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Mr. Givens’ obituary is nothing remarkable, hardly something to remember at all. He led a quiet life, served in the Army, was married to the same woman for 42 years, and worked at the same job practically his whole life. He wasn’t a baseball player or a movie star, he was the furthest thing from a celebrity. In fact, the only thing noteworthy about his obituary is what happens after it runs in the newspaper, when he shows up in the office of the Metro editor wondering who decided to pronounce him dead.

Miller is unlucky. That's why he's in a foxhole with the rest of Bravo Company. That's why his dad is gone and his mother remarried. That's why his teeth are falling out. Then, when the first sergeant tells Miller his mother has passed away, Miller thinks he's finally gotten lucky. Surely it's another Miller's mother, and now he can get away from the battalion for a couple days thanks to the Army's error. But Miller knows the future rarely has happiness in store.

Gilbert saw Mary Ann first, but the second time he sees her she is dancing with his best friend, Rafe. The three of them begin hanging out all the time, driving around in the car Rafe got as a present for getting into Yale. But when Rafe goes out of town, Gilbert and Mary Ann keep the tradition going, seeing movies and going on drives...in Rafe's car no less.

Mark's parents have never done a thing for him. When he got out of the army and married Krystal, they were against it, just as they are against his moving to Los Angeles. But Mark has a dream, a dream of being an entertainer, of having a show in Las Vegas. So he packs Krystal and their son, Hans, into their car and starts driving from Arizona to California, determined to show his parents how wrong they are to doubt him. But when the car breaks down at a small gas station in the desert, Mark and Krystal are forced to face realities about their future and their marriage.

April's father, a psychology professor, has had a breakdown and has landed in the Alta Vista State Hospital. Her stepmother, Claire, is just waiting for him to get out so she can leave on a trip to Italy - a trip April is worried Claire won't come back from. She needs Claire, at least until she finishes high school. She needs her not just as a companion but as a worldly woman who can tell April about men and their desires…men far different from her boyfriend, Stuart.

Hooper, a Vietnam veteran, finds himself at an army base in Washington State. His days are uneventful, filled with mundane duties, empty conversations, and the occasional jaunt with a married woman. A phone call in the middle of the night breaks Hooper's predictable routine. One of the guards at the communications center is threatening to kill himself - and says he'll shoot the other guard if he interferes. Hooper goes to talk to the distressed soldier, a cook nicknamed "Porkchop" who's disappointed by his life as an army man.

García, the wealthy, swaggering son of a foreign dictator, invites two lower-class boys from his boarding school to have dinnerin New York along with his Spanish-speaking stepmother, Linda. When the groupdecides to go to a kitschy, unpretentious Swedish smorgasbord rather than a fine restaurant, García refuses to leave the limousine, still angry with Linda after an argument over money. Linda proves to be more than the young men had anticipated, and she has more influence over them during their brief encounter than they will ever know.

This two-part Manic Street Preachers audiobiography is a fascinating story. Part one is before the disappearance of lyricist Richie Edwards. We hear how the band have lost some of their recklessness, as a result of getting older and also the loss of Richie, but the creativeness and political conscience in their song lyrics is still there. Manics are the acclaimed Kings of Rock.

Tom and Nedith have been married for 30 years, but their marriage is one of convenience and finances. Their 22-year-old son, Peter, has recently split from his wife after less than a year. Three more couples are experiencing the throes of middle-class disaffection. Times are changing, the generation gap is widening, and the stage is set for a stormy weekend for these five couples.

A fresh look at the life of Mozart during his imperial years by one of the world's leading Mozart scholars."I now stand at the gateway to my fortune," Mozart wrote in a letter of 1790. He had entered into the service of Emperor Joseph II of Austria two years earlier as Imperial-Royal Chamber Composer - a salaried appointment with a distinguished title and few obligations.

What if you woke up and saw a ghost watching you as you sleep? Saw things lift up and fly across the room? Heard footsteps when you know you're home alone? How would you react? Who would you call? While they're not the fictional Ghost Bustersas seen on the big screen, there is a real life group of scientists and researchers who not only document and study paranormal activity, they also help give people peace of mind called The Ghost Education & Research Center

Harvard has a reputation for turning out notable lawyers, doctors, politicians, and scientists - but not exactly for producing professional ballplayers. However, in the mid-1970s Rick Wolff transferred from this major leaguer of academia to baseball’s minors, playing for the Detroit Tigers organization. Thirty years later, his son followed in his footsteps: Harvard diploma in hand, he now plays for a minor league affiliate of the New York Mets.

