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Part One, The Fellowship of the Ring, introduces us to Frodo Baggins. With his uncle Bilbo having mysteriously disappeared, Frodo finds himself in possession of a simple gold ring that has great and evil power. It is the Ruling Ring, taken long ago from the Dark Lord, Sauron, who now seeks to possess it again. Frodo must do everything he can to prevent this, and with the help of Gandalf the wizard and a band of loyal companions he begins a perilous journey across Middle-earth.

The Crocodile, the Devourer of Men, has devoured something he shouldn’t: a Myth Maker Witch. Now, with the witch’s dark power swirling inside of him, he’s losing control of his monster and quickly making his way through my ship and my crew. It’s only me and Wendy Darling who can pull him back. But even we know time is running out.

After experiencing marriage troubles and dark pasts, Ian and Lyana Keane are ready to leave Boston behind and move with their two kids—Ariel (15) and Zach (12)—to the sleepy New Hampshire town of Littleton. They are inexplicably drawn to an old house that they all feel an immediate connection to—a home complete with a rich history, extensive grounds, intriguing character, and a Caretaker. But as time goes on, strange things begin to happen with the house and the family living within its walls.

Wie jedes Kind weiß, gibt es auf jeder großen Baustelle viele große Baufahrzeuge: Bagger, Kräne, Walzen ... und so weiter und so weiter! Aber wo kommen diese großen Fahrzeuge eigentlich her? Und waren sie früher einmal ... klein? Nanu, wo kommen die denn plötzlich her? Mucki und die anderen Straßenfahrzeuge fordern Bagger Ben und seine Freunde heraus! Sie behaupten, die besseren Fußballspieler zu sein. Kann das Team vom Baustellen-Kindergarten gegen die schnellen Flitzer bestehen, oder müssen sie sich den Angebern geschlagen geben? Zum Glück hat Ben eine Idee.

The story goes like this: on a freezing winter night in 1941, a new piece of chamber music was performed to a crowd of prisoners of war on a three-stringed cello, clarinet, violin and pub piano with sticky keys. It was the premiere of Olivier Messiaen’s Quatuor pour la fin du Temps. Listeners since then have been captivated by the ecstatic music and mythology of Messiaen’s masterpiece. Michael Symmons Roberts’ own lifelong fascination with the Quartet leads him on a quest to understand its enigmatic power.

Leo Graham knows nothing new ever happens in the small town of Pacific Shores. That is, until he runs into his new neighbor. Golden haired, honey-eyed, and sharp-tongued, Darby Andrews. As Leo and Darby's budding friendship turns into a burning love that neither of them could've expected, Leo is determined to protect it at all costs. Until he finds the girl of his teenage dreams ran away in the middle of the night without so much as a goodbye.

Irene Adler, Oscar Wilde und Sherlock Holmes stehen nach dem Mord an Mycroft Holmes unter Schock. Nur mit Mühe gelingt es ihnen, sich auf die Ermittlungen zu konzentrieren. Während Irene Adler einer neuen Spur im Fall der Grabschändungen folgt, setzen Sherlock Holmes und Oscar Wilde alles daran, den Mord an Mycroft Holmes lückenlos aufzuklären. Erste Hinweise führen die beiden in die unmittelbare Nähe des Königshauses und plötzlich müssen sich die Sonderermittler die Frage stellen, wem sie überhaupt noch vertrauen können.

The 55 Concepts are simple, yet powerful tools that when put into practice can change your life. While you may be able to listen to the book in one sitting, integrating them into your life brings you to a new level of clarity, understanding and ability to create what you want.

Provocative and controversial, socially conscious and politically charged, wildly imaginative yet deeply grounded, the thirty-two never-before-published stories, essays, and poems in The Last Dangerous Visions stand as a testament to Ellison’s lifelong pursuit of art, uniting a diverse range of science fiction writers both famous and newly minted, including Max Brooks, Edward Bryant, Cecil Castellucci, James S. A. Corey, Howard Fast, Patricia Hodgell, Dan Simmons, Robert Sheckley, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Mildred Downey Broxon, and Cory Doctorow, among others.

