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The First People had only four lights to illuminate the world. The First People asked First Man and First Woman to give them more daylight. In this traditional Navajo story, learn how First Man and First Woman created the sun, moon, and stars to give light to the First People.

Have you ever wondered how war machines were created? Or the origin of beauty salons? Or maybe even how rubber is used in tires, and rubber shoes? Learn more about these renowned inventors and how their inventions helped shape modern life into the way we know it now!

From the pages of Penthouse Variations - for over two decades America's boldest explorer of the most adventurous frontiers of the sexual revolution - come 28 sometimes shocking, always exciting stories by people who dare to be different. They range from risque role players to sexy bi-sirens, from casual encounters to the delights of domination. And they just might inspire you to walk on your own wild side.

When Felicity Comfort meets a mysterious artist by the Serpentine in Hyde Park, she has no idea just how moneyed, miserable, and notorious the gentleman actually is. But even when she discovers the truth about the Earl of Anderly, she cannot help feeling a mysterious urge to seek him out. Magnus Blackstone, the Earl of Anderly, has retreated from society ever since the horrific incident that destroyed his life five years ago.

Bandas de jazz, trenes elevados, rascacilelos. ¡los Balbuena están en Chicago! Es el 17 de octubre de 1931 y acaban de detener a Al Capone, pero lo que Sebas y su familia no saben es que están a punto de conocer a un capo de la mafia tan despiadado como él: solo tiene 14 años, se llama Cato Morelli y todos le conocen como "el pequeño gánster".

Jetzt wird's spannend: ein Erdmännchen spielt Detektiv: Christoph Maria Herbst in Bestform: Im Hörbuch-Krimi "Ausgefressen" von Moritz Matthies leiht er nicht nur Erdmännchen Ray als Erzähler seine sonore Stimme. Lispelnd und nuschelnd strapaziert er auch in weiteren Rollen unsere Lachmuskeln. In zahlreichen unterschiedlichen Tonlagen und Dialekten macht er so das Hörbuch rund um den Erdmännchen-Clan von Ray, Rufus und Rocky zu einem wahren Hörgenuss!

Questions in this audiobook can be fun and challenging at the same time. This is an ideal solution for kids with gaming and social media addiction. Video games and other addictions can ruin a healthy childhood, and it’s so frustrating for parents. Solving riddles helps to stimulate the brain, boost creativity, and learn new things. Both kids and adults can enjoy this at the same time. You can enjoy this at home, on the road, at bedtime, or use this in a school competition.

"I am learning Swedish" : 300 essential words and phrases, 140 common expressions, the 100 most common verbs, the 1000 essential Swedish words. Swedish is a North Germanic language spoken natively by 9.6 million people, predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland, where it has equal legal standing with Finnish. How to learn a language differently? Today, language learning is revolutionizing : you do not have to go to traditional language classes anymore. Our learning method : a selection of hundreds of phrases and essential words. You listen to them, you repeat them, and you speak.

Even a city that boasts three hundred days of sunshine a year has its sudden, often violent storms—and writers have long taken advantage of that metaphor. Renowned authors Katherine Anne Porter, Jack Kerouac, Stephen King, Rex Burns, Robert Greer, Michael Connelly, and Kali Fajardo-Anstine—among many others—have brilliantly portrayed this picturesque but often merciless city. Today, Denver is home to a thriving literary scene, with writers of all stripes finding inspiration in its people and streets. The authors and stories featured in Denver Noir are no exception....

Nuestro protagonista presta su móvil a una chica que necesita hacer una llamada. Quedan pocos segundos para que la asesinen. A partir de ahí, unos desconocidos empezarán a perseguir a nuestro protagonista, que se verá inmerso en una trama que implica a políticos, empresarios, secretos y mentiras. Un thriller que no da un respiro al lector y cuya solución podría estar encerrada dentro de un móvil.

La trepidante historia de la humanidad, desde las primeras tribus a las megalópolis actuales, contada esta vez desde el punto de vista de los gobernados, no de los gobernantes. Unánimemente se ha tratado la historia universal atendiendo a dos factores que desvirtúan un poco la perspectiva global del devenir de la humanidad: la perspectiva de los gobernantes y la perspectiva de Europa.

Entre mentiras, recuerdos e imaginación se teje la vida de la señora Winter, una famosa novelista ya muy entrada en años que pide ayuda a Margaret, una mujer joven y amante de los libros, para contar por fin la historia de su misterioso pasado.

Peppa Pig te da las buenas noches con estos tres cuentos clásicos mundialmente conocidos pero protagonizados por ella, su familia y sus amigos.

Cuentos de Amor de Locura y de Muerte (el título no lleva coma por decisión expresa del autor) es el libro de cuentos más famoso de Horacio Quiroga, uno de los autores más reconocidos de Uruguay. Esta producción cuenta con los 18 relatos originales, incluyendo Los ojos sombríos, El infierno artificial y El perro rabioso.

By turns funny, moving, romantic and surreal, and filled with unexpected twists and turns, each of the tales on this lineup has a magical element.

Orphaned at 13, Grace Silva clawed her way out of poverty and violence to become one of the most respected judges on the federal bench. Grace believes in the rule of law, lives it, breathes it. She has always been buttoned up and buttoned down. Except once.

Verlaine n'est pas qu'un musicien du verbe. Il sait nous raconter de petits événements intimes, surgis du souvenir ou bien nous décrire un amour impossible en son exigence.

Possessed by a demon since she was eleven years old, Mira Fuentes maintains a fragile alliance with the snarky soul who shares her body. Together they hunt down unstable Rifters—demon-controlled humans bent on causing chaos in the mortal realm. But when a routine hunt leads to a powerful Rifter with plans for Baltimore, Mira quickly finds herself in over her head and at the top of the city's Most Wanted.

Di fronte a un mondo in perenne e vorticoso cambiamento, dove il mutamento sembra l'unica certezza e i valori di un tempo non rappresentano più un faro cui rivolgersi, è facile lasciarsi sopraffare dalla paura. Il problema, per Osho, non è la paura in se stessa ma l'esserne posseduti, e perché ciò non accada esiste un unico rimedio: vivere pericolosamente, che nella visione dell'autore significa abbracciare tutte le sfide che la vita ci offre, lasciando cadere gli strati con i quali ci proteggiamo.

Ceci est un enregistrement exceptionnel avec la voix d'Antonin Artaud. "Pour en finir avec le jugement de dieu", est une création radiophonique du poète français Antonin Artaud. Les textes étaient lus par Maria Casarès, Roger Blin, Paule Thévenin et l'auteur. L'accompagnement était composé de cris, de battements de tambour et de xylophone enregistrés par l'auteur lui-même. Figure emblématique de l'artiste incompris, l'œuvre d'Antonin Artaud vise un absolu qui n'a convaincu que très peu de personnes de son vivant.