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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Drawing on exhaustive research, this intimate account details how World War I reduced Europe’s mightiest empires to rubble, killed twenty million people, and cracked the foundations of our modern world “Thundering, magnificent . . . [A World Undone] is a book of...

Astrid has returned to Oceali with only one thing on her mind: revenge. Her sister, Princess Vega, has taken everything from her, in a desperate pursuit of the crown. Astrid could not care less about the crown, but if it will make her sister miserable, she’d gladly take it from her. But at what cost? What else is Astrid willing to sacrifice to make her sister suffer? Her friends? Her life?

For decades, African nations have fought for the return of countless works of art stolen during the colonial era and placed in Western museums. In Africa's Struggle for Its Art, Bénédicte Savoy brings to light this largely unknown but deeply important history. One of the world's foremost experts on restitution and cultural heritage, Savoy investigates extensive, previously unpublished sources to reveal that the roots of the struggle extend much further back than prominent recent debates indicate, and that these efforts were covered up by myriad opponents.

Revisit some of your favorite episodes of the Netflix series in audio for the first time with this storybook collection. Each of the twelve stories retells a beloved episode from the show, making it perfect for when it’s time to settle down for bed or spend some time away from screens.

It’s Easter! The eggs are decorated, the baskets are ready, and Mr. Twist’s Easter pants are looking fly, which means one thing: it’s time for the annual Twist Easter Egg Hunt, Ada’s favorite family tradition. And this year, her parents are letting Ada hide the eggs! But Arthur, her big brother, thinks the egg hunt is going to be too easy now that he’s 11 - so Ada has to do a test hiding to make sure it’s super hard or else Arthur will retire from the egg hunt forever!

In fünfzehn schwungvollen Liedern begegnet Matthias Meyer-Göllner der Faszination Meer: der Weite, der Tiefe, der farbenprächtigen Unterwasserwelt, den Geschichten und Legenden, die vom Meer erzählen. Zusammen mit Kindern singt er von kleinen Schiffen, großen Häfen, Klabautermädchen, Matrosen, dem Salz im Meer, schrägen Vögeln und weißen Haien. So kommt nicht nur viel Freude, sondern auch ein Bewusstsein für den wichtigen Lebensraum Meer ins Kinderzimmer. "Über das Meer" wird für Kinder ab drei Jahren empfohlen.

This program is read by longtime series narrator, Rebecca Soler. “When it comes to reimagined fairy tales, the reigning queen of the genre is Marissa Meyer.” —The New York Times Be still now, and I will tell you a tale. #1 New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer brings the haunting...

Oz Porter, a prepper and former Marine sniper, has led his people into the Appalachians, where they create a refuge, a place they name Endurance. Building log cabins for shelter, trapping and hunting in the forest for food, they manage to scrape enough to live a meagre existence. But how will they combat the new enemy? When people lose everything, who will keep them safe?

Abu Habibi left the Afghan National Army to make his fortune. His scheme: to pillage the nation’s museums of valuable artefacts, killing any who stand in his way. The plunder is put on sale to eager overseas buyers. Habibi’s murderous rampage has attracted the scum and villainy of the nation, eager to participate in the robberies for a share of the loot. In a nation where many of the Islamic warlords are little more than cutthroats and butchers, Habibi is known as a coming man.

Winner of the Autism Society of America’s Dr. Temple Grandin Award for the Outstanding Literary Work in Autism A groundbreaking book on autism, by one of the world’s leading experts, who portrays autism as a unique way of being human—this is “required reading....Breathtakingly simple and...

During the Vietnam War, a “secret war” was fought across the fence in Laos, Cambodia, and North Vietnam, unknown to the media or the public, under the aegis of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam’s top secret Studies and Observations Group. SOG’s chain of command for missions and after-action reports extended to the White House and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

US Army Private William Richards faces an experienced regiment of North Vietnamese regulars in the mountainous of the A Sau Valley. They have fortified the area for a determined stand and as the battle begins, both sides take heavy losses. But in the middle of this carnage lies an unknown and unseen horror. Something from the ancient past has risen deep inside the jungle. Powerful and deadly, it strikes without warning, leaving death and destruction in its path.

Grace Neunaber has finally found happiness. After struggling for years as a single mother of four, she’s thrilled about her newfound faith and her marriage to a strong Christian man. But as David is added to their family of five, her enthusiasm is quickly dampened by her older children’s open hostility and resentment toward their new father. Each member of the Neunaber family will have to rely on their faith in God if their strained relationships are going to knit them closer together, instead of tear their family apart.

Ist die Liebe einfach da, als etwas, das uns zusteht? Oder müssen wir Liebe zuerst geben, um sie zu empfangen? Gibt es nur eine Liebe oder viele Erscheinungsformen? Und wie lernen wir, wirklich zu lieben? Diese Fragen stellte sich der junge Denker Henry Drummond 1874. Seine Reflexionen gingen damals um die Welt... bis Paulo Coelho sie an einem Wendepunkt in seinem Leben für sich entdeckte und für unsere Zeit adaptierte.

PFC Carl Yeager, a rookie infantryman, is on his first tour of Vietnam. Like most new arrivals to war-torn South Vietnam, he has no idea of what he’ll be up against. Going on his first patrol with mixed feelings, his platoon runs into a VC ambush. Fighting off an enemy who appeared from nowhere, he gathers together a scratch unit and pursues the Vietcong ambush party deep into the jungle. Until they disappear, melting into the gloom like ghosts.

Last Stand: Battle Group SS is an account of an epic last stand at the end of WWII. The inhabitants of a small town attempt to fight the Russian hordes as they rampage toward them. They prepare to fight what every man knows will be a battle to the death. One that will go down in history as a shining example of bravery and sacrifice, and perhaps mitigate some of the worst excesses of the Nazi regime.

American aircraft are going down, victim to missile batteries hidden deep in the jungles of South Vietnam, and they bring in an Air Force expert, Colonel Dan Carter, to analyze the defenses and devise a strategy to destroy them. Yet, the Vietcong gets wind of the colonel’s arrival, and plan to murder him. Joe Cooper, Air Cav, returns from an abortive mission to grab an important and high-ranking North Vietnamese. A mission gives MACV an idea to protect their expert.

24 beliebte und neue Lieder, Gedichte und Geschichten für Klein und Groß erzählen von den Heiligen Drei Königen, Tannenbäumen und der Geburt Jesu, aber auch vom gemütlichen Fest zu Hause. Fröhliche Kinderstimmen und beliebte Klassiker steigern die Vorfreude auf den Heiligen Abend. So klingt die Adventszeit mal lustig und verspielt, mal ruhig und besinnlich.

Einfache Fingerspiele mit klassischen Reimen und dazu passende Kinder­lieder animieren zum Mitmachen und Singen und bieten Kindern und Eltern eine tolle gemeinsame Zeit. Das Kind erlebt auf dem Schoß der Eltern, wie Hände sich in Bäume oder Berge verwandeln und der eigene kleine Finger Pflaumen zu verspeisen imstande ist. Diese lustigen Fingerspiele werden von traditionellen und neuen Liedern umrahmt und begleitet und laden die Kleinen zum Erkunden und zu vergnügtem Spielspaß ein. Aus dem Inhalt.

For some kids, Long Lake, Georgia is home. But for 14-year-old Baker Gray, it’s just another stop, another town in another state. Because of his mother’s nomadic lifestyle, he’s never had a best friend, never kissed a girl, and he’s certainly never met anyone like Cassandra Larsson - the enigmatic, older girl whose idea of fun blurs the line between right and wrong.