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Ava and Joseph Simon reluctantly put their nine-year-old son, Henry, and four-year-old daughter, Catherine, in the care of their son’s teacher, who will escort them on a boat to mainland England. Just as the ferry is about to leave, the teacher’s sister Lily appears. The two trade places: Helen doesn’t want to leave Guernsey, and Lily is desperate for a fresh start.

From silly chuckles to rueful ironic glee to deep cosmic laughter, this new volume of humorous tales samples the best of recent seasons of the popular public radio series Selected Shorts.

It's the 1960s, and the fashion culture of New York, Paris, and Milan is starting to make an impression on the mid-century American woman. Jackie Kennedy's effortless style leads the nation, although Mia's bustling bakery job doesn't often give her the time or money to craft a stylish closet after her idol in the White House. But when a mysterious stranger suddenly offers her a modeling job in Paris at the esteemed House of Rousseau, she takes a chance on it, despite knowing nothing about the world of fashion.

Abide is a space for honest conversation about what it looks like to live with God in everyday life. Hosted by Jeremiah and Julia, the podcast explores faith as a lived relationship—not a performance or a formula. Through Scripture, stories from life and ministry, and candid conversations about growth, struggle, and grace, Abide invites listeners to slow down and remain with Christ in real life. The heart of the podcast is a simple hope: to see the transformative power of God at work in all people through abiding with Jesus and allowing His presence to shape us over time.

Massachusetts, 1954. With bags packed alongside her heavy heart, Alice Campbell escaped halfway across the country and found herself in front of a derelict building tucked among the cobblestone streets of Cambridge. She turns it into the enchanting bookshop of her dreams, knowing firsthand the power of books to comfort the brokenhearted. The Cambridge Bookshop soon becomes a haven for Tess, Caroline, Evie, and Merritt, who are all navigating the struggles of being newly independent college women in a world that seems to want to keep them in the kitchen. 

A history of university life in Australia

In diesem Buch geben Julia Finkeissen und Thomas R. Köhler mit ihrer Expertise für neue Technologien Einblick in die wichtigsten Bausteine des Metaverse und des Web3. Sie liefern konkrete Handlungsempfehlungen für Unternehmen und beschreiben die neuen Chancen und Risiken des Metaverse und der zugrundeliegenden Technologien–ohne falschen Hype und immer mit Blick auf Nutzen und Anwendungspotenziale.

Daniel Richardson and his best friend, Hugh Ashley-Hunt, both rising British actors, are in love with the same woman, the free-spirited Tamsyn Burke. Daniel reluctantly steps aside when Tamsyn decides to marry Hugh, but right before the wedding ceremony, Tamsyn is murdered. Suspicion falls on the family, friends, and associates in attendance. Motivated by both Hugh's grief and his own, Daniel joins forces with Tamsyn's younger sister, Carey, to find the killer.

If it's the last thing she ever does, Iris will find Sophie's killer and make her pay. On a cold December night in Cornwall, nanny Karen Peterson disappeared with three-year-old Sophie Flynn. The next day, the child's body was found on a riverbank in Penhale Wood. A year later, Sophie's mother, Iris Flynn, appears on the doorstep of investigating officer Rob McIntyre, determined to make him reopen her daughter's case.

In Only Humans Need Apply, Thomas Hayes Davenport and Julia Kirby reframe the conversation about automation, arguing that the future of increased productivity and business success isn't either human or machine. It's both. The key is augmentation, utilizing technology to help humans work better, smarter, and faster. Instead of viewing these machines as competitive interlopers, we can see them as partners and collaborators in creative problem solving as we move into the next era. 

Thomas R. Köhler und Julia Finkeissen liefern in ihrem neuen Buch eine Bestandsaufnahme der aktuellen Technologien und trennen dabei schonungslos Hype von Wirklichkeit. Sie liefern das Rüstzeug für jede Führungskraft, um KI aktiv im Unternehmen sinnvoll einzusetzen. Business 5.0 zeigt in sieben Schritten, wo und wie KI-Projekte im Unternehmen etabliert werden können, und liefert konkrete Beispiele für unterschiedliche Branchen und Querschnittsfunktionen.

The story follows an immigrant girl who navigates a difficult childhood marked by trauma and pain while moving between various cities. Throughout her 46 years, she makes her share of mistakes but ultimately learns and grows from them. After a long journey, she finally meets her soulmate, and they experience an immediate, profound connection. Their shared histories of pain and trauma draw them together, creating a bond that feels timeless. Despite having crossed paths in 2005, it wasn't until later that their souls truly connected.

Generationsübergreifender Dialog über das Gelingen Zwei, die über den Rand, sich selbst und kreativschaffenden Gästen in die Karten schauen. Das gibt es exklusiv beim neuen Podcast „Am Rand“ - Geschichten übers Gelingen mit Thomas Rühmann und Julia Buch. Sie: Musikerin, Erfinderin der Schlafkonzerte & Tonstudioleiterin. Er: Schauspieler, Musiker, Regisseur, Dramaturg und Theaterleiter des Theaters am Rand. In ihren Konzerten im Liegen gilt: „Einschlafen erlaubt“! Er dagegen möchte mit der Theaterkunst aufwecken. Beide verbindet die Kunst, „Räume zum Träumen“ zu erschaffen....