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In Queen's Bench Courtroom Number Seven, famous author Abraham Cady stands trial. In his book The Holocaust - born of the terrible revelation that the Jadwiga Concentration camp was the site of his family's extermination - Cady shook the consciousness of the human race. He also named eminent surgeon Sir Adam Kelno as one of Jadwiga's most sadistic inmate/doctors. Kelno has denied this and brought furious charges. Now unfolds Leon Uris' riveting courtroom drama - one of the great fictional trials of the century.

Although the title of this book indicates one parent's story or struggle, it's actually about the battle between all parents and teens. It has actually risen to the potential for generational warfare. Teenagers have little respect for adults, especially parents.

Gladys Pratt was in control, the mistress of her own domain. In the 60s she and her husband were running a lodge in a remote area of the Yukon. Communication to the outside world was by mail, if it got out. Gladys was a tyrant. Deeply unhappy in her own life, she made life miserable for everyone around her - her house-keeper, her cooks, and the young women who worked as her waitresses during the summer months.

Vicky Bauer is a woman who unwittingly gets involved in other people's business. Sometimes this gets her into serious trouble. Take Rachel for instance. When Vicky witnesses Rachel's abuse at the hands of her husband, Vicky offers Rachel refuge in her home. Weeks later, Rachel is found dead. Vicky is compelled to make sense of this young woman's story and to track down her killer.

Vicky Bauer's life is already complicated. Her brief career as a film scholar has been replaced by difficult stints as a substitute teacher. Vicky's husband is in a semicoma and her estranged father has suddenly become dependent on her. In the midst of this decidedly troubled existence a series of unrelated events further complicate Vicky's life. For some reason people who have caused Vicky difficulties are now the subjects of acts of violence. Moreover, Vicky has a new neighbour to whom she is extremely attracted.

Leon Uris retums to the land of his acclaimed best-seller Exodus for an epic story of hate and love, vengeance and forgiveness. The Middle East is the powerful setting for this sweeping tale of a land where revenge is sacred and hatred noble. Where an Arab ruler tries to save his people from destruction but cannot save them from themselves. When violence spreads like a plague across the lands of Palestine - this is the time of The Haj.

Par un rigoureux après-midi d'hiver, le riche marchand Brekhoußnov décide d'aller négocier l'achat d'une forêt chez un hobereau du voisinage. Nikita, son valet de ferme, et son cheval bai Belle-Face l'accompagnent. En cours de voyage, ils sont surpris par une violente tempête de neige. Ne pouvant laisser passer une bonne affaire, Brekhounov s'acharne à vouloir continuer sa route. Cette décision sera une grave erreur car le temps est désastreux, le cheval se fatigue et ils se perdent.

Tracing culinary customs from the Stone Age to the stovetop range, from the raw to the nuked, this book elucidates the factors and myths shaping Americans' eating habits. The diversity of food habits and rituals is considered from a psychological perspective. Explored are questions such as 'Why does the working class prefer sweet drinks over bitter?', 'Why do the affluent tend to roast their potatoes?', and 'What is so comforting about macaroni and cheese anyway?'

Fashion icon, Broadway and Hollywood insider, mob mistress, confidante to notorious gang members of both Crips and Bloods, wife, mother, award-winning journalist, Lon Bing has not followed the typical path through life. From her formative relationship with her mother to her days as a star model to her sisterly relationship with Mama Cass Elliot and ultimate reinvention as the author of the best-selling gang expos, Do or Die, Swans and Pistols details Bing's always exciting and sometimes dangerous life.

In this thrilling erotic story collection from India's most Googled person, listeners finally get inside the mind of actress and entrepreneur Sunny Leone with 12 short stories that range from sweet to seductive to scandalous.

Leona is cast into bewildering disgrace and poverty with a baby, a violent husband, and shattered faith. She hacks through the bones of her Mennonite naiveté to confront harsh realities. This riveting and morally unflinching memoir, recommended by Ms. Magazine, delivers intense suspense, humor, and unusual wisdom.

