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This play takes place in the 1900s in Russia, at a time when it was experiencing a severe economic crisis. A crowd of ruined peasants and workers roam the country and, in the end, sink to the "bottom". The desperate situation of these discarded from people's lives is taken advantage of by the owners of fetid cellars. In one such flophouse Mikhail Kostylev is ready to squeeze the very last penny from his unfortunate and disadvantaged guests. And there are further developments....

Audiokurs sozdan po materialam znamenitoj radioperedachi «Govorite li vy po-anglijski?», zvuchavshej na radiostancii «Smena», i prednaznachen kak dlja shkol'nikov, tak i dlja ih roditelej, a takzhe dlja vseh teh, kto uzhe nemnogo poznakomilsja s grammatikoj anglijskogo jazyka. Blagodarja nashim gerojam uchashhijsja uznaet mnogo novyh slov i vyrazhenij, kotorye pomogut emu byt' na vysote dazhe na prieme u anglijskoj korolevy!

Life requires death as its conclusion. This is part of the human condition. Growth from death is only an option. Growth is a goal that can only be achieved with effort. Many people are "torn down" by grief and it sets them back. I have had family and friends that have never recovered from loss. Growing is a choice. Choose growth or choose life. The decision is only yours. The wise choice is growth.

The play is set in a small town, located on the banks of the Volga. Romantic beauty Larisa Ogudalova, daughter of an impoverished widow noblewoman and, of course, dowry, is madly in love with Sergei Sergeyevich Paratov, owner and elegant gentleman, unprincipled and calculating man who is ready for his own whim to gamble not only his, but also someone else's life.

The play begins on a summer evening at Covent Garden in London. Suddenly, pouring torrential rain, takes pedestrians by surprise, forcing them to take refuge under the portal of the Cathedral of St. Paul. Among them are phonetics professor Henry Higgins and a researcher of Indian dialects, Colonel Pickering, who came specially from India to see the professor. The encounter delights them both.

The dramatic story of "Ivan the Terrible" was created by Alexey Tolstoy, in the thirties of the XX century, during the mass repression in the USSR. In this period, Stalin, wanting to get a historical confirmation of the necessity of lawlessness, cruelty and tyranny that prevailed in the country, gave the command to unbridled glorification of Ivan IV and his entourage in the first place Malyuta Skuratov. And in this work the author was forced to retreat from historical truth, trying to exalt and to rehabilitate the image of the brutal autocrat.

Prince Dmitry Ivanovich Nekhludoff, performing his public duty as a jurist on the district court, recognizes a defendant, a prostitute accused of murder and robbery, as Katyusha Maslova, who many years ago was a maid, and a pupil of his aunt's. It was Katyusha, with whom he was not even in love, that he seduced and abandoned....

Set in late-19th-century Russian high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.

Fred Carver is hired by his good friend, Lieutenant Alfonso DeSoto of the Orlando police, to investigate the death of his uncle at Sunhaven, a local nursing home. Carver is harassed by Raphael Ortiz, a viciously depraved thug bent on discouraging Carver from investigating Sunhaven.

Jason Barger spent seven straight days flying 6,548 miles to seven different cities – living only in the airports the entire time. He compiled 10,000 minutes of observations at all four corners of the U.S. and reflected on how our airport experiences can teach us about our lives today. The airport metaphor leaps to life through profound anecdotes. These funny and inspiring stories are reminders of how to change our daily world through thoughtful and compassionate action.

Anders har et alvorligt alkoholproblem, og det går ikke kun ud over ham selv, men over hele hans familie. Hustruen Marta er evigt bekymret for, hvilke konsekvenser Anders’ druk får. Det er allerede svært at brødføde børneflokken, når Anders bruger husholdningspengene på værtshuset. Der er mange mænd i Anders' omgangskreds, der drikker for meget, og derfor er det ikke kun misbrugets kløer, der igen og igen lokker ham til flasken, men også de sociale forventninger i hans miljø. ""Flugten" er udført med malerisk kraft og en vis naturlig værdighed, der er hans gave.

