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George, Neila and Bash are the worst band on Earth. George wants them to be brilliant—but Neila has stage fright, and Bash is too distracted by his obsession with stars, aliens and faraway planets. But what they lack in talent and confidence, they make up for in heart. They're determined to blow their friends away at their school Battle of the Bands contest. But the moment they start to play, they're beamed up into space!

Immer wieder verschwinden Frauen und werden kurz darauf mit schweren Verletzungen tot am Strand aufgefunden. Ist tatsächlich ein übergroßer Oktopus an den Toten schuld? Was hat es mit dem merkwürdigen Grafen auf sich, der immer wieder auftaucht? Bei ihren Ermittlungen stößt die junge Kommissarin Jenny Corras auf Das Monster von Sorrent.

Siblings Greta and Valdin have, perhaps, too much in common. They're flatmates, beholden to the same near-unpronounceable surname, and both make questionable choices when it comes to love. Valdin is still in love with his ex-boyfriend Xabi, who left the country because he thought he was making Valdin sad. Greta is in love with fellow English tutor Holly, who only seems to be using her for admin support. But perhaps all is not lost. Valdin is coming to realize that he might not be so unlovable, and Greta, that she might be worth more than the papers she can mark.

Dada und Welf bekommen Besuch. Erdmann hat einen Geheimauftrag für sie. Im neuen Ghostsitter Spin-Off dürfen die Katzenfrau und der Werwolf in bester Geheimagenten-Manier endlich das sein, was sie insgeheim immer schon waren: Actionhelden - mit einem magischen Twist.

They take the names of madmen because madness is their fate. They descend into the tiny places, down where the mites leap and the lymphocytes ooze and the spark of human reason fires like lightning from sizzling neurons. Down in the meat. One by one they join the fight. In the macro, in the nano, in both at once, they fight for life, liberty and the inalienable right to be crazy.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and Other Lies) curated and read by Scarlett Curtis with a cast of fierce women. We asked 52 women: what does the F word mean to you? The result is extraordinary. Curated by journalist and activist Scarlett Curtis, with incredible pieces by Emma Watson, Zoe Sugg, Keira Knightley, Gemma Arterton, Bridget Jones (by Helen Fielding), Saoirse Ronan, Liv Little, Dolly Alderton, Karen Gillan, Alicia Garza, Jameela Jamil, Kat Dennings, Nimco Ali, Beanie Feldstein, Olivia Perez, Amika George, Evanna Lynch, Akilah Hughes and others.

This is the incredible true story of the greatest spy you’ve never heard of - as told to the author by the woman herself. At the outbreak of World War Two, Nancy Wake’s glamorous life in the South of France seemed far removed from the fighting. But when her husband was called up for military service, Nancy felt she had just as much of a duty to fight for freedom. By 1943, her fearless undercover work even in the face of personal tragedy had earned her a place on the Gestapo’s "most wanted" list.

In seinem fulminanten Gesellschaftsroman entwirft Christoph Hein ein mitreißendes Panorama der DDR, von deren Gründung über die dramatischen Entwicklungen des jungen Staates bis zu seinem Scheitern und der Wende. Den überzeugten Kommunisten und ehemals begeisterten Nazi Johannes Goretzka, die alleinerziehende Mutter Yvonne, in Intrigen verstrickte Funktionäre, Intellektuelle und Kellner begleitet Hein auf ihrem Lebensweg in einem Staat, den sie zunehmend als Narrenschiff wahrnehmen. Ein Schiff, das auf immer bedrohlichere historische Klippen zusteuert ….

Ido Leffler and Lance Kalish, two 29-year-old Australians with very different backgrounds and skills, cofounded their company in 2006 with little more than a dream - and made it big. Yes To Carrots has become one of the biggest natural beauty brands in the world and is one of the fastest-growing skincare brands. Leffler and Kalish have accomplished it all while maintaining solid principles, investing in meaningful business relationships, giving back to the community, and still making it home in time for dinner.

A young woman is dead, and another is missing. Two cases worlds apart. When an old friend throws Cutter a case involving the disappearance of a young woman from Detroit’s most prominent family, he sees an opportunity to make some quick cash to keep the bookies off his back. But he soon realizes his client’s problems are a lot more sinister than he thought and finds himself in too deep.

Imprisoned in the Lodz Ghetto, Elsi discovers her mother's desperate attempt to end her pregnancy and comes face-to-face with the impossibility of their situation. Risking her own life, Elsi joins a resistance group to sabotage the regime. Blonde, blue-eyed Matilda is wrenched from her family in Romania and taken to Germany, where her captors attempt to mold her into the perfect Aryan child. Spirited and brave, she must inspire hope in the other stolen children to make her dreams of escape a reality.

