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Sita, die Tochter des ermordeten Chemikers Prof. Regal, hält den Schlüssel für Krieg oder Frieden in der Hand. Von ihr hängt es ab, ob Erdöl gefördert werden kann oder nicht. Der Professor machte zwei Erfindungen: Die erste sollte die Regierung in die Lage versetzen, sich vor fremden Interessenten zu schützen. Es handelt sich dabei um eine chemische Formel, die Erdöl neutralisiert und somit das schwarze Gold unbrauchbar macht. Aber es gibt auch ein Gegenmittel, das diese chemische Reaktion wieder rückgängig macht.

Ein Geophysiker namens Rooney kommt ins Büro des Privatdetektivs Bikerman, um ihm über seine angebliche Enkelin Linda zu erzählen. Er verdächtigt ihren Mann, der wie sich später herausstellen sollte Ulan, ein lang gesuchter Verbrecher ist, seine Enkelin um die Ecke bringen zu wollen. Da funkt CAT, Bikermans Supermotorrad, soeben zwei dubiose Gestalten beobachtet zu haben, die gerade einen verdächtigen Koffer auf Rooneys Auto, in dem sich noch Linda befindet, gelegt haben.

Cafcass defines parental alienation as "when a child’s resistance or hostility towards one parent is not justified and is the result of psychological manipulation by the other parent", yet experts, therapists, and social workers are not trained to assess or deal with cases involving it. I spent years making my case to judges, experts, and lawyers, all of whom failed to agree on what was actually happening between my ex-wife, my kids, and myself. At the time, it seemed like I was constantly trying to prove a negative, and all paths ended in dead ends as my ex-wife pursued her agenda.

Alan Fenwick steht am Rande eines Nervenzusammenbruchs. Der ehrbare Buchdrucker sucht Holmes und Watson auf, weil er in der Nacht von Jack Skillington, einem ruchlosen Raubmörder, heimgesucht wird. Das wäre eigentlich ein Fall für den Yard, wenn es da nicht ein makabres Detail gäbe... Jack Skillington wurde bereits hingerichtet und sucht den armen Fenwick nun als Geist auf... Mit Christian Rode als Sherlock Holmes und Peter Groeger als Dr. Watson.

Es geht schon um eine recht schlimme Sache in unserer Geschichte. Der alte Lukas, ein bis dahin harmloser Einsiedler, soll einen Mord begangen haben. Doch Doktor Dolittle glaubt an die Unschuld des Angeklagten und übernimmt dessen Verteidigung vor Gericht. Doch mehr sei jetzt nicht verraten. Werdet selbst Zuhörer des Prozesses, in dessen spannendem Verlauf die Bulldogge Bob und "der Hund des Richters" dem Recht zum Sieg verhelfen.

"Liebe Kinder! Als Direktor des überall bekannten Zirkus Blossom habe ich die Ehre, euch jenen Mann vorzustellen, dessen Ruf als Tierforscher und Tierarzt in alle Welt gedrungen ist; den Mann, der die Mäusesprache piepst, den Elefantendialekt trompetet, der Schimpansisch ebenso perfekt spricht wie Pinguinisch, kurzum den Mann, der als Einziger in der Welt sich mit allen Tieren unterhalten kann. Liebe Kinder, ich bitte um eure geschätzte Aufmerksamkeit für Doktor John Dolittle und seine einzigartigen Tiere!"

Die Geschichte von Erich Kästner und seiner Mutter ist eine besondere: 'Meine Mutter war mein bester Freund', sagte er über sie. Und sie wusste: 'Mein Sohn verschweigt mir nichts.' Tatsächlich war der kleine Erich seiner Mutter Lebenselixier sowie Schutzengel. Auch in späteren Jahren versuchte er, ihr beides zu sein – und sich trotzdem ganz behutsam ein wenig von ihr zu lösen.

Helga Dune is expecting a marriage proposal from her beloved Egbert; rushing upstairs to try on her mother's old wedding dress, it proves too tight to breathe were upon she runs for help, falls down a flight of stairs and dies; now a ghost in the land of the dead, she endeavours on to marry Egbert, no matter the cost.

While out collecting firewood, an impoverish boy in rags (Edwin) encounters a strange creature in the forest (The Goldlock), upon befriending the creature, he soon discovers that the Goldlock's droppings are nuggets of solid gold. As the years pass and Edwin grows into an adult, his humility and good nature is tested beyond all measure as he becomes rich beyond his wildest dreams. Written in 2020, The Boy and the Goldlock takes a lighter and more accessible approach to language then Lieber's usual prose.

