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Als der Schuhmachermeister Daniel Hanson eines Morgens seinen Laden betritt, findet er an der Stelle, an der sonst immer eine goldene Schuhstatue stand, einen Brief. Da der Entführer außerdem von ihm verlangt, die Polizei nicht einzuschalten, wendet sich Mr. Hanson auf den Rat seines Neffen hin an Mimi Rutherfurt. Gemeinsam versuchen die beiden herauszufinden, wer hinter der gemeinen Tat steckt. Doch das entpuppt sich als weitaus schwieriger als am Anfang angenommen und ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt.

Sean Crosswell, ein Mitglied der Gemeinde von Pater Brown, plant im vornehmen Mayfair den Bau eines Heims, in dem schwer erziehbaren Heranwachsenden eine neue Perspektive gegeben werden soll. Doch dazu kommt es nicht, da in der Nähe des Grundstücks die Leiche von Lord Reeves gefunden wird. Lord Reeves war der Vorsitzende einer Anwohnerbewegung, die alles darangesetzt hat, den Bau des Heims zu verhindern. Ist ihm das etwa zum Verhängnis geworden?

Of all the celebrities who served their country during World War II - and they were legion - Jimmy Stewart was unique. On December 7, when the attack on Pearl Harbor woke so many others to the reality of war, Stewart was already in uniform - as a private on guard duty south of San Francisco at the Army Air Corps Moffet Field. Seeing war on the horizon, Jimmy Stewart, at the height of his fame after Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and his Oscar-winning turn in The Philadelphia Story in 1940, had enlisted several months earlier.

On a hot summer's afternoon, Michelle Wentworth enjoys a rare few hours of relaxation. Sunning herself by her pool, she sends her lazy teenage son to fetch her a drink. But instead of a refreshment, Michelle is given a nasty shock when shortly after her child's bludgeoned body is discovered on the doorstep.

They’re above the law and they’re watching her every move…The lines between good and bad are indistinguishable…On the North Wales coast two people traffickers are brutally murdered; a drug dealer is mown down in inner-city Stockport and in a remote Pennine cottage a police informant is shot dead. Seemingly random, these murders are the work of one professional hit man.

If you have ever felt empty or emotionally out of control, you have been given the signal - it is time to make some changes. We have lost much in our journey through life - innocence, faith, vision, confidence, and openness. As we begin the process of transformation and make the necessary course corrections, these are the qualities we reclaim. In this study, you seek to comprehend the path you have chosen. This starts with understanding yourself and what it takes to connect to your deepest essence, for that is where your answers reside.

If you could turn back the dial to the late 90s and invest in the internet…would you? Internet titans such as Amazon, Google, and Meta have taken investors by storm. And now is the perfect opportunity for smaller investors to front-run slow-moving hedge funds and institutions by investing in the next internet, the Blockchain Metaverse.

Millionen Fans weltweit folgen Buch für Buch den Helden von Walter Moers und Hildegunst von Mythenmetz auf den phantastischen Kontinent...

Now you can lose weight and be good to the environment, too - without starvation diets, calorie counting, complicated meal plans, or even having to exercise. Dr. Walter Crinnion, a naturopathic doctor and environmental medicine physician, shows you how to clean up your diet and clear out your body and home to eliminate unwanted pounds and toxins from your life. You'll be able to get rid of nagging health problems such as allergies and fatigue and enjoy greater energy and a greener planet. Clean, Green, and Lean shares an effective program to shed pounds and stay healthy.

The barnyard animals are tired of being cold in the winter. Since Farmer Bean doesn't have enough money to patch the holes in the barn or heat the chicken coop, they are migrating to Florida for the winter. Travelling to the beat of Freddy the pig's funny songs, they meet with one adventure after another. They find gold treasure to take home to Farmer Bean in the spring. Florida is fun, except for the time when alligators try to eat them for lunch.

In this unabridged audio download of Letters from the Land of Cancer, award-winning writer Walter Wangerin Jr. offers his profound insights into the greatest challenge we face: confronting our own mortality.“Shortly after the cancer had been diagnosed I began writing letters to the members of...

Many have believed that Atlantis was a fiction created by Plato. Well Plato was not the first to write about it. We have found a very much earlier document. It was written in 9619 BC, about 9,250 years before Plato's writing. Further, we have assembled enough evidence in terms of archeological finds and scientific facts to provide convincing proof that Atlantis really did exist. And we have found the remains. We structure the evidence to answers 3 basic questions: how was it created; did it leave evidence; how was it destroyed?

Jake has finally got his driver's license, and tonight he has his brother's car as well. He and his friend Mickey take the car out and cruise the strip. When they challenge another driver to a street race, a disastrous chain reaction causes an accident. Jake and Mickey leave the scene, trying to convince themselves they were not involved. Jake finds he cannot pretend it didn't happen and struggles with deciding on the right thing to do. Should he pretend he was not involved? Or should he go to the police?

In this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made...

In the latest from “mystery master” Walter Mosley, a family member’s terminal illness leads P.I. Joe King Oliver to the investigation of his life: tracking down his long-lost father, and meanwhile, a new case pits King’s professional responsibility against his own moral code...

Robert führt ein ruhiges Leben in London – bis er zufällig eine neue Fernsehserie entdeckt. Sie zeigt zwei Jungen, die in einem Baumhaus ein Mädchen vergiften. Die Dialoge. Die Details. Alles kommt ihm schrecklich bekannt vor. Denn genau das ist vor über zwanzig Jahren geschehen. Mit ihm. Und seinem Bruder Kieran. In einem abgelegenen Dorf in Cornwall. Damals haben sie geschwiegen. Haben verdrängt. Haben weitergelebt. Doch jetzt kennt jemand die Wahrheit – und hat ihre Geschichte verfilmt. Wer steckt hinter der Serie?

Der Psychologe Gerd Gigerenzer, die Datenanalyse-Expertin Katharina Schüller, der Ökonom Thomas Bauer und der Statistiker Walter Krämer diagnostizieren uns seit Jahren in ihrer »Unstatistik des Monats« eine Art Analphabetismus im Umgang mit Zahlen, mit Wahrscheinlichkeiten und Risiken. Anhand neuer spektakulärer Beispiele erklären die vier, wie wir Unsinn erkennen, Prognosen richtig einordnen, zwischen Kausalität und Korrelation unterscheiden und unsere immer komplexere Welt sinnvoll beschreiben können. Das ist unterhaltsam—und wichtiger denn je!

Villa Borghese - un enorme parco nel centro di Roma, grande più della Città del Vaticano e poco meno del principato di Monaco - è un luogo meraviglioso. Ci sono musei, teatri, la Casa del Cinema, ludoteche, chiese. E poi le mille piante, i corsi d'acqua e le tante specie animali ospitate al Bioparco. Un'isola di verde incantevole. Affascinante, colta, misteriosa. Il sindaco, malato d'amore per la Villa, muovendo mari e monti riesce a far aprire un commissariato al suo interno.

It’s Love Day! Mr Brown has forgotten to book a table for the Browns’ special Love Day dinner, and Paddington is on a mission to deliver Love Day cards to all his friends.

It’s Paddington’s first Christmas at Windsor Gardens. Jonathan has written a letter to Father Christmas, but unfortunately Paddington has sent it to Aunt Lucy in Peru instead of the North Pole! Can he retrieve the lost letter in time and save Christmas?