Obsessed with the secret of creation, Swiss scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein cobbles together a body he's determined to bring to life. And one fateful night, he does. When the creature opens his eyes, the doctor is repulsed: his vision of perfection is, in fact, a hideous monster. Dr. Frankenstein abandons his creation, but the monster won't be ignored, setting in motion a chain of violence and terror that shadows Victor to his death.

Younger star and LGBTQIA+ advocate Nico Tortorella investigates love, sex, gender, addiction, family, fame, and fluidity through their personal story and the lens of their nonbinary identity. Expanding on themes explored on their popular podcast, The Love Bomb, Nico shares the intimate details of their romantic partnerships, the dysfunction of their loud but loving Italian family, and the mingling of their feminine and masculine identities into one multidimensional, sexually fluid, nonbinary individual.

Noah and Sadie have seen death, and it holds no fear for them. Madness does, though. And losing each other. But they will not sit back, helpless witnesses to an invisible apocalypse. The world is being destroyed from the inside out. It's time to take up the fight once more, in the streets and in the nano. And they'll give everything they have to stop the Armstrong Twins. But are the Twins the ultimate enemy? Nobody has ever known the identity of Lear, the shadowy leader of BZRK.

Starship Sakira ist der erste Band der amerikanischen Bestseller-SciFi-Abenteuerserie Delphi in Space. „Once I started this I couldn’t put it down. So many adventures and … « Kimberly Johnson, Buchrezensent. Marc McCormacks, ein begnadeter Wissenschaftler, stolpert während eines Experiments über ein außerirdisches Raumschiff. Begleiten Sie Marc und seine Freunde, wie sie die Erde von einer rückständigen Welt am Rande der Milchstraßengalaxie an die Spitze der interstellaren Zivilisationen bringen.

In this unique book written by master NLP trainer, hypnotherapist and beloved guru, Robb Whitewood, and published posthumously by his wife, Allison Low, you will learn how perpetuating life’s problems shrinks your capacity for fulfilment and freedom.

"Es geht um gekaufte und verkaufte Liebe, um Sehnsucht und Selbstmord, um eine Zeit, die sich verliert, in Berlin, dem zärtlichen Moloch der Moderne." Georg Diez, Der Spiegel Fabian ist Erich Kästners Meisterwerk. Doch der Roman wurde vor seinem Erscheinen verändert und gekürzt. Jetzt liegt er zum ersten Mal so vor, wie ihn Kästner geschrieben und gemeint hat - unter dem Titel, den Kästner ursprünglich vorgesehen hatte: Der Gang vor die Hunde. Nun gibt es das Buch auch als Hörbuch mit einer ungekürzten Lesung von Nico Holonics.

Das turbulente Zauber-Abenteuer geht in seine dritte Runde: Ben Greenwoods Ausbildung am Royal Institute of Magic wird weiterhin von düsteren Ereignissen überschattet. Nicht nur werden seine Prüfungen immer schwerer, die Dunkelelfen scheinen sich darüber hinaus auch noch auf einen Krieg vorzubereiten. Ben muss unbedingt weitere Teile der magischen Rüstung von Königin Elizabeth finden, um gegen den Angriff gewappnet zu sein … Dunkle Mächte, falsche Fährten und neue Feinde: In Royal Institute of Magic.

Cousins Middy and Nathan love magic. The on-stage, cape-swirling, bunny-out-of-a-hat kind. For Middy, it’s all about patience and practice. She uses magic skills to help her out of tricky situations. Nathan is a show-off and a total danger magnet, he is drawn to the sensation, spectacle and audience. So when the famous Blackpool Tower dramatically vanishes the night of the Grand Lights Switch-On, showman Nathan announces live on TV that they will magic it back home.

Ein Rennen gegen die Zeit: Als Ben seine Ausbildung am Royal Institute of Magic beginnt, hat er keine Ahnung, was ihn erwartet. Dass schon am ersten Tag ein Schattensucher auftaucht - ein gefährlicher Dunkelelf -, damit hat er jedenfalls nicht gerechnet. Hat es der Schattensucher auf Elizabeths magische Rüstung abgesehen? Ben muss ihm unbedingt zuvorkommen! Dabei soll er doch eigentlich Zauberkampf trainieren, die Ställe der Drachen und Greifen ausmisten und Benimmregeln zum Umgang mit Trollen büffeln ... Können Ben, Charlie und Natalie die Bedrohung durch die Dunkelelfen aufhalten?