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The Austrian writer Joseph Roth's first novel, 'Das Spinnennetz', 1923, intensely chronicles the development of a fascist and the first steps in his rise to power. It is a vivid portrait of the nationalist fervor and the struggle between Right and Left in Germany during the years immediately following the end of the Great War, or First World War.

Hard-working corporate attorney Axel Becker has tried settling down in the past, but when the relationship didn't work out, he focused on his career to the exclusion of everything else. Enter Naphressa St. James. The sexy project manager is a former lover and reminds him of what his life could be-fun, exciting. She's just the woman he might need to shake him out of a rut, but convincing her they belong together will be a lot harder than he expected.

Staring forty in the face, Braxton Harper is accustomed to having everything in his life fall into its precise place. Only he hasn't found that special one and he refuses to settle for anything less than a woman who is his perfect match. The moment Londyn Grant dances into his life, Braxton is convinced he's found her. Kiss by sizzling kiss, the sexy doctor slowly lets her guard down. Now, if she'd only let him into her heart.

Un viaje de salud es un diamante para el lector, quien podrá ver a través del doctor Miguel R. Hernández reflexiones y recomendaciones para que la mente y el cuerpo mantengan hábitos saludables.

A legendary diplomat, scholar, and civil rights leader, Ralph Bunche was one of the most prominent Black Americans of the twentieth century. The first African American to obtain a political science Ph.D. from Harvard and a celebrated diplomat at the United Nations, he was once so famous he handed out the Best Picture award at the Oscars. Yet today Ralph Bunche is largely forgotten. In The Absolutely Indispensable Man, Kal Raustiala restores Bunche to his rightful place in history.

A major part of this audiobook was originally written and compiled in 1929 by Mrs. Jean (Augusta) Graham. She passed from this world in October of 1977 in her home town of Osceola, Missouri, after a long illness. She had retired in 1947 and was a member of the Osceola Presbyterian Church. She was active and much loved in the community.

Wahre Liebe erlischt nie. Aber kann sie alles überstehen? Bereits als Teenagerin verliert Jane ihr Herz an Jamie McKenna. Bei ihm fühlt sie sich sicher und geborgen. Doch Jamie kämpft gegen seine Sehnsucht an, bis der Zeitpunkt gekommen ist, an dem er ihr seine Gefühle gestehen darf. Aber eine Tragödie zerstört nicht nur die McKenna-Familie, sondern lässt Janes gesamte Welt einstürzen. Das Einzige, was ihr und Jamie bleibt, ist ihre Liebe, die sie alles überstehen lässt. Ein Irrtum wie Jane leidvoll erfahren muss.

Cultural conditioning and mass media manipulation have played a vital role in altering the fabric of consciousness for most of the world. Those who have been set apart have developed the discipline to remain aware in these final moments before hell breaks loose. We are either committed or detached, sympathetic or heartless, we care or we don't. Wherever you stand at this time, you will be accountable for your actions or lack thereof.

In this “well-written addition to the history of Congress” (Kirkus Reviews), Courage in The People’s House tells the “accessible and well-researched” (Booklist) stories of nine individuals who served in the US House of Representatives—the “People’s House”—during a span of over one hundred years, from the 1870s to the 1990s. From the first African American to serve in the House to immigrants elected at the dawn of the 20th century, all were trailblazers who made significant contributions to the country.

Nirvana Hart, 24, had been dealt a bad hand all her life. As a result of watching her dad shoot her mama and then himself, Nirvana was all alone in the world. The knight in shining armor she thought was there to save her was actually the devil in disguise. Being with her boyfriend, Prophet Morris, for six years, all she’d focused on was doing what she could to stay afloat and uncovering the truth about her past. Yet, at every turn, somebody sought to destroy everything she had built.

Tenía la vida con la que la mayoría de los chicos soñaban: la casa, las fiestas, las chicas... hasta que una apareció y lo arruinó todo. Ella no pertenece aquí. No en la habitación al otro lado del pasillo. No en mi casa. No en mi ciudad. Y ciertamente no en mi vida. No fue realmente su culpa... o la mía. Estábamos atrapados en los pecados de nuestros padres. Ella cree que es fuerte, pero no tiene ni idea de lo que soy capaz. Mi nombre es SAVAGE después de todo. La haré pedazos... Pero descubrir sus secretos podría destruirme.

