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Since the death of his father by a drunk driver, Giulio Rodari has touched alcohol only twice—and the second time was the night his ex-girlfriend, Patrizia, was murdered. The morning after, the celebrated children’s author awoke to a black hole in his memory—and to accusations of the crime. He had been known to stalk her. He had confronted her in an intoxicated rage on her last night alive. Beyond that, Giulio doesn’t remember a thing.

Maria Luise Prean-Bruni lädt dazu ein, jeden Tag neu die Identität in Christus zu ergreifen und mutig für Gott zu leben. In den 365 Andachten für jeden Tag des Jahres behandelt sie Themen wie Gottes große Liebe, Berufung und Bestimmung, Gebet, falsche Sicherheiten, Dankbarkeit oder Jesu Herrlichkeit und Macht. Ermutigung und Inspiration pur! Gelesen von Johanna Klöpper.

Der "Urlaub auf Sylt" führt in Gedicht und Prosa auf unterhaltsame Weise von der Oase zur Sonne bis hin zur Buhne 16. Wenn kleine Wellen des Wattenmeeres an rostige Gleise glucksen, kommt echtes Syltfeeling auf.

Marco has one addiction: gaming. He discovered what he thought was going to help him getting his life back on track. The events didn't turned out the way they were supposed to. When the Club introduced him in the V.I.P section, his world turned upside down.

We've all seen him. His presence is undeniable. The awakened male moves differently and acts with intention. He is true to himself and his purpose. Others try to imitate him, but what he exudes and who he is can't be replicated. Although many other men carry similar authority, he is his brand. It is unique to him and only him. He has a deep sense of true self-worth that cannot be changed by any person or circumstance. His self-confidence radiates in a way that others can feel when they're in his presence.

Jack Beilis once lived the American dream: custom suits, new cars, and the best clubs. But by 1931, he has sunk so low he cannot feed himself or his ailing father. Now he barely has time to wipe the blood from his hands before he finds himself on a ship from New York to Moscow, running from a crime he never intended. Desperate for an escape route, Jack wants to believe stories of a worker's paradise in the Soviet Union. Maybe the distance between Ellis Island and Red Square will let him leave poverty - and his pursuers - far behind.

Un bimbo che oggi nasce in Congo, o una bambina che nascerà in Europa tra vent'anni, hanno il diritto di porre domande sul nostro modello di sviluppo e sui nostri stili di vita, perché le nostre scelte di oggi stanno già modificando la loro vita, a volte in meglio ma altre in peggio. "L'economia civile", di cui il audiolibro illustra genesi e campi di applicazione, cerca risposte non fuori dall'economia di mercato ma all'insegna di un mercato diverso.

The Doomsday siren calls on civilization's last day. Natural disaster. Nuclear war. Pandemics. These are the ways the world ends. Now, in the aftermath of ruined cities and humanity gone savage, mankind will once again find his oldest allies and closest friends amidst the debris of all that once was. The Walking Dead meets The Incredible Journey in 14 incredible tales of nobility, self-sacrifice, and unconditional love as told by today's most talented independent authors.

Spanish journalist and art historian Jaime Azcárate has always been a magnet for trouble. So when the authorities call on him to help investigate a museum heist while he's enjoying a rare vacation, he is more annoyed than surprised. Jaime brushes off the detectives' pleas to find a missing and reportedly cursed Medusa sculpture, until an attempt on his life pulls him into the investigation.

Someone is about to make a killing in the music industry. Why would songwriting legend Gideon Pike disappear just as his 30-year career turns a multimillion-dollar profit Music columnist Mick Sever goes looking for his missing friend Gideon in the gritty backrooms of Miami's nightclubs, dodging suicide speedboats and running from sniper fire. What surfaces is how the major players in the music industry are not making the headlines, but just pulling the strings that create them.

This entertaining collection features 13 short mystery stories from some of our finest writers, all based on a piece of music. Editors Claudia Bishop and Don Bruns present the stories with two essays, discussing the short mystery and the musical mystery.

