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Brought to you by Penguin. ONE TRIAL. FIVE TRUTHS. BUT ARE THEY READY FOR HERS? When a waitress is charged with murdering four men at an exclusive private club, her personal life and upbringing are thrust into the spotlight. During the trial, people closest to Katie start to question what they...

Grumpy meets Sunshine on Ice. Seit ihrer Kindheit träumt Anastasia Allen davon, es ins Team USA und somit zu den Olympischen Spielen zu schaffen, und dank ihres Stipendiums an der University of California sowie eines strengen, aber perfekten Zeitplans ist die Eiskunstläuferin ihrem Traum so nah wie noch nie. Doch plötzlich muss eine der wenigen Eissporthallen des Campus geschlossen werden, und kurz darauf fällt auch noch Anastasias Eiskunstlaufpartner aus.

Brendan Behan is widely remembered as a hard-drinking, wise-cracking writer who turned up roaring drunk for interviews and cared little for authority. But he was more than just a hell-raising celebrity. His wit, expressive use of language and understanding of human nature made his writing famous around the world, and his masterpieces The Quare Fellow, Borstal Boy and The Hostage rank among the greatest works of 20th century Irish literature. Dramatisations of all three appear here, alongside a short interview with Behan himself and a fascinating biographical programme celebrating his genius.

When he first visited Paris as a young student, artist Louis Jansen van Vuuren could never have imagined that one day he would end up owning a château in rural France. Almost French is the entertaining, often hilarious account of his induction over the past 21 years into all things French: snooty waiters, highbrow countesses, numerous faux pas with the French language and, of course, encounters with the infamous French bureaucracy.

This is the third of three books in the Character and Leadership Series. The series should be listened to in order. The first book, Take the Stairs!, is a step-by-step guide to personal and organizational success, by developing and improving our character. The first book is focused primarily on leading ourselves. The second book, Be a Leader of Character!, which is a step by step guide to developing as a character-based leader and is focused primarily on developing and growing our leadership skills to be able to lead ever larger organizations while maintaining our character.

When Major Thomas J. Stone accepted his assignment as Second in Command of Cyclops, the newly commissioned Space Force orbiting Space Station, he could not have envisioned, even in his wildest dreams, that Cyclops would become the main obstacle in a high-stakes life-or-death international struggle. Now, with a growing conspiracy across international borders and some very bad actors trying to sabotage their mission, Stone could only count on his crew, ingenuity, and the most lethal high-tech weaponry ever designed to save the world and preserve freedom for all.

So sehr der NFL-Star Saint Alvarez seinen Job als Wide Receiver bei den L.A. Vipers liebt, so sehr hasst er es, in der Öffentlichkeit zu stehen. Doch nach einem medienwirksamen Fehltritt wird er von seinem Verein zu einer Dokumentation verpflichtet, die sein Image aufpolieren soll. Zähneknirschend stimmt Saint zu, schwört sich allerdings, der Journalistin ihre Arbeit nicht leicht zu machen – bis er Callie McQueen gegenübersteht. Die junge Reporterin hat nicht nur jeder seiner Schikanen etwas entgegenzusetzen, Callie scheint auch hinter seine Schutzmauern blicken zu können.

Managing the frozen-food aisles at the market rarely brings excitement. Until average gal Maya Flores meets two female customers who want her to go out with them...separately, of course. Jocie Greer is the charismatic lover that she’s always desired. When they’re together, they’re on an adventure. Maya doesn’t have to think about the crumbling family waiting for her at home. And when she’s with Loren Hamilton, the professor who can quote from classic literature and the latest hot romance novel, Maya feels like the star of her own best-selling romance.

Two full-cast adaptations from the iconic Australian feminist novelist, Miles Franklin These stunning dramatisations recount the life of an impassioned, ambitious Australian heroine, frustrated by rural bush life at the turn of the last century. Born in 1879, writer Stella Miles Franklin grew up...

In the spring of 1832, Zach Connors and his family have survived another winter in the Rocky Mountains. It was a winter without the supplies they usually enjoyed. In 1828, William Reed built a trading post on the Uintah River, just over the mountains from Zach’s home on Blacks Fork. Reed received supplies from Santa Fe each spring and fall, making his trading post the best source of supplies west of the great divide.