How one night turned into fifteen and counting is beyond me. I never imagined ending up here. I'm a Marriage Broker, not a matchmaker . . . Especially for myself! It was always a ruse. Perception, not reality. For a purpose, not for always. Business, not romance. Want to know my plan? A simple assist, a favor. Want to know my potential downfall? Him. His sincere eyes, his intoxicating smile, his scintillating personality. Oh, and our out-of-control chemistry.

Yasmean Haley has left her hometown hoping to get some new perspective, and to escape a toxic relationship with an ex who has betrayed her in more ways than she actually knows. But what's a girl to do when the place she's escaped to–that being the all black school Hughmoore College–throws her right into the middle of a risky and forbidden love triangle?

Serenity Ward must come to terms with her role in Kaycie's flawed society. The Establishment is corrupt, but there are those pushing for change from within. Division isn't exclusive to the elite group, though. The islands splinter in the wake of the uprising as webs of lies are untangled.

Basierend auf der gleichnamigen und bereits sehr erfolgreichen Romanreihe von Sabine Städing veröffentlichte Folgenreich, das Jugend- und Erwachsenen-Hörspiellabel von Universal Music, 2018 eine neue Hörspielserie: Johnny Sinclair! Für die Hörspielproduktion konnten DIE John Sinclair-Produzenten schlechthin gewonnen werden: Sebastian Breidbach und Dennis Ehrhardt. Der erste Roman Beruf- Geisterjäger, der im Baumhaus Verlag (Bastei Lübbe AG) erschien, wurde als dreiteiliges Hörspiel adaptiert und bietet gewohnt folgenreiche Hörspielunterhaltung.

Dominic Cavalli, un hombre sin escrúpulos, de palabras intensas. Es cruel, oscuro e impredecible. Viste de traje como un filántropo, y es tan intenso como un dios. Fingiendo ser perfecto ante el mundo. Sus manos están manchadas de sangre y llenas de secretos aterradores. Es un monstruo sediento de sangre.

Ella era mi mejor amiga. La persona a la que le conté mis secretos más profundos. Pero cuando mi mundo se derrumbó, fue por culpa de su familia. Desde ese momento, me di cuenta de que me había equivocado al confiar en ella. Sus grandes ojos amorosos y su dulce rostro no eran más que una farsa mientras miraba cómo intentaba mantenerme a flote.

The one that got away - jedes Mädchen hat so einen, oder? Meiner war ein charmanter britischer Aristokrat, der meine Welt während dieses einen Sommers völlig auf den Kopf stellte. Von dem Moment an, als ich Leo zum ersten Mal durch mein Fernglas erblickte, war ich fasziniert. Ich hatte sicher nicht damit gerechnet, einen Mann vorzufinden, der draußen vor dem Anwesen auf der anderen Seite der Bucht duschte – und zwar so wie Gott ihn schuf. Noch weniger hatte ich damit gerechnet, dabei von seinem Mitbewohner erwischt zu werden. Und ihnen später unvermittelt in die Arme zu laufen.

Confronted by a crisis in black American leadership, state-sanctioned violence against black communities, and colorblind laws that trap black Americans in a racial caste system, Black Lives Matter activists and the artists inspired by them have devised new forms of political and cultural resistance. More Than Our Pain explores how affect and emotion can drive collective political and cultural action in the face of a new nadir in race relations in the United States. Affect and emotion have moved from the margin to the center of this new human rights movement.

Mitra växer upp i Iran under ayatolla Khomeinis regim, men en demonstration i staden Qum blir startskottet för en revolution som kommer att förändra allt. Mitra går med i motståndsrörelsen MKO, Iranska folkets mujahedin, och får som sjuttonåring en ledarposition inom organisationen. I samband med en demonstration tillfångatas hon och hamnar för första gången i Hizbollahs fängelse. Hon utsätts för tortyr och lever med vetskapen om att varje dag kan bli hennes sista. När hon släpps från fängelset tvingas hon fly, risken för att tillfångatas på nytt är stor; att protestera mot Khomeini är att gå emot Gud.