Few topics in human rights have inspired as much debate as the right to health. Proponents would enshrine it as a fundamental right on a par with freedom of speech and freedom from torture. Detractors suggest that the movement constitutes an impractical over-reach. Jonathan Wolff cuts through the ideological stalemate to explore both views. In an accessible, persuasive voice, he explores the philosophical underpinnings of the idea of a human right, assesses whether health meets those criteria, and identifies the political and cultural realities we face in attempts to improve the health of citizens in wildly different regions.

Rosja znalazla sposób, by znów realizowac imperialne marzenia. Rozwiazaniem jej problemów ekonomicznych ma byc ekspansja na terenach Arktyki i aneksja dwudziestu pieciu procent swiatowych zlóz ropy. Kurs poteznych lodolamaczy atomowych „Jamal” i „Rassija” staje sie kursem zdeterminowanego panstwa. Blyskawicznie rosna bazy wojskowe i porty na syberyjskich wybrzezach, wzmocniona zostaje potezna Flota Pólnocna.

How Lincoln Learned to Read tells the American story from a fresh and unique perspective: how do we learn what we need to know? Beginning with Benjamin Franklin and ending with Elvis Presley, author Daniel Wolff creates a series of intimate, interlocking profiles of notable Americans that track the nations developing notion of what it means to get a good education.

Ein Werk, welches zum Optimismus ermuntert! Um das Leben und seine Herausforderungen zu meistern, muss es mit Humor, Zuversicht und Gelassenheit angegangen werden. Das denkt jedenfalls Autorin Anke Wolff. In ihren Geschichten fordert sie immer wieder dazu auf die Augenblicke des Glücks zu erkennen und wenn möglich festzuhalten. Und vor allem sollte das Abenteuer gesehen werden, welches sich hinter jedem neuen Tag versteckt!

Für die Autorin Anke Wolff ist es egal ob es sich um kleine Alltagspannen handelt oder ob es die erhabenen Momente des Lebens sind. Alle von ihnen werden mit Humor behandelt und ein wenig aufs Korn genommen. Durch ihren unterhaltsamen Schreibstil schafft es das Werk einen wunderbaren Hörspaß zu bieten.

Zwei Kinderleichen liegen in der Pathologie - doch das ist erst der Anfang. Denn als noch zwei weitere Leichen entdeckt werden, wird Kommissar Frank Meissner klar: Ein grausamer Serienmörder ist am Werk. Frank entdeckt Symbole und Zeichen auf den Leichen und merkt, dass er und seine Kollegin Nadja Schwarz sich mitten in einem Katz-und-Maus-Spiel befinden, bei dem der Täter immer eine Nasenlänge voraus ist. Auf der Suche nach der Wahrheit müssen die beiden Ermittler in menschliche Abgründe blicken, die sie selbst erschrecken.

Auf einem stillgelegten Firmengelände wird eine Frauenleiche gefunden, welche sich in einem Sarg befindet und perfekt in Szene gesetzt wurde - wie in einem Bühnenbild. Kommissar Thomas Brenner und seine Kollegin Sandra Funke von der Kripo Bremen übernehmen die Ermittlungen, die jedoch schon bald in eine Sackgasse führen. Im Notizbuch der Ermordeten stehen die Telefonnummern von drei Freundinnen, die allesamt falsch sind. Offenbar kennt niemand diese Frauen. Nachdem eine weitere Leiche entdeckt wird ist klar, dass hier ein Serienkiller am Werk ist.

Ivonne Vredl und ihre kleine Tochter verschwinden spurlos. Die Ermittlungen verlaufen im Nichts. Vier Jahre später sucht eine unheimliche Mordserie die Stadt heim. Ein brutaler Killer überfällt junge Frauen und Mädchen bei Nacht und stiehlt Teile ihrer Körper. Kommissar Thomas Brenner und seine Kollegin Sandra Funke werden mit den Ermittlungen beauftragt und kommen schon bald einem schrecklichen Geheimnis auf die Spur, das mit der Vergangenheit und dem Schicksal von Ivonne und Amira Vredl verwoben ist. Ihr Mann Marco hütet ein dunkles Geheimnis.