Jeston Nash knew horses—he'd stolen enough of them in his time. But the lookalike cousin of Jesse James was going respectable, almost. Then, in a New Orleans teeming with drunks and blue uniforms, he sold a horse to a well-bred lady. It was the biggest mistake of his careers.

I signori Bennet hanno cinque figlie: Jane, Lizzy, Mary, Kitty e Lydia. La mancanza di un maschio che possa ereditare la tenuta di Longbourn nell'Hertfordshire è motivo di ossessione per la signora Bennet, che non vede l'ora di maritare almeno una delle ragazze. Il desiderio della madre diviene ancora più intenso e pressante quando arriva a Netherfield, una tenuta limitrofa alla loro, Charles Bingley, un ricco scapolo. Durante un ballo Jane, la sorella maggiore, e il signor Bingley si innamorano.

Fresque épique ayant pour thème le courage et l'audace, "Le hussard sur le toit" est le grand roman d'aventure de Jean Giono, publié en 1951.

In den letzten Tagen der Donaumonarchie erhält Leutnant Anton Hofmiller eine Einladung auf das Schloss des ungarischen Magnaten Kékesfalva. Beim Walzer will er dessen Tochter auffordern - ein Affront, denn die junge Edith ist gelähmt. Um seinen Fehler wieder gutzumachen, besucht Anton das Mädchen regelmäßig. Nun glaubt Edith, er wolle ihr den Hof machen und verliebt sich leidenschaftlich in ihn. Aus tiefem Mitleid macht Anton der Unheilbaren Hoffnung auf Genesung.

Mit der Begeisterung seiner Zeitgenossen zieht der Student Adolf Reisiger 1914 in den ersten Weltkrieg, die im Blut und Dreck des Stellungskrieges, der Giftgaseinsätze und Materialschlachten schnell erstickt. Das Grauen und der allgegenwärtige Tod verwandeln den kriegsbegeisterten Freiwilligen in einen überzeugten Pazifisten, der den Verstand zu verlieren droht und schließlich in die Irrenanstalt eingeliefert wird.

Aus dem Keller des Senckenberg-Museums verschwindet ein Schädel und die Spur führt eine junge Frau ins finstre Herz alter Mythen und Legenden. Frankfurt am Main, im Jahr 1830. Während eines rauschenden Fastnachtsballs wird Millicent Wohl, eine junge und wissbegierige Frau, Zeugin eines brutalen Raubüberfalls im Senckenberg-Museum. Eine schwarze Gestalt eilt an ihr vorüber - und verschwindet. Milli versucht den Diebstahl aufzuklären, doch niemand glaubt ihren Hinweisen.

In this BBC full-cast production of Romeo And Juliet, the two star-crossed lovers fight for each other until their dying breath. Can their two feuding families reconcile? With the intimacy of radio, the full beauty and meaning of some of the most lyrical lines ever written can be truly heard...

In this BBC full-cast production, Othello is drawn further and further into jealous rage by the manipulative Iago. In this story of evil cunning perverting a once noble mind, radio captures Iago's sly hints and boasts to the audience with shocking clarity. The listener is led along an emotional...

In this BBC full-cast production of All's Well That Ends Well, the trials of marriage are hilariously explored. Will Helena complete the Herculean tasks to win Bertram's love? All's Well That Ends Well finds Helena rewarded for her ministries to the sick with the choice of any husband she wishes...

"Uno, nessuno e centomila", romanzo umoristico... nell'accezione pirandelliana, certo, comunque umoristico. Un uomo dichiara, in apertura, la propria alienazione. Si dice sgretolato, annullato, e non si può non credergli. L'uomo raccontando di sé afferma che la catastrofe ebbe inizio quando la moglie gli fece notare un'imperfezione del suo naso. Cosa ben nota a tutti da sempre, tranne che a lui. Di qui il calvario autoconoscitivo, e autodistruttivo, di Moscarda.

England hat sich kaum vom Schlag des Zirkels der Sieben erholt, als Mycroft Holmes die Nachricht über ein äußerst seltsames Verbrechen ereilt. Die Familie Jarvis wurde offenbar vergiftet. Mycroft Holmes bittet Professor van Dusen, der gerade bei ihm weilt, sich der Sache anzunehmen. Als die Denkmaschine dabei ist, den Tatort zu untersuchen, stößt überraschend Sherlock Holmes dazu. Wie es aussieht, wurde der große Detektiv von einem Unbekannten hierher gelenkt.

There are some things in this world that can't be stopped. Like progress, a moving train, and the American Dream. When the bigwigs in Washington decide to build a transcontinental railroad to the West Coast, they need a man who's just as unstoppable to clear a path through Mexican territory. That man is Jamie MacCallister. Jamie knows it's a tough job. The territory is overrun with Apaches. The Apaches are gunning for a fight. And the first patrol sent in by the president has already been ambushed, kidnapped, and most likely killed.

There’s nothing particularly unusual for a legendary gunman to be summoned to the lawless, bullet-riddled territory of Arizona. But when Frank Morgan, a.k.a. the Last Gunfighter, rides into Tucson, he finds himself ambushed and kidnapped by ruthless Mexican bandit Ramirez’s army of thugs. The only way out is for Frank’s son, Conrad Browning, heir to the vast Browning fortune, to ransom his father free. But Conrad isn’t giving up one cent. He’s got a far deadlier currency in mind.

U.S. Marshal Will Tanner is a man of the law, not a gun for hire. Except when a friend’s in danger and needs the Tanner brand of help that comes out the barrel of a gun.

There’s a storm brewing in Oklahoma Territory, and this time, it’s deadly serious. Local cattle ranches are being targeted by Texas rustlers—and the only man who can keep it from turning into a bloodbath is U.S. Deputy Marshal Will Tanner. The newly married lawman hates to leave his beautiful bride Sophie, but duty calls—for better or worse. In Tanner’s experience, it’s usually worse. An unexpected confrontation with outlaws is just the bloody beginning. Then an escaped convict catches wind of the fact that Tanner killed his brother. Now Will’s really in the crosshairs.

Part supernatural spy adventure, part historical romp, The League of Set is the beginning of a new fast-paced GraphicAudio Original series in the ancient world. Samuel ben Yohanan is a secret agent for the Judean Court in Exile in Babylon. A master of magical relics and ancient gadgetry, he’ll do anything to get his people home (and perhaps to advance his personal ambitions as well). But after he goes rogue to help Cyrus the Great conquer Babylon, the Persians send the reluctant Samuel on a covert mission to Egypt in anticipation of their next invasion.