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Bruce Chatwin's best-selling novel traces the fortunes of the enigmatic and unconventional hero, Kaspar Utz. Despite the restrictions of Cold War Czechoslovakia, Utz asserts his individuality through his devotion to his precious collection of Meissen porcelain. Although Utz is permitted to leave the country each year, and considers defecting each time, he is not allowed to take his porcelain with him and so he always returns to his Czech home, a prisoner both of the Communist state and of his collection.

"Ich liebe dich, Helena. Wahrscheinlich sollte ich das nicht sagen, weil es alles nur schlimmer macht, aber ich kann nicht anders." Helena kann es nicht fassen: In dem Moment, als ihr Glück mit Jess endlich zum Greifen nah ist, wird es ihr schon wieder entrissen. Gerade haben die beiden beschlossen, sich all denen zu widersetzen, die ihre Liebe verhindern wollen, da greifen Unbekannte Jess an und verletzen ihn lebensgefährlich.

Prim and proper Oakley Waldo seemed just fine riding solo at work and in her personal life. But when I walk in on her and discover we're neighbors, she'll have to work double time to keep the tension between us at a low simmer. My mission? To bring out the wild woman I know is hiding underneath that tightly wound bun and perfectly unruffled uniform. Only problem is, she seems dead set on discovering the past I vowed to keep hidden away.

Despite the Bureau’s protests, Maxwell takes responsibility for the damage to the Library and is suspended from teaching. His replacement is Doctor Apinya, a distinguished magical archaeologist, who takes a keen interest in Kyra. To resurrect Ladder, Lily, Ruksy and Peter venture into the fairy tale book to secure enchanted wood and fall foul of the Witch of Crow Crag.

The island city of Tyre along the coast of Lebanon was for centuries an impregnable fortress and key to unlocking Phoenician and Persian power in the Near East. Its fall was first prophesied in the Book of Ezekiel; but it would not be Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, who would take the city as the Bible foretold, but a Macedonian warrior king, Alexander. Alexander's siege of 332 BC was one of the most remarkable events in the classical world. The Siege of Tyre is the first book-length treatment of this critical and fascinating campaign

Have you ever been cut up by another road user? Have you have been stuck behind some idiot driving well below the speed limit? Have you ever had to swerve to avoid someone who hasn't used their indicators? Have you ever been served by rude staff members who clearly don't want to be working? Have you ever listened to just how rude old people can be? Ever got frustrated listening to the excessive open-mouthed chewing of someone sitting near you? Have you ever been cheated on by a partner? Paul James has and...he's had enough.

Fresh off the success of her groundbreaking first play, A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry's The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window tells the tragicomic story of a young bohemian couple in New York's Greenwich Village, struggling to do what's right in a world that rewards everything that's wrong. Sidney is a dreamer who wants his own Walden Pond; Iris is a budding actress whose own backstory is a performance. They're caught in a moment where, "the world is about to crack right down the middle," as the play tackles racism, sexism, antisemitism, homophobia, liberal complacency, and more.

Michael Korda brings his acclaimed storytelling talents to the life of Ulysses S. Grant - a man who ended the Civil War, served two terms as president, and wrote one of the most successful military memoirs in American literature. Ulysses S. Grant was the first officer since George Washington to become a four-star general in the US Army, and the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. In this succinct and vivid biography, Michael Korda offers a dramatic reconsideration of the man, his life, and his presidency.

Ein neuer Fall für die Geisterhelfer – Band 3 der gruselig-lustigen Reihe rund um die ungleichen Geisterhelfer Leo und Antonia. Weil Leos Eltern unbedingt alleine auf irgendwelche Berge in Amerika klettern wollen, müssen Leo und sein Bruder zusammen mit Antonia und zwei Freunden die Herbstferien bei Antonias Tante verbringen. Deren Gutshof entpuppt sich als gruseliges Schlösschen voller Geheimnisse, Spinnen und seltsamer Mitbewohner. Sogar eine alte Familiengruft gibt es, was Leo große Sorgen bereitet. Zu Recht. Es dauert nicht lange, bis Leo bei einem Fackelumzug auf einen Geist trifft.

Are you fascinated by the world of AI and Chat GPT technology? Do you dream of creating your own Chat GPT business but don't know where to start? Dive into this comprehensive guide and learn the insider strategies, practical tips, and invaluable lessons to turn your vision into a successful digital empire.

