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From wild and wacky to knee-slapping, laugh-out-loud fun, these humorous tales represent some of the best of recent seasons of the hit public radio series Selected Shorts. Comedian Wyatt Cenac gives a killer performance of Simon Rich’s hilarious tale of woe from the point of view of a condom in a young man’s wallet. Alec Baldwin gives a delightful over-the-top performance of James Thurber’s wonderfully silly classic tale of the day everybody in a small Ohio town thought the dam broke.

A young girl’s dollhouse comes alive at night, and its tiny residents possess a terrifying power. Fate stalks a young cult survivor as she struggles to escape a premonition of her own death. And a beautiful antique jewelry box reveals a dark hunger that threatens to consume its new owner....

An aging woman sacrifices more than she bargained for in her quest for eternal youth. A group of kids explore a decrepit slaughterhouse only to find that one of them won’t be coming home. And when a deep freeze strikes a small town, one man discovers something sinister lurking beneath the ice and snow....

Tragedy strikes twice when an enraged father discovers his son’s death was caused by bullying and sets out for bloody revenge. An adventurer seeking the true meaning of fear learns to be careful with what he wishes for. And a web of mystery leads a group of neighborhood children to investigate and carry the secret of their discovery well into adulthood….

The terror at Hotel Caligula continues, as ghost-hunting enthusiasts explore its sinister corners. Ancient forces of nature turn the table on a lonely old man. And bullied teenagers discover that supernatural vengeance comes with a deadly price....

The terror at Hotel Caligula continues, as ghost-hunting enthusiasts explore its sinister corners. Ancient forces of nature turn the table on a lonely old man. And bullied teenagers discover that supernatural vengeance comes with a deadly price. Scare Street welcomes you to this spine-tingling collection of a dozen frightening tales. There’s a dark, cozy room waiting just for you - a perfect place to start listening. But as you lose yourself in terror, you hear creaking outside your door. You try to turn the knob, but the room is locked from the outside! There is no escape.

Here is a full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis for any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. Soak up the atmosphere of ancient Rome. Decide for yourself whether Caesar's power and ambition was a threat to the Republic, and whether assassination can ever be justified.

Paranoia and bloodshed are unleashed when a couple’s dream home slowly turns into a nightmare. An uprooted tree reveals a sinister surprise of death and darkness. And a prohibition-era ghost reveals more about the mysterious owner of everyone’s favorite pub.

Twelve stories to get your little ones through the longest journeys this summer. Worried about how to keep your little ones occupied this summer? Worry no more with this compilation of 12 of the best loved stories. One hour of audio fun to keep your children entertained on even the longest journeys - keeping at bay the dreaded question: 'are we there yet'?

In a new book that extends the consciousness-based approach of mega bestseller Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, Deepak Chopra, M.D., and his colleague David Simon, M.D., present ten practical steps that will enable listeners to reset their biological age (which determines how we look and feel) as much as fifteen years lower than their chronological age.

Jede Woche besprechen Simon David Dressler und Ole Liebl jeweils ein Thema, um die Spaltung in diesem Land zu überwinden und die Demokratie ehm zu retten.

The multi award-winning SmartPass study guide, with and without commentary options. This is a full-cast, unabridged performance with comprehensive commentary and analysis for any student to fully understand and appreciate the play. Soak up the atmosphere of ancient Rome. Decide for yourself whether Caesar's power and ambition was a threat to the Republic, and whether assassination can ever be justified.

A small-town carpenter exterminates a nest of ravenous insects, only to find them building a new home deep within his flesh. A brilliant doctor’s medication unleashes supernatural vengeance upon a pair of remorseless killers. And a peaceful camping trip becomes a blood-soaked nightmare, when a local legend is unleashed….

They stick out. They change the conversation. They challenge the traditional narrative. They are outcasts - isolated, different, misunderstood. Being normal is nice. But being an outcast is a real part of the human experience. Have you have ever had the feeling of being alone in some way, of being on the outside looking in? If so, then the characters in these short stories will move you - sometimes by their depravity, sometimes by their sorrow...and sometimes by their joy.

An eminent British writer returns to the resort hotel in the Japanese mountains where he once spent a beautiful, snowed-in winter. It was there he fell in love and wrote his best-selling novel, The Waterwheel, accusing America of being in denial about the horrific aftermath of the Tokyo firebombings and the nuclear destruction at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

An artist struggles to hold on to her soul as she feverishly completes a deadly masterpiece. The death of a movie producer unleashes an ancient reel of film with a dark secret worth killing for. And a woman gets the scare of her life as strange intruders break into her home....

Return to Wholeness seamlessly merges the deep intuition and practices of Eastern natural healing with the advanced technology of Western medicine. Guiding those with cancer - along with families and caregivers - toward a new environment where the physical and spiritual are one, Dr. David Simon provides unprecedented support and hope in our ultimately rewarding return to wholeness.

The Wireless World sets out a new research agenda for the history of international broadcasting, and for radio history more generally. It examines global and transnational histories of long-distance wireless broadcasting, combining perspectives from international history, media and cultural history, the history of technology, and sound studies. Bringing together their knowledge of a wide range of different countries, languages, and archives, the coauthors show how broadcasters and states deployed international broadcasting as a tool of international communication and persuasion.

Two greedy brothers receive a chilling surprise when they try to take advantage of a homeless man. Something in the backyard wrecks vengeance when burglars break into a family's secluded home. And poker night takes a different turn when one of the players fall victim to murder….

In der Folge "Der Ball im Prinzessinnenschloss" steht der große Sommerball an, doch das Schloss ist ein einziges Chaos und die Playmos müssen der wilden Prinzessin Gwinnefer helfen, den netten Herzog Julip für sich zu gewinnen. Wenn nur nicht Gwinnefers gemeine Schwester Clandora wäre... In der Folge "Der verschwundene Kristall" leidet Prinzessin Finya unter einer mysteriösen Traurigkeit. Der magische Kristall könnte Abhilfe schaffen, doch dieser ist spurlos verschwunden. Auf ihrer Suche folgen Emil, Liv und Sam einem Schneetroll und erleben so manche Überraschung.