Als Irene Adler aus ihrer Betäubung erwacht, findet sie sich allein in einem Dorf der Mapuche wieder. Sie wird von den Bewohnern des Dorfes gefangen genommen. Zu ihrem Entsetzten muss sie feststellen, dass sich Theodora Sachs und Aleister Crowley ebenfalls in dem Dorf aufhalten. Im Gegensatz zu ihr werden die beiden allerdings als Gäste behandelt. Währenddessen sorgt sich Mr. Wu in Temuco über das plötzliche Verschwinden von Irene Adler. Mithilfe von Dr. Duerte und Fernando Abad setzt er alle Hebel in Bewegung, um ein Lebenszeichen von der Sonderermittlerin der Krone zu erhalten.

Jürgen Thorwald dokumentiert mit seinem 1966 für den Edgar Allan Poe Award nominierten Buch "Das Jahrhundert der Detektive" wahre Kriminalfälle, die für die Entwicklung der Kriminaltechnik von besonderer Bedeutung sind. Fünf Kapitel des dreibändigen Werkes haben verschiedene Autoren (unter ihnen Stefan Murr, Anke Beckert oder Bernd Grashoff) für das Hörspiel aufgearbeitet. Der Bayerische Rundfunk ließ diese von ebenfalls fünf verschiedenen Regisseuren unabhängig voneinander inszenieren.

Alec Reid’s ghosts of the 21st century seldom lurk in old houses or waft across chilly moors. His dark tales may breathe alongside the supernatural, but they take place in broad daylight, in our daily lives. Their themes include dead warriors resurrected via Bluetooth, Rumpelstiltskin in the suburbs, an algorithmic fear of ghosts, and the shattered dreams of immortality. The world they describe is the one you inhabit, but you would live in terror were you to recognize it for what it is.

William Shakespeare, long hailed as the history's greatest dramatic writer, has been lauded for his mastery of poetic expression, his insight into the human condition and his deep exploration into the psyche and motivations of his characters. These skills are perhaps best encapsulated in the monologues he gives his various protagonists, villains, and bit players.

Glasgow, 2025. Dr Amanda Maclean is called to treat a young man with a mild fever. Within three hours, he dies. The mysterious illness sweeps through the hospital with deadly speed. This is how it begins. The victims are all men. Dr Maclean raises the alarm, but the sickness spreads to every corner of the globe. Threatening families. Governments. Countries. Can they find a cure before it’s too late? Will this be the story of the end of the world - or its salvation?

True leadership is about character – this is the key to winning ‘the right way’. In a world where we’re bombarded by messages of ‘winning at any cost’, dishonest politicians, CEOs committing fraud, disgraced military commanders and cheating athletes, integrity matters more than ever...

The waters rose, submerging New York City. But the residents adapted, and it remained the bustling, vibrant metropolis it had always been. Though changed forever. Every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an island. Through the eyes of the varied inhabitants of one building, Kim Stanley Robinson shows us how one of our great cities will change with the rising tides. And how we, too, will change.

Among the most successful leaders throughout history - from Abe Lincoln to Rosa Parks, Mahatma Gandhi to Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King, Jr., to Nelson Mandela - some were brilliant mathematicians and economists, others were creative visionaries, still others were masterful at strategic planning. Their mastery of their field wasn't the secret to their highly effective leadership. All of their skill, grit, resilience, charisma, and courage emanated from one thing: their strength of character.

Despatches from the secret world behind the headlines. Former SAS legend Chris Ryan brings you his 17th novel, filled with his trademark action, thrills and inside knowledge. Osama Bin Laden is dead. The President of the United States knows it. The world knows it. And SAS hero Joe Mansfield knows it. He was on the ground in Pakistan when it happened. He saw Seal Team 6 go in, and he saw them extract with their grisly cargo. He was in the right place at the right time. Or maybe the wrong place at the wrong time.

Join Pooh as he goes visiting - and gets a little stuck! - in this classic Winnie the Pooh collection, voiced by an incredible all-star cast.

In Schmuddelfing geht es hoch her: Die erste Schmuddelfinger Witz-Olympiade findet statt. Und wer ist mit von der Partie? Die Olchis natürlich! In der Schmuddelfinger Stadthalle treten sie vor großem Publikum gegen die Kinder der Klasse 2c der Schmuddelfinger Grundschule an, um die besten und lustigsten Witzeerzähler zu ermitteln. Aber wer wird am Ende die Nase vorn haben und die besten Witze erzählen? Mit mehr als 30 frechen Witzen - und den beliebten Olchi-Sprechern!