Still reeling in the aftermath of sexual assault, Dr. Gwen Brennan struggles with feelings of powerlessness—until she joins the Whitewood Clubs masquerade night. There she reigns supreme, and it is only by her grace that anyone is allowed to touch her. When a mysterious masked man steals her heart, she's left with a choice: does she take a chance on forging a new relationship, or does she retreat into the arms of her stalwart bodyguard?

Bad Boy oder Good Guy: Wem gehört dein Herz? Seit Jahren ist Ari heimlich verliebt in Chase, den besten Freund ihres Bruders. Im Sommer ihres Highschool-Abschlusses kommt sie ihm endlich näher, doch nach einer gemeinsamen Nacht bricht Chase ihr das Herz. Auf dem College lernt Ari Noah kennen...

Ein Hotel, in dem Wünsche erfüllt und Albträume wahr werden – Hotel Guilty Pleasure ist weltberühmt. Das Luxusresort erfüllt dem obersten Prozent geheime Wünsche – ohne Tabus und mit höchster Diskretion. Erbaut auf einer tropischen Insel, ist das Hotel komplett von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten. Für fünf Gäste scheinbar die perfekte Gelegenheit, um ihren persönlichen Begehren freien Lauf zu lassen. Dabei wissen sie nicht, dass ihre Machenschaften von einem Kamerasystem beobachtet werden.

Professor Atkins, Dekan der elitären Statham University, einer Privatuniversität für Naturwissenschaften in Bloomsbury, bittet Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe. Der Chemiestudent Richard Montgomery ist in dem zur Universität gehörenden Labor bei einem missglückten Versuch gestorben. Allerdings war Richard Montgomery der beste Student seines Jahrgangs, weshalb der Dekan einen Unfall ausschließt.

Zu seiner Überraschung erhält Walter Piefke Besuch von Professor Laufenbach. Dieser berichtet ihm, dass das Geheimnis des Labors der Bruderschaft vor seinen Augen explodiert ist. Gemeinsam mit Lena Reiser versucht er zu überprüfen, ob Professor Laufenbachs Erzählungen der Wahrheit entsprechen. Doch schon bald bemerken Piefke und die Reporterin, dass jemand in Lebensgefahr schwebt.

Zach Connors, known as Grizzly Killer, travels with his family through the rugged and mysterious canyons where the Anasazi once built their homes high on the cliffs. The year is 1833, and they are going to Taos for the supplies they will need for another year living in the Rocky Mountains. Before reaching the Taos Valley, they face dangers from the unforgiving and rugged land, and they must cross the mighty Colorado, Green, and San Juan Rivers.

Hear the entire audiobook read to you by renowned author Dr. Louis Markos in the comfort of your own home, car, or while you are on the go. Join Dr. Markos on an unparalleled adventure for the modern Christian! In the spirit of C. S. Lewis, whose own acceptance of Christ hinged on his understanding that Christ is the myth becoming fact, The Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and Roman Mythology Through Christian Eyes mines wisdom of eternal value from the great storehouses of Greek and Roman mythology and traces the links that bind those myths to the Bible and the Christian life.

"Bist du's, Jürgen?" "Nein, ich bin George Clooney im achten Monat." In seinen neuesten Glossen und Geschichten verhandelt Jürgen von der Lippe - Entertainer, Moderator, Schauspieler, Autor (wir könnten das hier ewig weiterführen) alle wichtigen Themen unserer Zeit: Glück im Spiel, Tod und Trauer, Helene Fischer, Oben ohne, neue Flirttechniken, Märchen heute, Schimpfkunde, gesellschaftliche Strömungen, Paare im Bett, Musik usw.. Live liest der Timing-Titan eine Auswahl seiner Storys - gemeinsam mit dem rasant-charmanten Robert Louis Griesbach und der wunderbar rotzigen Gabi Decker.

Early spring 1829 was a cold, starving time for most people in the Rocky Mountains. For Zach Connors and his family, it was the same. Known throughout the mountains as "Grizzly Killer", Zach fights the worst Mother Nature has to offer to find food, but then he must fight Cheyenne warriors to bring the treasured buffalo meat back home, only to find others have kidnapped his wife and her sister.

In this riveting landmark autobiography, which reads like a novel, Academy Award and Emmy winner Louis Gossett, Jr., masterfully transports us to 1840s New York; Washington, D.C.; and Louisiana to experience the kidnapping and 12 years of bondage of Solomon Northup, a free man of color. Twelve Years a Slave, published in 1853, was an immediate bombshell in the national debate over slavery leading up to the Civil War.