Hvordan lever folk i en lille svensk mineby i starten af 1900-tallet? Efter at man har fundet kul i byen, eksploderede indbyggertallet, men livet for de mange minearbejdere forbliver nedslidende og farligt. Vi følger både minearbejderne, når de er nede i mørket i minen, hvor arbejdsulykker er uundgåelige. Og vi følger dem, når de er hjemme hos familierne, hvor deres koner og børn kæmper for at få pengene til at slå til. Nils Nilsson (1897-1980) var en svensk-dansk forfatter, der skrev på dansk.

Marco på 13 lever et hårdt liv. Han bor i en lille minelandsby med sin familie i Chile, som bliver styret med hård hånd af den nådesløse junta. Hver nat frygter familien, at det hemmelige politi skal komme i deres sorte biler og tage dem med. Der skal nemlig ikke meget til, før man kommer på styrets radar, og så er der ingen nåde... Kjeld Koplev (f. 1939) er en dansk forfatter og journalist. Han har skrevet fire voksenromaner samt et hav af børne- og ungdomsbøger, hvoraf flere er skrevet sammen med hans kone, Marianne Koester.

Journalist og eventyrer Arne Falk-Rønne er rejst til faraoernes rige for med selvsyn at opleve befolkningen og er strejf af historiens vingesus som Egypten tog sig ud i 1970'erne. Arne Falk-Rønne (1920-1992) var en dansk forfatter, journalist, rejseleder og eventyrer. Han har udgivet både rejsehåndbøger og rejsebeskrivelser, og slog for alvor igennem internationalt med en række værker, hvor han følger i flere bibelske personers fodspor.

"Ormen og krogen er langt længere nede ad åen nu. "Hvis jeg ikke snart fanger noget, kommer du aldrig med på fisketur mere," forsikrer jeg hunden. Den lader et kort øjeblik den lange tunge hænge helt ud af munden og siger: "Aaaha! Aaaha! Aaaha!" Så haler den tungen ind igen og lukker munden. Den morer sig over de mærkeligste ting, den hund. Så prøver vi forfra igen. Plump! Og så nærmer stålormen sig atter roden." I sansende, følende, smagende, filosofiske og underholdende fortællinger og betragtninger giver Poul Blak i "Den enøjede sommerfugl" sit bud på konstellationen menneske-natur.

Der er bud efter seniorerne! I en tid med økonomisk vækst er der behov for mere arbejdskraft. Og udbuddet af yngre arbejdskraft er utilstrækkeligt. Samfundsøkonomisk er der meget at vinde ved at fastholde de mest erfarne på arbejdsmarkedet - og eventuelt få dem til at vende tilbage, når de er gået på pension.

Welcome to the world of Oliver Adair. Beautiful on the outside. Damaged on the inside. One bad decision followed by the next leaves him broke and out of options. When propositioned to sell his body, he enters into a parallel world of sex for hire. Oliver embarks on a journey that will force him to confront his demons, answer for the sins of the past, and become a man.

Cold calling and pushing your way into an office or a living room creates an atmosphere of adversity and distrust you must overcome before you close the deal. With those tired tactics, you're swimming upstream, against a strong current, with a bag of rocks tied to your waist. Sales has changed. Legacy sales gimmicks destroy relationships right from the first minute. The 60 Second Sale is a turnkey system for building profitable, lifelong relationships.

Thirty-six poems inspired by volunteering full time with a disability nonprofit, discovery around disability and employment, weight loss and growth, and silence and nature.

How different would your life be if you knew how to better navigate the season you are in? Dr. D'Ann V. Johnson initiates an intimate conversation by explaining the difference between stages and seasons that women experience. Written with the wisdom of a mother and the compassion of a friend, each chapter explores the significance and beauty of every season.