Jack Sterling isn't having a good day. A swindler has stolen family property from his elderly grandmother and Jack has taken the law into his own hands to steal it back. Only the stagecoach he intends to rob is under fire, forcing him to rescue the very occupants he’d planned to rob. One glance at the beautiful woman inside nearly has him forgetting why he’s there in the first place. Kristen March has fled Boston to avoid an arranged marriage between moneyed families. She’d rather take her chances on the untamed frontier than marry a man she doesn’t love.

DODO ist DIE neue Hörspielserie für Kinder und Erwachsene im Stil von "Per Anhalter durch die Galaxies" (von Douglas Adams), mit den besten deutschen Synchronstimmen von John Cusack, Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchet, Jim Carrey und Snoop Doog.

Wir alle sind verwundert über die Irrungen und Wirrungen unseres Innenlebens, doch die meisten wissen viel zu wenig darüber. Leon Windscheid, der aufgrund seines psychologischen Wissens Ende 2015 die Frage "Wer wird Millionär?" für sich beantworten konnte, erzählt, mit welchen kleineren und größeren Macken wir alle es zu tun haben (von Lampenfieber über Schlafstörungen bis hin zu selbsterfüllenden Prophezeiungen). Und verrät, wie er es geschafft hat, die Million bei Günther Jauch zu gewinnen.

Ein geheimes Killerkommando am Flughafen von San Francisco verbindet drei Menschen: Dr. Hazel Oldham wird getrieben von den brutalen Ereignissen in ihrer Vergangenheit. Vanessa Tyler hat eine klare Aufgabe. Wer sich ihr dabei in den Weg stellt, stirbt. Egal, ob Mensch oder Dogge. Und Lennard Fanlay ist auf der Suche nach einem Phantom mit vielen Gesichtern... Drei Menschen. Drei Schicksale. Eine Geschichte.

Eine Witwe erfahrt erst bei der Beerdigung ihres Ehemannes, was fur ein Mensch er in Wirklichkeit war.

Hitzewelle in San Francisco. Die kleine Julia droht zu verdursten. Warum hält sie der "Unechte" in einer dunklen Kammer gefangen? Florence Tilden bestraft sich für jeden Fehler, den sie begeht, bis aufs Blut. Sie sehnt sich nach der Vereinigung mit ihrem Geliebten und befindet sich dabei auf dem Weg in die Hölle. Und irgendwer versucht Lennard Fanlay mit perfiden Mitteln in den Wahnsinn zu treiben. Es beginnt mit einer Leber... Drei Menschen. Drei Schicksale. Eine Geschichte.

Ein junger Student plant den perfekten Mord. Dafür hat er alles bis in das kleinste Detail vorbereitet und zum Beweis seiner Genialität in der kompletten Wohnung Videokameras installiert. Doch dann trifft sein Opfer ein und alles läuft plötzlich völlig anders geplant...Ein spannendes Psycho-Kammerspiel von Thriller-Autor Ivar Leon Menger mit Starbesetzung!

"I piaceri viziosi" è uno scritto di Tolstoj in cui si parla di "Bacco, tabacco e Venere"; scritto nel 1890-92, il testo è ancora attuale; presenti nell'audiolibro anche i racconti: "I due pellegrini", "Il primo distillatore", e tre parabole.

Der Mann, der sich "Drachentöter" nennt, ist ein Meister des Schmerzes, und er verteilt ihn akribisch und wohl dosiert. Han Kiwon, ein Koreaner, will in San Francisco ein neues Leben beginnen, wünscht sich aber nach vierundzwanzig Stunden nur noch einen schnellen Tod. Und Lennard Fanlay muss feststellen, dass auf Hoffnung Verderben folgt... Drei Menschen. Drei Schicksale. Eine Geschichte.