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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

What if you could view the teachings of Jesus through the lens of quantum science? "Quantum Jesus" invites you to embark on a groundbreaking journey that merges the profound wisdom of spiritual teachings with the revolutionary insights of quantum physics, unveiling a new understanding of Jesus’s message and its transformative power in our lives.

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.

It's Luka Kane's 16th birthday and he's been inside The Loop for over two years. Every inmate is serving a death sentence with the option to push back their execution date by six months if they opt into "delays", scientific and medical experiments for the benefit of the elite in the outside world. But rumors of a war on the outside are spreading amonst the inmates, and before they know it, their tortuous routine becomes disrupted. The government issued rain stops falling. Strange things are happening to the guards. And it's not long until the inmates are left alone inside the prison.

Familie Vogel geht mit Tom Turbo in Nairobi auf Entdeckungstour! Beim Schnorcheln erkunden sie bunte Meeresbewohner wie Seesterne und Muränen. Am nächsten Tag lernen sie auf einer Safari spannende Insekten kennen – von leuchtenden Käfern bis zu riesigen Heuschrecken. Ein wissensreiches Abenteuer für kleine Entdecker!

In der Kita spielt Emma begeistert Friseursalon – bis plötzlich mehrere Kinder über juckende Köpfe klagen. Läusealarm! Als auch bei Emma die Biester ausbrechen, muss sie ins Krankenhaus. Nach der Behandlung freut sie sich auf ihren Freund Emil – doch der spielt lieber mit Julian. Wird Emma am Ende doch noch einen schönen Tag haben?

This motivational guide distills wisdom from a lifetime of coaching great leaders, showing you how to build your own leadership skills quickly and confidently.

Eine Reise durch märchenhafte Wälder und die Vollkommenheit anderer Geschichten. In dieser Traumreise tauchst du in eine leise Fantasiewelt ein, fern vom Alltag. Sanft und beruhigend, zum Einschlafen oder einfach zum Abschalten.

Diese Traumreise bringt dich in die Weiten der ägyptischen Wüste: zu uralten Pyramiden, vergessenen Artefakten und den Ufern des Nil, wo eine der ersten Hochkulturen der Menschheit entstand. Eine Reise in eine vergangene Welt, mit leiser Musik und meditativer Stimme.

Eine ruhige Traumreise in einen festlichen Palast bei Nacht. Leise Musik und sanfte Stimmen begleiten dich durch eine elegante Welt aus Kerzenlicht, Spiegeln und tanzenden Silhouetten. Sie können entspannen, träumen und loslassen.

Eine entspannte Traumreise in die Zeit der Wikinger. Mit leiser Musik und sanfter Stimme geht es durch nordische Landschaften, vorbei an alten Schiffen und flackernden Feuern. Eine Reise zum Abschalten und zum Einschlafen. Zurück in eine ferne, stille Welt.

Eine stille, atmosphärische Traumreise frei inspiriert von „Alice im Wunderland". Du folgst einem weißen Kaninchen durch Wälder und Traumlandschaften. Eine Reise ins Unterbewusstsein, die verträumt und entschleunigend auf dich wirken soll.

Hermann Botes Volksbuch vom Till Eulenspiegel, der einzige Welterfolg der Dichtung Niedersachsens und zugleich das berühmteste und langlebigste aller deutschen Volksbücher, erwies sich als ein ausgesprochener „Bestseller“. Schon im 16. Jahrhundert trat es seinen Siegeszug im Abendland an, allein in Deutschland erschienen in diesem Zeitraum mindestens 35 Ausgaben. Das Buch wurde teilweise in Auswahl schon im 16. Jahrhundert in die meisten Kultursprachen Europas übersetzt.

An award-wining poet, short story writer and novelist, Walter de la Mare is probably best known for his works for children and his perennially popular poem ‘The Listeners’. His ghost stories were much admired by H. P. Lovecraft and inspired subsequent authors of supernatural horror such as Robert Aickman and Ramsey Campbell. In 1921, his novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction, and this haunting, surrealistic tale is the opening tale in our anthology.

Tom Hope doesn't chase rainbows. He does his best on the farm - he milks the cows, harvests the apples, looks after the sheep - but Tom's been lonely since Trudy left, taking little Peter with her to go join the holy rollers. Enter Hannah Babel, quixotic smalltown bookseller: the second Jew - and the most vivid person - Tom has ever met. When she asks him to help her build Australia's most beautiful bookshop, Tom dares to believe they could make each other happy. But it is 1968: 24 years since Hannah and her own little boy arrived at Auschwitz.

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.

It was supposed to be a nice family vacation. Their first time out camping. Quality time with the family - more about communicating with each other as opposed to whatever electronic devices got them online. But from the moment they got lost and gave up looking for the camp site, opting to stay in a pretty-looking field deep in the country, things start to go from bad to worse, and soon they find themselves running for their lives.

Driven by prophetic dreams, the Viking warrior Shef has become the One King, the undisputed ruler of the North. Now he must face the reborn power of the Holy Roman Empire. Rome threatens Shef's fearsome Viking navy with a new invention of unparalleled destruction: Greek fire. Unable to defend his fleet against this awesome weapon, Shef travels East in search of new wisdom. His quest leads him to the lavish court of the Muslim Caliph and, ultimately, to the secret hiding place of the Holy Grail.

In the hallowed halls of Oxford’s Merlin College, the most talented - and highest born - sons of the Kingdom of Britain are taught the intricacies of magickal theory. But what dazzles can also destroy, as Gray Marshall is about to discover.… Gray’s deep talent for magick has won him a place at Merlin College. But when he accompanies four fellow students on a mysterious midnight errand that ends in disaster and death, he is sent away in disgrace - and without a trace of his power.

In Search of Elvis sees Charlie Connelly set off on a journey to discover what makes Elvis so significant today, more than half a century after he changed popular culture forever. Charlie's odyssey takes him to Finland to meet an academic who performs Elvis songs in long-dead languages while wearing a kilt, and to Canada to find Schmelvis, an Orthodox Jewish Elvis tribute artist. It culminates in Memphis, where Charlie stays at the Heartbreak Hotel and records a song in Sun Studio.