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Diamond Death is a Katri Velvet whodunit about mayhem and murder set against the backdrop of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and the ambience of South Florida where true love and true greed intertwined.

It will be good news to many devotees of the deductive story - particularly the pastiche of Sherlock Holmes - that Solar Pons is back in a third major collection after a lapse of seven years. In his introduction to this collection, Mr. Smith echoes the sentiments of many readers and listeners when he says, "These pastiches come the closest of any that have been written, consistently, to capturing the true flavor of the Holmesian saga and to making its people and its places and its happenings entirely credible."

Let Osvaldo Mouszee guide your children through the life and work of three of the greatest classical composers: Beethoven, Berlioz, and Brahms. The book explains their life and works. Not only that, but you can hear their works included in the recording after learning about the composer. This is great way to educate children on classical composers and bring their works to life!

This second collection of pastiches of the immortal Sherlock Holmes offers 11 adventures of Solar Pons, who has been called by Vincent Starrett "a clever impersonator, with a twinkle in his eye, which tells us that he knows he is not Sherlock Holmes, and knows that we know it, but that he hopes we will like him anyway for what he symbolizes." Once again in the London of years ago "the game is afoot."

In these pastiches of the sacred writings, written when he was 19 and 20, August Derleth has recreated the London of Sherlock Holmes. It does not matter that the familiar name has become Solar Pons, or that the familiar Baker Street has become Praed Street - something of the nostalgic charm and fascination, of the remembered quickening of the pulse and the familiar settings of the original London of Sherlock Holmes, has been recaptured in these pages. And what intriguing titles there arc to these 12 pastiches, chosen from among a greater number!

"Das tapfere Schneiderlein" und "Der Schatzgräber" - zwei Märchenhörspiele nach den Gebrüdern Grimm und Johann Karl August Musäus.

From the hilarious, oft-irresponsible travel enthusiast Auguste Gravel comes the first installment of travel stories that will make you shoot milk out of your nose and then shock you back into your seat with the next paragraph. On the Lam is about leaving your comfort zone and stepping into a world of travel and the unknown. It's a funny audiobook that provides advice for new or experienced travelers of any age.

Arvid Falk er en pæn embedsmand, som kommer i lag med en gruppe anløbne kunstnere, hvorefter han mister respekten for det samfund, han lever i - og efterhånden også for sig selv.

Wer reitet so spät durch Nacht und Wind? Fast jeder wird diese Zeile vervollständigen können. Aber erst wenn Gert Westphal solche "Theaterstücke im Kleinen" rezitiert, entfalten Balladen ihre ganze Schönheit und Sprachkunst. Der "König der Vorleser" nutzt sein ausdrucksstarkes Stimmrepertoire für die Meisterstücke der deutschen Lyrik und bringt neben beliebten Klassikern auch unbekanntere Schätze zum Klingen.

Med strålende humor og sikker sagkundskab fortæller August Strindberg om dagligdag og fester blandt den stockholmske skærgårds ejendommelige befolkning. Det er praktiske, handlekraftige mennesker der nærmest opfatter kærligheden som en slags naturkraft og religionen som et udtryk for sæd og skik uden større indflydelse på deres liv.

Der wohl berühmteste Lügenbaron und seine unglaublichen Geschichten, ungekürzt gelesen! Der Freiherr von Münchhausen berichtet von seinen Reisen nach Russland, auf den Mond, von zahlreichen Seeabenteuern - und bleibt natürlich immer streng bei der Wahrheit... Einer der größten Klassiker der Literatur überhaupt!

Die Geschichten von Münchhausen gehören in die Tradition der Lügengeschichten, die weit ins klassische Altertum und in die Erzähltradition des Judentums zurückgeht. Die Lügenerzählungen des historischen Karl Friedrich Hieronymus Freiherr von Münchhausen wurden von einem anonymen Autor niedergeschrieben und 1781 veröffentlicht. In Form einer englischen Übersetzung, die Rudolf Erich Raspe angefertigt hatte, gelangten sie zu Gottfried August Bürger, der sie zurück ins Deutsche übersetzte und frei bearbeitete.

Shift the world from fear to love with a dose of Fierce Kindness: a movement of nonviolence poised to ignite positive change on a personal, community and global level. This uplifting guide inspires people to be effective warriors for positive change both within themselves and out in the world. Sections encouraging accountability, courage, and action guide the listener on a personal journey of transformation.

A band of thieves venture on a treasure hunt, finding an object of great wealth from a doomed planet. It's a race against time and other treasure hunters to make it off the abandoned world before it's destroyed by a rogue planet's moon. A full cast takes your imagination on a rollercoaster ride from amphitheaters in the sky to a monstrous filled abyss down below.

Alcuni racconti sono apparsi per la prima volta in una rivista umoristica tedesca nel 1781, ma fu Rudolph Erich Raspe che li rielaborò in lingua inglese e li pubblicò qualche anno dopo. In seguito i racconti delle mirabolanti avventure del Barone di Münchhausen furono nuovamente tradotti in tedesco da Burger, il probabile vero creatore di questo personaggio fantastico che sembra costruì, ispirandosi a un personaggio veramente esistito.

Lügen haben kurze Beine? Nicht im Falle des weltbekannten Freiherrn von Münchhausen. Dessen fantastische Erzählungen, niedergeschrieben und ergänzt von Gottfried August Bürger, erfreuen sich seit Jahrhunderten ungebrochener Beliebtheit. In seinen Memoiren bereist der einfallsreiche Lügenbaron die ganze Welt - und reitet hierbei auf einer Kanonenkugel, zieht sich samt Pferd am eigenen Schopf aus einem gefährlichen Sumpf und jagt einen achtbeinigen Hasen.

20 der schönsten deutschen Balladen aus dem 19. Jahrhundert! Mit dabei: "Napoleon im Kreml", "Lethe", "König Etzels Schwert", "Der Tod und Frau Laura", "Die Füße im Feuer" (alle C. F. Meyer), "Lied des Harfenmädchens", "Walpurgisnacht" (alle T. Storm), "Der Mönch von Heisterbach" (W. Müller), "Das verfluchte Dorf" (K. A. Candidus), "Der Narr des Grafen von Zimmern", "Ballade vom jungen Mörder Haube", "Ballade vom dürren König", "Seemärchen", etc.

Although he achieved notable success as a novelist, poet, essayist, and painter, August Strindberg is best known today as one of the first and most significant masters of naturalist theatre. Among his many dramatic works are a number of one-act plays, four of which are presented in this recording. All of the plays feature a persistent theme in Strindberg's works: the inevitable disillusion that results from intense involvement in relationships, whether they be familial, romantic or circumstantial.

The Swedish playwright August Strindberg was one of the founding fathers of naturalistic theater. A feature of many of his plays is the minute dissection of attitude and motivation by individuals within tightly bound groups. As in the present drama, such relentless inspection of behavior often has drastic consequences. Thekla, married to the needy Adolf, has a surprise encounter with her former husband, the lordly Gustav. Or is it really a surprise?

20 der schönsten deutschen Balladen aus dem 19. Jahrhundert! Mit dabei: Walpurgisnacht (Alexis), Der Mäuseturm, Die Heinzelmännchen, Der Fischer von Gotin (alle Kopisch), Das Orakel (Gaudy), Der Organist aus dem Grabe (von Württemberg), Frau Hitt (von Ebert), Die drei Indianer, Warnung im Traume, Die Drei (alle Lenau), Der Meistertrunk (Vogl), Die traurige Krönung, Der Feuerreiter, Die Geister am Mummelsee, Der Schatten (alle Mörike).