Dracula turns the Innkeeper into his shadow vampire, so he must obey his every wish. Alisa is struggling in school as her special power - love - is made fun of in class. On her own she remembers her mother who loved her very much but who left her for an important cause. Hindrik urges Alisa to keep the Spark a secret and try to fit in. A strange girl and a wolf sneak onto the ship.

The Elders leave the heirs in the care of the Nosferas clan. Malcolm and Lars don’t really feel like going to school at all and sneak off. Making friends isn’t so easy for Alisa in vampire-school, and she keeps getting visions that make no sense to her. Dracula sees Alisa for the first time as the Spark connects them.

Lars af Dracas overhears the Noaidi predict the future of all vampires; if the clans don’t reunite, they will go extinct. His father sends out a message to the other four remaining clans to join forces. On the mystical ship the Elisabetha, the other vampire clans come to an understanding. At the market Alisa’s fangs accidentally pop out and humans panic because she’s a vampire.

On the ship the Elisabetha the vampires set sail for Hamburg, to save the Vamalias from the Redmasks. Alisa is discovered by a Redmask but manages to escape through the roof in the attic. In the street she is stopped by Hindrik, who came back to save her. Alisa meets the other Heirs when they arrive on the ship. The Heirs hear that they’re on the ship to start vampire school.

Hamburg 1912: Der junge Kaufmann Otto Lagerfeld ist zu Besuch bei seiner Familie, als er zufällig der Schwester seines besten Freundes begegnet. Er ist sofort von Theresias Liebreiz bezaubert. Zum Abschied schenkt sie ihm ein vierblättriges Kleeblatt als Glücksbringer.

One of the first words we learn. Perhaps the best friend we'll have. An animal so much part of our lives that we speak to it like a child and spend small fortunes on its well-being and wardrobe. Dogs and humans: in the last 200 years no inter-species relationship has developed so fast nor come so far. Dogs accompany us in every walk of life, usually three times a day. How and why did this relationship begin? How has it changed over the centuries? And who's getting the upper hand?

From the Sunday Times best-selling author of How the World Thinks, The Godless Gospel asks: do Jesus' teachings add up to a coherent moral system, still relevant today? Even if we don't believe that Jesus was the son of God, we tend to think he was a great moral teacher. But was he? And how closely do idealised values such as our love of the family, helping the needy and the importance of kindness match Jesus' original tenets?

Das neue große slowburn Romantasy-Epos der Bestsellerautorin Ava Reed als Hörbuch – Magie, Hexen, Todsünden und Dämonen! Nie wollte Sasha Bishop nach Amsterdam zurückkehren. Nie! Sie möchte ein Leben fernab von familiären Verpflichtungen und uralten Verschwörungen leben – was als Hexe gar nicht so einfach ist. Und als ihre Großmutter im Sterben liegt, bleibt ihr keine Wahl. Kaum zurück in Amsterdam, wird Sasha direkt von unheilvollen Visionen heimgesucht, und sie muss sich eingestehen, dass sie ihrem Erbe nicht entkommen kann.

Das neue große slowburn Romantasy-Epos der Bestsellerautorin Ava Reed als Hörbuch – Magie, Hexen, Todsünden und Dämonen! Nie wollte Sasha Bishop nach Amsterdam zurückkehren. Nie! Sie möchte ein Leben fernab von familiären Verpflichtungen und uralten Verschwörungen leben – was als Hexe gar nicht so einfach ist. Und als ihre Großmutter im Sterben liegt, bleibt ihr keine Wahl. Kaum zurück in Amsterdam, wird Sasha direkt von unheilvollen Visionen heimgesucht, und sie muss sich eingestehen, dass sie ihrem Erbe nicht entkommen kann.

Der vierte Band der großen Green Creek-Saga. Um sich auf die Suche nach dem Mann zu machen, der ein großes Loch in seinem Herzen hinterlassen hat, verlässt Werwolf Carter Bennett die Geborgenheit seines Rudels. Doch die Einsamkeit setzt Carter stärker zu, als er jemals gedacht hätte, und mehr als einmal ist er kurz davor, den Verstand zu verlieren. Je näher er seinem Ziel Gavin Livingstone kommt, desto tiefer dringt er in die geheimnisvolle Geschichte seines Rudels vor. Eine Geschichte, die eng mit der der Familie Livingstone verbunden ist.