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Mitten hinein in ein Abenteuer stürzen Professor Aronax und der junge Harpunier Ned Land, als sie bei der Jagd auf ein mysteriöses Seeungeheuer in den Fluten des Meeres versinken. Doch Rettung naht durch das Ungeheuer selbst; es entpuppt sich als ein spektakuläres Unterseeboot - die NAUTILUS. Doch schon bald wird den Geretteten klar, dass es kein Entkommen von ihm und seinem geheimnisumwitterten Kapitän Nemo gibt.

Is there somewhere to hide from the past? Dutch Mulvaney, a hero who will spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, now carves sea creatures from driftwood and signs them as "Beach Bum." His relocation from the East Coast to the small coastal town of Somewhere in Oregon was a desperate attempt to salvage his sanity and dignity. Now, after a year of solitude, he finally feels ready to venture back into society. Taylor Jones enjoys her job as a waitress at Mama Pink's Diner, the most popular eatery in Somewhere. Daily, she thanks the universe for Edna Pink, the owner. Without Edna's help she could very well be six feet under, with her two precious sons being raised by a crime lord. When a disabled man enters the diner she gets a premonition that her life is about to change. Should she remain in the town she loves, or run yet again?

Professor Lidenbrock, Hamburger Geologieprofessor und schrullige Kapazität, gerät durch Zufall in den Besitz einer verschlüsselten Handschrift des isländischen Alchimisten Arne Saknussemm aus dem 16. Jahrhundert. Ihre Botschaft: Steigt man hinab in den Krater des Sneffel-Vulkans auf Island, so gelangt man zum Mittelpunkt der Erde! Es beginnt eine phantastische Reise in eine frühgeschichtliche Zeit, mit unterirdischen Meeren, Kristallhöhlen, Sauriern - und einer ganz und gar verblüffenden Auflösung.

El escritor francés Julio Verne es el padre de la literatura de ciencia ficción. En sus novelas siempre incluía los avances científicos de su tiempo y, gracias a su intuición, se anticipó al submarino o a los viajes espaciales. En 1872 publicó por entregas "La vuelta al mundo en 80 días" y fue tal su éxito que se cruzaron apuestas reales.

El escritor francés Julio Verne es el padre de la literatura de ciencia ficción. En sus novelas siempre incluía los avances científicos de su tiempo y, gracias a su intuición, se anticipó al submarino o a los viajes espaciales. En 1872 publicó por entregas "La vuelta al mundo en 80 días" y fue tal su éxito que se cruzaron apuestas reales.

Professor Lidenbrock, Hamburger Geologieprofessor und schrullige Kapazität, gerät durch Zufall in den Besitz einer verschlüsselten Handschrift des isländischen Alchimisten Arne Saknussemm aus dem 16. Jahrhundert. Ihre Botschaft: Steigt man hinab in den Krater des Sneffel-Vulkans auf Island, so gelangt man zum Mittelpunkt der Erde! Es beginnt eine phantastische Reise in eine frühgeschichtliche Zeit, mit unterirdischen Meeren, Kristallhöhlen, Sauriern - und einer ganz und gar verblüffenden Auflösung.

Der britische Gentleman Phileas Fogg bricht mit seinem Diener Passepartout aufgrund einer Wette in seinem Herrenclub zu einer Reise um die Welt in 80 Tagen auf und erlebt turbulente Abenteuer. Fogg gerät unter Verdacht, ein Bankräuber zu sein, und so kommt es, dass sich der Detektiv Wilbur Fix an seine Fersen heftet. Die Reise beginnt im Reform Club in London und führt über Ägypten nach Indien, wo Fogg die schöne Aouda kennenlernt, die er und Passepartout vor dem Flammentod retten, und von dort weiter nach Hong Kong.

Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet, Passepartout, attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a £20,000 wager (equal to £1,324,289 or $2,082,576 today) set by his friends at the Reform Club.

The year 1866 was marked by a unique incident, a mysterious and inexplicable phenomenon, and rumors agitated the maritime population and excited the public mind, especially seafaring men. Merchants, common sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, both of Europe and America, naval officers of all countries, and the governments of several states on the two continents, were deeply interested in the matter.