The death of a Colombian drug lord leads to a series of deadly events across London and Southern England. A senior Metropolitan police officer risks everything when she sees an opportunity to enrich her life. A routine surveillance operation results in a gruesome assassination. The Foreign Office is implicated in shady dealings with individuals for whom murder is no obstacle. Scotland Yard is drawn into the fray. Using unorthodox methods, maverick detective John Whiles sets about untangling the web of greed, corruption, and murder.

"The Crystal Egg" is a science fiction short story written by H. G. Wells in 1897. - The story tells of a shop owner, named Mr. Cave, who finds a strange crystal egg that serves as a window into the planet Mars. - The story was written the same year in which Wells was serializing "The War of the Worlds" in Pearson's Magazine, a year before it was published as a novel.

"Mauki" written by Jack London: He weighed one hundred and ten pounds. His hair was kinky and negroid, and he was black. He was peculiarly black. He was neither blue-black nor purple-black, but plum-black. His name was Mauki, and he was the son of a chief. He had three tambos. Tambo is Melanesian for taboo, and is first cousin to that Polynesian word.

"A Story of the Days To Come" is a novella by H. G. Wells comprising five chapters that was first published in the June to October 1899 issues of The Pall Mall Magazine. It was later included in an 1899 collection of Wells's short stories, Tales of Space and Time. The novella depicts two lovers in a dystopian future London of the 22nd century and explores the implications of excessive urbanisation, class warfare, and advances in the technology of medicine, communication, transportation, and agriculture.

"The Star" is an 1897 apocalyptic short story by H.G. Wells. In January (about 1900, presumably), the people of Earth awaken to the notion that a strange luminous object has erupted, into the Solar System, after disturbing the normal orbit of the planet Neptune. Indeed, such object is a luminous celestial body, whose luminosity is distinguishable on the sky about the constellation of Leo.

"The Man Who Could Work Miracles" is a British fantasy-comedy short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1898 in The Illustrated London News. It carried the subtitle "A Pantoum in Prose." The story is an early example of Contemporary fantasy (not yet recognized, at the time, as a specific sub-genre).

"A Story of the Stone Age" is a short story written in 1897 by H. G. Wells. The story was featured in three parts between May and August 1897 in The Idler magazine, and was later released in collected editions. The story is set during the Stone Age, and tells of a caveman named Ugh-lomi, who bonds with the young woman Eudena and kills his rival, the de facto tribal leader Uya. Whilst in exile, Ugh-lomi becomes the first man to ride a horse, and to combine stone and wood to fashion an axe.

Tales of Space and Time is a fantasy and science fiction collection of three short stories and two novellas written by the English author H. G. Wells between 1897 and 1898. It was first published by Doubleday & McClure Co. in 1899. All the stories had first been published in various monthly periodicals and this was the first volume to collect these stories.

The gentle melancholy of two people coming together in a way which can never lead to full satisfaction, the quiet tragedy of a separation not forced by external powers but by the constant pressure of circumstances-this is what sounds through this splendid story. "Trials and Tribulations" is built entirely on this motive. An honest sturdy young officer and a decent pretty girl get to know each other on an excursion. Unconsciously they drift into a relation where heart meets heart, the breaking of which causes the deepest pain.

Ivy, Mateo und Cal waren einmal befreundet, jetzt haben sie nichts mehr miteinander zu tun. Aber als Cal zu spät zur Schule kommt und dort auf Ivy und Mateo trifft, ist das die Gelegenheit, eine alte Tradition wiederaufleben zu lassen: einen Tag blau machen. Bei ihrem spontanen Ausflug in die Stadt sichten sie zufällig einen vierten Schüler auf Abwegen und folgen ihm - mitten hinein in einen Tatort. Ivy, Cal und Mateo kennen den Toten, der vor ihnen liegt - und eigentlich sollten sie jetzt die Polizei rufen. Doch sie alle haben eine Verbindung zum Opfer. Und etwas zu verbergen.

Siamo lieti di comunicarvi che dopo alcuni anni di lavoro abbiamo completato il nostro Corso Intermedio - Situational English. Il Corso è interamente registrato in audio. Corso Intermedio, Situational English consiste di 50 lezioni di Inglese Situazionale, 24 brani per il perfezionamento della pronuncia, e una serie di brani divertenti per imparare Phrasal Verbs and Idioms. Troverete anche “British and American English”, “Common Mistakes", e “Homophones”. Le lezioni contengono 50 temi di inglese situazionale, presentati sotto forma di dialoghi.