A 1935 hurricane in the Florida Keys destroyed the East Coast Railway, killed five-hundred people and blew away the town of Islamorada. Lost in that storm was Mathew Kriegel, a finance director for the railroad, and one and a quarter million dollars in gold. Now newly minted private investigators Skip More and James Lessor, of More Or Less Investigations have been hired to find that lost treasure. Fighting off competitors, scuba diving, digging in a spooky cemetery and almost getting killed is only part of their job. Skip and James have stumbled onto the biggest most dangerous adventure of their lives.

Rock-and-roll journalist Mick Sever is back with a new assignment: interview music legend Danny Murtz. One of the most successful producers in history, Murtz has walls lined with platinum records - and a closet full of skeletons. But before Mick can hop a plane to the island paradise where Murtz has secluded himself after his latest "incident" (Murtz's romantic conquests have a way of vanishing into thin air), he's nearly run down by a speeding car. Coincidence?

An attractive sous chef at the famous L’Elfe is murdered and half of the employees are suspect. Lacking confidence in the police to solve the murder, Chef Jean Bouvier seeks a quicker solution. He hires private eyes James Lessor and Skip Moore to go undercover and discreetly investigate his restaurant staff. But their investigation turns up far more than they bargained for. Skip’s girlfriend, Emily, confesses that the murder victim and she had been close friends at one point in their lives and had shared a very dark secret.

A fledgling business takes a shocking turn when James and Skip unload the contents of their first moving-van job and find some unexpected cargo: a bloody human finger. James and Skip must scramble to stay ahead of the perpetrators of the gruesome crime in this witty, gritty mystery about big dreams, big ideas, and big trouble.

Congressman Shapply, a former music insider who now leads the crusade against offensive lyrics in rap songs, is attacked and murdered in front of his Washington, D.C., home. His son Nick is arrested and charged with murder. For veteran music journalist Mick Sever, covering this case is personal. Sever, best friend of the accused killer, believes his friend's claims of innocence.

ROBBIE WILLLIAMS is probably the hottest celebrity artist around. When he left Take That he firmly established himself and the burning question always was - "When will he rejoin?". Robbie has attitude, he does what he wants in a very confident way. This is not a music release by the artist or record label but an exclusive audiobiog in which we hear how he continues to be a workaholic, what motivates him, why he is so controversial and how he survives.

It's official: stumbling, bumbling James Lessor and Skip Moore are licensed private investigators. Now, that's some scary stuff.

It could take time to get Moore or Less investigations off the ground, so James takes a job with a traveling carnival show.But this show has a dubious reputation, having had a string of accidents and at least one death in the past year.When they're hired to investigate what's caused the carnival chaos, James and Skip set into motion a dizzying, roller coaster chain of events.

Non sai se sia perché lui è semplicemente lì, a portata di mano e pronto per essere usato, o perché è ciò che farebbero le persone normali. O se magari esista un altro motivo. Un istinto naturale, memoria genetica. Quello che sai è che senti inconsciamente di poterti fidare di lui. Lo capisci dalla sua voce che non è per niente troppo dolce come ritenevi all'inizio; lo deduci dalle sue attenzioni che sono tutto il contrario di irritanti; te ne convinci dai suoi occhi che riescono a far impallidire persino il ricordo di quelli di Vincent.

Le parole di Holmes furono poco più di un sussurro, mentre accostava fulmineo la bocca al mio orecchio, andando ad accarezzare il lobo quasi impercettibilmente con il labbro inferiore. "Che cosa farebbe se mi succedesse qualcosa di irreparabile?" mormorò, le labbra sempre più pericolosamente vicine. "Io non credo che riuscirei mai a perdonarmelo." Sherlock Holmes e John Watson vivono insieme nel loro appartamento al numero 221b di Baker Street. La tensione sessuale tra i due diventa irresistibile.