Wired Differently shares the compelling story of National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC), a nearly 50-year-old technology business built on the cooperative model. NISC started out providing software and IT services for three rural cooperatives a half-century ago and has grown to 14 million end users in 49 US states or territories, and in Canada. Here is an organization where cooperative principles blend with leading-edge technologies to exceed expectations repeatedly....

The year is 1866; the American Civil War is at its height. Five prisoners of war hatch an audacious plan to escape their camp by balloon. After a perilous 6,000-mile journey in a fierce storm, they are ‘shipwrecked’ on an unknown Pacific island. What follows is a thrilling tale of resourcefulness, courage and suspense. Together with our heroes we learn to hunt, to make weapons and pottery, to calculate our position by the sun, to extract iron and even to make explosives from the island’s remarkable natural resources.

La primera novel·la de Verne, Cinc setmanes amb globus (1862) va donar-li tanta fama, que va continuar escrivint llibres d aventura fantàstica. El següent fou Viatge al centre de la Terra (1864), i va haverde documentar-se en geologia, mineralogia i paleontologia. Les detallades descripcions danimals prehistòrics van meravellar els experts. (Edició abreujada.)

One night in the reform club, Phileas Fogg bets his companions that he can travel across the globe in just eighty days. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet Passepartout. Passing through exotic lands and dangerous locations, they seize whatever transportation is at hand—whether train or elephant—overcoming set-backs and always racing against the clock.

After chasing a “monster", the protagonists find themselves prisoners on a futuristic submarine called the Nautilus. Their captor is Captain Nemo, and the prisoners enjoy a wild ride on the Nautilus. Visiting far-flung regions of the ocean, they see amazing coral formations, sunken vessels, the Antarctic ice barrier, the South Pole, the transatlantic telegraph cable, and Atlantis, the legendary underwater kingdom. In the underwater forests off Crespo Island, they hunt sharks, but when the submarine returns to the Atlantic Ocean, giant squid attacks them....

Desde hace tiempo, una "misteriosa cosa" se oculta en alta mar, sorprendiendo a barcos y navíos, provocando accidentes, percances y extrañas desapariciones. Nadie sabe con exactitud qué puede ser esa cosa: ¿un animal?, ¿un barco abandonado?, ¿restos de un naufragio?

From Jules Verne comes this radio production about an English Blockade Runner in the American Civil War and its attempt to free a prisoner held by the Confederates. A full music score, thousands of sound effects and the award winning Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air bring this classic adventure to life before your very ears.

The year is 1862, and the US is engaged in a deadly civil war. President Lincoln has ordered the Navy to blockade all Southern seaports. Neutral nations like England were told not to try and break through the blockade. This story by the classic author Jules Verne relives the adventures of one English ship, the Dolphin, and its attempt to “run the blockade” into Charleston, South Carolina. Join Captain James Playfair as he makes plans for the voyage and how he discovers something unusual about his newest crewmember.

À la fin de la guerre fédérale des États-Unis, les fanatiques artilleurs du Gun-Club (Club-Canon) de Baltimore sont bien désœuvrés. Un beau jour, le président, Impey Barbicane, leur fait une proposition qui, le premier moment de stupeur passé, est accueillie avec un enthousiasme délirant. Il s'agit de se mettre en communication avec la Lune en lui envoyant un boulet, un énorme projectile qui serait lancé par un gigantesque canon !

After Vladimir Lenin’s death, Stalin orders two Jewish scientists to preserve Lenin’s body for all time. If they succeed, the rewards will be considerable. If not, it’s the gulag - or worse. Based on real events, Vern Theissen’s nimble dark comedy exposes the absurdities of Soviet life under Stalin.

The Mysterious Island was published in 1874, and it is one of Verne's longest novels. The plot depicts a group of men who have become castaways stranded on an island in the Pacific during the American Civil War. The novel describes their attempts not only to survive but also, with the aid of the scientific and technological know-how, to rebuild their world from the meager resources of the island. At the end, however, it is realized that Captain Nemo, from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, has secretly been helping the settlers.